Trading/ Upgrading tickets

[MOREMICKEYFORME]

Here is the story:
I have a friend of mine that traded in some RCI points for 2a/3c 4 day Park Hopper, Water Parks Plus, and No exp tickets (value of $1700). He can no longer make the trip and has offered to sell them to me because he knows I am going soon.
I don't need the tickets he offered (because our vacation is longer) but I wanted to know if I bought them from him, if I would be able to go to the gate and trade/upgrade them to the tickets we need?
I am not sure because they were not paid for with CASH, he used points from RCI???
Any help would be appreciated.

 

[Robo]

Here is the story:
I have a friend of mine that traded in some RCI points for 2a/3c 4 day Park Hopper, Water Parks Plus, and No exp tickets (value of $1700). He can no longer make the trip and has offered to sell them to me because he knows I am going soon.
I don't need the tickets he offered (because our vacation is longer) but I wanted to know if I bought them from him, if I would be able to go to the gate and trade/upgrade them to the tickets we need?
I am not sure because they were not paid for with CASH, he used points from RCI???
Any help would be appreciated.

New, unused MYW tickets can be upgraded (once they are obtained,) regardless of how they were purchased.

But, you need to UPGRADE them (get tickets that cost MORE than the current tickets) otherwise you will likely not get any cash back in the transaction.

The simplest thing to do in this case is for the original purchaser to just KEEP them and use them (or upgrade them) on a future trip.

 

[Cheshire Figment]

A big mistake was made in getting No Expire Tickets. All WDW "Magic Your Way" tickets expire 14 days from date of first use. A four day ticket costs $53.25 (including tax) to add the No Expire option. And, as you said, your trip wll be more than four days. Adding NE to a ticket is usually worthwhile in either of two situations; one is where you will use the ticket for two or more complete trips to WDW. The other is when you will want to use the WPF&M options on a subsequent trip.

You might want to look at the Everything About WDW Tickets locked sticky in this Forum. Especially the items bolded in the list below.

Post and Contents
1. This Table of Contents
2. Magic Your Way (MYW) Ticket Basics Including Definitions
3. Annual Passes and Water Park Tickets
4. Tickets Available Only to Florida Residents
5. Tickets Not Available to the General Public
6. Upgrading MYW Tickets (Not to Annual Passes)
7. Upgrading Tickets to Annual Passes
8. Dealing With Tickets Issued Prior to 1 January 2005 (Pre-MYW)
9. Children and Adults
10. Special Events
11. Comprehensive MYW Ticket Example
12. Hotel Card (Key To The World (KTTW))
13. Lost Tickets
14. Finger Scans
15. Frequently Asked Ticket Questions.
15A. Hopping Rules
15B. WPF&M With No Expire
15C. No Expire Upgrades
15D. Upgrading an Unused Ticket
15E. Upgrading Special Tickets
15F. Checking on Old Tickets
15G. Renewing Annual Passes (Including Renewal Vouchers)
15H. Upgrading Completely Used Tickets
16. Price List as of August 3, 2008
17. Comparison Chart of 2007 and 2008 Pricing.
18. Free On Your Birthday 2009 Promotion
19. Additional Birthday Promotion Details and Clarification
20. Information on Disney's Armed Forces Salute 2009

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