ACNH × Sanrio Crossover Discussion + Question Thread 💗

[Matt0106]

I would totally judge
Scalpers are scum who try their hardest to profit off the desperation of others

I find it depends. Trading cards are one thing, since those usually increase in value, as well as old consoles and games.

I think the only time a scalper actually upset me though was when someone bought a huge stock of Rosalina amiibo (I didn't want her so it didn't matter to me) and showed off a picture with his middle finger in the centre of the picture. His message was pretty self-explanatory.

The whole "bot-that-buys-whatever-stock-you-want-instantly" thing also upsets me. When someone buys multiple units simply because they outpaced me naturally themselves, whatever. But when I'm forced to compete with an actual bot that will obviously beat me to the podium, that's when it goes from "whatever" to "okay, this is frustrating."

 

[AgentCP]

Maybe I'm just a lucky person. I managed to secure several packs of Sanrio amiibo cards back in 2016 and last year secured multiple launch day PS5s.
Before anyone goes berserk at me, no, I'm not a scalper. I handled preorders for friends and family because I work from home and they don't.

I'm usually really late on limited quantity things. I guess I just have really bad timing when it comes to checking stores for stock or I rely on pings from twitter and by the time I get to the page, like a million other people also try to check out all at once which turn into chaos lol. The only limited quantity item I managed to secure just recently was that Zelda skyward sword joy con and the monster hunter switch+controller. Other than those, I almost always fail haha.

 

[Foreverfox]

Well, got an email from FNAC saying that my preorder was canceled because they sold out. what a bummer!

 

[tajikey]

I would totally judge
Scalpers are scum who try their hardest to profit off the desperation of others

They wouldn't exist if there weren't any buyers. Besides, items that are generally scalped are luxuries, not necessities. I'd agree if people are trying to flip cases of water during an emergency, but it doesn't bother me for these types of things. I've learned to just keep my stones in my pocket, since I am by no means sinless.

 

[Chris]

They wouldn't exist if there weren't any buyers. Besides, items that are generally scalped are luxuries, not necessities. I'd agree if people are trying to flip cases of water during an emergency, but it doesn't bother me for these types of things. I've learned to just keep my stones in my pocket, since I am by no means sinless.

That just reminds me of the people who over-charged for HAND SANITISER at the start of the pandemic.

 

[tajikey]

That just reminds me of the people who over-charged for HAND SANITISER at the start of the pandemic.

Those people should be horse-drawn and quartered, if not worse. Karma will come back to get them at some point, if it hasn't already.

 

[AgentCP]

I think some people just buy off scalpers cause they have spare money and they just have mentality like, "why should I bother staying in line when I can use all that time to make more money at work. I'd rather pay someone else to do that for me."...or they're desperate completionists/collectors

 

[MKLMom]

Well, got an email from FNAC saying that my preorder was canceled because they sold out. what a bummer!

Where do I preorder, and what exactly am I looking for? (No one yell at me for the absurdity of this question, please! I’m old and don’t really understand the cards and how to use them.). I really want to get these!

 

[Chris]

Where do I preorder, and what exactly am I looking for? (No one yell at me for the absurdity of this question, please! I’m old and don’t really understand the cards and how to use them.). I really want to get these!

No one is 100% sure yet, unfortunately! But keep an eye on this thread, because as people find out where they can be purchased from they will hopefully share it in here so that everyone else can buy some too.

 

[Cosmic-chan]

Stay hopeful! They were hard to track down back in 2016 too. I still managed to snag a couple of packs and mailed the extras to the other TBT staff.

Hard to find even then..oh no,, I know you said stay hopeful but,, ;;

 

[Chris]

Hard to find even then..oh no,, I know you said stay hopeful but,, ;;

You've got me and I'm the self-proclaimed king of tracking down this stuff.
Seriously though, if the community works together to share knowledge plenty of people should benefit.

 

[tajikey]

You've got me and I'm the self-proclaimed king of tracking down this stuff.
Seriously though, if the community works together to share knowledge plenty of people should benefit.

Absolutely agree. The moment I see pre-orders open up on Target.com, I'll first place my order, then come over here to shout from the rooftops.

 

[Chris]

And what stands to lose is my keyboard's F5 key functioning. We'll figure it out one way or another.

There are workarounds for that. It'll be for the greater good.

 

[Matt0106]

Question for anyone who may know: when something comes out but it’s online, does it usually drop at 12 AM? Or is it more random at some point during launch day?

 

[Chris]

Question for anyone who may know: when something comes out but it’s online, does it usually drop at 12 AM? Or is it more random at some point during launch day?

It's typically random. Most places will just update whenever, rather than sticking to a set time schedule. When I secured several PS5s it was due to having the right resources set-up to notify me of stock.

 

[tajikey]

Question for anyone who may know: when something comes out but it’s online, does it usually drop at 12 AM? Or is it more random at some point during launch day?

I want to say it's random. On a few refresh occasions, different Amiibo figurines have popped up then subsequently sold out on their website. Which I guess could be taken as a bad sign, seeing as sniping programs may be targeting Amiibos specifically. Le sigh.

 

[Rika092]

I would totally judge
Scalpers are scum who try their hardest to profit off the desperation of others

I'm reminded of the scalpers who hoarded animal crossing switches when they first came out and tried to resell them for $800.
Thankfully Nintendo did the right thing by re-release the AC edition consoles.. the scalpers can eat their $ losses and they ain't got no sympathy from me

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That just reminds me of the people who over-charged for HAND SANITISER at the start of the pandemic.

This is the worst kind of scalpers. Trying to make profit out of disease outbreaks/natural disasters. They should be banned from selling on Amazon/Walmart..etc for life. At least video games are just for entertainment and nobody is physically harmed if they can't buy it; hand sanitizers could make a life and death difference in hospitals/nursing homes (I'm exaggerating a little but not really).

 

[Cosmic-chan]

I know hate is a strong word but I HATE scalpers

 

[McMuffinburger]

I did that when the Mewtwo amiibo was coming out, only to find out that for Canada it came out a week after the US. Because of that, they had zero clue what I was talking about.

They must've thought I was crazy.

They definitely thought I was crazy and said for me to try 5 below

 

[Peach_Jam]

Y'all how do we feel about the NFC version of these cards?