When do you know it’s time to sell?

[BaybeeYoda]

When do you know it’s time to sell?

I wasn’t excited about our last trip (June) and considering cancelling our Xmas 2025 trip. DH wants to keep our contracts still. I’m just not feeling the love. Is this normal DVC blues?

 

[Sprinkles&Sprints]

What was it about your last trip that bothered you? Could you change it up to see if that helps (stay at a different resort, invite friends, etc.)

Going through phases is probably pretty typical - I would rent for a year or two before I sold.

 

[pzw90]

Everyone will have different reasons and tipping points. Maybe rent out your points for a year or two or bank them for a super trip. Maybe some time away will help.

Some recent reasons why people are selling:

• Feel they are being nickel and dimed in the park
• Too many reservations (ADR, LL, etc.)
• Geo-political outlooks
• Prices are increasing too quickly
• Walkers and commercial renters make it impossible to get what people want
• The "unwashed" are invading the Grand Floridian around Christmas (my favorite)

 

[Cfabar1]

When it stops being enjoyable...

Or frankly, when the value of having the money for the contract seems more enjoyable than going to Disney again and again...

 

[Seansperry]

Having gone to Disney World since it opened in 1972 I can tell you that I have gone through periods when the parks do feel a little old. Of course have not been a DVC member since then, but taking a break might be a good idea.

Another thing you can do is change the reason you’re going. Like maybe make it about a resort stay or visiting universal or some other reason.there are lots of things to do in Orlando.

I also suggest Aulani. Just went and it was fantastic. Totally different experience from the park resorts.

 

[BaybeeYoda]

Everyone will have different reasons and tipping points. Maybe rent out your points for a year or two or bank them for a super trip. Maybe some time away will help.

Some recent reasons why people are selling:

• Feel they are being nickel and dimed in the park
• Too many reservations (ADR, LL, etc.)
• Geo-political outlooks
• Prices are increasing too quickly
• Walkers and commercial renters make it impossible to get what people want
• The "unwashed" are invading the Grand Floridian around Christmas (my favorite)

This!!! All of this (except the last point- I’m nit GFV, lol). Maybe we will go over Xmas. Not go in the parks every day and hang out at boardwalk. We won’t have a car. But the idea of going into the parks on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day sounds horrible…..

 

[Brian Noble]

I haven't been going as long as @Seansperry, but it has been about 20 years. And the degree to which I've enjoyed the trips have definitely ebbed and flowed over that time. Looking back on it, how much I've enjoyed each trip has had a lot to do with what was going on in my life then.

Based only on what you've said so far, it is possible that you are experiencing one of these natural ebbs. If that's true, then you will eventually find something to really love again.

When I've been particularly disillusioned, there are two things that have been helpful. One: Take a year off from Disney. You can bank or rent the points you don't/can't use otherwise, and do something completely new. Two: Take an "anti-trip". I found that a lot of my visits started to look the same, so I intentionally began to plan days that were completely unlike anything I'd done before.

 

[ScottOKW2K]

When you have too many points to reasonably use. At one time had 400 points total. Now it's just me with 150 points and it works out well.

 

[crisi]

I haven't been to WDW in years. We use points for HHI or once Aulani.

 

[jtopp]

There was a point where going got repetitive and boring. Instead of selling, we changed our usage. Started taking shorter trips, some without the kids, changed our park visits, visited new locations, etc. Now with young grandkids, more choices and new adventures. (We still do our short private getaways!)

 

[disney dumbo]

understand your pain… there myself… I loved the old days of the fast passes… hate all the changes since… the genie? I can’t keep up. getting harder to find resort at the last minute… can’t plan way out because kids are grown… and in charge of their kids… and who knows what the school/activity schedule will be. then we can talk about ticket prices… oh my… even for the parties! oh my! for me… just missing the good old days.

 

[Anthony1971]

While I will not say we are not sort of bored with the parks at least but still go to them not commando by any means... We still enjoy the resort days. Mainly we go the same time and we all know the time and plan around that week... Gets harder with College and everyone working the week just works for us right now. Alway someone cannot go ? because of work including me. But every year we say lets go in ? never happens. We have 2 contracts so I will likely sell the larger one first and keep the small one and see how it works when the time comes....

 

[ILoveMyDVC]

• Went through the WDW blues 2010-2013
• Quadrupled points in 2020 -when new grandchild was expected
• Used 2000 pts. in one year in 2022
• Considered cutting back - Daughter refused to let GC go and then stopped me from seeing him (2 now)
• Considered cutting back - Divorce in 2023 (not related to above)
• Used all points (1600) - moved to Tampa; my friend and her husband LOVE Disney
• Rented many of this year and next - paid off contracts that were financed
• Might sell one large contract ( or a few of the 100s) - buying a new house and tired of the dues; tired of the same old thing
• Hurts knowing my DD, DSIL and DGCs will never go. DS prefers NYC and is Disney'd out. One GC has a fatal extraordinarily rare disease. It was already emotionally difficult to go and see all the littles with their grandparents; I fear it may be impossible in the future.

 

[theMoreDisneytheBetter]

We debate selling our original OKW contract from time to time. We have other blue card contracts and wouldn’t choose to stay there vs somewhere else. But there’s definitely a certain nostalgia with it, and the points feel “free” after using them on so many great trips.

There is a chance that after years and years of max borrowing we may take a year off (kids schedules are tough and DD has a different trip she wants to repeat), BUT we would probably have to be in a situation where we are struggling to use all of our points before we seriously contemplate selling that one. We get way more value from using it to upgrade at 7m than we would clear from it on the resale market, and we don’t really want to deal with the hassle of selling.

 

[AnnaS]

Have you stayed at the Hilton Head resort or Vero Beach? Aulani was also mentioned. What about a split stay? Vero and Disney, Vero and Hilton Head, Hilton Head and Disney.

Take a break for a year or two & rent out your points before making a final decision.

 

[BaybeeYoda]

Op here… I think we have decided to put our sleep around contract on the market. It expires more than 30yrs from now.

Our other contract we shall keep. It’s a 2042 one. Maybe if we decide we want more points we can buy poly!

 

[AnnaS]

I am sure you are relieved to come to a decision. Only you know what is right for you. You have another contract so you are not completely cut off from DVC

 

[BaybeeYoda]

I am sure you are relieved to come to a decision. Only you know what is right for you. You have another contract so you are not completely cut off from DVC

We actually prefer poly anyway over our sleep around points, so this is a good compromise if we ever regret not having the extra points.

Now it’s now time to think about strategy for our sale (current use year and next year use year points before selling…. )

 

[kanerf]

You could rent out your points and not go for a while or use them through II to book a vacation outside of the Disney bubble. As for me, I go three times a year and have not tired of it yet!