Since when did people start using tbt in Retail?

[EpicMeli]

"Back In my day" people sold items for in game bells.

So when did selling for tbt bells become a thing? Why do people care about them and aren't they annoyingly harder to get than in game bells?

 

[GirlPolarBear]

It's been a thing for years probably, it was happened when I joined xD I don't do it for the collectables, I do it to get villagers and hybrids xD

 

[namiieco]

tbt is used for so many different things and igb is veryyyyy cheap now
100tbt = 20mil igb so no one has any use for igb

 

[Cirom]

Also the point that now Powersaves (or whatever the new version of AR is called) is a thing again, so people can just spawn in as many Bells as they want. You can't exactly "spawn in" TBT, so TBT gets a lot of worth because of that.

I mean granted, the "hacking" is nowhere near as bad as it was in Wild World, but it still happens.

 

[furbyq]

I think a lot of the reason why TBT is used over IGB is convenience. If 100 TBT equals 20 million IGB, it's a whole lot easier to transfer the TBT than it is to do however many trips it takes to exchange that much IGB.

 

[EpicMeli]

Thanks guys!

I just need the bells to pay off Tom nook xD do people give in game bells away for free then cos of power saves?

 

[LambdaDelta]

I always remember it

though it became more common when the rules changes made it so new leaf items had to be sold in re-tail, regardless of currency wanted

- - - Post Merge - - -

I just need the bells to pay off Tom nook xD do people give in game bells away for free then cos of power saves?

they don't, and the staff usually steps in if it's obvious someone is powersaving bells/items for forum usage

I mean since forum rules and all. many people just disregard those rules

 

[Clover-Palette]

It is much quicker to transfer tbt rather than millions of bells... much quicker and easier!

 

[cloverette]

lol thats why i dont even use the re-tail board anymore, that plus getting so many items from others makes the game less fulfilling

 

[mayortiffany]

I personally value IGB over TBT because I still need bells to pay off home renovations and TBT is easier to earn for me as I can just post to earn them. Collectibles here don't matter much for me.

That said, I can see why people like selling in TBT. Much more convenient and it can be used to buy collectibles. If you've already finished your home renovations and bells are no use for you if you dupe, TBT is probably worth more for you.

 

[debinoresu]

Thanks guys!

I just need the bells to pay off Tom nook xD do people give in game bells away for free then cos of power saves?

i see you have 673 tbt, you can buy plenty of bells with that much tbt.

 

[Emile]

That being said, ever since the update TBT has been worth less. I've seen 3Ds selling for 200 TBT...like really? For a cheap item almost anyone can get? It's ridiculous how much things cost now.

 

[Believe]

It's only worth less right now because there's a huge influx of old members who have hoarded tons of TBT over the years that haven't actively been playing ACNL. They can spare the amount to pay for things. Honestly, once you pay off your house loans you dont really need a lot of bells :s