Transfer future points

[Msteg]

Here is our situation. We own at OKW. Bought our first contract a lomg time ago - 230 pts with June UY. We love Disney and go there a lot. Then we bought an OKW resale a few years later - 50 pts April UY. Over the years we have used both contracts but to be honest, it has become a hassel to keep track of both contracts. We do it but it would be so much more convenient if we had all the pts in one OKW June UY contract.
I know I could try to sell the 50 pt April UY contract and then, if and when available, buy another one at OKW with a June UY. But that involves work and will cost $$.
I wonder if I could list those 50 pts as a transfer for all remaining years and find another OKW June UY owner who is willing to make that exchange. Would this work and how would I go about listing this?

 

[Kidanifan08]

I don't have any experience with transferring points between members, but it seems like it would be just as much of a hassle as transferring the points to yourself. Since your UY's are only 2 months apart, can't you just transfer the smaller point contract into the larger one every year and then just use the points as you normally would? I know that your April contract points would still have to be banked by 11/30, instead of 1/31. If you would transfer a 50 point June UY from another member, you would have the same banking date, but I don't see how it would make things that much easier.

My interest in this subject stems from the fact that we just bought a 50 point contract with an Aug UY and our first contract has a December UY. I am trying to wrap my mind around how we will transfer the points and use them effectively. It is definitely confusing, and if I had the chance to get a small contract with a December UY, I would have jumped on it.

Maybe you could find someone in the opposite situation at you and figure about a way to exchange the small contracts. Probably a needle in a haystack issue there.

 

[Sandisw]

Disney only allows you to transfer once, in or out of your membership per UY.

And, Disney only allows current and next UY points to be transferred. For example, I am in my June 2010 UY right now. I could transfer 2010 UY or 2011 UY points. That would use up both my 2010 and 2011 UY.

I can not transfer my 2012 UY points until I enter my 2011 UY.

So, it would not work.

 

[babyburrito]

Have you called your DVC rep to see if you can trade or what other options you have with them? They may be able to help.

 

[mickeys girl 52]

Every year you can transfer your 50 pts into your other account. They are 2 separate memberships, therefore they will be ok for the one transfer in or out per year.

 

[sweetdana]

It would be much simplier to transfer to yourself once every other year. You can transfer 2 years of points on 1 call. Calling once every other year.

 

[5forDiz]

What about using banking / borrowing for your 50 point contract ? then every other year you'd have 100 pts or every third yr 150 pts on April UY contract.

Transferring points to/from yourself as others here have said, is probably your best option overall. I just don't see that another member is going to want to enter into a long term transfer agreement. Also, you'd need to alternate the sending-receiving of points because each year the transfer would use both yours & that members 1x per UY transfer option, the arrangement would not really simplify anything. And points that are transferred still keep their original Use Year (& Home Resort) so your April UY points transferred to another member's June UY contract doesn't make them June UY points; they'd still be April UY points with Nov. banking deadline,etc so no real advantage for the member to receive 50 April UY pts every other year.

 

[Msteg]

Thanks for all the suggestions. I guess I would like to find that needle in a haystack and then do an outright swap with that other owner. My OKW April UY 50 pts for their OKW June UY 50 pts. Pay ing a one time title transfer cost would be an ideal option. Anyone know how to find that needle?

 

[Kidanifan08]

I guess I would like to find that needle in a haystack and then do an outright swap with that other owner. . . .Anyone know how to find that needle?

In light of the changes regarding resales after 3/20, you may want to check with member administration to make sure such a swap would retain all of the same rights as your current contract. I don't know if such a swap would be looked at as a "resale" in DVC's view.

Good luck finding that needle. I suspect these boards are good place to start your search for that perfect match!!