Question about buying another player's items from Retail?

[kathyceeiscool]

In Retail if you buy another player's character's items, the bells should go directly into their bank account (according to Reese). I helped my brother sell his turnips for him in someone else's town, rather than drop 2M+ worth in bells I put some items up in his shop for 999,000 (I've read on other forums about other people doing this especially when buying expensive villagers like Diana). He came home checked his bank account and it was low, I had the item I bought from him and the bells were missing in my account. We did a trial run, he checked how much he had in the bank I bought an item for 54K and nothing went into his account. However, my 54K was gone and I had his item. Is the money he made from investing turnips gone or is it actually not a direct deposit and he'll have to wait for his bells? If someone could help us out, that'd be great.

 

[Xanarcah]

The money will appear in the bank account the next day. Reese will also give her "someone bought an item and we transferred your payment" speech then too.


I learned this when I almost had a heart attack after a 15mil transaction. .-.

 

[Hisaragi]

It isn't a direct deposit, the money arrives in his bank account the next day.

 

[kathyceeiscool]

thanks guys! and he tried talking to Reese because I remember once someone bought something from me and I got the someone bough an item speech but my brother didn't so we sitting at home freaking out about it. as long as it arrives tomorrow morning we're good ^^