Nookazon has left a bad taste in my mouth.

[coldpotato]

It's so gross the way that some people scam for Raymond (or just in general). A while back I got lucky with finding Raymond and since I needed NMT I would sell him (but for a much lower nmt price than most people) and when I was selling him I kept getting people saying "please don't scam me, it has already happened so many times" and I thought it was so sad. Nowadays if I find him I just take him and give him away to someone for free so they won't have to go through that anxiety of thinking they're going to be scammed.

For nookazon I would always check their reviews. I usually would only trade with people who have 50+ positive reviews and no negative ones. Things went smoothly that way but I dislike the ridiculous prices on nookazon so I hardly ever use it anymore. I remember paying like 100 NMT for one DIY at one point and felt so ridiculous.

 

[Blueskyy]

I've glanced at Nookazon before and I'm sure there's lot of quality people there, but the format and set up of TBT is just what I prefer. I've been on here for about 6 years on and off and I can't say I've ever met anyone that has tried to scam me. I like the ratings system here because you can easily see how trustworthy someone is. However, I'm sure there's a few shady people on this forum as well that I've fortunately never met. Anyway, I'm sorry this happened to you. I will never understand why people will do such things over a pixelated animal.

Edit: I just realized this is a revived old thread and I commented on this last year.

 

[Holla]

This is why I’ve never used Nookazon. I have much better luck on TBT anyways. Sure not every experience on here if perfect but it’s generally a nice place from my experience.

 

[Faux]

yeah, ive learned that getting villagers on there, especially raymond, is a very bad idea. people seem to be getting very greedy and unfair over a video game...like ?? anyhow, ill find him eventually. im not giving up just yet!

I'm working so I'm skimming and I haven't seen if anyone else has offered, but I just started my second island and Raymond was my smug camper.
I have him on my first / main island, and he doesn't fit my desired theme and isn't one of the smugs I want for my second island, I plan to kick him out for Toby after I TT a few days to open Able's.

Would you like my Raymond? I can probably have him ready for you later today. : ]

 

[tiffanistarr]

I’ve done hundreds of trades on nookazon and people are just generally faster on there then anywhere else.

Like i’ve dropped off 40 mystery bags in a total of like 5 mins where most of the trading i’ve done on here has taken at least 15 mins to spreading out over days. Which isn’t a bad thing but when i’m in a hurry i go to nookazon.

I’ve never been scammed but i also am not searching for the most scammable items in the game either.

You always check reviews and if you’re going to get a villager open your phone and check their map and if they have the villager ask to see them first to know if they’re in boxes or not. If they aren’t willing to comply or meet you half way the. bail and leave feedback.

Obviously there are a lot of over priced things on nookazon and a lot of it is ridiculous but imo it has gotten better and even slowed down recently.

I think you just gotta be cautious anywhere you trade and use your common sense and if it doesn’t feel right it isn’t.

 

[-Blue-]

I'm working so I'm skimming and I haven't seen if anyone else has offered, but I just started my second island and Raymond was my smug camper.
I have him on my first / main island, and he doesn't fit my desired theme and isn't one of the smugs I want for my second island, I plan to kick him out for Toby after I TT a few days to open Able's.

Would you like my Raymond? I can probably have him ready for you later today. : ]

That's very kind of you. This thread was from 2020 though, so I just wanted to give you a heads up in case you were waiting for a response.

This is why I never cared for Nookazoon and stuck to this forum. Everyone I've traded, met, and interacted with have been great people. I remember when the whole tickets thing was going on and everyone was asking like 1000 nmt for common items. It disgusted me how greedy the community had gotten. I think it was partly because NH attracted people who never would had played the game if not for the situation of the world and the over-saturation in media. So they didn't really share the same core values that the AC community is known for and most have probably already left the game by this point.

 

[SpaceTokki77]

besides scammers, there’s a lot of salty 9 year olds on there, like they’ll offer on your listings, be gone for like 3 days, and when you cancel, they call u a meanie and give you a 1 star review. it’s suuuper annoying.

but on the subject of scammers, i haven’t come across too many, but when i have, it’s super annoying. and they’ll leave obnoxious, all caps reviews like YOURE the scammer. here’s one copied from someone’s page: “OMG. SO RUDE. TOOK ALL MY BELLS AND TICKETS AND THEN KICKED ME OUT. DO NOT TRADE, THEYRE SO MEAN.“ and then the person who wrote that review had 6 1-stars, all saying something like “scammed me and then said i was the scammer”. it’s honestly super gross. plus, even if they didn’t scam, if one person leaves an honest bad review, the other person will leave one too just to get even.

aaaand one more thing, Nook Network advertisers. Nook Network is a toxic discord server with fake giveaways. they have 100+ nookazon accounts where they list free items such as NMT, Raymond, and more. then, when u offer, they say something like “Hey! Wanna join my server? it has blah blah blah and you’ll get (insert whatever u offered on) here too! join: discor.gg/hi(7kk)ksso remove the parentheses! it’s SO. ANNOYING. and then they give you a bad review if you give them one. plus, if you have your discord or other stuff shown, they’ll go raid it. spamming, etc. it’s honestly so petty and disgusting. to quote @Kirbyz, “”

 

[mnk907]

My only experience using Nookazon for trading villagers was when I let someone take Tangy from me in exchange for a nutcracker. Gulliver hadn't given me one yet and I wanted it for my holiday room display, and I knew Tangy was pretty popular, so I made the posting on a whim. I was surprised how quickly someone responded, and the whole thing was pretty quick and simple.

 

[jiny]

honestly, i use nookazon and their discord for trading more than i do on tbt. im vv impatient and nookazon trades go way quicker for me than tbt trades ,,
luckily i have not gotten scammed and ive done 50+ trades on there, not including the ones i do in discord (but i mainly use discord for villager trading)
i just look out for people who just seem shady and ppl who have 0 reviews

 

[LeenaM]

I never really traded on there, since I heard so many bad stories about people getting scammed. I also dislike that you're encouraged to link an instagram/discord. The only time I went there was to buy Marshal, the buyer said to contact them on Instagram and the pictures in the account looked like a kid, it felt really weird.
But I do understand how it can be quicker, I've had trades on here that took days to organize.

 

[peachycrossing9]

I have heard many horror stories about Nookazon and trading villagers on there. I use Nookazon quite often to trade for other things, but I really try to avoid trading villagers on there, unless I'm getting really desperate. I prefer to just suffer from island hopping for as long as possible.

I personally haven't being scammed but I got pretty close once. But not from trying to get a villager. I was getting a DIY from someone, and paying NMT for it. The person came to my island, I dropped the NMT but they didn't drop the DIY and just ran off with my NMT. They thought I wouldn't notice. But I quickly closed the game before they could leave. I blocked them on Nookazon and Discord after that.

It sucks that there are such rotten people out there playing ACNH and just trying to scam all the time. It ruins the experience for everyone and makes it hard to trust anyone when trading. I'm always super careful when I use Nookazon. I make sure to check the reviews and usually stay away from someone who has under 4 stars.

 

[Faux]

That's very kind of you. This thread was from 2020 though, so I just wanted to give you a heads up in case you were waiting for a response.

This is why I never cared for Nookazoon and stuck to this forum. Everyone I've traded, met, and interacted with have been great people. I remember when the whole tickets thing was going on and everyone was asking like 1000 nmt for common items. It disgusted me how greedy the community had gotten. I think it was partly because NH attracted people who never would had played the game if not for the situation of the world and the over-saturation in media. So they didn't really share the same core values that the AC community is known for and most have probably already left the game by this point.

FHYJGKH SO IT IS ... work and being on mobile = skimming eternally and overlooking the date lolol.
Thanks. I'll keep an eye out for anyone else looking for him then, haha.

 

[0ni]

FHYJGKH SO IT IS ... work and being on mobile = skimming eternally and overlooking the date lolol.
Thanks. I'll keep an eye out for anyone else looking for him then, haha.

lmao i relate to this so much. I keep misreading dates and going into old threads ready to spark up convos with folks who ain't been online for months

 

[Moritz]

FHYJGKH SO IT IS ... work and being on mobile = skimming eternally and overlooking the date lolol.
Thanks. I'll keep an eye out for anyone else looking for him then, haha.

I gave away my gifted raymond on nofee ac and had someone take him within 4 minutes.
Worth looking at if you don't find anyone here.

 

[tessa grace]

Honestly I'm not on nookazon because tbt is just so much better. Everyone here is nice and there's few scammers.

 

[satine]

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.

This comment got me thinking -- I know this is hindsight, but maybe a good way to exercise caution would be to require they have the timestamp with the date of his "boxes" in view, so that when you go to the island, if it doesn't show the same date you could be suspicious/withhold dropping the funds?

I don't know if this would work though -- I can't remember if it shows the date when you land onto a different island if it is different than your own.

Either way, this is so frustrating OP I wish I had him so I could give him to you or something. I hate Nookazon honestly. The good experiences there are so paled in comparison to the scammers or the unhealthily profit-thirsty people who will gauge you for all you have just for a single DIY or furniture piece lol. It's frustrating for sure.

 

[miraxe]

I got scammed twice in two days over Sanrio items after having gone an entire year without any problems on Nookazon (I have the Amiibo cards, so it was like a loss of not even 10k bells at least), so I guess there are those items/villagers that make people ready to risk it all.

Nookazon is faster, but I definitely prefer TBT. The Nookazon community...leaves a lot to be desired to say the least. I kept getting people asking me if I could order Sanrio items I didn't even have listed on there. I'm not a catalog service! After getting scammed the two times this weekend (over SANRIO items! That part is so funny to me for some reason.), I just auto-reject anyone with under 100 5-star reviews. I need to get around to creating a TBT shop again.

 

[Che5hire Cat]

I'm using Nookazon for a while now and compared to the forum, trades going much faster there, however the atmosphere isn't as good as here. The worst problem is that a lot of things are just overpriced. I had often the case that my offers got denied, because they were apparently "too low" even if I made sure that it's fair paid (most of the time, I offered way more than I would usually pay, still got denied). It's overall a hit or miss using this site. So far, I had only to deal with two or three sort of rude people, all the others were luckily friendly and understanding. I still prefer trading here, simply because it feels safer and you have a better connection to the people you trade with.

This comment got me thinking -- I know this is hindsight, but maybe a good way to exercise caution would be to require they have the timestamp with the date of his "boxes" in view, so that when you go to the island, if it doesn't show the same date you could be suspicious/withhold dropping the funds?

I don't know if this would work though -- I can't remember if it shows the date when you land onto a different island if it is different than your own.

That's a good idea actually! I think you can see the date as well as the time when you're at a different island, but I have to check it out again just to be sure. (I never paid attention to this tbh since I focus at the trade as soon as I land on the other person's island.)

 

[moonbunny]

I've only had one slightly sketchy experience with Nookazon so far, and I've used it for 92 trades. I feel pretty lucky, haha.

I know why people prefer Bell Tree, but honestly, TBT as a currency is a huge hindrance for people who don't post a lot. I really wish more forum people liked bells and NMTs, heh. I would post more often, but I just don't always feel like I have a lot to say...

 

[Valeris]

I'm using Nookazon for a while now and compared to the forum, trades going much faster there, however the atmosphere isn't as good as here. The worst problem is that a lot of things are just overpriced. I had often the case that my offers got denied, because they were apparently "too low" even if I made sure that it's fair paid (most of the time, I offered way more than I would usually pay, still got denied). It's overall a hit or miss using this site. So far, I had only to deal with two or three sort of rude people, all the others were luckily friendly and understanding. I still prefer trading here, simply because it feels safer and you have a better connection to the people you trade with.


That's a good idea actually! I think you can see the date as well as the time when you're at a different island, but I have to check it out again just to be sure. (I never paid attention to this tbh since I focus at the trade as soon as I land on the other person's island.)

A clever way to go about it is to tell them to send a picture with said villager recently as of that day; don't tell them why. Pay attention to what their villager is wearing. Show up and if they're wearing a completely different outfit, don't take the risk just nope out. Tell them no thanks given it isn't worth the risk. I get people change clothes, outfits, what have you but if we're talking the photo was sent in the span of what they claim is the past few hours it's a red flag. In fact I'd go with that AND a timestamp. The seller should have no problems with giving you the peace of mind to know you're not walking into a scam supposedly and if they do that's another indication the trade probably won't work.