Shinylatias
~A wild Latias appeared!~
Lots of people sell vilagers. Do you agree with it? yes or no and why?
Selling vilagers, yes or no?
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Mothership
Senior Member
I, personally, would only give my villagers away because I think trying to profit in any way from a bunch of pixels is silly. But, lately I have spent TBT to get villagers I want for 2 reasons: 1) I never use my TBT for anything anyway 2) Very few cyclers are giving away tier 1-3 villagers these days...most want TBT in exchange.
What REALLY annoys me is people that void popular villagers just because the people interested in them lack the TBT to buy them. That seems a bit too greedy to me.
What REALLY annoys me is people that void popular villagers just because the people interested in them lack the TBT to buy them. That seems a bit too greedy to me.
tsukune_713
Senior Member
i dont get selling villagers at all XD
just people being greedy and strange to me xD
just people being greedy and strange to me xD
Imagine if ALL villagers were actually free...there would be no incentive to cycle AND it would be a hundred times harder to get top tier villagers, because they would either be by first post, raffle or "friends"...
I have seen cyclers deny people who don't have enough. I think it might be because to them it's unfair to make exceptions when everyone else pays the amount asked, or some might take advantage of them and hide their bells in the ABD and say they don't have enough. The situation has happened to me a couple times but I usually just PM them to have them adopt for less discreetly so it doesn't happen too often.
I agree. Cycling is actually really time consuming. If people aren't doing it for a profit and give all away for free they would probably cycle a lot slower or just temporary. With less/slower cyclers it would just be even harder to find dreamies. I do admire people who could do for free consistently though. I've been cycling everyday for a few months now up until last week. It's really tiring lol
I personally have nothing against it, but people it would be nice if people didn't make a profit off it. Personally I giveaway any villagers I have that move.
I have sold like 1 or 2 villagers though, it sells pretty well. Considering it's only fake money. But it really is like a slave trade.
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Also, what does cycling mean?
I have sold like 1 or 2 villagers though, it sells pretty well. Considering it's only fake money. But it really is like a slave trade.
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Also, what does cycling mean?
CuriousCharli
Bunnie's Shmoopy
I'm fine with it. It's sort of a job, think of it that way. Some villager moves in to your town, none of your friends like him/her either but there's this one person on the forums that's desperate to have them. Trying to get them to move out IS time consuming AND risky if not done properly (i have lost two villagers i regret losing). You're paying for the time, nothing in this life is free but also yeah some villagers are worth giving away anyway because they aren't a higher tier or maybe you just like being generous. As said above, If it was "giveaway giveaway giveaway" all the time, people wouldn't be able to have the chance of nabbing their dreamies or higher tier villagers. THAT'S what i find SELFISH. People would be begging instead of putting an effort. Multiple people will be commenting on the thread and sometimes you're sat there like "well who do i pick?" yeah there's always "first come first serve" but 1. that's not fair and 2. how do you know they will appreciate that villager unlike the one(s) underneath them? 3. it doesn't always work multiple people still comment after, it makes me feel bad 'cause yeah sometimes they want them just as bad (whether item or villager).
That's just my opinion, everyone is entitled to one for sure :3
That's just my opinion, everyone is entitled to one for sure :3
TheGreatBrain
Senior Member
I give my villagers away. Even the popular ones. However, I think it's fine when people sell them.
I don't care, though I prefer for the villagers to be free; I also go out of my way to make sure all villagers acquired are free or as cheap as possible. There's no use in spending lots of money on villagers, unless you've got it and don't mind spending it. I myself haven't sold villagers in a long time. Semi-last time I reset my town, I just gave all the villagers away until all 10 original villagers were gone. They were pretty expensive/popular at the time as well. I didn't do that this time around because I couldn't be bothered to cycle out villagers. However, I did give away all the hybrids/clovers in my town away, and there were a lot; roughly about 200 clovers and 300-400 hybrids.
Whenever a villager moves out now, I just give them away as well. There's no point in selling them. Plus, I enjoy having to go to the island at night to make money. It adds more fun to the game for me.
Conclusion: Either way I don't care what people choose to do to their belongings. However, I do like to see everyone sharing/giving away and being kind to one another ^.^
Whenever a villager moves out now, I just give them away as well. There's no point in selling them. Plus, I enjoy having to go to the island at night to make money. It adds more fun to the game for me.
Conclusion: Either way I don't care what people choose to do to their belongings. However, I do like to see everyone sharing/giving away and being kind to one another ^.^
Belle of Pripyat
Funky Town
I voted "I don't even care" because I don't care. Personally, I would never do it. I won't even accept a villager for free. I think it's fun to see who moves in naturally or who is in the campsite. But I don't judge people for how they like to play. I time travel, so I can't exactly throw stones. LOL
RainCrossing
Senior Member
I am highly for selling villagers. It makes people happy ^^ and when they are, I am 
. I don't want a profit in return though, it's just the happiness that counts. I sell to people who can't afford it and I won't ever say "can you offer higher please?". Maruchan is the biggest offender of this.
. I don't want a profit in return though, it's just the happiness that counts. I sell to people who can't afford it and I won't ever say "can you offer higher please?". Maruchan is the biggest offender of this.
I actually have a cycling town which offers villagers for free, the only charge is for reservations of villagers because it's like asking for special privileges, you know? Some cyclers want way too much tbt for villagers, like 100tbt for tier 5? Sorry, but I sold a tier 1 for 75tbt once, that's just outrageous wanting that much.
I can admit that sometimes I can be really greedy when it comes to tbt when I have things I want to buy because people charge so much for some things.
"I think trying to profit in any way from a bunch of pixels is silly."
For a high demand, people will pay almost anything.
Whenever I sell or give away villagers, I feel weird because I feel like I'm giving away a person even though I know I'm not o_o
yukikotobuki
la dolce vita
While I totally understand the feeling of it being ~weird~ because your villagers are like people, you have to realize that they're really not, lol. And like others said, if every villager were free, there wouldn't be much of an incentive to cycle, and the more popular villagers would be given away incredibly quickly. I can see why many kind of frown upon the idea of selling villagers... but personally, I think that it's basically just like anything else. (And to the people who say it's like slavery - no offense, but that's kind of rude.)
For the most part, I am fine with it. It helps me and others get a ton of bells or an ultimate dream villager, but what confuses me that there are people that will give a tier one villager away for free, which is awesome of them, but it is going to make the thread pile up even more, which means more people may get a little disappointed on getting a villager like Marshal or Ankha for free. And there are people that expect good offers for tier five villagers that aren't even given away successfully very often.
I guess what I'm trying to say is: when people do it responsibly and set the right prices for the right villagers, I don't have a problem with that. In fact, it can really help someone who needs a big bell boost, but I just don't like it when people sell very unpopular villagers like Harry, Velma, or Elise for a price that's more fit for a tier four or even three villager. I just prefer tier five villagers as giveaways, but if someone were to sell Ankha to me, I wouldn't mind paying a few million bells.
I guess what I'm trying to say is: when people do it responsibly and set the right prices for the right villagers, I don't have a problem with that. In fact, it can really help someone who needs a big bell boost, but I just don't like it when people sell very unpopular villagers like Harry, Velma, or Elise for a price that's more fit for a tier four or even three villager. I just prefer tier five villagers as giveaways, but if someone were to sell Ankha to me, I wouldn't mind paying a few million bells.
I've sold many a villager, both popular & not. But I've also given plenty of villagers away, both popular & not. If someone is willing to pay for a villager that I don't like or want & I'm just gonna void anyway, why shouldn't I make the bellage?
I set a reasonable price for top tier villagers so that everyone has a chance to get them. I've got enough bells that I can take less for ones like Lolly or Julian or Marshal.
I set a reasonable price for top tier villagers so that everyone has a chance to get them. I've got enough bells that I can take less for ones like Lolly or Julian or Marshal.
