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Mouseketeer
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- Sep 4, 2004
My dear Fellow DVC Members,
I have been a DVC member for less than 3 years (with 2 addictive add-ons already) and I have always been a very good boy - very concervative, never make waves, don't try anything new, and I keep my DVC points to my 5 (now 6 with AKV) Disneyworld resorts.
But suddenly in February, I apparently became possesed by the fantastic and incredible powers of DVC membership. I started writing threads asking questions about using my membership to the max - to really getting into bed with the DVC "sheet." I was inspired by infinitely intellegent responses from the likes of DVC mega-moguls including the Wonderful "WebmasterDoc" & the Dynamic "Dean" and Jumpin "JimC". Thanks to all you gentlemen for your fantastic advice & inspiration because here's what happened to me in February.
First, I rented my first excess DVC points overnight on the DVC rental boards. My very first thread generated 16 responses over the weekend. I asked and easily received 11 per point - one guy even wrote back offering me 12 per point. I refused his offer because I remained loyal to an earlier bid @ $11 from what appears to be one of the nicest guys in the world. It was a totally mutually beneficial agreement (with signed contract & certified checks) from a first time renter.
But here's the best part. I then decided to try my luck with an Interval International exchange during February 2008 (totally prime time) for 7 nights in Aruba (1 bedroom) for 160 measily DVC points on. Exactly 1 week later, my search was confirmed for a 1 bedroom villa at the Marriott Renaissance Aruba Resort and Casino during Valentine's week! I'm so estatic that I haven't even told my wife because I'm hoping she finds out from this thread!
My point is this. For all my fellow DVC members who havn't taken advantage of a vacation exchange through DVC's HUGE trading power with Interval International from the World Passport collection, give it a shot. Yes, it's true - it cost a wopping $75 if they match your search request - but for $75 and 160 points for 7 NIGHTS in a Marriott in Aruba in February do you think I'm complaining? Be daring - you only live once - expand you horizons - they offer exchanges THROUGHOUT THE WORLD! A one bedroom is 160 points and a 2 bdroom is 270 point (plus the measily $75 exchange fee of course).
Yes, my search was for any week during Feb 2008 and yes, I did allow them to do the search from 15 different Carribean Resorts (including all 9 from Aruba) which I viewed from the www.dvcmember.com website (Go to "Resorts & Member Getaway" section, then click on "World Passport Collection," then click on "Interval International Exchanges" then click on "view" list) . And yes, maybe I got lucky - but my point is that you can get lucky too!
God bless DVC! God bless the World Passport collection with Interval Internatinal! God bless these threads! God bless WebmasterDoc and Dean & JimC! God bless Tiny Tim! God bless us all, everyone! I'M GOING TO ARUBA ! ! ! !
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
Best wishes,
Dave
I have been a DVC member for less than 3 years (with 2 addictive add-ons already) and I have always been a very good boy - very concervative, never make waves, don't try anything new, and I keep my DVC points to my 5 (now 6 with AKV) Disneyworld resorts.
But suddenly in February, I apparently became possesed by the fantastic and incredible powers of DVC membership. I started writing threads asking questions about using my membership to the max - to really getting into bed with the DVC "sheet." I was inspired by infinitely intellegent responses from the likes of DVC mega-moguls including the Wonderful "WebmasterDoc" & the Dynamic "Dean" and Jumpin "JimC". Thanks to all you gentlemen for your fantastic advice & inspiration because here's what happened to me in February.
First, I rented my first excess DVC points overnight on the DVC rental boards. My very first thread generated 16 responses over the weekend. I asked and easily received 11 per point - one guy even wrote back offering me 12 per point. I refused his offer because I remained loyal to an earlier bid @ $11 from what appears to be one of the nicest guys in the world. It was a totally mutually beneficial agreement (with signed contract & certified checks) from a first time renter.
But here's the best part. I then decided to try my luck with an Interval International exchange during February 2008 (totally prime time) for 7 nights in Aruba (1 bedroom) for 160 measily DVC points on. Exactly 1 week later, my search was confirmed for a 1 bedroom villa at the Marriott Renaissance Aruba Resort and Casino during Valentine's week! I'm so estatic that I haven't even told my wife because I'm hoping she finds out from this thread!
My point is this. For all my fellow DVC members who havn't taken advantage of a vacation exchange through DVC's HUGE trading power with Interval International from the World Passport collection, give it a shot. Yes, it's true - it cost a wopping $75 if they match your search request - but for $75 and 160 points for 7 NIGHTS in a Marriott in Aruba in February do you think I'm complaining? Be daring - you only live once - expand you horizons - they offer exchanges THROUGHOUT THE WORLD! A one bedroom is 160 points and a 2 bdroom is 270 point (plus the measily $75 exchange fee of course).
Yes, my search was for any week during Feb 2008 and yes, I did allow them to do the search from 15 different Carribean Resorts (including all 9 from Aruba) which I viewed from the www.dvcmember.com website (Go to "Resorts & Member Getaway" section, then click on "World Passport Collection," then click on "Interval International Exchanges" then click on "view" list) . And yes, maybe I got lucky - but my point is that you can get lucky too!
God bless DVC! God bless the World Passport collection with Interval Internatinal! God bless these threads! God bless WebmasterDoc and Dean & JimC! God bless Tiny Tim! God bless us all, everyone! I'M GOING TO ARUBA ! ! ! !
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
Best wishes,
Dave
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