Thoughts on online trading?

[Marshmallows]

In the beginning I traded a lot, especially for diys. Now I just trade when I really want a specific item. My issue with online trading is that it takes way too long... between posting, waiting for offers or replies, talking to the dodo, making sure my connection is good, and the travel, it takes at least 10 to 15 min for a trade. The waiting is the worst because I don't feel like I can do anything while waiting.

I traded mostly through here, now mostly on Nookazon, but rarely, and only because it already has items listed and is faster.
All the shops and people willing to share or help out on here definitely make it a better trading experience, overall. I wish I had more time and a better connection to do more social things in the game.

 

[Uffe]

I don't usually go out of my way to buy, sell, or trade unless I'm looking for something. I've only had two bad experiences, but it was my fault. I let strangers come to my town in New Leaf and one of them stole my blue roses, and the other stole my perfect fruit when I told him not to touch those trees.

 

[Nefarious]

All my trading experience have always been good, everyone’s been respectful and friendly, on TBT and Nookazon, but there’s soooo many items I need to touch to complete the catalog. I wish there was just a huge catalog service on Nookazon, so I could be finished already.

 

[Coach]

I've been moving towards trading on here more often for NH as I find the ACNH discord very hectic. Nookazon is very different from what I'm used to and the fact alot of items require an offer is a bit off putting, but I'm using it a bit more to get specific variants of items now.

 

[saucySheep]

I have a Nookazon account and use it occasionally... I used to use it a lot more but no so much now. I really like how Nookazon works, and overall I've only had good experiences besides one or two people to impatient to wait for me to respond. I was able to get my dreamie Vivian off of Nookazon and give Erik and Celia both good homes where otherwise they'd have been sadly voided. Wasn't able to get any buyers on Shari tho...

Overall I think online trading is pretty good! Ofc there can be some scumbags lurking waiting to scam you... always gotta be vigilant... but it can save some time, a LOT of time, especially if you're looking for a specific villager and just wanna buy it instead of potentially spending 300 nmt trying to find it.

 

[Tiffany]

I only trade on this site and haven't had any bad experiences. I do have a nookazon page but I only use it for the wishlist feature. Me and a friend put items on there we want so we can help each other get stuff. I also have a list on villagerdb because I can link it here. This is a great site and I don't have any desire to trade anywhere else.

 

[JSS]

Only on TBT, as a last resort or for variations that are hard to get, and everyone has been at least business-like but most players are nice.

I wish there were other ways to get these things without trading but I'm getting used to it.

 

[Halloqueen]

99% of my trading has taken place here on the Bell Tree Forums since I joined years ago. With the ability to spend TBT and having the rating system to add a bit of security, it seems the optimal way to get most things. I've only had like two bad experiences over the years, and they weren't actually "bad" so much as needing to watch the other person to make sure they don't try to steal anything laying about because they're running around erratically out of camera view.

I tried out Nookazon a few times early into New Horizons' life before TBT became a more desirable currency on the forums again and I found it to be a bit chaotic and very fast-paced. It might prove necessary for certain things if nobody's selling something in particular around here, but honestly I mostly just use the site to browse the catalog to see what sort of stuff I might want to buy here.

Trading is sort of a necessary evil since, if you're like me and want access to all color variations of all the clothes and furniture in your catalog, you need to trade with other people. I enjoy trading online with other people, but I can see why others wouldn't be happy about Nintendo limiting access to things and pushing for players to pay for Nintendo Switch Online.

 

[Kattea]

I used to trade on Nookazon, but it got tedious trading for one item at a time. I find that if you post on here that you're looking for a full set, you can usually find someone who has it in their catalog.

 

[mayortiffany]

I did a lot more trading when the game first came out, but I trade much, much less now. I guess I've gotten many of the items I wanted, and I'm content to wait for the rest to appear in my game. I've also gotten busier with summer school, so I don't really have as much time to coordinate trades as I used to.

I've used TBT, the Animal Crossing discord, Turnip Exchange, and ACNH Exchange for trading, and have had good experiences so far. I tried Nookazon once, but I actually managed to complete a trade faster on here than over there, which was a bit surprising for me!

I dislike that colours are locked to the game though. I hope that in future updates, Nintendo will unlock those colour variations and give us some way to obtain and customize them. I was hoping that that was what the wedding event was introducing, but no...

 

[JellyBeans]

in the beginning i traded a LOT to get cute items to decorate my island with. now I tend to trade less since I have the majority of items I want, but when I do need something I'll have a look on here or go to nookazon. I generally prefer doing it on here since I've been on this forum for so long and I tend to have more trust in the people here.
I do a lot of villager trading though since I always try to sell/give away my villagers when they move out. and I suppose I have opened a shop in nook's cranny so my trading is picking up a little bit but not too much

 

[Eureka]

I'm completely addicted to trading, please send help!

Seriously though, the majority of my time spent on this forum is in Nook's Cranny. I enjoy the whole process of being on the lookout for things I want and then trying to get my hands on them. When I first started trading it was on Nookazon. Then I joined this forum and now I pretty much exclusively trade on here. I do feel like it is much safer here!

The only bad experience I've had was on the Nookazon discord, where I spent 80 nmt for an ungifted Genji, which they assured me he was, and turned out he was heavily gifted. The really sad part was I wanted Genji in memoriam of my 12 year old rabbit who had passed away and looked just like him. Their response to scamming me was just "oops lol, I forgot". When I posted about it here people were so kind and even offered to amiibo Genji in for me. It really restored my faith in the community!

 

[marshallows]

nh is the first game that got me into actively trading with people online (mostly through here). when i played nl, i only looked online for cycling blogs so i could get my dreamies prior to the introduction of amiibos. i'd say the experience has been mostly positive so far, but of course there has been one or two bad apples here and there as well.

generally though, for anyone who doesn't do much trading/is looking to do so, i'd just be careful since you don't know who you're trading with so just do a bit of research like on the platform you're using + the person if you can (like look at their feedbacks) before you make your trades if you decide to go into it.

 

[Allytria]

I really enjoy trading here on TBT because I think everyone here is trustworthy and super nice! The community here is also very giving and just super nice to trade within.

Nookazon on the other hand...
I think every item on Nookazon is overpriced and the people are extremely greedy and rude (not everyone but my experiences have never been pleasant).

 

[stitchmaker]

Early game I bought flowers from other players. If I knew Leif was going to show up I would have waited.
TBT trades/buying get a 10/10. Everyone was nice and made collecting flowers easy/quick.

 

[Romaki]

Nice. People are very nice on here, and it's just a good time to exchange things with others.

 

[Aurita]

I really like collecting so it’s been a must to trade with others! I’ve traded on here, Reddit, & nookazon and it’s been mostly positive experiences. It’s also cool to go see other people’s islands even if it’s a short glimpse

 

[Lotusblossom]

The only dislike is the fact that you havetohaveq wifi aka usually 5g to do it otherwise its totally cool

 

[xChives]

With all the different color variations, it’s pretty much necessary when you have a specific theme you’re trying to decorate for. The “one man’s treasure...” logic also applies when you pick up rare items you couldn’t care less for but are valuable enough to swap for the items you’ve been hunting for months. Pre-dream suite it was also a nice way to show off/get inspo as you fly over each other’s islands.

 

[moonlightxo]

I sell stuff on Nookazon, but I only buy stuff on TBT because usually everything is overpriced on Nookazon.