Can I talk her into it?

wdwjeff · 11-22-2003

Yeah, I'm still around. I know I haven't posted in a while, but I do check the posts at least weekly. For all you old-time DCers, you may remember that DW likes, but doesn't love, WDW. Well, I think I might finally be getting to the point where she'll consider buying DVC, as long as it's only enough points to go every 3 yrs. or so. Now, we're not in the room much, so we only need 50-60 points for a studio or a one-br, depending on the season. Has anyone out there bought less than 150 pts. through a reseller?
Also, please post your feelings about whether or not she'll regret "giving in " as she'll be reading these posts.

**DisneyTeacher** · 11-22-2003

Welcome back wdwjeff, I think we put an APB out on you and a few others a few weeks back.

What could be better than owning a piece of the magic? I am also thinking about buying DVC with the thought of going every 2-3 years. I was thinking 75 points would be about right for us. I can't wait to read the replies you get.

**BDavis932** · 11-22-2003

We bought in December of 2000 and our only regret is that we didn't do it sooner!

Tell your wife that there is MORE to DVC than Disney. (Oh my gosh....I can't believe I just said that!!)

With DVC, you can go so many places, including ski resorts, cruises, bed and breakfasts, etc. all over the US (and overseas) just by picking up the phone to DVC and they do the rest!

When we went to Keystone Resort in Colorado, they made it so easy...all I had to do was call the DVC 800#, tell them when and where, and within 24 hours they called me back and booked it!

For Non-Disney Resorts (aka "the conceirge collection"), DVC does charge a one time $75 fee, but well worth it in my opinion.

We stayed in late June of 2001 and had a BEAUTIFUL (Not Disney, but Disney quality) 2 bedroom condo for seven nights (4 adults, 2 kids) and it "cost" us 147 point.

So if you purchase into Saratoga Springs, for the next 50 years, you can enjoy a wonderful vacation EVERY Year.....Disney World or Not!!!

iluvwdw · 11-23-2003

I was looking into buying DVC for a little while and I was informed that you cannot belong to the Vacation Club with less than 150 points....I don't know how accurate this info is, though....

**llama** · 11-24-2003

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Originally posted by iluvwdw
I was looking into buying DVC for a little while and I was informed that you cannot belong to the Vacation Club with less than 150 points....I don't know how accurate this info is, though....

I think that 150 points is the minimum - but we've been members for quite a while, so maybe this has changed. We've never regretted our decision to buy. One of the best things is the convenience. Simple things like: you don't have to pack as many clothes, you have a washer and dryer, you don't need to eat every meal out. You have more room. If you want to put small children to bed early, there's separate bedrooms. You're not locked into only Disney properties, you have an opportunity to stay at some of the most beautiful resorts in the world through their Concierge Program and also through Interval International. We have stayed in Europe - England, Austria, Germany and through the Carribbean and can honestly say that we've never had a problem with any accomodations. You also can use your points for the Disney Cruise Line. But the best thing - THE VERY BEST THING - is turning into one of the DVC properties at WDW and seeing that sign "Welcome Home"! It just says it all!

skwak · 11-25-2003

Wdwjeff, I can tell you that I couldn't even convince myself completely until I changed my perspective on DVC membership. We just bought at SSR.

I now look at ownership as sort of the difference between buying a house and renting an apartment. I can use my DVC membership for 10 years and have some "value" left that I can sell if I choose. This is sort of like buying a house that actually depreciates slightly. If I go to WDW and stay in a moderate hotel for 10 years, in the end all I have is my memories. This is sort of like renting an apartment.

Once I got this financial part straight in my head (and my DW :D ), the rest was easy.

Hope this helps.

wdwjeff · 11-25-2003

Well, I did it, sort of. I made a lowball bid on 60 pts. at Vero Beach, figuring it was a starting point for negotiations. Much to my surprise, the bid was accepted! Now, I'm holding my breath hoping Disney doesn't exercise their right of first refusal. FYI, llama and iluvwdw, I asked the real estate agent about the points issue. There is only a 150 pt. minimum if you buy through Disney. If you buy a resale, you can buy as many or as few points as you like, and you still become a DVC member. Wish me luck, y'all, and I'll keep you posted. Does anyone know how long the process takes once a bid has been accepted? Just curious.:love: :)

skwak · 11-26-2003

Congrats!

Any particular argument that you used to convince your DW? I can always use any advice that I can get whether it's for DVC or not!:whistle:

wdwjeff · 11-26-2003

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Any particular argument that you used to convince your DW? I can always use any advice that I can get whether it's for DVC or not!:whistle: [/b][/quote]
Well, it so happens that next Sept. is our 15th anniversary. If the deal goes through, we'll have 120 pts. we can use on an anniversary vacation, and it doesn't have to be at WDW(pretend I didn't say that). Telling her that sure didn't hurt:p :)

wdwjeff · 11-26-2003

P.S. I just got off the phone with the realtor, and here's how the process works. Once a bid is accepted, the paperwork takes about 4 days, from both buyer and seller. Then, Disney has 30 days in which to exercise its right of first refusal. Then, about another 30 days for title search, etc., then closing, then it's mine!:heart :)

skwak · 11-28-2003

Ahhhh, played the anniversary card.... I like that approach.:D

Good luck with your closing. I'm sure it will go smoothly.

mattomouseman · 11-28-2003

CONGRATS JEFF! Which resort did you buy into? we bought into the new Saratoga Springs with 175 points.

We were gonna wait until 2005 befroe we went back down but all the DVC talk is making me reconsider!!!!!!!!!!! HMMM Maybe instead of banking ponits to 2005 we should borrow from 2005 and go this summer! HMM a DL and WDW trip all inthe same year! YAHOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

wdwjeff · 11-28-2003

Thanks, Matto,
I bought 60 pts. at Vero Beach. I just sent in the paperwork today. Now, I'm holding my breath hoping Disney doesn't buy it under its right of first refusal.:heart :) :nervous

dznygrl · 11-28-2003

Good luck Jeff! It sounds like things are going well so far! :D I hope your DW is cooperative, because DVC will open up so many vacation opportunities for you!

**llama** · 12-03-2003

If you wife still has doubts Jeff, just tell her to take a look at the thread posted by WDWnutcase on the Disney Concierge Collection. That should definitely seal the deal.

11-22-2003	#1 (permalink)
wdwjeff Big Cheese Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: West Chester, PA Posts: 758	Can I talk her into it? Yeah, I'm still around. I know I haven't posted in a while, but I do check the posts at least weekly. For all you old-time DCers, you may remember that DW likes, but doesn't love, WDW. Well, I think I might finally be getting to the point where she'll consider buying DVC, as long as it's only enough points to go every 3 yrs. or so. Now, we're not in the room much, so we only need 50-60 points for a studio or a one-br, depending on the season. Has anyone out there bought less than 150 pts. through a reseller? Also, please post your feelings about whether or not she'll regret "giving in " as she'll be reading these posts. __________________ wdwjeff GF 1988 ASMu 1998 Studio City Sheraton 2000 HRH/CBR June/July 2002 Portofino Bay Sept./Oct. 2004 BWV/Royal Pacific July/August 2005 HRH/BCV August 2008 My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Universal first, then it's Magic Time We're here, We're here!!!!!!!!!

11-22-2003	#2 (permalink)
DisneyTeacher Moderator/WL Tour Guide Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: WDW in my dreams Posts: 15,788	Welcome back wdwjeff, I think we put an APB out on you and a few others a few weeks back. What could be better than owning a piece of the magic? I am also thinking about buying DVC with the thought of going every 2-3 years. I was thinking 75 points would be about right for us. I can't wait to read the replies you get. __________________ ~Stephanie~ 1993 Caribbean Beach Resort ~ 1996 Caribbean Beach resort ~1997 Caribbean Beach Resort ~2003 Wilderness Lodge ~2004 Beach Club Resort/Shades of Green/Pop Century~ 2005 Wilderness Lodge Resort/Beach Club Villas ~ 2006 Saratoga Springs Resort~2007 Port Orleans French Quarter/Beach Club Villas/Boardwalk Villas ~ 2007 Port Orleans Riverside~ 2008 Wilderness Lodge/Beach Club Villas~2008 Beach Club Villas My Disney Countdown Counting down to: We don't know yet either BCV or HHI 283 days 6 hours 16 minutes

11-22-2003	#3 (permalink)
BDavis932 DVC/Budget Tips Moderator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Central Texas Posts: 3,369	We bought in December of 2000 and our only regret is that we didn't do it sooner! Tell your wife that there is MORE to DVC than Disney. (Oh my gosh....I can't believe I just said that!!) With DVC, you can go so many places, including ski resorts, cruises, bed and breakfasts, etc. all over the US (and overseas) just by picking up the phone to DVC and they do the rest! When we went to Keystone Resort in Colorado, they made it so easy...all I had to do was call the DVC 800#, tell them when and where, and within 24 hours they called me back and booked it! For Non-Disney Resorts (aka "the conceirge collection"), DVC does charge a one time $75 fee, but well worth it in my opinion. We stayed in late June of 2001 and had a BEAUTIFUL (Not Disney, but Disney quality) 2 bedroom condo for seven nights (4 adults, 2 kids) and it "cost" us 147 point. So if you purchase into Saratoga Springs, for the next 50 years, you can enjoy a wonderful vacation EVERY Year.....Disney World or Not!!! __________________ ºoº DVC MEMBER at OKW since 2000 ºoº Love my Mom "Trailblazer" & My Dear Sister "A Goofy Family" 77 DL85 (offsite)94 AS Sports97 ASMusic99 AS Movies00 ASMovies 02 OKW03 WLV04 OKW05 SSR05 ASM06 AKL/OKW/CSR07 DHHIR 6/08 AKLV 12/08 OKW 3/09 OKW My Disney Countdown Counting down to:* Ho! Ho! Ho! Spending Christmas with Santa Mickey in 119 days 23 hours 16 minutes

11-23-2003	#4 (permalink)
iluvwdw Disney Dreaming Daily Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Floral Park Village (Long Island), NY Posts: 6,578	I was looking into buying DVC for a little while and I was informed that you cannot belong to the Vacation Club with less than 150 points....I don't know how accurate this info is, though.... __________________ Kim :) LIFE IS JUST BETTER WHEN YOU HAVE A DISNEY TRIP PLANNED! 1997 Double Tree ~ 1998 Vistana ~ 1999 April Vistana ~ 1999 July Vistana ~ 1999 Sept All Star Movies ~ 2000 Vistana ~ 2001 Vistana ~ 2002 Vistana ~ 2003 Aug Vistana ~ 2003 Dec All Star Sports, Polynesian & OKW ~ 2004 Feb Vistana ~ 2004 Dec Vistana ~ 2005 Vistana/All Star Music 2006 SSR and Vistana Villages ~ 2007 Sheraton Safari, Vistana, POP Century ~ 2008 Vistana Villages, Animal Kingdom Villas My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Thanksgiving at Animal Kingdom Villas! It's a surprise for the kids! 90 days 22 hours 31 minutes

11-25-2003	#6 (permalink)
skwak Pay me in Disney Dollars! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,275	Wdwjeff, I can tell you that I couldn't even convince myself completely until I changed my perspective on DVC membership. We just bought at SSR. I now look at ownership as sort of the difference between buying a house and renting an apartment. I can use my DVC membership for 10 years and have some "value" left that I can sell if I choose. This is sort of like buying a house that actually depreciates slightly. If I go to WDW and stay in a moderate hotel for 10 years, in the end all I have is my memories. This is sort of like renting an apartment. Once I got this financial part straight in my head (and my DW :D ), the rest was easy. Hope this helps. __________________ 2008 Apr. ~ Our New Vacation Home 2007 Dec. ~ Swan & VWL 2007 Aug. ~ POR & Contemporary 2006 Nov. ~ SSR, ASM and 7 Days on the Disney Magic! 2005 Oct. ~ VWL 2005 Apr. ~ BWV 2004 Oct. ~ OKW 2004 Sept. ~ SSR 2003 Oct. ~ POR & Caribbean Beach 2002 Sept. ~ POR & AKL 2001 March ~ ASSports 2000 Feb. ~ All Star Sports & Coronado Springs

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11-25-2003	#7 (permalink)
wdwjeff Big Cheese Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: West Chester, PA Posts: 758	Well, I did it, sort of. I made a lowball bid on 60 pts. at Vero Beach, figuring it was a starting point for negotiations. Much to my surprise, the bid was accepted! Now, I'm holding my breath hoping Disney doesn't exercise their right of first refusal. FYI, llama and iluvwdw, I asked the real estate agent about the points issue. There is only a 150 pt. minimum if you buy through Disney. If you buy a resale, you can buy as many or as few points as you like, and you still become a DVC member. Wish me luck, y'all, and I'll keep you posted. Does anyone know how long the process takes once a bid has been accepted? Just curious.:love: :) __________________ wdwjeff GF 1988 ASMu 1998 Studio City Sheraton 2000 HRH/CBR June/July 2002 Portofino Bay Sept./Oct. 2004 BWV/Royal Pacific July/August 2005 HRH/BCV August 2008 My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Universal first, then it's Magic Time We're here, We're here!!!!!!!!!

11-26-2003	#8 (permalink)
skwak Pay me in Disney Dollars! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,275	Congrats! Any particular argument that you used to convince your DW? I can always use any advice that I can get whether it's for DVC or not!:whistle: __________________ 2008 Apr. ~ Our New Vacation Home 2007 Dec. ~ Swan & VWL 2007 Aug. ~ POR & Contemporary 2006 Nov. ~ SSR, ASM and 7 Days on the Disney Magic! 2005 Oct. ~ VWL 2005 Apr. ~ BWV 2004 Oct. ~ OKW 2004 Sept. ~ SSR 2003 Oct. ~ POR & Caribbean Beach 2002 Sept. ~ POR & AKL 2001 March ~ ASSports 2000 Feb. ~ All Star Sports & Coronado Springs

11-26-2003	#9 (permalink)
wdwjeff Big Cheese Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: West Chester, PA Posts: 758	: Any particular argument that you used to convince your DW? I can always use any advice that I can get whether it's for DVC or not!:whistle: [/b][/quote] Well, it so happens that next Sept. is our 15th anniversary. If the deal goes through, we'll have 120 pts. we can use on an anniversary vacation, and it doesn't have to be at WDW(pretend I didn't say that). Telling her that sure didn't hurt:p :) __________________ wdwjeff GF 1988 ASMu 1998 Studio City Sheraton 2000 HRH/CBR June/July 2002 Portofino Bay Sept./Oct. 2004 BWV/Royal Pacific July/August 2005 HRH/BCV August 2008 My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Universal first, then it's Magic Time We're here, We're here!!!!!!!!!

11-26-2003	#10 (permalink)
wdwjeff Big Cheese Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: West Chester, PA Posts: 758	P.S. I just got off the phone with the realtor, and here's how the process works. Once a bid is accepted, the paperwork takes about 4 days, from both buyer and seller. Then, Disney has 30 days in which to exercise its right of first refusal. Then, about another 30 days for title search, etc., then closing, then it's mine!:heart :) __________________ wdwjeff GF 1988 ASMu 1998 Studio City Sheraton 2000 HRH/CBR June/July 2002 Portofino Bay Sept./Oct. 2004 BWV/Royal Pacific July/August 2005 HRH/BCV August 2008 My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Universal first, then it's Magic Time We're here, We're here!!!!!!!!!

11-28-2003	#11 (permalink)
skwak Pay me in Disney Dollars! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,275	Ahhhh, played the anniversary card.... I like that approach.:D Good luck with your closing. I'm sure it will go smoothly. __________________ 2008 Apr. ~ Our New Vacation Home 2007 Dec. ~ Swan & VWL 2007 Aug. ~ POR & Contemporary 2006 Nov. ~ SSR, ASM and 7 Days on the Disney Magic! 2005 Oct. ~ VWL 2005 Apr. ~ BWV 2004 Oct. ~ OKW 2004 Sept. ~ SSR 2003 Oct. ~ POR & Caribbean Beach 2002 Sept. ~ POR & AKL 2001 March ~ ASSports 2000 Feb. ~ All Star Sports & Coronado Springs

11-28-2003	#12 (permalink)
mattomouseman Grumpmeister Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Westchester Co. NY Posts: 1,746	CONGRATS JEFF! Which resort did you buy into? we bought into the new Saratoga Springs with 175 points. We were gonna wait until 2005 befroe we went back down but all the DVC talk is making me reconsider!!!!!!!!!!! HMMM Maybe instead of banking ponits to 2005 we should borrow from 2005 and go this summer! HMM a DL and WDW trip all inthe same year! YAHOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! __________________ Disneyland1972 WDW1975 Disneyland1987 2000~CBR,2001~Wilderness Lodge 2002~Coronado Springs,2003 Poly, 2004 Disneyland Grand Californian NEVER FORGET, NEVER SURRENDER-GOD BLESS THE U.S.A.

11-28-2003	#13 (permalink)
wdwjeff Big Cheese Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: West Chester, PA Posts: 758	Thanks, Matto, I bought 60 pts. at Vero Beach. I just sent in the paperwork today. Now, I'm holding my breath hoping Disney doesn't buy it under its right of first refusal.:heart :) :nervous __________________ wdwjeff GF 1988 ASMu 1998 Studio City Sheraton 2000 HRH/CBR June/July 2002 Portofino Bay Sept./Oct. 2004 BWV/Royal Pacific July/August 2005 HRH/BCV August 2008 My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Universal first, then it's Magic Time We're here, We're here!!!!!!!!!

11-28-2003	#14 (permalink)
dznygrl aka dizzygirl Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: The Beaver State Posts: 8,450	Good luck Jeff! It sounds like things are going well so far! :D I hope your DW is cooperative, because DVC will open up so many vacation opportunities for you! __________________ Proud former 2-time Disneyland CM Pass the Tab and Deltaco Dizzygirl & Bella = MB BFF 2000 ~ off-site 2002 ~ Polynesian 2003 ~ All-Star Movies 2008 ~ All-Star Music

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llama I Exceed Expectations Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Slurpee Capital of the World Posts: 6,503	If you wife still has doubts Jeff, just tell her to take a look at the thread posted by WDWnutcase on the Disney Concierge Collection. That should definitely seal the deal. __________________ Moderator - Sa-fari, Sa-goodie ´¨) ¸.•´ ¸.•´¨)¸.•¨) (¸.•´xxxxxx(¸.•`xxxI'm Not Bossy - I Just Have Good Ideas ´¨) A PROUD MEMBER OF THE BAD KITTY CLUB "Meowany Are Called, Mew Are Chosen" Dopey is my Bad Influence - Discuss It's Murdoch with an "H" My Disney Countdown Counting down to:* Disney Reunion with Emily! 161 days 16 hours 16 minutes

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