I trade on nookazon as much as I do here and I've never had a bad experience. I won't choose one over the other cause they both have their own perks. This forum has a lot of generous people and I also like how players can set up their own "shops" cause it just feels more organized and well-managed. Downside is that I rarerly find players in the same timezone as where I am so most trades have to scheduled. Nookazon is where I go to when I need to trade something quick. It's not hard to find users on there with lots of positive reviews. I dont like how the site looks though. It has a lot of cool features but it just looks so cluttered at the same time.
Hot Take (?): This forum site is better than Nookazon when it comes to trading
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Livia
Always ignored
I don't trade anymore because my online subscription ended, but when I was active in trading I prefer nookazon because I'm not a very patient person and get annoyed when people take forever to respond. It takes a lot longer to trade on this site and sometimes people just disappear when we're trying to work out a trade. Obviously that also happens on nookazon but because there's so many people there, I can easily cancel the trade and find another buyer. In my experience most people on nookazon are nice. You just have to check the star ratings before trading to avoid being scammed. I've only been scammed once and it was with a new person who didn't have any reviews yet.
Cristaaaaal
Considerate Pancake
I was on Nookazon for a few weeks until people started being really rude to me. The "make an offer" concept infuriates me. I heard more and more horror stories of people getting ripped off. I think I literally googled "nicer place to trade in animal crossing" and Bell Tree came up. I made an account right then and have never looked back. 
The people are nicer and there's way more accountability.
The people are nicer and there's way more accountability.
TheWildShadow55
Professional Phone Hoarder
I used to trade and sell stuff on Nookazon, I had mostly decent experiences but quite a few also felt so cold, and I didn't like how impatient people were on there as well as how inconsistent they were, like one second I was being begged to hurry up yet the same person took over an hour to get onto my island, and not to mention someone declined one of my offers even though I literally offered an item off their wishlist for something (what I was giving them was worth WAY more than what they were selling, even with the Nookazon price and not the regular Nook's Cranny price), it was stupid. Someone tried scamming me the last time I was on there and I just had enough. I haven't really tried trading on here though since I have no need to anymore
DJStarstryker
Senior Member
I've never traded on Nookazon. But I've been trading on The Bell Tree since NL first came out, way before Nookazon was even a thing. People here ask for fair trades and are very friendly and kind.
Probably the only reason to trade elsewhere is at times this place can get quiet. Like even by 8 or 9pm my time (I'm in the US CST, so not even a late time) it's harder to get trades. Once it gets that late, I tend to have to wait until the next day. If you're really impatient and need something immediately, maybe you'd want to go elsewhere that might be more active 24/7, but I've never felt the need to be impatient.
Probably the only reason to trade elsewhere is at times this place can get quiet. Like even by 8 or 9pm my time (I'm in the US CST, so not even a late time) it's harder to get trades. Once it gets that late, I tend to have to wait until the next day. If you're really impatient and need something immediately, maybe you'd want to go elsewhere that might be more active 24/7, but I've never felt the need to be impatient.
I used to trade on Nookazon a lot. I was even active on the Discord for a bit. Overall, it was a wet fart of an experience. It's great to go if you need lots of mats in short order or wanna trade rarer items for different variations. People on that site have no idea what items are worth and NMTs are the de facto primary currency. Everyone's a bazillionaire so bells don't get you very far, so your options are limited to NMT and wishlist items. Even still, most users won't look twice at your offer unless you're putting up multiple of their wishlist items, etc. Sometimes it feels like everyone's out for themselves and not exactly interested in fair trade.
Most of my trades went well and there are lots of sweet people on Nookazon. Still, I've had to deal with some extremely annoying, pushy people who just won't take no for an answer. People on TBT, however, have been nothing but pleasant.
Most of my trades went well and there are lots of sweet people on Nookazon. Still, I've had to deal with some extremely annoying, pushy people who just won't take no for an answer. People on TBT, however, have been nothing but pleasant.
Terms like touch trade can be confusing. Obviously we know what it means, but to an unsuspecting person or someone new to the series, they might not know what that means. The phrase containing the word trade is even more confusing because someone may pick it up and not drop it, not knowing they’re doing anything wrong. That term always bothered me. I’ve used Nookazon a few times and forums are definitely much better. I’ve never been scammed on Nookazon personally, but forums just have a much better environment. Forums feel much more like a community, and I guess I prefer that.
ahbramey
I can't eat cucumbers without me good mayo
I haven't been a part of any online AC community for about a decade, so I joined TBT yesterday and that's also when I found out Nookazon was a thing. There are some people who post free stuff on there (like they do on here) and I actually picked up three free DIYs today from there which is great! I put in some offers on some other things that weren't free but haven't had those accepted or denied yet. The pricing on some items is truly wild - I have no reference point to what it tends to be like to trade certain items online, but it does seem ridiculous to charge what some people charge on there. To me, at the end of the day it's a video game and it's kind of silly to charge people a ton even in a fake currency to buy it from you.
So far, this community seems more generous/reasonable and interested in building relationships/community, which is kind of what the game is supposed to be about anyways. But I will probably peruse the free offers on Nookazon sometimes and maybe make offers if there's a wishlist trade I can make. I can't see myself listing things on there to give away/sell/trade though, I'd probably rather do that here.
Edit: geez, I didn't check Nookazon for like 15 mins and someone in that time accepted my offer, canceled it, and reposted it...jeez give me a chance to respond!!
So far, this community seems more generous/reasonable and interested in building relationships/community, which is kind of what the game is supposed to be about anyways. But I will probably peruse the free offers on Nookazon sometimes and maybe make offers if there's a wishlist trade I can make. I can't see myself listing things on there to give away/sell/trade though, I'd probably rather do that here.
Edit: geez, I didn't check Nookazon for like 15 mins and someone in that time accepted my offer, canceled it, and reposted it...jeez give me a chance to respond!!
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I when I was on nookazon (I got locked out of my account), I thought it was fine enough but my main issue with it is the offer system. the prices some people want are ridiculous, you basically have to a bunch of NMT tickets and wishlist items. even then you'll probably get declined.
From the few times I've traded on here, people were really nice. there's not a pressure to be super fast, and prices are reasonable.
From the few times I've traded on here, people were really nice. there's not a pressure to be super fast, and prices are reasonable.
I've only done trading in NH on TBT. Partly because almost everybody here is kind, friendly, and trustworthy when it comes to trading, partly because I've been able to get everything I want in NH on here, and also partly because it's nice having a 3rd currency in TBT to use when trading, on top of IGB and NMT. Nookazon has a lot more people and thus there's generally more items available and more opportunities to get them, that's a given, but you can absolutely get the same items here and usually at a cheaper cost with enough patience.
Millysaurusrexjr
standing on business
Not a hot take at all.. at least not on here! I got downvoted on the AnimalCrossing subreddit for saying that though, so maybe it is a hot take everywhere else 
Most people don’t want to make friends unfortunately. They want their items, and they want to do it quickly. Nookazon is more like that, where you never talk to the person again. I prefer forums because of the community. You don’t get that Nookazon.Not a hot take at all.. at least not on here! I got downvoted on the AnimalCrossing subreddit for saying that though, so maybe it is a hot take everywhere else
I have never used Nookazon, but I like using the forums a lot more, cause I can trade actual real life drawings for tbt, which I can then use to buy in game stuff, I've always been really bad at the grinding aspect of animal crossing so it actually really helps me enjoy the game more
kusariyaro
internet clown
I also prefer the forum! I also use nookazon bc people list stuff there much more often than here, its like more active i gues? So when i cant find something here, i go to nookazon. But honestly i prefer this forum bc the prizes on nookazon are insane... I also like that here you can trade for tbt!
mermaidshelf
Senior Member
Yes, I love TBT! It's more of a community and I feel like I'm making human connections and people have a sense of responsibility on both sides. I've been both a seller and buyer on both sites and I much prefer trading on here. Sellers are usually very professional and generous. Conversely, buyers or giveaway visitors are usually friendly and grateful (although not all the time, esp when NH first came out). I've only had a few negative exchanges on here.
I find the prices on Nookazon ridiculous and the sellers and buyers are hit or miss. A lot can be selfish, greedy, impatient or, on the other side of the spectrum, non-responsive. Often the trades are not equal. One of the worst trades that comes to mind was I gave an unorderable item to CATALOG an orderable sock and she was like, "Ugh FINE..." and made me wait over 45 minutes. I think people should just list what they're looking for instead of wasting both our times by making buyers "make an offer" and then you go to their page and it's like, "Will reject if you offer less than the average," or "Don't lowball." And I find the review system a bit vengeful? If you write a truthful review about your experience that was negative, they'll almost always rate you back the same or worse even if you didn't do anything wrong. I don't write bad reviews for that reason, so if something happens, I just don't write a review at all. TBF, I do the same on this forum though because even if I had a negative exchange, I just don't write a review and hope that they improve in the future. I haven't been scammed yet with over 50 trades, but I've been very careful. One upside is that it has a larger active userbase so if you're looking for something RIGHT away, usually you can find a few sellers on with the item you need.
I find the prices on Nookazon ridiculous and the sellers and buyers are hit or miss. A lot can be selfish, greedy, impatient or, on the other side of the spectrum, non-responsive. Often the trades are not equal. One of the worst trades that comes to mind was I gave an unorderable item to CATALOG an orderable sock and she was like, "Ugh FINE..." and made me wait over 45 minutes. I think people should just list what they're looking for instead of wasting both our times by making buyers "make an offer" and then you go to their page and it's like, "Will reject if you offer less than the average," or "Don't lowball." And I find the review system a bit vengeful? If you write a truthful review about your experience that was negative, they'll almost always rate you back the same or worse even if you didn't do anything wrong. I don't write bad reviews for that reason, so if something happens, I just don't write a review at all. TBF, I do the same on this forum though because even if I had a negative exchange, I just don't write a review and hope that they improve in the future. I haven't been scammed yet with over 50 trades, but I've been very careful. One upside is that it has a larger active userbase so if you're looking for something RIGHT away, usually you can find a few sellers on with the item you need.
ChocoPie22
🍫Choco from Chiokera🍫
Definitely, I know that a lot of scams go down on Nookazon and the prices are outrageous. I've never run into a scammer here, and we have forum currency, tbt, which is the main currency and super easy to get.
VanitasFan26
I'm just a ghost.
Feel like I'm the only who only experience a bad experience with trading. The thing is I used to trade on a site (which will not be named)
The thing is trading with people has left a bad taste in my mouth as well so thats why I have trust issues whenever trading with someone. I have to my guard in case I have reason to believe I'm going to scammed. I know some people may think that is rude, but they have to understand its hard to trade with people who become unreliable and they just love to cause trouble.
The thing with the website I used is that they tend to have a pricing issue and a lot of the times people have to set their own rules for how they have to trade, which can create a huge divide when some people are used to trading from one person but the other person may have different rules of how they want to do the trade.
I spoke to moderators about this issue and they told me that while they see there is a balance issue there is not much they can do about it. They have to give the freedom to let sellers how they want to list their item for trade and they have the right to list what they want in return. Personally I think the whole "accpeting bells, nmts, and wishlist items" is a bad way of trading because its like you have to make high offers because the seller seems to think that what the buyer is offering is too low and they won't accept. It makes trading in general harder than it usually is.
I only seen a few people list a selling price for the item they want to trade away and want in return and I think that is a great way about going about it. Problem is people on that site tend to be too greedy and it creates this unbalance issue that causes you to become skeptical if the person you are trading with is legit or not. I turned myself off my trading at the end of 2020 I just couldn't handle all these scammers and these people who keep causing trouble and making trading a lot more harder than it needs to be.
I know people told me about trading on here, but to be quite honest with you and this may sound silly, but I don't know how to trade on here. Even though I don't like Nookazon I can at least appreciate it for it handling how it is. It will give you notifications when someone accepted your offer and you can enter the dodo code for the seller or buyer to come to your island or theirs. Idk how to that on this website. I mean its just threads and most times I just see old threads if someone was selling, but then I look at the date and realize "okay well this trade is already done" so its confusing to me to know how to even trade on this site.
The thing is trading with people has left a bad taste in my mouth as well so thats why I have trust issues whenever trading with someone. I have to my guard in case I have reason to believe I'm going to scammed. I know some people may think that is rude, but they have to understand its hard to trade with people who become unreliable and they just love to cause trouble.
The thing with the website I used is that they tend to have a pricing issue and a lot of the times people have to set their own rules for how they have to trade, which can create a huge divide when some people are used to trading from one person but the other person may have different rules of how they want to do the trade.
I spoke to moderators about this issue and they told me that while they see there is a balance issue there is not much they can do about it. They have to give the freedom to let sellers how they want to list their item for trade and they have the right to list what they want in return. Personally I think the whole "accpeting bells, nmts, and wishlist items" is a bad way of trading because its like you have to make high offers because the seller seems to think that what the buyer is offering is too low and they won't accept. It makes trading in general harder than it usually is.
I only seen a few people list a selling price for the item they want to trade away and want in return and I think that is a great way about going about it. Problem is people on that site tend to be too greedy and it creates this unbalance issue that causes you to become skeptical if the person you are trading with is legit or not. I turned myself off my trading at the end of 2020 I just couldn't handle all these scammers and these people who keep causing trouble and making trading a lot more harder than it needs to be.
I know people told me about trading on here, but to be quite honest with you and this may sound silly, but I don't know how to trade on here. Even though I don't like Nookazon I can at least appreciate it for it handling how it is. It will give you notifications when someone accepted your offer and you can enter the dodo code for the seller or buyer to come to your island or theirs. Idk how to that on this website. I mean its just threads and most times I just see old threads if someone was selling, but then I look at the date and realize "okay well this trade is already done" so its confusing to me to know how to even trade on this site.
Mr_Keroppi
Senior Member
People have been absolutely horrible to me on Nookazon which is why I decided to finally make a BellTreeForums account. I had actually been using this website since 2015 and I just never had an account. I decided that I would love to be apart of the community, make new friends, and spread lots of positivity just like in real life!! People on Nookazon have no manners and are the rudest people I have ever seen in the AC community ever. I think New Horizons popularity is good but does anyone miss the old AC community? I miss it. It seems like every other website other than BellTree and Animal Crossing Community are now becoming like the pokemon community.....
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