Why is everyone so greedy?

[Selky]

Your response in my thread doesn't really inspire generosity.

There are plenty of raffles and giveaways for Marshal that you can obtain him for free from if you don't want to pay high prices for him. They just require luck and patience.

I'd have to agree with this.
It's her villager and her game...she has a right to give Marshal away, sell it, or trade it for whatever to whomever she likes. You overreacted and got nasty with a member that didn't deserve it at all. If you're respectful to others, people see that and maybe will be more likely to help you out in the future. Everyone wants the same general thing and maybe you don't get that villager today...however there are always more chances tomorrow and more raffles.

 

[Hypno KK]

I earned 27 million bells without even trying. And I agree with this post. Why are you so ticked off by a video game? You can get Marshal sooner or later. Patience is virtue.

Yeah, exactly. If you're persistent enough you can make a lot of money fairly quickly, in just a few weeks. It's not that long to wait. Plus, people here tend to be very helpful and you can do things like go into their town to sell turnips if they've got a decent price. I'd hardly call people here greedy, either, someone on this forum put off getting their tier 1 dreamy once to hold a tier 5 dreamy for me because wi-fi issues were preventing me from getting my dreamy earlier. That was seriously awesome. I haven't been around that long but I've seen lots of posts where people are being really helpful and cooperating with each other, too.

 

[Bulbadragon]

A lot of cyclers give him away in raffles. A lot of people sell him for really low prices. You just have to search.

 

[Libertae]

I don't see how one person or many people who are selling a Marshal over 20mil makes the whole community in general greedy. I see auctions in these very forums give Marshals away for under 5mil, and raffles where Marshals are even given away for free.

I can understand if the owner of the Marshal won't haggle for a lower price. But it's kinda childish to complain when there are so many ways to get what you want, it's almost sad.

 

[juicyness]

Tbh I think it's ridiculous when people put the buyout of certain villagers at 30-50 million. I have some tier 1 and 2 villagers that I've been given for free/1-3 million bells. I would much rather wait it out for someone generous rather than pay these outrageous prices. But, there are people that are willing to pay, so it's not going to change.

 

[FireNinja1]

Just because 100 people sell Marshal doesn't mean that the 6000 people that are currently active around here are absolutely greedy.

It's just how supply and demand works. There's only so many Marshals out there, and that's why people pump up the price. It's not being greedy.

 

[MightyMunchlax]

There are plenty of ways to get Marshal for yourself if you are willing to sit and be patient enough. Tent resetting for instance. I've gotten tons of top tier villagers on my cycling town this way, which I am one of those cyclers who gives away their villagers for free. I could sell my villagers and become extremely rich, but the only reason I would need that many bells is to get the items for savings, or to buy other really popular villagers for friends/family, which I save any villagers they want on my cycling if I come across them anyways. You've just gotta hang in there until you find one. I can't tell you how many raffles and threads I entered and stalked for Lolly until I got her and then she moved out on me a month later, but that's a whole different story...

 

[Liquid Ocelot]

"I want a rare thing, but I want it to be cheap."

This is you. Not everyone has what you want, and the people that do have the right to set the price at whatever they feel comfortable with. If you don't like that price, then you go elsewhere. Simple as that.

You can either put in some effort and quit complaining, or just deal with it.

 

[jolokia]

Gotta admit, it does raise my eyebrows that people sell (and indeed, buy) Marshal for megabells. I've got him, got him as a random movein, he's not worth that to me. Let's not jump on OP though, I think she's just frustrated and that caused her to speak a little more sharply than she perhaps intended.

OP: 20 million seems like an impossible number if you've only got a little bit in the bank. It isn't. It works out at about 60 beetle runs, and that's the slowest way to do it. If you did the stalk market you'd probably have 20 million in a week. But if you don't want to do that, people on this forum DO give Marshal away all the time. I barely use the villager trade board except for when I've got someone moving out and want to find an adopter, and even with the minimal times I've visited I've seen numerous Marshal raffles, contests, giveaways etc.

Really, it'd be hard to find an AC community more generous than TBT.

 

[Oblivia]

While I don't completely agree with the concept of selling villagers, categorizing the entire userbase of TBT as "greedy" is a bit premature and incorrect. There are countless cyclers here who frequently give away top tier villagers free of charge, which is easily witnessed by simply lurking around the VTP for a day or so. I personally have given out two free Marshals just this week, so to see words that words that could easily be taken as insults being thrown around is rather off-putting.

That being said, I also have to concur with the previous posters who stated that people can choose to sell their villagers for whatever price they see fit. It IS their game and they're entitled to do whatever they'd like with it.

There are also other methods of obtaining the popular or harder to find villagers. You could easily move out a current villager or two and plot reset, or campsite reset as someone else stated. I wish you the best of luck in obtaining your dreamies. ^_^

 

[Zulehan]

I don't understand why people can't sell their villagers or items for a reasonable price and are so freaking greedy. I've been looking everywhere for Marshal and I can't find someone who will sell him to me for anything lower than 20mil.
This is partially why I don't like this form because of how greedy people are, but I continue to use it in hopes that someone has a heart somewhere and will be reasonable!

I've seen a few giveaways for Marshal, or sales that ended with 10 million bell offers or lower. The problem is simply that there is so much demand that these generous acts easily get drowned out by sales started by the more 'practical' minded.

It is simply a fact of life that if people can make more for a product, they will most likely take advantage, especially in a situation like this where nobody gets harmed. It is not a unique aspect of any particular forum. Where I have seen more generous offers than usual, there have been guidelines in place to encourage it.

 

[Shydragon]

On the contrary, isn't it greedy to want one of the most valuable villagers of them all for cheap?

 

[West8991]

I don't understand why people can't sell their villagers or items for a reasonable price and are so freaking greedy. I've been looking everywhere for Marshal and I can't find someone who will sell him to me for anything lower than 20mil.
This is partially why I don't like this form because of how greedy people are, but I continue to use it in hopes that someone has a heart somewhere and will be reasonable!

So you're saying that we are all rude here. I have found plenty of people who sometimes just straight up give it to you for lower than the amount if you don't have all of the bells. If you want to talk greedy go to Reddit.

But on another note, whats so special about Marshal? Hes just another squirrel to me, and Smug is my least favorite personality so is he hard to get in your town or something? If there's a squirrel anyone should want its Peanut, shes awesome!

 

[Spongebob]

Madison you aren't exactly Miss Perfect you know. I saw what you wrote on Xana's thread. People are people and sometimes you have to suck it up and deal with it.

 

[charyse]

all you have to do is plot reset for a smug villager and you'll get him for free idk why ppl act like you have to pay millions for a few pixels just put in effort with plot resetting and camp resetting and he'll be free no need to make a whining thread

 

[Zulehan]

all you have to do is plot reset for a smug villager and you'll get him for free idk why ppl act like you have to pay millions for a few pixels just put in effort with plot resetting and camp resetting and he'll be free no need to make a whining thread

I can't believe you said the "e" word. I would banish you, but that would require effort.

 

[charyse]

I can't believe you said the "e" word. I would banish you, but that would require effort.

you just said it yourself so your dumb little comment was pointless o. o

 

[LadyVivia]

Well maybe because lots of people want him, don't think that you're the only one out there who wants a high tier villager. If you want a high tier, it's either put in your own effort or suck up the bells, because LOTS of people want him, AND I MEAN LOTS.

And i'm offended by the word you describe these people by. "Greedy"? Are you kidding me? You're saying a high tier, popular villager should be as low as 100k? Saying that people shouldn't sell him for that reasonable price of a high tier villager, is like saying a jacket that took millions the make should be sold for 1 cent.

You're no prize either.

 

[Spongebob]

Well maybe because lots of people want him, don't think that you're the only one out there who wants a high tier villager. If you want a high tier, it's either put in your own effort or suck up the bells, because LOTS of people want him, AND I MEAN LOTS.

And i'm offended by the word you describe these people by. "Greedy"? Are you kidding me? You're saying a high tier, popular villager should be as low as 100k? Saying that people shouldn't sell him for that reasonable price of a high tier villager, is like saying selling a jacket that took millions the make should be sold for 1 cent.

You're no prize either.

^ This

 

[fallenchaoskitten]

On the contrary, isn't it greedy to want one of the most valuable villagers of them all for cheap?

I agree totally to this.
People feel they are entitled to things without putting in any effort or working towards it all the time.
And that is what is greedy.