Mayhem over Raymond.

[immyshine]

I am Genuinely so upset and disgusted with how ppl are on bidding threads with him. Why do ppl get so out of character about him. Like it a makes no sense to me.

 

[Romaki]

He's a new villager without an amiibo card. He's popular and things like IGB/TBT or some random items don't really matter at all either.
It's just trading some hours worth of effort for a villager that you really like.

 

[Feferily]

I usually think it’s because people are desperate to get him and then it makes them go a bit too wild. And that feeds the cycle and makes other people have to go wild with bidding. And there’s also the huge amount of scammers over Raymond that’s even more upsetting because of how much people want him. I imagine the disappointment must be huge : (

 

[lieryl]

found out two seconds ago that someone payed for raymond only for them to find out the price was literally to look at him?? i mean i love raymond to bits he’s great and definitely one of my favorite villagers on my island but there’s no need to be so rude when bidding/selling/buying him

 

[immyshine]

I get it but under no circumstances do I see being that rude to someone about him is needed. I’ve been here for years and never witnessed any uglier threads than the ones that were auctions for him

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found out two seconds ago that someone payed for raymond only for them to find out the price was literally to look at him?? i mean i love raymond to bits he’s great and definitely one of my favorite villagers on my island but there’s no need to be so rude when bidding/selling/buying him

YES!!! YOU SAW THAT OMG THATS INSANE just to LOOK at him like what

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I personally can say on Instagram there was a “giveaway for him” and someone came and offered REAL MONEY for him and the giveaway was deleted from the page / no winner announced I just don’t see why ppl gotta get so outta shape over him

 

[Altarium]

Yeah they can fight over him all they want. I've never seen the appeal.

 

[windloft]

Raymond is super cute, but the sheer amount of people that are buying / selling him for insane prices is ... a little unreal. This is like Stitches' popularity, except overblown.

I think it's due to the fact that Raymond's a cute cat villager, but also one without an amiibo and having low chances of being encountered ; mob mentality also comes into play, too.

 

[Underneath The Stars]

there's an insane auction for him everyday, and currently there's 3 threads about him and his hype. he's quite the celebrity i must say.

 

[absol]

yea I saw someone in an auction thread say they were just bidding to bump up the price for the others and had no intention of buying him.

 

[lieryl]

yea I saw someone in an auction thread say they were just bidding to bump up the price for the others and had no intention of buying him.

and he wasn’t even bidding what the seller wanted?

 

[Underneath The Stars]

yea I saw someone in an auction thread say they were just bidding to bump up the price for the others and had no intention of buying him.

LMAOOOO i'm sorry but WHAT

 

[Sencha]

People really seem to have gone mad over him... but I agree with people here, it’s probably the ”new factor” and the fact that he’s a cat, cats have a really solid base in this game, almost every cat looks good (I think). And also, when you hear that someone really likes one villager, you might get a sense of fake value, like when you buy a brand a friend recommends, because you know someone else liked it so it must be good. So the more hype around raymond, the more people are going to percieve his value as high. And even threads like this, when more people put in negative opinion, because then you end up with the ones who ”kinda line him” having to defend him, which then makes those people lean more to liking him. These things dies out pretty quickly if you don’t engage in my experience

 

[immyshine]

People really seem to have gone mad over him... but I agree with people here, it’s probably the ”new factor” and the fact that he’s a cat, cats have a really solid base in this game, almost every cat looks good (I think). And also, when you hear that someone really likes one villager, you might get a sense of fake value, like when you buy a brand a friend recommends, because you know someone else liked it so it must be good. So the more hype around raymond, the more people are going to percieve his value as high. And even threads like this, when more people put in negative opinion, because then you end up with the ones who ”kinda line him” having to defend him, which then makes those people lean more to liking him. These things dies out pretty quickly if you don’t engage in my experience

People really seem to have gone mad over him... but I agree with people here, it’s probably the ”new factor” and the fact that he’s a cat, cats have a really solid base in this game, almost every cat looks good (I think). And also, when you hear that someone really likes one villager, you might get a sense of fake value, like when you buy a brand a friend recommends, because you know someone else liked it so it must be good. So the more hype around raymond, the more people are going to percieve his value as high. And even threads like this, when more people put in negative opinion, because then you end up with the ones who ”kinda line him” having to defend him, which then makes those people lean more to liking him. These things dies out pretty quickly if you don’t engage in my experience

Okay lol it’s not being negative towards him it’s being negative toward the ppl being rude and outrageous over him that is all

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yea I saw someone in an auction thread say they were just bidding to bump up the price for the others and had no intention of buying him.

Lol I saw that yesterday he flat out said I’m doing this because I want to make this harder for y’all basically like

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I just wish ppl were more nicer about him and could be as calm and respectful as they are every other villager thread

 

[absol]

and he wasn’t even bidding what the seller wanted?

yeah and others still tried to outbid them without actually knowing the conversion rates (I think they offered way below the others anyway??)
but in the end I think people would've ended up at the same price with and without them so it didn't affect the auction much but it's still a pretty crappy thing to do

 

[Imbri]

All this just adds to my dislike of selling villagers in the first place.

 

[lieryl]

yeah and others still tried to outbid them without actually knowing the conversion rates (I think they offered way below the others anyway??)
but in the end I think people would've ended up at the same price with and without them so it didn't affect the auction much but it's still a pretty crappy thing to do

exactly! the whole time i was sitting there like wait i don’t think they outbid anyone yet everyone was going higher

 

[N a t]

Yeah, I really like Raymond but he ain't worth all the madness. No video game character should be in my opinion.

 

[immyshine]

Yeah, I really like Raymond but he ain't worth all the madness. No video game character should be in my opinion.

!! this is what I’m saying I like him don’t get me wrong he’s adorable but my problem is when the stuff gets out of pocket it’s a video game it’s suppose to be fun It doesn’t need to be that serious

 

[Dormire]

This was a legit DM someone received.

Bruh, relinquish?

 

[lieryl]

This was a legit DM someone received.

Bruh, relinquish?

if a pixel cat brings you anxiety that’s on you not anyone else 0-0

i now understand the hate i get for liking raymond when i’m lumped with people like that