Opinions on Scammers, High Chargers, etc.

[Meowria]

High chargers and scammers are not at all on the same level.

There's nothing wrong with charging what you want, especially if people are willing to sit there and purchase the thing. Unless the high charger is a scammer as well, they will come through with their promise. If the price isn't something you like, just ignore them and move on to the next person. At the end of the day both parties agreed with the sale, making it okay in my books.

Scammers are trash. They find ways to abuse the system to cheat and steal from other players.

So yeah no. Not on the same level.

 

[kyrynbunni]

I don't believe that people who accept high prices deserve the intense dislike or all the blame for this. The people accepting these high prices are playing by supply and demand - which appears to be something the AC community has forgotten about or doesn't understand? If enough people are willing to pay 600 NMTs for Raymond, it tells people selling that will be his price point. The people buying these things don't have to at that price, but they choose to thus helping the economy stay where it's at in that regard. This is especially true in an auction. The idea that someone offered 600 NMT for a villager but its totally only the seller's fault for accepting that offer is....not okay? The buyer offered a high amount for something and thus helped set the price point that high.

Supply and demand. There's a high demand for new villagers and a low supply, but people willing to buy them at any cost. Thus the prices go up and stay there for quite some time. If one does not like how high the price is, simply pass up the store/auction and eventually the prices will drop. But there's no need to harass them or compare them to scammers. That, imo, is being quite a bit unnecessarily harsh.

 

[toenuki]

Saying high chargers and scammers are on the same level is quite a dangerous statement. If someone is requesting an exorbitant amount of money, I simply choose to ignore it. Speak with your wallet (or pockets in this case).

well, this was just a grouping. obviously some are good people, im just including them in 1 post

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I don't believe that people who accept high prices deserve the intense dislike or all the blame for this. The people accepting these high prices are playing by supply and demand - which appears to be something the AC community has forgotten about or doesn't understand? If enough people are willing to pay 600 NMTs for Raymond, it tells people selling that will be his price point. The people buying these things don't have to at that price, but they choose to thus helping the economy stay where it's at in that regard. This is especially true in an auction. The idea that someone offered 600 NMT for a villager but its totally only the seller's fault for accepting that offer is....not okay? The buyer offered a high amount for something and thus helped set the price point that high.

Supply and demand. There's a high demand for new villagers and a low supply, but people willing to buy them at any cost. Thus the prices go up and stay there for quite some time. If one does not like how high the price is, simply pass up the store/auction and eventually the prices will drop. But there's no need to harass them or compare them to scammers. That, imo, is being quite a bit unnecessarily harsh.

the intent was not to compare them, however its insane how only rich ac players can thrive

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High chargers and scammers are not at all on the same level.

There's nothing wrong with charging what you want, especially if people are willing to sit there and purchase the thing. Unless the high charger is a scammer as well, they will come through with their promise. If the price isn't something you like, just ignore them and move on to the next person. At the end of the day both parties agreed with the sale, making it okay in my books.

Scammers are trash. They find ways to abuse the system to cheat and steal from other players.

So yeah no. Not on the same level.

the intent was not to compare them.

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Scammers=trash. I hate people who scam others. Especially on a game like Animal Crossing. Like what is the point? Honestly, I am so thankful I've never wanted to or felt the need to scam someone over some pixels. Yeesh.

High chargers are fine and they're not even in the same category. If I had a Raymond I was looking to sell why would I ask for an iron nugget and 2 NMT when I could easily get 1000 NMT for him? If people are willing to pay for something, I don't see why you wouldn't charge it. Doesn't mean that I personally would ever purchase a villager for that amount or even ask someone else to pay me that much for a villager lol. I personally find island hopping much more fun and rewarding than buying a villager from someone online as I have in previous titles. My opinion is: if you want someone to give you an item, villager, or service then you should pay what they're asking and quit complaining about their prices. Don't like them? Find someone else or go out and find your own.

again, in the same post for convenience

 

[Imaginetheday]

I ignore the high chargers and only deal with those that I think are reasonable. I've only done turnip sales with people who accept tips, non-specified. I tip 10% of my profit (a recommendation I read somewhere), which is 1-2 bags of 99,000 bells. I think that's reasonable.

 

[toenuki]

I ignore the high chargers and only deal with those that I think are reasonable. I've only done turnip sales with people who accept tips, non-specified. I tip 10% of my profit (a recommendation I read somewhere), which is 1-2 bags of 99,000 bells. I think that's reasonable.

i always tip something, only fair. i dont always like just leaving, unless im just unsure of what to tipm most turnip ppl are good ppl

 

[seularin]

ahh, i let my buyers name their price or have their say in their price in whatever they're buying that feels reasonable.

 

[Luella]

Scammers: No, bad!

High chargers: Your prerogative~

 

[sleepydreepy]

high chargers are pretty ridiculous, but I guess I see where they are coming from? I mean its nice to make money, but I feel like sometimes they are a little too greedy. it also seems impossible to pay their high price without being an active online trader or intense grinder, so it sucks that the average players are excluded from their sales. I personally like to charge optional entry fees that are more "pay if you can/pay what you can," and if someone is really passionate about a service or item I'm selling but can't afford it I always work with them to reduce the price, or just give it to them for free. I think this game is really fun to play with other people, and if I was a real stickler about my prices I would miss out on meeting so many cool players. Plus its a nice feeling to share an item that you value with someone else!

 

[Dormire]

Scammers are the lowest scums. I hope they get their save files wiped for being an ass to people who just want fun.
High chargers are negligible. As long as they don't scam and leave you with nothing (like Redd did to Tom Nook), they're ok, I guess.

 

[issh0mans]

obviously scammers are garbage.

i personally dislike high chargers. if they're crafting you an item, with materials included, i understand a high price esp if said materials are harder to obtain. but wanting a nook ticket for a dress that's worth 2k bells is insane to me lmao.​

 

[Druidsleep]

DISCLAIMER: THESE ARE NOT ON THE SAME LEVEL, just in the same post for convenience.

Has anyone felt like people take this game a little.. too seriously?

The most serious amount of money I've had to give as a tip for turnips was a couple hundred thousand, but I still got to keep a good 2 million. I've also gotten p lucky w NMT amounts for items and villagers. But some people charge way too much for items, turnips and even villagers? Like it's crazy, the highest I've charged is 30 NMT for a certain villager (to save up for island hops) and I didn't even know that was possible, I've been on this forum for years and still don't know prices for anything

I feel like only the rich ac players can thrive.

Then the scammers are a whole new story, they've been bad as long as we remember.

Do any of you have any experiences with or opinions on crazy prices or scams?

I sell to low I rip myself off lol

 

[Annika.]

Honestly, I don't think it's really fair to constantly judge people on how they play their game. When you can trade items and have a currency as well, an economy is bound to be created by its users. Of course I don't like the high prices, but if I wanted something badly I'd work it out.

I'm a poor player and I'm doing fine. Even 100 NMT seem reasonable, since it's unlikely to find a certain villager with that amount of tickets. Whether or not you're willing to pay (or sell) for that much is on you. You either agree with a trader/seller/buyer or you don't.

At the very least these kind of threads just lead to fighting and what really is there to say except for "it's too expensive, it's unfair to me".

Edit: Just wanted to say that scammers and duplicaters are excluded from this post, I'm talking about legit situations with a lot invested into it.

 

[USN Peter]

I really don't mind when players are selling their rare items for a high price in terms of bells/NMT; however, I have seen players selling in-game furniture for real life money on places like ebay.
Now those are something I can't agree on.

 

[RhinoK]

I try not to let bad experiences ruin the game but I tipped upon entry as requested to buy turnips and I they sent me home x_x it wasn't much but it's enough to make me wait for a person who doesn't have an entry fee

Scammers: No, bad!

High chargers: Your prerogative~

Pretty much!

 

[usa-chan]

i've never encountered a scammer myself, but i do see a lot of high pricers on turnip exchange. "you can sell your turnips for 353, but i want 10 nmt or 99 x 5 bells each trip!!1!1!!" like, that's ridiculous, what's the point of that? i'd understand if the turnip prices were higher, but they're not. hosting can be difficult and tiring, but it doesn't mean that you should charge 10 nmt per trip. there's even people charging others to talk to celeste for a high fee. i usually ignore those posts, but i feel bad for people who actually pay those amounts.

but at the same time, i've seen people literally dog on high pricers on this forum. people would comment on buying/selling threads in the cranny just to say "wow so-and-so is charging that much for blah-blah? what a rip off, blah-blah-blah" if you're not offering anything for lower prices, then don't comment and don't hound someone else for their offer. unless the seller explicitly states that they want someone to tell them if they're overcharging, you don't get to call them out for it in such a rude way. the buyer can choose whether or not they want to buy from them or someone else. it just shows how holier-than-thou you are

 

[chainosaur]

High chargers can be easily ignored, it's not hard to pass them up and find a better deal.

Scammers however are actively malicious, definitely worse.

 

[toenuki]

I sell to low I rip myself off lol

the feeling of not knowing what to sell plagues me

 

[kakuzu]

i think its silly to charge so high for things ?? i like to craft for free if ppl bring me the materials needed for the item they want, and if they wanted something from my catalogue i'd make them pay the price it costs to reorder from the abd ?? its just so strange seeing some dress being sold for like a noxious amt of bells or tickets when its something everyone can randomly get from the able's store lmdflfmodsmgjnk

im particularly baffled by the selling of villagers frankly . theyre .. already leaving .. u no longer want them .. whyre u charging ppl dozens of nook mile tickets to take a villager u dont want off ur island .. i always give mine away for free when theyre in boxes ?? obviously an unpopular opinion considering there's an entire forum sub category dedicated to selling them off but idk

 

[Druidsleep]

the feeling of not knowing what to sell plagues me

Sell anything sell everything sell your soul (srsly I did that lol) it's the Internet anything goes

 

[RhinoK]

i think its silly to charge so high for things ?? i like to craft for free if ppl bring me the materials needed for the item they want, and if they wanted something from my catalogue i'd make them pay the price it costs to reorder from the abd ?? its just so strange seeing some dress being sold for like a noxious amt of bells or tickets when its something everyone can randomly get from the able's store lmdflfmodsmgjnk

Oh yeah that's something that'll confuse me: "selling this chair, name me your offer " like.... can I not pay what you bought it for??