This is my question of whether to sell my resale contract now since I would like to own direct points. But ultimately, I think I've decided to wait and see what type of incentives there will be for existing owners. I have a 200+ point contract so I doubt it's gone up as much as these small contracts have.
Just my personal take but if I owned resale Poly I absolutely would sell it right now. If people want to pay over 200 per point for it why would I stop them? I can easily turn around and flip that into a direct Poly contract for not that much more.
The $200+ pp was coming from a couple of contracts listed above that figure, listed as firm pricing/non-negotiable, and sold rather quickly. Info on that is back a couple pages.
Ok the listings said firm but that's not exactly legally binding. I still have a hard time believing people started paying over $200 pp basically overnight. Possibly one or two were crazy enough, but it's not going to be the trend. If I were the cynical type, I might even think it's in the resale sites' best interest for it to look like they are selling for that much, even if they're not.
If you believe the projected points chart posted in the main tower thread, those 80 points would be more than enough for a week in a duo studio in the tower in September.
I think that's probably right, but assuming the tower studios will be smaller (maybe like the RIV tower studios?), we wouldn't be interested. We used to love staying at Poly in the longhouse studios, but made the critical error of staying in an SSR 1 bedroom a few years ago and now feel we deserve to have a full kitchen and laundry, lol! We just spent a week in a deluxe studio at RIV, and it was certainly very nice, but also felt very small. Our luxury desires don't fit our budget points!
Oh, so sorry about that - it wasn't my intention at all! Thanks for fixing it.
Very true I had not thought of that…
Not buying that story. If you're an international seller, knowing how long it takes to close a resale contract and given the fact that's literally impossible that you need those points right now, then you're still a moron for not at least waiting to see where direct costs land or waiting until the resort starts selling and resale prices normalize.
international buyers are not allowed to take advantage of the MB program so that makes a difference.
No, but they are eligible for the add-on offer that is currently $17 per point at all active resorts. If The Poly tower starts at $239 PP, that brings it down to $222 per point. If DVC offers a "Welcome Home" offer similar to what they are offering at the Cabins, that could drop the per-point price on a 150-point contract down below $210 per point. Plus, if you're smart and have the right UY, you may just get those "double" points. Even if you aren't eligible for MB and they don't offer a "Welcome Home": discount (or exclude international buyers), you can still rent those puppies out at $15 PP for 150 points and you're back down to $207 PP ($239-$$17-$15). You'll still have current UY points to make that sweet, sweet Poly Tower reservation.
