[rant] have you already encountered someone you won't trade with again?

[Eirrinn]

I have only had this experience on nookazon so far. Messaged them on discord cuz they had pierce a villager that I’ve beeb wanting forever, took about 6 hours to respond but whatever time zones and stuff happen
I finally go to their town and drop my nmt and then they end the session and I’m out of my nmt and no pierce lol

I tried getting him again from someone on here but apparently they tted on accident and kicked him out instead of going into boxes?? Idk lol
I ended up getting roald so that’s good enough for me rn

 

[Capablanca]

Ive dealt with two players I wouldn’t want to trade with again, one I crafted an item for and asked for igb for payment but they just took the item and left never paid. The second person I traded with and they asked to look around, well I caught them in my pile of extra diy and they took one without asking and left

 

[Altarium]

I've only ever traded with TBT users and have yet to run into any issues (during the entirety of NL and in NH). I'm not ruling it out, because you never know, but so far so good. I don't feel comfortable using nookazon, reddit or discord tbh. I've seen way too many scammers and greed.

Sorry that happened to you OP I know I would've been quite upset

 

[coffee biscuit]

Fortunately no, all of my trading experiences have been great so far. (except one trade which wasn't a scam or anything but it really irritated me due to the way they went about it, including implying that I was a scammer just bc they were impatient lol..)

I'm not looking forward to the day where I'm eventually going to run into a total jerk or a scammer but that risk always comes with trading with strangers online, so you gotta be careful. Sorry to anybody who's had negative experiences trading, 99% of the users here are really nice and trustworthy so it's mostly bad luck. Trading off of the TBT forums on the other hand is riskier due to the lack of feedback but I've also done a lot of trades on the TBT Discord and I've had no issues so far.

 

[Selky]

Yep, people that ghost me (especially if it's for items that were ordered/bought at my expense) are pretty much written off in the future. Which is awkward sometimes, because you would think they wouldn't come back to your future topics after doing it but they do. I guess they must do it regularly to where they don't remember who they did it to.

That's the one thing I don't like when I do a giveaway using turnip exchange. Because I can't block those people easily from being able to queue up. So, I probably won't use it in the future for that reason.

 

[shasha]

Egh I had a bad experience today from someone on discord. I was having people round to catalog some furniture sets and it had all gone smoothly so far. But then this one guy came and immediately asked when they arrived to my island something like, how do I know that you're not scamming me. I then tried to explain that he could check his catalog after to see if the items were there and while I was typing my response, he hopped onto one of the mini islands I have on my entrance way and plucked a gold rose without asking! He literally came to make trouble and tried to distract me to steal! I told him that it wasn't cool, asked for the rose back and he refused and tried to take the furniture I had on the side. Thankfully I reset before he could take more but the behaviour just really annoys me

 

[xSuperMario64x]

It may have been an honest mistake. You're right, they shouldn't have wandered off without your permission, but they may not have traded much and therefore don't know proper trade/visit etiquette.

It really comes down to how they react when you call them out for doing something you don't want them to do. Did they apologize? If so then it very likely was an honest mistake (I did something similar cause I was being an idiot and I did apologize; idk if the host forgave me but idrc). If they didn't apologize then I would definitely see that as being rude.

I'm very trusting with people and generally let them run around my town if they need to buy/sell stuff, but I'm also patient. If this happened to me I likely would have ended as soon as I couldn't find them for maybe a minute or so. Luckily I haven't encountered anything like this yet but I understand your frustration. When people steal stuff and then try to run off and not apologize then it's incredibly rude and disrespectful.

 

[h1pst4r]

There's someone called King Lou from LALALAND scamming his way through Reddit. I've seen a tonne of threads about him and even a mod post, and it keeps going.

 

[Silh]

Almost every trade I've done with people has been smooth. Though there was one time someone was trading and they did the same thing; they kinda just took off and ran around my town without asking xD They were saying "pretty town!" and stuff which is nice but i was worried D; If they had asked to walk around before hand I'd be ok with it so I can follow them xD But yah I want to trust people but im scared i'll get *that* person who does something bad so ;v ;

 

[shasha]

It may have been an honest mistake. You're right, they shouldn't have wandered off without your permission, but they may not have traded much and therefore don't know proper trade/visit etiquette.

It really comes down to how they react when you call them out for doing something you don't want them to do. Did they apologize? If so then it very likely was an honest mistake (I did something similar cause I was being an idiot and I did apologize; idk if the host forgave me but idrc). If they didn't apologize then I would definitely see that as being rude.

I'm very trusting with people and generally let them run around my town if they need to buy/sell stuff, but I'm also patient. If this happened to me I likely would have ended as soon as I couldn't find them for maybe a minute or so. Luckily I haven't encountered anything like this yet but I understand your frustration. When people steal stuff and then try to run off and not apologize then it's incredibly rude and disrespectful.

Haha when I told him that it's not okay to take things without asking and that he should give it back, he just said that he couldn't drop it lol. Defo not an honest mistake, I'm also very trusting haha so it was bound to happen at so oh well

 

[deleted]

With my Amiibo shop, I clearly state my one rule: do not advance past my airport area. I have a little squiggly path leading to my plaza and that’s where all transactions happen. So far they’ve all been very quick and I’ve even received tips! If someone did break my rule, ESPECIALLY if they had the nerve to shake all my fruit trees or enter shops without asking, I would just end the session, leave negative feedback, and not give them their order (I don’t take payment until the order is ready and they’re at my island for pickup).

As sorry as I am for your experience, I can’t say that I’m surprised. Some people are so entitled...

 

[marea]

So sorry that this happened to you! I dont feel comfortable yet to trade with others outside this forum. I saw the villagers i want sold somewhere else, but i would rather wait and get them from here because all my previous trades here went smoothly so far.

 

[SarahsNY]

I had quite a few people over because someone was crafting a sought after item (cutting board). People were constantly coming and going, and it was super hard to keep track of everyone, even though I tried my best. Later I found out someone went to my shop before I had ever had a chnace that day, and bought two out of three large items without my permission. I had specifically instructed everyone to never leave my line of sight, but this person obviously didn’t care. I’ll never know what they bought or if I would have needed them for my own island!

Unfortunately I never saw who it was, but the nerve! I’ll never have more than one person over unless everything is fenced off. I’ve done so many trades onsite and off, and have never experienced something so rude.

 

[tanisha23]

The worst experience I've had is having to wait for someone. I was allowing folks to come to my town for a DIY recipe. I let them know that I would wait for them at the airport so that I could guide them to the crafter's house. I'm not too comfortable having people roam around my town if I don't know them.

Since I only let 4 people in my town at a time, for some folks, I, of course, couldn't respond to them immediately, but this person was actually the last person to respond to the post, and the last in my town was just heading out, so I went and sent them a dodo code soon after they asked if they could come. I waited for 15 minutes, and no one arrived, so I decide to shoot them a PM.

I asked if I had already let them in my town already, b/c sometimes it's hard to keep track of people who have come and gone.

They responded to me immediately, saying they had not been in yet and asked if the person had stopped crafting. I responded to with no and then proceeded to wait only for them to not respond until 15 minutes later saying they were on their way.

I just don't understand how they had the time to respond to me immediately to ask if it was too late for them to come, only for them to have me wait again for them to respond that they were finally on their way.

If you see that it says I'll be waiting at the airport, and you know that you're busy, just let me know, I'll reopen my gates with a new code when you're ready.

I refrain from leaving negative reviews b/c nothing is really preventing them from negative reviewing me b/c they didn't like that I left them a negative review.

 

[5cm/s]

The worst experience I've had is having to wait for someone. I was allowing folks to come to my town for a DIY recipe. I let them know that I would wait for them at the airport so that I could guide them to the crafter's house. I'm not too comfortable having people roam around my town if I don't know them.

Since I only let 4 people in my town at a time, for some folks, I, of course, couldn't respond to them immediately, but this person was actually the last person to respond to the post, and the last in my town was just heading out, so I went and sent them a dodo code soon after they asked if they could come. I waited for 15 minutes, and no one arrived, so I decide to shoot them a PM.

I asked if I had already let them in my town already, b/c sometimes it's hard to keep track of people who have come and gone.

They responded to me immediately, saying they had not been in yet and asked if the person had stopped crafting. I responded to with no and then proceeded to wait only for them to not respond until 15 minutes later saying they were on their way.

I just don't understand how they had the time to respond to me immediately to ask if it was too late for them to come, only for them to have me wait again for them to respond that they were finally on their way.

If you see that it says I'll be waiting at the airport, and you know that you're busy, just let me know, I'll reopen my gates with a new code when you're ready.

I refrain from leaving negative reviews b/c nothing is really preventing them from negative reviewing me b/c they didn't like that I left them a negative review.

i feel this so much! i'm lucky enough that i haven't had any scammy experiences, but i've had plenty of experiences with people who wouldn't communicate. they're just hard to work with, and i end up wasting a lot of time (sometimes i have another trade lined up after them, and because they won't respond or are taking a while to come and don't have an explanation, i have to keep apologizing to the next person for making them wait. i wouldn't be as bothered if they just said "hi, i'm currently busy with something else, could we do this in 15min?" so i can let the next person go ahead of them). it just makes me reluctant to work with them in the future again.

 

[Believe]

I haven't been scammed yet, but I've encountered plenty of people I have no interest in trading with again due to rudeness and an overall unpleasant experience.

Personally, I almost never leave negative feedback unless it was a truly awful / I got scammed because the feedback system is so heavily positive that bad ones really put a spotlight on both the giver and receiver.

 

[Sudsofsplash]

I haven't really ran into anyone who I wouldn't trade with again. Usually I do just give stuff away for free, cause honestly? I just like being generous LOL I never care if anyone wanders my island, takes my fruits, or picks my flowers, cause really whats the worst that could happen? they'll grow back in three days and if I really care I can just TT to get them grown.
However, if people want to do any of those things, I always ask that they tell me so I know. I've had really kind people and don't block off any of my island, though I do make sure I don't have any items laying around!
It does suck when people don't even ask, like if you wanna explore...just ask! the worst that could happen if the host could say "No".

 

[kojuuro]

I've had some iffy experiences but none too terrible. Reddit is a bit hit or miss for me, but TBT has generally had really nice people! I'm considering discord, but I get a bit overwhelmed by how much is going on there.

 

[Meowria]

I’m so sorry this happened to you.

I’m new to trading in animal crossing even though I’ve been playing since the beginning so I’m new to online play and haven't experienced anything bad. Luckily most of you people seem very trustable so I feel like I don’t have much to worry about.

It would be nice for everyone to just be nice and respect each other’s islands.

 

[mayortiffany]

Not yet. I've been really trying to limit the sites that I trade on because some have much better reputation systems than others. There's basically no feedback system on the main ACNH discord, for example, which makes me very wary of trading there (as well as much higher prices for items!). As a result, I'd like to think that I'm having better experiences.

TBT is a great place for trades because all posts can be consolidated in an easy place to find (but with DMs so you can privately talk and share DODO codes), there's plenty of trades but it doesn't move too fast, and there's a good feedback system in place. The ACNH Exchange app is also good for turnip, island visits, and catalogue parties because you can see your place in line, it has a chat feature where you can talk to others in line, and there's also a feedback system. Both seem to have good communities, so I'm pleased with the trades I've done on both so far!

In general though, I do think there is a certain degree of responsibility and risk that you take on as a buyer, seller, or trader to protect yourself. In an ideal world, no one would be scummy, but the unfortunate reality is that there are players like that out there. It could look like monitoring your visitor's progress on your island, laying out ground rules and strictly enforcing them, fencing off areas or items you don't want visitors going, sticking to certain sites to trade, or avoiding any transaction that requires you to put your money/items down first without seeing the final product.