I feel that the people that went through Disney are entitled to more benefits. The ones that purchased through resale is akin to someone purchasing a knock off bag they shouldn't be entitled to the same perks. Are they considered "budget conscious"?

This implies Disney is not making any money out of resale owners but there are $5+ Per point annual dues that have to be paid by every owner.
If customers decide not to buy on the resale market, Disney will lose this ongoing revenue stream.

So what is the problem????? DVC is a prepaid for life vacation at a contracted price... trying to cheat the system by buying off sale... you should not get any privileges period... If disney was smart and I am sure they will be it will be in your card or magic band what you did buy and entitled too.....

SO .... As one who paid the "big bucks" for DVC it pains me to hear you whine about a loss of a 10% discount when in your words you "paid as much as less than $60 a point" which is A LOT more than a 10% discount over original owners. I wouldn't say "second class" just not an original owner. I've never commented on any post before but you've made me think Disney should go even farther for those of us that bought directly from them. Maybe something that actually benefits those of us who helped build DVC. Allowing "used point" members a 7 month Home resort window and a 5 month (I'll be kind!!) any other resort reservation window. As a Member since 1996 , with 3 Home resorts, there is no spontaneity anymore. Too many people planning so far ahead. What a difference it would make for Members who didn't get that discounted price to actually have a chance to stay where we want without having to plan 11 months out! Not second class members but second "rate" members. It would be great if DVC actually cut real benefits that would make a difference to original members!!! Be careful what you whine about! What do you think original DVC owners???

There is at least one major misrepresentations in your article. The hypothetical person who scheduled a Disney Vacation late last year for the May is NOT affected at all by these changes. If they booked on points late last year they obviously purchased their points via Disney or via Resale at least 6-9 months BEFORE April 4, 2016. How could they have lost any benefit to their purchase? Disney has grandfathered that person.

As an owner who has bought ONLY through Disney, but have looked at adding on from resales, I do not think it is unreasonable for Disney to expect you to have bought at least some portion of your points from them directly. If you want to pay less for points then you have to weigh the opportunity cot versus the actual cost and make that determination for yourself. We do this all the time whether it is buying a new car with a warranty and undepreciated value, or a used car with less or no warranty and depreciated value.

While this move does potentially decrease the value of my points on the re-sale market, I totally understand the business decisions made by Disney, and I like the fact that since I paid more, that I get more than those who buy exclusively on the resale market. As my wife and I have discussed many times, if we chose to add-on through a resale then we would use our Disney-bought points on cruises, and use the re-sale points at Disney. A totally reasonable use-case considering the money i would be saving on those points.

Not sure I disagree with the Mouse. This is no different than an airline or other business zeroing out their frequent flyer cards because of costs that had been affecting their bottom line.

Much more money involved, and is is bad for those that entered into unfinished agreements (who since the conditions of sale/agreement changed they technically could pull out of the sale, and if that clause is not in their purchase, shame on them) or those with plans already made.

It is a business...

I don't know anything about the DVC since I live close by to Walt Disney World I never really looked into it. But I really don't like the decisions that the corporation is making lately. They seem to have gone deaf to their customers and while they have always increased their prices they are now starting to squeeze their customers on the other end and giving them less for their dollar as well.