Selling Villagers for Profit: Thoughts

[Airen]

I personally don't like when people sell villagers that I give to them for free because I suppose it's just a bit rude? Not really sure how to put it into words. It's just not very nice. Sort of feel like it's taking advantage of someone's kindness. I have absolutely no problem buying villagers myself. If I ever sold a villager to someone though (which I probably won't, since I like giving them for free), I would let them do whatever they want with them.

 

[jolokia]

Once you get to a certain point in the game there's not much else you can do with the bells you're dutifully packing into your bank account every day. A poster earlier in the thread said however much money you get is never quite enough - well, my experience is different. Despite being a fairly casual player I've now got 30 million in my bank and absolutely nothing to do with it. I already have all the items I want for my house and all the PWPs I want to build, I've grown all my own hybrids and there's no more expensive items I want for my house. At this point I'm pretty much done with bells.

I'm not inclined to burn huge amounts buying all the ~*~prettiest villagers~*~ and I would never sell one of my own, I always offer them for free, but I can kinda see why people do buy them... at least it's something else to do with your ingame time investment.

 

[Prisma]

Dont sell villagers, they are living things (kinda) not furniture.

Yes because pixels have emotions,breathe,and are fully aware.

Anyway, In my opinion you can't just get a villager from a giveaway or cycler then sell them because you're taking a villager someone else would've loved to get and getting it purely for profit to make, That could've been someone who didn't have bells shining moment to get a villager they really wanted and there you are picking them up then dropping them for a quick supply of bells.

I believe selling villagers is ok, If you don't like Island hunting, Stalk market, then Sell villagers but throw in giveaways now and then because some can't afford pricey villagers.
I'd much rather giveaway a villager, I'd personally rather get a villager for free that i'd be not as damaged if they accidently moved as i would be if i paid about 20 million bells for a villager that just ended up moving, it's worth it and not worth it at the same time to buy them, and besides giving away the villager can really make someones day,make them very happy, and put a smile on their face to me thats better than bells. ~Feels Moment Dun Judge me~

It's your choice to sell the villager or not and whatever you do with that villager hopefully it makes someone else very happy no matter how they get it be by Trade,Giveaway or Selling.
I personally wanted to sell villagers but I can't make people pay high prices I feel so horrible if I even try to auction them I feel guilty if the price gets too high so Giving away villagers makes me feel better and it just feels right to me to do so and we all go about it in different ways, I'm not going to judge people who sell them,Not going to judge people who trade them, or giveaway. If it makes the person recieving the villager happy at the end of the day i don't care as long as the person getting your villager is happy regardless of how they recieved it.

 

[Piroshi]

I dislike selling my villagers. I've done it before and it just didn't feel right, so I always give mine away. I don't buy villagers either since I can easily plot reset for them if I really want them. I don't care what other people do though. It's a good way to make money and some people have that kind of money to spare.

 

[Reindeer]

I don't mind people selling villagers. But I'm also of the opinion that if people get it from a cycling thread they shouldn't sell it. I'm not going to sell any villagers from Lemuria, but if I have popular villagers I might consider selling them.

It would be a lot worse if people used real world money for this, like the TF2 economy. Then it'd be a free-for-all and you'd have the same kind of idiots that would rather go broke than wait for something. It's better to be broke in a video game than in real life.

 

[Cudon]

Anybody who's upset about having to pay for their dreamies should just take another look at the list of villagers & pick some more unpopular ones. If you really think paying ingame money for pixelated villagers is wrong, then might aswell go for the unpopular villagers & get them for free. In the end the only bloody differences between beloved Merengue and let's say Ava are : the way they look, catchphrase *which can be easily changed*, picture phrase & their houses.

 

[Diamondarcadia]

It was weird selling villagers at first, then I got over it because I needed bells to fund my hybrid addiction. Having someone sell a villager I cycled out would piss me off because, no matter how "easy" the method may seem, it still takes time. Time spent saving and reloading, saving and reloading. I am sure TTers know the frustration of seeing that load screen 1000 times a day. Plus I also have to clean up my town every now and then because of all the fossils, gyroids and unwanted flowers that grow with time traveling so often., so I am doing work to sell someone a villager, usually now I give my villagers away for free because I want to make people happy and having over 100 million bells has made me realize how little you actually use in-game currency when you're basically done with the game (so to speak)

At the end of the day, it is just a game and meant to be fun for everyone. I know people are and will always be attached to animal crossing games, please remember to just be respectful of other peoples decisions, I see so often the complete rudeness of other people and it makes me sick.

 

[Bearica]

I'd personally never sell/trade a villager I got from a cycling thread or giveaway, but if you've bought a villager and decide to resell it for profit that's your business. If you don't want to sell or trade villagers, don't. If you do, go for it. They're virtual animals in a video game so I don't see what all the fuss is about.

 

[Nerd House]

Once you get to a certain point in the game there's not much else you can do with the bells you're dutifully packing into your bank account every day. A poster earlier in the thread said however much money you get is never quite enough - well, my experience is different. Despite being a fairly casual player I've now got 30 million in my bank and absolutely nothing to do with it. I already have all the items I want for my house and all the PWPs I want to build, I've grown all my own hybrids and there's no more expensive items I want for my house. At this point I'm pretty much done with bells.

I'm not inclined to burn huge amounts buying all the ~*~prettiest villagers~*~ and I would never sell one of my own, I always offer them for free, but I can kinda see why people do buy them... at least it's something else to do with your ingame time investment.

I'm in the same boat. In total, I've made probably around 15mil bells. 7.4million of that was spent fully upgrading my house. I don't particularly spend on PWP but the ones I have maybe cost 1mil total, and then I usually buy everything in shops to catalog them (not counting Gracie, screw that price gouging ****!!) and I still have like 6-7 mil left, which just rots in my ABD.

 

[Ropera]

I personally wouldn't buy or sell villagers.I've never gotten more than 1mill in Animal Crossing and even if I did I'd still rather get the villagers I want myself.I don't care if other people want to sell or buy villagers, if that helps makes the game fun for you then it's fine as long as you're not hurting anybody.They're virtual cartoon animals, they're not really alive and they don't have real feelings therefor there's no reason for me to be upset over it.Even if I wouldn't like to do it myself I have absolutely no problem with how other people play the game for themselves.

 

[Melyora]

I think people can decide for themselves if they want to buy or sell villagers, or give them away.

I do agree on the general opinion here that villagers gained from giveaways should not be should to make a profit... It almost seems like scamming to me... Making Bells on someone else's generosity.

Personally I would give away my villagers or trade them for DLC furniture or stuff I somehow don't get my hands on.

 

[akidas]

Who cares as long as neither the seller or buyer is getting scammed? Its their game they can play it however they get most enjoyment~

 

[Sanaki]

I honestly could agree and disagree with this method for many reasons. Yes you make money, but I feel as if they are just an object to you when some people would do so much for the villager. This is why I turned to cycling. I had no money, and I still don't. I can't afford a 30 million bell Unicorn. No way no how. I rarely ever buy turnips because I don't get up early enough and I don't want to TT much anymore. I'm trying to break the habit. I've gotten 8 of my dreamies from Cycling threads, and I'll be forever grateful to those people. This is why I decided to pick up a second copy of the game. To give people the same chance that I got. Not everyone is filthy rich, but why can't they have their dreamies too? This game isn't about the money. If there was no such thing as cycling, you'd probably have to rely on the sweet people that give away a villager that HAPPENS to be moving away. But that rarely happens.. It's mainly Tier 2 and below. People want to auction them. I can see why you would want to, but it's just not my idea of giving villagers away.

I will never charge for a villager in my Cycling thread because I was that person who wanted their dreamies but could not afford them. I was that person. I want to make people happy. It makes me happy to see people get their dreamies from ME. I often search for people who are looking for a villager I have in boxes to give them to them for free. It feels so good to do. That's why I find cycling so enjoyable. I did this yesterday with Pietro. Someone was looking for him and I had him in boxes, so I messaged them and just gave him to them. The fact that they couldn't believe I was serious was shocking to me. This is what villagers really are about now? The person barely could believe their absolute dreamie was being offered to them for FREE. The feeling of doing something nice is way more satisfying for me, and I know people want money but I feel like cycling should help the people who DON'T have the money to throw everywhere. They need to pay for things like their house, public works projects, and so on. Not saying there's no way to make money, this is just how I view it.

 

[ripley4O77]

Personally I'm glad this exists, I don't want to wait for 50 years hoping I get that villager I really want. I see the payment as travel fee for the animal. I got Rolf, one of my dreamies for only 100k! That made my day!

Do I find it harsh that I'll need top fork over 10 mil minimum for Ankha when I have a free spot again, sure, is it despicable when people buy her cheap and sell her for more sure, but no one is forcing anyone to buy anything. If the price is too high for me I just hope for a better chance later on.
At least I HAVE the chance to obtain dreamies. If one day I need to pay 10 mil for Ankha then so be it. I'll see it like paying for a private jet for her. XD She'll be freed from the slave drivers into teh hands of someone who actually cares, see it like this, how much is the animal's freedom worth to you?

But people who buy just to sell are everywhere and sure it may seem harsh but it's only fueled by those who actually pay for them which is done out of free will.

 

[debinoresu]

oh my god controversial

the only animal im legitimately emotionally attached to all that much is wolfgang but like theyre all scripted virtual animals and some people put effort into obtaining them, its a part of the game, the villager market

the most ive spent on a villager is 1m for muffy. its virtual money for a virtual character, its not a big deal

 

[faerie]

I can understand why cyclers would want you to give the villager away. Most cycling give people dreamies away for free and try their very hardest to get them to someone who wants said villager as a dreamie. If you then turn around and sell the villager to get tons of bells etc, you took that villager under false presence just to sell them. (Not talking about people who accidentally have them go into boxes). I can really relate to this bc I usually try to help people with stuff they want and give it to them for free, then I find that same user go on another site within 5 min and advertise to sell it for 9 mill. (and if your wondering, yes they got that for it.) It just makes me think you couldn't have wanted it that bad when I thought I was doing something nice for you
With that said I don't mind the idea a villagers being sold. Not everyone has a fast internet to be the first poster to get their dreamies. I feel the villager trade plaza is a nice mixed bag. If your lucky you can get a dremie free, if your not you can always bid or trade items.
I don't agree with a 30 million or higher price tag though. It's way to much imo.

 

[nammie]

I don't think there's anything wrong with selling villagers, I mean if you need bells, and someone else has the bells and really wants a villager, then it's win-win for both parties isn't it?

HOWEVER I do think it's wrong when ppl sell villagers they get from cycling threads... and I've seen it happen here before
idk it just seems gross to me that you would take a villager that might have been someone's dreamie, and then try and sell it to someone later

I don't have any stance on buying a villager and selling for a profit because I've never actually seen that happen...? and well if the seller is uninformed and sells for way lower than they could've got, then that's their own fault for not doing research beforehand imo

also personally I've never sold any of my villagers, however I've bought quite a few of them. Would if have been nice if they were all free? Yes, but I doubt I would've gotten them as quickly as I did if they were, so I'm glad that there's a... market... for villagers lol

 

[Ettienne]

I don't see why not. Due to the nature of the game, they can be considered trade-able goods. What I wouldn't agree with would be selling a villager you acquired for free from a cycling thread. In the case of buying a villager and selling them for a profit, though I personally say no, I have to agree with you. You made a purchase and what you do with that purchase afterwards is your decision, as the ownership has changed. (This would probably be up to each original seller's discretion though, as to what rules the intended buyer must abide by.)

 

[juicyness]

I don't really have a problem with it - like you said, in the real world, that's the way things work.

I personally only sell my popular villagers, and usually only for whatever the poster offers (I take bells, hybrids, whatever they want to offer really). The villagers who fall in "lesser" tiers I always giveaway, just because.

The only reason I bother to sell villagers at all is to earn money to buy my dreamies. The prices I see Skye go for make me feel pretty hopeless, but sometimes you meet the right person (I have gotten Tutu, Freya and Kyle all for reasonable prices - all dreamies).

Edited to add: I personally think anything even over 5 million is too much to ask for a villager. But I know that 5 million is actually pretty minor compared to the prices some people pay for certain villagers.

 

[Shirohibiki]

thissss was necro'd why isn't it closed yet urgh
unless they deemed it relevant enough to stay open

my stance is always sell whatever you want except villagers you get for free