Nookazon has left a bad taste in my mouth.

[kylie32123]

I told myself that I wouldn't do it. I told myself that spending NMT's on Nookazon for Raymond would lead to trouble. I decided against my reasoning and tried it anyhow. Someone actually accepted my offer for him, and I was a bit sceptical but very hopeful that I'd get him. Turns out my instinct was right...I specifically told the seller that I'd drop half, talk to Raymond, then drop the other. The seller agreed. Seller seemed so legit, they even sent me pictures of proof that he was in boxes, along with his seller name. I come over, drop half, then seller leads me to his house. I go inside, only to see that he's NOT in boxes, and at that moment, seller tries to end session. I, of course, errored, then reported and gave seller a bad review. It was such a waste of time and I feel so stupid for actually thinking that I'd get Raymond from Nookazon. I don't look at the site the same way anymore, honestly. I know that it's the seller's fault, not the website but come on...

 

[salem_]

Have you checked his feedbacks first?

 

[kjetta]

I'd always insist on seeing the goods before putting any cash down.

Not blaming you for them being terrible, but I suppose with any website (Nookazon, BTF, ACC) I would always exercise caution.

 

[absol]

oh no :/
how many bad reviews does the seller have?

I saw someone with 3 stars selling Raymond so I thought ok maybe they're not that bad but all of the bad reviews accused him of making multiple accounts to give himself 5 stars

 

[Hime-sama]

I haven't had anyone try and scam me from there but it seems like everyone wants to scam everybody else out of Raymond.

Did they have there discord name on the picture?

 

[Flygon]

This is why I've mostly retreated to TBT. I love that the game has become so popular, but the number of griefer/ scammers has increased as well. TBT feels like a little bubble of safety.

 

[Aliya]

I'm so sorry this happened to you. It's really unfortunate that people try to pull this stuff over a pixel cat. I'm glad you were able to keep your stuff. I trust Nookazon for smaller transactions. It's sad how many people lose their stuff from scummy people on there.

I'd keep your eyes out here for someone selling Raymond since I've had a much better experience here and people are very kind. I'd be weary of anyone selling popular villagers with little feedback though.

 

[Readinglynatic]

I’m so sorry that happened to you OP. He’s the scariest to trade for by far and kudos for being trusting.
like everyone else said, check reviews even for not as expensive villagers just in case people have nothing better to do

 

[Sweetley]

I was at first confused of how the seller was able to send you pics of Raymond in boxes when he wasn't in boxes at all when you visit him. Then I just realized that the seller probably took pics of Raymond when he just moved in and didn't unpacked his stuff yet. If that's the case then wow, pretty sneaky of the seller here.

I'm very sorry to hear that this happened to you, at least you were able to disconnect before they could scam you completely. I never tried out trading on Nookazon and probably never will, I checked it out and the site just looks too confusing for me. I prefer to stick on Bell Tree at this point, as it feels much better when it comes to trades and such.

 

[kojuuro]

Wow that's horrible. I'm sorry this happened to you I think like others have said, for such a popular villager I think it's best to see him in boxes first since these scams seem to be pretty frequent. I've primarily been trading here since I've had some iffy experiences on other sites, and every time I read one of these stories it just solidifies my (lack of) trust in the other trading sites.

 

[Matt0106]

Ugh, that really sucks, I'm sorry to hear that I'm guessing you at least got back the NMTs you dropped? I've tried trading on there very few times and so far I've had no issues, but it feels so much less secure compared to The Bell Forums; here we're an online community who usually all get along and scammers are pretty rare (at least in my experience). Meanwhile, Nookazon and Discord feel like it's every person for themselves and it feels like the ratings don't have as much significance.

 

[Chris]

It could happen anywhere - even on here.

I don't know anything about Nookazon and how it's run (don't think I've ever been to the website), but I will say we take reports about scamming seriously on here.

 

[5cm/s]

oof that's so awful! raymond scams a definitely a big problem right now. i just don't understand why people would be so awful in a game???? like??? what is wrong with you that you're willing to scam someone of their game currency?? i genuinely don't understand :c

glad you left a bad review though- i wish there was a way to stop people from jumping ship on their shady nookazon accounts and making new ones w/o bad reviews so they can keep scamming people. i hope other people they've tried to scam / may try to scam in the future escape it like you did

 

[senbeiiscool]

Reading stories like these make me really wary of Nookazon even though in the last few days we've gotten multiple threads of good experiences. Idk, maybe it's just me but I'm not touching that site if I don't have to

 

[Noctis]

I'm sorry that happened to you. If you have discord Im assuming yes report them to the nookazon discord if you haven't so they can get banned.


Nookazon isn't really a bad place but I know users can ruin it for everyone else. I've never had a problem while buying nor selling. But I can't lie that I do get nervous that maybe that I'm buying or selling might be too good to be true for either the buyer or seller.

 

[Tasuot]

Ugh, I'm so sorry that happened to you. But props to you for ending the session real quick before any real damage could be done.

Nookazon is such a hit or miss for me. I've met so many amazing and wonderful users on there who price their items fairly, etc. But then I've met other ones who straight up told me that the DIYs I was offering were "basic" and that I would have to fork over 4 of my "basic" recipes PLUS a bunch of NMT, just for one of her recipes. Given, it was a Celeste DIY, but I've traded for zodiac ones with other users, and have always done a 2:1 trade, not my entire stock of recipes for a single DIY. I will say, that Nookazon has allowed me to get DIYs that you often don't see here in Nook's Cranny, but at the same time, I've had a couple unpleasant run-ins with users being unrealistic and rude.

I haven't attempted a villager traded on the site, as I have all of my dream villagers. But I would be so anxious and wary to engage, especially after hearing your story. I agree, it definitely isn't the site itself, but rather the few bad apples on the site that have tarnished its reputation for me, in that aspect of trading villagers at least

 

[EtchaSketch]

This sucks and makes me so mad omgggg

Just a question, how did you end the session? how DO you error, just in case this happens to me/people i know? o:

 

[telluric]

users being unrealistic and rude.

Yep. Posted in the discord last night looking for a basic clothing item (privacy mask), someone said they'd let me have it for 3 NMT. I closed the chat while someone else had offered to let me catalogue that one and others for free! The other person messaged me saying it was a good price. Yeah, no.

 

[kylie32123]

Have you checked his feedbacks first?

oh no :/
how many bad reviews does the seller have?

I saw someone with 3 stars selling Raymond so I thought ok maybe they're not that bad but all of the bad reviews accused him of making multiple accounts to give himself 5 stars

I haven't had anyone try and scam me from there but it seems like everyone wants to scam everybody else out of Raymond.

Did they have there discord name on the picture?

he had 0 reviews, so i had nothing to go off of. also, yes, he had his name in the pic

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This sucks and makes me so mad omgggg

Just a question, how did you end the session? how DO you error, just in case this happens to me/people i know? o:

i turned airplane mode on and closed the game. it doesnt corrupt your save, thank goodness!

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[crepuscularrr]

im sorry this happened to you, and i totally get what youre saying about the overall attitude of the site. i think its the much more impersonal nature of trades on there that attracts shady people, or at least thats what bugged me when i started using it. it was/is so offputting to me that you can trade with someone without talking to them at all on there.