Black Friday Restocks and Black Collectibles Return

[Radiant Dreamer]

I have an apple if youd like to buy it!

oooh, how much?

 

[Stikki]

Now I have these collectables everyone's always talking about. Now I am cool.

 

[Bob Zombie]

Yay I got the mori!

 

[Variety.Gamer 4438]

What's the point of restocks if they're always so low? Even the event collectibles are restocked in batches of 10 or 20.

What are the mods even worried about? None of the collectibles carry any actual monetary value so are some of the collectibles really that hard to design?

 

[MasterM64]

Thank you staff for offering this opportunity for a lot of people wanting these collectibles!

What's the point of restocks if they're always so low? Even the event collectibles are restocked in batches of 10 or 20.

What are the mods even worried about? None of the collectibles carry any actual monetary value so are some of the collectibles really that hard to design?

Restocks are low and irregular for a reason: the collectible market. In order for collectibles to retain desirability (collectibility), there is a fine line between availability and making a collectible worthless. Even though they don’t have a monetary value, they do however have a TBT value which also makes them have a IGB/NMT value as well (since they are interchangeable). There is a reason why TBT has value and is interchangeable (don’t know of any other AC community that has a similar system). TBT also is amazing when new games come out and you want to transfer wealth from one game to the other. I hope this explains things better.

EDIT: TBT is essentially backed by the collectible market and in-game currencies.

 

[Dwayne Johnson]

2/2 so far lets see if we can get the big one

 

[Variety.Gamer 4438]

Thank you staff for offering this opportunity for a lot of people wanting these collectibles!



Restocks are low and irregular for a reason: the collectible market. In order for collectibles to retain desirability (collectibility), there is a fine line between availability and making a collectible worthless. Even though they don’t have a monetary value, they do however have a TBT value which also makes them have a IGB/NMT value as well (since they are interchangeable). There is a reason why TBT has value and is interchangeable (don’t know of any other AC community that has a similar system). TBT also is amazing when new games come out and you want to transfer wealth from one game to the other. I hope this explains things better.

EDIT: TBT is essentially backed by the collectible market and in-game currencies.

Still, none of these hold any true monetary value. I know there are people who try selling igb or other AC items for actual cash, but that doesn't count in my opinion.

The forum's system only purpose it serves imo is to make collectible hunting difficult for no good reason.

Also, their IGB/NMT value is virtually useless anyway since it always fluctuates, there are always other easier methods to obtain these in-game resources, and you need an absurdly large amount to even get a reasonable TBT stash.

Ok, so it's the collectibles I am mostly upset about, but that's only because they are needlessly expensive compared to everything else you can get with TBT with their function being the least useful since you can't do anything with them outside of this one specific forum site.

Also, there is a reason why no other site has a "TBT system".

 

[MasterM64]

Still, none of these hold any true monetary value. I know there are people who try selling igb or other AC items for actual cash, but that doesn't count in my opinion.

The forum's system only purpose it serves imo is to make collectible hunting needlessly difficult. It's a crap mobile mini game with the actual prizes serve no use whatsoever.

Also, their IGB/NMT value is virtually useless anyway since it always fluctuates, there are always other easier methods to obtain these in-game resources, and you need an absurdly large amount to even get a reasonable TBT stash.

I get that way of thinking, but one can argue items in the games serve no purpose whatsoever too. Each of us value things differently even outside of this community we all love, some people collect cars while others can care less for example.

In today’s in-game market that is true about needing a lot to get decent TBT, but that is not a bad thing for those who go from TBT to IGB. Additionally, the opposite phenomenon can occur when a new game comes out or new content comes out or if someone really wants something/wants to be generous.

 

[Kitsuragi]

oooh, how much?

Pm me!!

 

[Asarena]

Still, none of these hold any true monetary value. I know there are people who try selling igb or other AC items for actual cash, but that doesn't count in my opinion.

The forum's system only purpose it serves imo is to make collectible hunting difficult for no good reason.

Also, their IGB/NMT value is virtually useless anyway since it always fluctuates, there are always other easier methods to obtain these in-game resources, and you need an absurdly large amount to even get a reasonable TBT stash.

Ok, so it's the collectibles I am mostly upset about, but that's only because they are needlessly expensive compared to everything else you can get with TBT with their function being the least useful since you can't do anything with them outside of this one specific forum site.

Also, there is a reason why no other site has a "TBT system".

I'm curious what you mean by no other site having a TBT system? If you mean no other site has its own currency that can only be used on that one specific site, then I'd have to disagree. I have been on multiples forums, such as Kpop and avatar forums, where users could use currency to buy things either similar to collectibles or items to dress up their avatars. And if you mean that other sites have their items freely available and that they aren't limited, then that is also untrue from my experience. On one Kpop forum there were items that could only be won from events, and if you wanted them then you'd have to win an event or try to buy them from someone who did using the site currency. Kind of similar to here

 

[Variety.Gamer 4438]

I get that way of thinking, but one can argue items in the games serve no purpose whatsoever too. Each of us value things differently even outside of this community we all love, some people collect cars while others can care less for example.

In today’s in-game market that is true about needing a lot to get decent TBT, but that is not a bad thing for those who go from TBT to IGB. Additionally, the opposite phenomenon can occur when a new game comes out or new content comes out or if someone really wants something/wants to be generous.

Yes, there are generous people out there. I agree. Even so, there are collectibles worth as high as 10k TBT and nobody is going to be that generous for in-game content. Most people don't even have that amount anyway.

Getting collectibles through various craft objectives seems fair tbh, since it also serves to give those who had nothing better to do something to do while also sometimes engaging with the community.

TBT doesn't seem that unfair in most cases. However, there are those collectible outliers that makes some sets not worth it and this only serves to hurt the user. A full set fruit lineup feels bad because of the crap restocks on fruits like apples. A full house lineup feels bad because of the virtually no show restocks for houses like the yellow houses. Sure, there are easy, cheap full sets to go for, but some people really like fruit and some people for one or another have a fondness of houses with japanese symbols. It's just depressing and I know there are people who care way more about collectible hunting than me, so I'm not just saying this for myself.

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I'm curious what you mean by no other site having a TBT system? If you mean no other site has its own currency that can only be used on that one specific site, then I'd have to disagree. I have been on multiples forums, such as Kpop and avatar forums, where users could use currency to buy things either similar to collectibles or items to dress up their avatars. And if you mean that other sites have their items freely available and that they aren't limited, then that is also untrue from my experience. On one Kpop forum there were items that could only be won from events, and if you wanted them then you'd have to win an event or try to buy them from someone who did using the site currency. Kind of similar to here

Sorry, I was just going off of what u/MasterM64 was saying. I don't really use any other forum site for videogame stuff besides Reddit. And I mostly just use this site since I do such a low amount of trading anyway.

 

[shendere]

Kinda bummed I missed the big restock but that was way too early for me with how late I slept LOl

 

[Chere.]

If anyone has a chocolate cake they’re willing to sell/date trade with pls lmk bc I think I’ll be too busy today to keep checking the shop I always forget how intense restocks are l-lol

 

[Asarena]

Sorry, I was just going off of what u/MasterM64 was saying. I don't really use any other forum site for videogame stuff besides Reddit. And I mostly just use this site since I do such a low amount of trading anyway.

Ah, I see. Looking again, I think I misunderstood because they specifically said they don't know of any other AC community while you just said no other site uses the system. Since you phrased it that way I thought you meant no other site at all, not just any other AC site. My apologies~

 

[shendere]

If anyone has a chocolate cake they’re willing to sell/date trade with pls lmk bc I think I’ll be too busy today to keep checking the shop I always forget how intense restocks are l-lol

I have a chocolate cake I'm willing to trade but it's of a much older date!

 

[Oblivia]

Big restock coming at 2:30pm EST!

 

[Variety.Gamer 4438]

Ah, I see. Looking again, I think I misunderstood because they specifically said they don't know of any other AC community while you just said no other site uses the system. Since you phrased it that way I thought you meant no other site at all, not just any other AC site. My apologies~

It's cool. I misunderstood too in that place. In that case, I guess it's a little more understandable a site would adopt an already proven method. I still don't like it but I guess for those who have literally no other collectible hobby they find joy in it's okay.

I still feel some collectibles are way too high priced and that there should be a lower cut off max price that a collectible can go up to.

 

[TillyGoesMeow]

I may be done trying, I got a few good things, though! Goodluck to everyone else B)

 

[Chere.]

I have a chocolate cake I'm willing to trade but it's of a much older date!

Unfortunately I need one from one of the restocks but ty for offering

 

[shendere]

Unfortunately I need one from one of the restocks but ty for offering

of course! hope you are able to make a date swap! have you tried jhine7's date swap thread?