Amiibo cards are tripling in price :(

[cheezu]

I just checked Etsy and many of them seem sold out (I think because of the high demand).
Also, one of my orders was apparently delivered but I never even got it.

 

[Jared:3]

Yea its unfortunate because I checked amazon a couple of days before they released the game and the amiibo cards were pretty cheap and than the prices skyrocketed when the game came out and I'm not paying like 70$ just for 24 cards!

 

[meggtheegg]

yeah i got in while i could the first week the game released and bought kiki for like 10 usd, octavian for like 5, etc. its crazy to go online and see their prices now. very happy my friend gave me coco's card free..... her card is insane rn as well

 

[geetry]

You realize that buying hacked cards is more dishonest than paying a higher price for the genuine thing on eBay, right? Ethically and morally, you're enabling theft.

I bought 18 packs of Series 4 a week or 2 before the boom. I was only looking for and did end up pulling one of Stitches. You better believe I sold the rest. We aren't scalpers, we're people taking advantage of the secondary market; eBay exists for this very purpose.

Sure, but what you're failing to realize is that it's purely Nintendo's fault for not widely distributing the amiibo cards more, even after literally pushing their usage so hard. There's only a certain amount of real cards in the world, they're definitely not as common as the NPC amiibo figurines that they sell at Gamestop. So people make homemade cards because we have the at-home technology to do so. Not our fault Nintendo dropped the ball on such amazing products.

 

[cheezu]

Well, I was going for the blind packs. I'm always a bit worried getting used amiibos in case they're faulty.
Their prices still went up.
But the prices of some individual villagers are like 100 USD + - sorry but that's just insane.
Are people actually buying those?

 

[Jared:3]

You realize that buying hacked cards is more dishonest than paying a higher price for the genuine thing on eBay, right? Ethically and morally, you're enabling theft.

I bought 18 packs of Series 4 a week or 2 before the boom. I was only looking for and did end up pulling one of Stitches. You better believe I sold the rest. We aren't scalpers, we're people taking advantage of the secondary market; eBay exists for this very purpose.

Sorry but I'm not buying an "Authentic" Ankha card for 80-90$ that's really outrageous I might as well buy a fake one instead and save almost all that money

 

[meggtheegg]

You realize that buying hacked cards is more dishonest than paying a higher price for the genuine thing on eBay, right? Ethically and morally, you're enabling theft.

I bought 18 packs of Series 4 a week or 2 before the boom. I was only looking for and did end up pulling one of Stitches. You better believe I sold the rest. We aren't scalpers, we're people taking advantage of the secondary market; eBay exists for this very purpose.

meh, dont blame the consumer who is unable to pay a ridiculous price of $40-90 for a card when they can pay $5 to get the same thing, function wise.
im not much for "stealing" but im also not much for defending gigantic corporations who have more than enough resources to issue more cards (that they push so dang hard) and give their gigantic consumer base a more affordable and accessible way of getting them, but refuse to do so. but that's just me.
these homemade cards don't circulate because the consumer is evil or immoral or "dishonest," they circulate at a fault of nintendo themselves.

and nintendo isn't blind. if they were concerned about the loss they're at by not issuing more cards, and moreover, concerned about the consumers who can't afford their "genuine" amiibo cards, they'd issue more. but here we are LOL

 

[cheezu]

Sure, but what you're failing to realize is that it's purely Nintendo's fault for not widely distributing the amiibo cards more, even after literally pushing their usage so hard. There's only a certain amount of real cards in the world, they're definitely not as common as the NPC amiibo figurines that they sell at Gamestop. So people make homemade cards because we have the at-home technology to do so. Not our fault Nintendo dropped the ball on such amazing products.

Actually, where I live (Dubai) I can't buy a single pack of cards in any game store.
AC stuff and merch in general just isn't as popular here besides some of the amiibo figurines I was able to acquire. I resort to Amazon or eBay
I wanted to get some of the Welcome Amiibo cards but I saw the whole bunch sold for 1000 USD + on eBay. Sorry, but I can buy a new laptop or console for that price. It's a little ridiculous how unfairly they're priced.

 

[Kurashiki]

You realize that buying hacked cards is more dishonest than paying a higher price for the genuine thing on eBay, right? Ethically and morally, you're enabling theft.

nintendo is a multi-billion dollar company and anyone buying homemade cards has already presumably spent 400$ on a switch and the game. they'll live.

 

[alyssaisrad93]

Figured out how to make my own amiibo cards a few weeks ago, so far have made about ~10 for mine and my cousin's towns. They've worked completely fine and are so much cheaper, I bought a pack of 50 NFC tags for $16. As long as you have an android phone anyone can do it.

I own some Amiibo cards from the original release, but I'm not going to spend a ridiculous amount of money to buy overpriced blind packs or buy one or two cards from a third-party seller. It's not stealing or theft if Nintendo refuses to make these anymore.

 

[Underneath The Stars]

my problem with homemade one is that i don't have an android and deliveries are delaying everything. maybe when the lockdown is over.

It's not stealing or theft if Nintendo refuses to make these anymore.

basically.
their loss.

 

[cheezu]

Figured out how to make my own amiibo cards a few weeks ago, so far have made about ~10 for mine and my cousin's towns. They've worked completely fine and are so much cheaper, I bought a pack of 50 NFC tags for $16. As long as you have an android phone anyone can do it.

I own some Amiibo cards from the original release, but I'm not going to spend a ridiculous amount of money to buy overpriced blind packs or buy one or two cards from a third-party seller. It's not stealing or theft if Nintendo refuses to make these anymore.

Would it work on an iPhone?

 

[Snowmen]

You realize that buying hacked cards is more dishonest than paying a higher price for the genuine thing on eBay, right? Ethically and morally, you're enabling theft.

It doesn't make a difference for Nintendo if I buy from you or the scalpers on eBay, make my own cards or buy some unofficial ones from etsy. In none of those cases Nintendo will see a penny from the purchase, so if I'm not supporting the creators, I'd rather make my own for a few cents than pay outrages amounts of money for a real one.

 

[alitwick]

Nintendo should have launched a huge refresh on the Amiibo cards along with the game‘s launch. In Japan, they’ll restock in June but that’s way too late IMO.

 

[Krissi2197]

You realize that buying hacked cards is more dishonest than paying a higher price for the genuine thing on eBay, right? Ethically and morally, you're enabling theft.

I bought 18 packs of Series 4 a week or 2 before the boom. I was only looking for and did end up pulling one of Stitches. You better believe I sold the rest. We aren't scalpers, we're people taking advantage of the secondary market; eBay exists for this very purpose.

Nobody is going to pay 60+ dollars for a Marshall card when you can make one on your own or have someone else make one for you for $5 or less.

Nintendo is at fault for not distributing them better. Especially after recently when they promote their usage so much in NH.

 

[tajikey]

nintendo is a multi-billion dollar company and anyone buying homemade cards has already presumably spent 400$ on a switch and the game. they'll live.

I'm assuming you say the same about banks, right? Stealing is stealing.

Sorry but I'm not buying an "Authentic" Ankha card for 80-90$ that's really outrageous I might as well buy a fake one instead and save almost all that money

So advocate paying a thief so you can save money. Seems righteous. Stick it to the big bad companies that employ and insure millions of people.

meh, dont blame the consumer who is unable to pay a ridiculous price of $40-90 for a card when they can pay $5 to get the same thing, function wise.
im not much for "stealing" but im also not much for defending gigantic corporations who have more than enough resources to issue more cards (that they push so dang hard) and give their gigantic consumer base a more affordable and accessible way of getting them, but refuse to do so. but that's just me.
these homemade cards don't circulate because the consumer is evil or immoral or "dishonest," they circulate at a fault of nintendo themselves.

and nintendo isn't blind. if they were concerned about the loss they're at by not issuing more cards, and moreover, concerned about the consumers who can't afford their "genuine" amiibo cards, they'd issue more. but here we are LOL

I'm not the one pointing blame. Us "scalpers" are apparently at fault for the rising price of villager cards. Forget the fact that the most important variable of capitalism is supply and demand. Prices wouldn't be so high if consumers didn't demand them.

Nobody is going to pay 60+ dollars for a Marshall card when you can make one on your own or have someone else make one for you for $5 or less.

Nintendo is at fault for not distributing them better. Especially after recently when they promote their usage so much in NH.

What do you want Nintendo to do, send a complete set of 400 Amiibo cards to every single person as a purchase bonus? That's really the only "fair" way to do this.

It doesn't make a difference for Nintendo if I buy from you or the scalpers on eBay, make my own cards or buy some unofficial ones from etsy. In none of those cases Nintendo will see a penny from the purchase, so if I'm not supporting the creators, I'd rather make my own for a few cents than pay outrages amounts of money for a real one.

But you're supporting a criminal. I suppose that's okay, right? There's a reason you have to resort to unmonitored sites like Etsy for these purchases. Listings like these don't exist for very long on eBay, at least nowhere near the volume they do elsewhere.

Judging by the responses, very few people here have ever dabbled in baseball cards. Topps, Panini, Upper Deck and the likes aren't going to produce more of a set simply because there aren't enough. Amiibo cards are an optional, voluntary aspect of Animal Crossing. You buy packs because there's a chance you can get the card you want. I bought 18 looking for Stitches, and I got him once. If Nintendo wanted to be fair, he would have been in all 18.

You can rationalize your immorality/unethical nature away all you want, but at the end of the day, the purchase you made is from someone that stole the data in the first place. It's your karma, not mine.

 

[Krissi2197]

What do you want Nintendo to do, send a complete set of 400 Amiibo cards to every single person as a purchase bonus? That's really the only "fair" way to do this.

That isn't what I said. Where did I imply Nintendo send a complete set to every single person?

Nintendo stopped making them A LONG TIME AGO. They aren't being manufactured anymore. Literally the solution to this price problem is Nintendo needs to start manufacturing them again, which they are doing in Japan in the Summer, but with the Corvid-19 situation I'm not sure this is even still happening.

The "fair" way to do this is to give more supply. If the supply = demand, and we won't be buying official authentic packs of 6 cards for 30 dollars on ebay anymore. Simple as that.

EDIT: Your baseball card analogy makes no sense. Baseball cards have no use other than being displayed; these cards have an element to them that allow people to play the game and get villagers they want. There's a difference, ESPECIALLY if Nintendo is still promoting them.

 

[meggtheegg]

I'm assuming you say the same about banks, right? Stealing is stealing.



So advocate paying a thief so you can save money. Seems righteous. Stick it to the big bad companies that employ and insure millions of people.



I'm not the one pointing blame. Us "scalpers" are apparently at fault for the rising price of villager cards. Forget the fact that the most important variable of capitalism is supply and demand. Prices wouldn't be so high if consumers didn't demand them.



What do you want Nintendo to do, send a complete set of 400 Amiibo cards to every single person as a purchase bonus? That's really the only "fair" way to do this.



But you're supporting a criminal. I suppose that's okay, right? There's a reason you have to resort to unmonitored sites like Etsy for these purchases. Listings like these don't exist for very long on eBay, at least nowhere near the volume they do elsewhere.

Judging by the responses, very few people here have ever dabbled in baseball cards. Topps, Panini, Upper Deck and the likes aren't going to produce more of a set simply because there aren't enough. Amiibo cards are an optional, voluntary aspect of Animal Crossing. You buy packs because there's a chance you can get the card you want. I bought 18 looking for Stitches, and I got him once. If Nintendo wanted to be fair, he would have been in all 18.

You can rationalize your immorality/unethical nature away all you want, but at the end of the day, the purchase you made is from someone that stole the data in the first place. It's your karma, not mine.

yeah.......... prices also wouldn't be so high if nintendo would increase the supply. i'm not saying they *have* to. but im not gonna fallibly cite capitalism as a valid reason to attack people's morals and intelligence.

and i'm coming from a perspective of someone who has been ordering from ebay sellers for authentic amiibo cards, by the way. i enjoy getting authentic and *well priced* cards both for the functionality and for the collectibility. but i'm not disconnected enough to think that 90$ for an amiibo card is okay and accessible enough for most people to invalidate homemade tags, and to therefore straight up condemn the morals of people i *dont know* for taking advantage of a resource more accessible which has been floating around for years with no action from nintendo.

condescending assumptions that none of us have ever dabbled in card collecting is also a little uncalled for, and quite frankly doesn't make sense. i collect cards as well, and that sentiment is not lost on me. but there's a difference between collectible cards with no function other than their authenticity, and amiibo cards with an in-game function that some people care more about than authenticity that comes with such a high price tag.

 

[Ras]

Would it work on an iPhone?

I’ve never done it, but a search on nfc writer iPhone came up with some walkthroughs.

 

[tajikey]

That isn't what I said. Where did I imply Nintendo send a complete set to every single person?

Nintendo stopped making them A LONG TIME AGO. They aren't being manufactured anymore. Literally the solution to this price problem is Nintendo needs to start manufacturing them again, which they are doing in Japan in the Summer, but with the Corvid-19 situation I'm not sure this is even still happening.

The "fair" way to do this is to give more supply. If the supply = demand, and we won't be buying official authentic packs of 6 cards for 30 dollars on ebay anymore. Simple as that.

EDIT: Your baseball card analogy makes no sense. Baseball cards have no use other than being displayed; these cards have an element to them that allow people to play the game and get villagers they want. There's a difference, ESPECIALLY if Nintendo is still promoting them.

Again, you're rationalizing theft as morally subjective. It's really not.

I used the baseball card analogy as a way to compare scarcity, not function. Nintendo never intended on printing the same amount of each villager, and I can guarantee there's a direct correlation between villager tier and sale price of villager Amiibo.