Girlstar30 SuperThread 🤣🤣

[Girlstar30]

Alright, i am venturing into a Superthread where I post all of my questions but i also want this to be somewhere where people post their opinions and ideas and what they're current thoughts are about DVC and just to chat about DVC as well! So here's my first thought of the day, When a new resort opens I've noticed people say that the points were a way lower price than buying later. Like when Riv first opened i think people were posting they got points for $160 (Don't quote me on that) but now it's obviously higher. I am wondering why this is? Can people buy before the resort opens and trust that it will be good and that's when they get the lowest price? Or is it already open and they're just trying to move sales along?

 

[pzw90]

Alright, i am venturing into a Superthread where I post all of my questions but i also want this to be somewhere where people post their opinions and ideas and what they're current thoughts are about DVC and just to chat about DVC as well! So here's my first thought of the day, When a new resort opens I've noticed people say that the points were a way lower price than buying later. Like when Riv first opened i think people were posting they got points for $160 (Don't quote me on that) but now it's obviously higher. I am wondering why this is? Can people buy before the resort opens and trust that it will be good and that's when they get the lowest price? Or is it already open and they're just trying to move sales along?

Prices only go up. Just next week a bunch are going up $10p/p

 

[Blerghityblergh]

Prices only go up. Just next week a bunch are going up $10p/p

The rate of increase does seem wild to me. It’s tough to compare not knowing what the incentives were back then, BUT: $160 pp in 2019 (opened in Dec 2019) adjusted for inflation now would be 196.32 yet RIV points are going up to $235 next week before incentives. I work in health policy and we use medical CPI vs standard CPI since it’s usually higher. This has me thinking we need to track incentives and calculate Disney CPI over time

 

[CarolynFH]

The base price for points always goes up, but the actual price can go down depending on what DVD does with incentives. However, the VGF BPK is the only one I can remember where there was a "fire sale" when they were near sell-out, but then again, since we've never been in the market to add on, my memory may not be accurate! (And I'm sure someone will come along to point out what I forgot!)

 

[Girlstar30]

The rate of increase does seem wild to me. It’s tough to compare not knowing what the incentives were back then, BUT: $160 pp in 2019 (opened in Dec 2019) adjusted for inflation now would be 196.32 yet RIV points are going up to $235 next week before incentives. I work in health policy and we use medical CPI vs standard CPI since it’s usually higher. This has me thinking we need to track incentives and calculate Disney CPI over time

I forget that it did open like 5-6 years ago, but still is a huge jump!

 

[Girlstar30]

The base price for points always goes up, but the actual price can go down depending on what DVD does with incentives. However, the VGF BPK is the only one I can remember where there was a "fire sale" when they were near sell-out, but then again, since we've never been in the market to add on, my memory may not be accurate! (And I'm sure someone will come along to point out what

 

[Girlstar30]

So when Lakeshore Lodge first goes on sale, that will probably be the cheapest it will ever be?

 

[CarolynFH]

So when Lakeshore Lodge first goes on sale, that will probably be the cheapest it will ever be?

Yes, "probably" being the most important word in that sentence.

 

[intamin]

So when Lakeshore Lodge first goes on sale, that will probably be the cheapest it will ever be?

Most of the time yes, the opening sales are the best times to buy.

Very rarely does a fire sale like VGFs occur. I remember a few years ago they did one for Aulani at 133 a point but you had to buy like 300. Most recently the OKW firesale was like 100 dollars per point last year when @DonkeyHoTay bought a whole 1BR to himself. To be fair though I think when OKW first went on sale in the 90s it cost like a wooden nickel per point so technically not the cheapest it's ever been.

 

[Chili327]

So when Lakeshore Lodge first goes on sale, that will probably be the cheapest it will ever be?

Yes, but it does seem like they become too expensive for the current economy (at different times, or situations), so they have to use incentives to lower the cost back down instead of actually lowering the price.

 

[CarolynFH]

To be fair though I think when OKW first went on sale in the 90s it cost like a wooden nickel per point so technically not the cheapest it's ever been.

You're right, of course. When we first toured DVC, in 1994, it was The Disney Vacation Club, and points were something like $50 each. It was a great tour, too - our kids were entertained somewhere while we looked at the 2BR model, and we all got ice cream as well as a photo (see my avatar). According to the CPI calculator, $50 in 1994 is roughly $100 now.

(And the $62.50 after incentives we paid for BWV in 1997 is roughly $120 today.)

 

[Girlstar30]

You're right, of course. When we first toured DVC, in 1994, it was The Disney Vacation Club, and points were something like $50 each. It was a great tour, too - our kids were entertained somewhere while we looked at the 2BR model, and we all got ice cream as well as a photo (see my avatar). According to the CPI calculator, $50 in 1994 is roughly $100 now.

(And the $62.50 after incentives we paid for BWV in 1997 is roughly $120 today.)

I do sometimes wonder how much higher can this go in a short amount of time... Are they going to raise the bar for membership perks to 200 points soon? 300 in 10 years? Because thats crazy a lot of people don't need that many points.

 

[Chili327]

I do sometimes wonder how much higher can this go in a short amount of time... Are they going to raise the bar for membership perks to 200 points soon? 300 in 10 years? Because thats crazy a lot of people don't need that many points.

The word "need" is subjective. lol

 

[intamin]

I do sometimes wonder how much higher can this go in a short amount of time... Are they going to raise the bar for membership perks to 200 points soon? 300 in 10 years? Because thats crazy a lot of people don't need that many points.

I'd be surprised if they did tbh. 30k is a good chunk of change to drop for the average family.

 

[Girlstar30]

The word "need" is subjective. lol

True I don't need DVC but here i am

 

[Chili327]

True I don't need DVC but here i am

I think we need meetings. lol

 

[pzw90]

I think we need meetings. lol

"This meeting is sponsored by www.dvcresalemarket.com"

 

[Chili327]

"This meeting is sponsored by www.dvcresalemarket.com"

More likely www.DVCForLess.com lol

 

[pzw90]

More likely www.DVCForLess.com lol

was being a bit facetious, considering they would sponsor a dog fight if it drew in traffic
now I sit back and wait for this to be removed.

 

[intamin]

You're right, of course. When we first toured DVC, in 1994, it was The Disney Vacation Club, and points were something like $50 each. It was a great tour, too - our kids were entertained somewhere while we looked at the 2BR model, and we all got ice cream as well as a photo (see my avatar). According to the CPI calculator, $50 in 1994 is roughly $100 now.

(And the $62.50 after incentives we paid for BWV in 1997 is roughly $120 today.)

That's really cool. I never knew that's where your photo was from!