I still think the buyer got ripped off... 50 points that I can ONLY use at RIV? Hard pass.
I still think the buyer got ripped off... 50 points that I can ONLY use at RIV? Hard pass.
Everyone is different though. I keep saying it but no one is locked in to only having RIV points,
50 points for RIV stays and other points for elsewhere. Now that I love the resort, I will be adding resale points there at some point in a few years because I have plenty of other points that can trade everywhere else.
I still think the buyer got ripped off... 50 points that I can ONLY use at RIV? Hard pass.
It's been my experience that if you get "stuck" where you don't really want to be, that up front savings is soon forgotten. And having to wait until 7 months is also stressful. One of the reasons I bought DVC was I was getting so tired of having to enter the "dialing for discounts" derby, and I didn't always win, either. Now it's just one quick online transaction to book my favorite resort.I remember when I was looking at some resale contracts this summer I felt like if I could get SSR for maybe like $55/point maybe it might be worth the hassle of having to wait until 7 months any time I wanted to book a room and yet not save that much on annual dues just the upfront cost.
So true! Pre-DVC we got cash rooms at GF for just under $300/nt (once) and Contemporary (garden wing) for low 200s. But those days are long gone, and we need to travel during school vacations, and I was tired of hunting for and hoping for a good discount code.One of the reasons I bought DVC was I was getting of so tired of having to enter the "dialing for discounts" derby, and I didn't always win, either.
It's been my experience that if you get "stuck" where you don't really want to be, that up front savings is soon forgotten. And having to wait until 7 months is also stressful. One of the reasons I bought DVC was I was getting so tired of having to enter the "dialing for discounts" derby, and I didn't always win, either. Now it's just one quick online transaction to book my favorite resort.
The dreaded pin codes! I never got one so once we bought DVC I was giddy knowing I never had to worry!
The dreaded pin codes! I never got one so once we bought DVC I was giddy knowing I never had to worry!
My Dad who I had registered on MDE who had "not yet visited" (he had just not his MDE account) is the only one I personally know that has ever gotten a pin code.
My parents always bought tickets from 3rd party sellers and never gave their information to Disney so just a MDE account that never had visited and had a reservation on the account was ever able to get a PIN lol.
I might be wrong, but once you buy RIV resale you can only go to RIV. Not Reflections, not Disney Land Tower, etc... I thought the language stated, when purchased by resale it can only be used at that resort.With the cancellation / postponement of Reflection I think Riviera price will go down even further... Not very convenient to be stuck with only one resort...
I might be wrong, but once you buy RIV resale you can only go to RIV. Not Reflections, not Disney Land Tower, etc... I thought the language stated, when purchased by resale it can only be used at that resort.
With the cancellation / postponement of Reflection I think Riviera price will go down even further... Not very convenient to be stuck with only one resort...
Only stuck if those are your only points. If you own other points, those can be used to stay elsewhere,
It is a way for buyers to get to stay at both L14 and RIV without paying direct prices,
I am still surprised by the prices at this point which to me, indicates people do like the resort enough to add to what else they own.
Only stuck if those are your only points. If you own other points, those can be used to stay elsewhere,.
Thing is some people go to the same hotel, same restaurant, year after year so they are taking an extra discount and locking in. They likely can sell in the future for not that much lost value as well even if it "tanks" down to $100 or $80 a point.
Good point. I bought 2 home resorts to make sure that I will be able to stay there.There are plenty of people with "winter homes" they go to every year. They don't go to a different winter home each year.
Is being locked in to 1 home worth "less" than variety? Yes, but how much less? Certainly not worthless.
Further, depending on when people travel, their type of room, many are implicitly locked in to their home resort regardless. If you're typically booking a studio at most resorts at Thanksgiving weekend annually, not like you'll have much opportunity to switch away from your home resort at 7 months.