Idk how people get DVC addonitis....

[Serina]

You sound like us! But we do BoardWalk. I was kind of thinking about resale of MVC, but since DVC is now featuring II for exchange or cash stays, I saw Sheraton Vistiana for a very reasonable cash rate. I think I’d rather do that than deal with more dues. A week there before moving over to DVC. Although I don’t think it’s MVC, but have heard good things about it.
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That’s what we like to do but usually do DVC first and then MVC to rest, relax and enjoy the resort. We’ve not regretted our MVC resale purchases. Lately, it seems like MVC resorts in II are not showing up as in past years. Perhaps due to increase travel now. I’m guessing for non MVC owners they might be even harder to find. Just food for thought if you are considering purchasing.

 

[optimist]

All the years that I have been on this site, two places were always the subject of much passion - Hawaii and Disney.
I finally saw Saratoga Springs pop up as an exchange on RCI just as they were exiting that system and I blew a bunch of my HGVC points on the exchange thinking I want to see what all the fuss is about. FOR ME, it was a big waste... The resort was nothing special and I really don't get Disney I realized...
I will always be grateful to this forum for turning me on to Hawaii though, that place that has completely won me over.

 

[nomoretslt]

All the years that I have been on this site, two places were always the subject of much passion - Hawaii and Disney.
I finally saw Saratoga Springs pop up as an exchange on RCI just as they were exiting that system and I blew a bunch of my HGVC points on the exchange thinking I want to see what all the fuss is about. FOR ME, it was a big waste... The resort was nothing special and I really don't get Disney I realized...
I will always be grateful to this forum for turning me on to Hawaii though, that place that has completely won me over.

We owned at Saratoga Springs since it opened. We never used our points to stay there. We stayed for a week one time, because when we bought at Bay Lake Tower the incentive was a free one week stay at Saratoga. It’s a nice resort (very nice I understand since the refurbishment) but not convenient for the parks at all. Some people love it there because it’s relaxing and it’s close to Disney Springs. I hate shopping so we rarely go there. They do have some great places to eat though. But I’d rather take a bus from my Epcot or MK resort to Disney Springs...,easy peasy. We sold our contract there in 2019 to purchase Riviera. We had those points for 15 years, sold for the same price we bought them at, was able to use those points at Hilton Head, Aulani (twice...and I love Hawaii too) and many of the DVC resorts in DisneyWorld. We’ve stayed everywhere except Grand Floridian. You are right, Disney is not for everyone. We still love it (first contract was 1997) and our kids and granddaughter love it. But it is getting expensive to visit the parks. We get annual passes so it doesn’t hurt too bad for us. At some point we will probably rent out some points and use the money to cruise. My dream trip is one of those Hawaiian Island cruises.

 

[dioxide45]

Just curious. Which forms track ROFR prices?

Thanks.

DVC Resale Market also does a monthly blog post about DVC ROFR

DVC Right of First Refusal Jan '22 | DVC Resale Market

Year-to-date (YTD), Disney has exercised their right of first refusal (ROFR) on 50 DVC contracts, and DVC Resale Market has sold 459 for a 9.2% buyback rate.

www.dvcresalemarket.com

 

[rickandcindy23]

Savvy timeshare owner? That might be me. I only regret a couple of purchases in the many years we have owned. I have a few left to sell but they aren't worth $0. In all honesty, one is worth less than $0.

I like the trading game. When you can trade a week at your home resort with MF's of less than $1,000 to a one bedroom Disney resort for a full week, you have won. And that is the reason I do not have Disney-addon-itis. Exchanging is actually pretty fun.

 

[Swans5]

When you can trade a week at your home resort with MF's of less than $1,000 to a one bedroom Disney resort for a full week, you have won. And that is the reason I do not have Disney-addon-itis. Exchanging is actually pretty fun.

Literally why I sold some of my DVC. Exchanging (while it lasted, lol!) was very fun.

 

[rickandcindy23]

Literally why I sold some of my DVC. Exchanging (while it lasted, lol!) was very fun.

II still works great. Nothing I have ongoing requests for have come through yet, but I am waiting for October, December, and next January. I am hopeful. I have always preferred II for trading, anyway.

I have worked to get everything used up in RCI, and making some headway but still feel like I tread water a bit. I was booking Disney units cheaper with RCI Points and didn't book them with weeks. I was just deciding that I needed to start using the weeks, to use up my 600+ TPU's (yes, I have that much) in RCI weeks, and then Disney switched to II again. 600 TPU's was easy to build. I keep extending the points by combining them with a few weeks we still own in CO.

When my Presidential Villas at Plantation Resort 3 bedroom lockoff was netting me 101 TPU's for $700 in MF's, I deposited at least three years in a row for that many points (3 annual weeks). Then those TPU's went down for my weeks to about 68, now they are at 56, I think. I then converted those weeks plus another one I purchased later on to RCI Points. Those are a great value. I love RCI Points and still use them for some great exchanges.

I see DVC losing value at some point. I will be old when my OKW 250 points hit expiration. I am already old.

 

[Swans5]

II still works great. Nothing I have ongoing requests for have come through yet, but I am waiting for October, December, and next January. I am hopeful. I have always preferred II for trading, anyway.

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I see DVC losing value at some point. I will be old when my OKW 250 points hit expiration. I am already old.

The 20 years expiration was another reason to offload BRV, lol! I will be very old then, too. I'm hopeful about finding an II trader that is in a place we would enjoy using and exchanging. There's no lack of options, it seems!

 

[Heartlandfamily]

Savvy timeshare owner? That might be me. I only regret a couple of purchases in the many years we have owned. I have a few left to sell but they aren't worth $0. In all honesty, one is worth less than $0.

I like the trading game. When you can trade a week at your home resort with MF's of less than $1,000 to a one bedroom Disney resort for a full week, you have won. And that is the reason I do not have Disney-addon-itis. Exchanging is actually pretty fun.

This is exactly how I feel. We traded for several DVC weeks this year, used a guest certificate for one and just asked my sister to pay us back our cost (% of MF + Fees), she was thrilled! Consider that Disney will charge $5,000+ for that same 1 bedroom....