Wow over $300 per point

[skelfbsfb]

Just seen a thread that DVC points buying direct over $300 per point.

The Villas at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa have increased in direct price from $295 to $310. Disney’s Old Key West Resort has increased from $165 to $170 and Boulder Ridge Villas at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge has increased from $186 to $190.

So glad we bought all those years ago.

[Mr Tom Morrow]

Very hard to justify those prices but I suspect they will still sell them.

So pleased we bought at $73 a Point direct back in 2003.

[Moorlandman]

US citizens are awash with cash from the government. I bet some of these handouts are spent on DVC

[skelfbsfb]

Originally Posted by Mr Tom Morrow

Very hard to justify those prices but I suspect they will still sell them.

So pleased we bought at $73 a Point direct back in 2003.

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We bought back in 2007 direct OKW $100 per point but with the extended contract and bought resale 2010 BWV for $67.

[PoohBears#1fan]

Does anyone ever pay those prices though? There's always some kind of deal on.

I swore I'd never buy direct again after my original BCV contracts were sub $80pp back in 2002. I did though in 2018 because the add on incentive made it the most viable purchase against length of contract - 50 years CCV direct versus shorter resale.

Just did a bit of googling for historical pricing, I found this really interesting, I'm sure from memory we paid $69pp in Feb 2002 and $74 early 2003...

Pre-sales - $48
October, 1991 - $51
July, 1992 - $54.50
November, 1992 - $56
July, 1993 - $57.50
June, 1994 - $60.50
November, 1994 - $61.50
July, 1995 - $62.75
January, 1999 - $65
May, 2000 - $67
January, 2001 - $72
June, 2001 - $75
June, 2002 - $80
December, 2002 - $84
August, 2003 - $89
April, 2004 - $95
June, 2005 - $98
February, 2007 - $101
June, 2007 - $104 (AKV, SSR)
September, 2008 - $112 (BLT)
January, 2009 - $112 (AKV)
March, 2009 - $112 (VGC)
October, 2009 - $120 (BLT)
July, 2010 - $120 (AKV, VGC), $95 (SSR)
October, 2010 - $120 (BLT, AKV), $114 (AUL)
November, 2010 - $120 (AUL, BLT, AKV)
December, 2010 - $130 (BLT)
June, 2011 - $140 (BLT)
August, 2011 - $150 (BLT), $130 (VGC)
December, 2011 - $135 (AUL)
January, 2012 - $155 (BLT), $125 (AKV)
April, 2012 - $160 (BLT), $130 (AKV)
July, 2012 - $165 (BLT), $135 (AKV, AUL)
December, 2012 - $140 (AKV, AUL)
March, 2013 - $165 (BLT), $145 (AKV, AUL)
May, 2013 - $145 (VGF)
June, 2013 - $150 (VGF, AKV, AUL)
February, 2014 - $165 (BLT, VGC), $155 (VGF, AKV, AUL)
June, 2014 - $ 165 (VGF), $160 (AUL)
January, 2015 - $160 (PVB)
February, 2015 - $170 (BLT), $165 (PVB, VGF, AUL)
December, 2015 - $168 (PVB, AUL)
February, 2016 - $180 (BLT, VGC, VGF), $160 (AKV, BCV, BWV, VWL), $140 (OKW, SSR)
May, 2016 - $171 (PVB, AUL)
January 18, 2017 - $175 (PVB, AUL)
March 8, 2017 - Sales begin for current DVC Members at Copper Creek Villas (CCV) $176
April 8 ,2017 - Sales open for non-members at Copper Creek Villas
July, 2017 - Pricing for DVC Resorts - $115 (VB, HHI 50 pt min), $145 (OKW, SSR 50 pt min), $165 (AKV, BCV, BWV, BRV 100 pt min), $176 (AUL, CCV, PVB 100 pt min), $185 (BLT, VGC, VGF 100 pt min)
January 17, 2018 - Pricing for DVC Resorts - $115 (VB, HHI 50 pt min), $145 (OKW, SSR 50 pt min), $165 (AKV, BCV, BWV, BRV, 100 pt min), $182 (CCV, AUL 100 pt min), $220 (PVB, VGF 100 pt min), $235 (VGC 100 pt min)

November 2, 2018 - Pricing for DVC Resorts - $100 VB - 50 pt min., $121 HHI - 50 pt min., $151 (OKW, SSR - 50 pt min.), $171 (AKV, BWV, BRV - 100 pt min.), $182 (AUL, CCV - 100 pt min.), $185 BCV - 100 pt min.), $191 BLT - 100 pt min., $220 (PVB, VGF - 100 pt min.), $236 VGC - 100 pt min.

March 27, 2019 - Sales begin at Disney's Riveria Resort at $188 per point (minus incentives) for current DVC Members. Sales for new buyers will begin April 15, 2019. Riviera Resort will open to guests December 16, 2019.

June 6, 2019 - Pricing for DVC Resorts - $110 VB (75 pt minimum), $121 HH (75 pt minimum), $156 OKW (50 pt minimum), $160 SSR (50 pt minimum), $176 AKV, BRV (100 pt minimum), $188 AUL, CCV, RIV (100 pt minimum), $190 BWV (100 pt minimum), $225 BLT, BCV (100 pt mininmum), $235 PVB (100 pt minimum), $245 VGF (100 pt minimum), $260 VGC (100 pt minimum).

January 29, 2020 - Pricing for Disney's Riviera Resort - $195 (100 pt minimum).

[BarryandCaron]

I can remember paying $112 pre-opening at BLT. Plus, we were given developer points we had to use at SSR.

[Shooby doo]

Straw Poll , hands up anyone that thinks a DVC studio is worth £320-£500/night ? Not me & seriously anyone that pays $300/point needs to be taken away in a strait jacket! Time & again I've stated that even at $67.50/point, we will be lucky to break even by the end of the contract! We had only ever stayed onsite once before buying so it was never "look at what you could have won" as we would still be staying offsite IYKWIM
SD

[YorkshireT]

Median household income US= $68k.
Average wage about $50k.
Some states like Maryland have an average household income of $95k.
35% of Americans earn >$100k.

And generally they pay less tax, particularly if married.

Our standard of living just hasn’t kept up, mainly due to lack of innovation and productivity being low.

They have money to burn following lockdown.

[Hil]

Originally Posted by YorkshireT

Median household income US= $68k.
Average wage about $50k.
Some states like Maryland have an average household income of $95k.
35% of Americans earn >$100k.

And generally they pay less tax, particularly if married.

Our standard of living just hasn’t kept up, mainly due to lack of innovation and productivity being low.

They have money to burn following lockdown.

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Thanks for this; that's very interesting - and explains a lot about the US spending power which I'd never appreciated.

[meanwoodwhite]

Hey I'm glad that I bought just 16 months ago.

I bought 75 points at $105pp now small contracts at SSR are going for 150pp