Nabas
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- May 5, 2013
The OP is using false logic to make a convoluted argument, yet suggests anyone who disagrees is being emotional:i must be missing something because it very plain to me. If someone bought in early 2020 and got great deal on DVC and now that same person looks at todays prices and said to them self im glad i bought when i bought because i could not buy in at todays price make sense to me. i bought AKL for 85 per point for 185 pts but today the want 127 per point i would have to finance it which even cost more.I would not sell it because i would not be able to use it at a great savings. Some people get lucky and get a great deal some hold off thinking the price will drop or wait too long and dont buy in AT TODAYS PRICE
I’ve been really surprised at the emotional reactions to this.
The OP continues to ignore that selling a DVC contract means it has to be replaced with something. Seriously, is the OP suggesting I am not going to vacation?
Let's use a home purchase as a comparison.
Let's say I bought a house last year for $100,000 and it's worth $200,000 today. By the OP's logic, I really paid $200,000 for that house.
My mortgage payment would beg to differ.
Rather, I am fortunate that I was able to purchase my (now) $200,000 house for only $100,000.
The OP is wrong. I did not pay $200,000 for it.
If I sell that house, I need to find another place to live. Based on fair market value, I'm going to pay $200,000 for an equivalent house, potentially the exact house I just sold. If I did what the OP suggested, then I would be paying $200,000 for that house's replacement. Then I would be paying $200,000 for a house that I previously spent $100,000 for.
A DVC membership is similar. If I sell my current inexpensive DVC contract, I will end up replacing it with a much (much) more expensive DVC contract. Like a house, I will pay a realtor's commission to sell my DVC, and I will pay closing costs to buy its replacement. I end up losing by selling at today's price.
The reality is that I am fortunate to be paying a fraction of today's Disney prices to stay at a DVC resort.