VGF2 Direct Purchase

[Princess Michele]

I think the backlog of new purchases by existing members has cleared up. I finished talking with my guide around 4:30pm yesterday and received my documents to sign around 6:00pm. Later last night my new contract was visible and my points were loaded. This was definitely quicker and less stressful than resale. I would have rather purchased a resale contract and saved some money but there were not a lot of contracts available for what we were looking for and we did not want to miss out on the current incentives and pay more.

I wanted to purchase in 1999 but we had to wait. We bought BCV resale in 2018 and now VGF in 2022. Now I own at two of my favorite resorts and I can start planning on how I will use my new points.

 

[Her Dotness]

Congrats, and re-Welcome Home.

Yeah, we bought in direct at VGF five years ago. Sooooo much simpler than resale the way Disney goes snickety-snick and with a whoosh, there are your points.

 

[SleeplessInTO]

Love it! Just moved from VGF to BC and both stays were/are wonderful.

 

[Sandisw]

Congrats!

 

[cellomom]

Congrats

 

[ZerasPride]

Congrats and Welcome Home Again!

 

[Lucky Wall-E]

I am not a current member of DVC but would like to be. Does anyone know if I could buy 25-50 points at an old resort to become of direct member with no benefits?
I have read within 24-48 hours I would have my membership number. After I have the membership number would I then qualify for the current member pricing at VGF?
Also if I could I buy the small contract this week and could I quickly buy the VGF points on the March 28th or 29th and be in time for the current member promotion?

 

[Deeleebaker]

I am not a current member of DVC but would like to be. Does anyone know if I could buy 25-50 points at an old resort to become of direct member with no benefits?
I have read within 24-48 hours I would have my membership number. After I have the membership number would I then qualify for the current member pricing at VGF?
Also if I could I buy the small contract this week and could I quickly buy the VGF points on the March 28th or 29th and be in time for the current member promotion?

I don’t think non-members can buy in at 25 points. Im sure someone here will chime in with the lowest possible purchase.

 

[Princess Michele]

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[RamblinWreck]

I am not a current member of DVC but would like to be. Does anyone know if I could buy 25-50 points at an old resort to become of direct member with no benefits?
I have read within 24-48 hours I would have my membership number. After I have the membership number would I then qualify for the current member pricing at VGF?
Also if I could I buy the small contract this week and could I quickly buy the VGF points on the March 28th or 29th and be in time for the current member promotion?

Unfortunately, no. To buy in direct as a new member you will need to buy 150 points.

You could find a resale contract for a small number of points, but it would never close in time for what you are talking about.

 

[Lucky Wall-E]

Unfortunately, no. To buy in direct as a new member you will need to buy 150 points.

You could find a resale contract for a small number of points, but it would never close in time for what you are talking about.

Thanks for your help. Right after I posted this a DVC guide was making a follow up call to me. I asked them about buying a smaller contract from an older resort and they all told me that I would need to purchase 150 points first then buy small. However this is news to me, because when I was talking with a guide in 2019, he was willing to let me buy 25 points at an old resort. I just didn't because I still wasn't sure if I wanted to own DVC without first trying it out. So, sometime between then and now things changed.

 

[DVChris]

So, sometime between then and now things changed.

That is correct. Over the last few years, DVC has raised the minimum points required for new members several times - - it used to be 25 and today it is 150 points. It is possible that this minimum requirement will be raised again sometime in the future.

 

[RamblinWreck]

That is correct. Over the last few years, DVC has raised the minimum points required for new members several times - - it used to be 25 and today it is 150 points. It is possible that this minimum requirement will be raised again sometime in the future.

It’s possible, but I kind of doubt it.

If anything I think it’s more likely to be lowered in the future.

150 points at direct prices is a lot of cash. If they keep expanding DVC they may need smaller buyers in order to sell out these resorts.