I wanted to chime in simply because I have dealt with this firsthand in both scenarios. I had 2 mostly loaded BLT contracts taken by ROFR. I just bought one with 14 points for 2017 and full 2018 points. On its face, it looks as though I'm making a worse deal with the current contract. However, I ran the numbers every time I tried to purchase, and the stripped contracts are not that bad (and are sometimes better) for the right price. I will explain with my contracts:
Contract 1 - June UY 200 points (taken)
179/2017 points; 200/2018 points; 200/2019 points
$106pp, buyer paying closing, buyer paying pro-rated MF's for 179 points
Contract 2 - September UY 250 points (taken)
179/2017; 250/2018; 250/2019
$102pp, seller paying closing, seller paying 1/2 of MF's on 179 points
Contract 3 - June UY 200 points (passed)
14/2017; 200/2018; 200/2019
$100pp, buyer paying closing, seller paying 2017 dues
On its face, it looks like the 2 contracts that were taken were better than the one I ended up with. However, when you run the numbers for ROI (return on investment), you will see Contract 2 was the best deal, followed by Contract 3, then Contract 1. Ironically, Contract 1 was the worst deal for me, and they took it (I won't go into my theories on why they take certain contracts for this thread). My point is that as long as you discount a contract appropriately when you have used all the current UY points, it will still sell and saves money at closing for the buyer because there is no reimbursement for 2017 dues. If you get the 2017 points, you will most likely have to pay MF's on them, even though that should follow calendar year and not UY, but I digress. A lot of people want to take "one last trip" with that AP or their points, so they are gone. Others rent out one more year to get the $$$ before selling which is why they're stripped. Just my $.02.