Villager prices: your opinion

[Bluebellie]

I don’t really mind how the rates are going.
I do see people selling certain villagers for millions of bells or tbt, but I also see people actually offering to buy those. For some people , that’s The only option, and if they’re willing to pay for that, thats Ok.

I think there are options of getting less wanted villagers as well, just people don’t know where to look. I see people who have cycling shops all the time offering any option of the amiibo characters at low tbt prices.
There’s also looking for threads ( usually when I post there, there is always people reaching out letting me know they have those villagers).

I recently got Raymond. Of coarse I was never ok with having to pay hundreds for him. I did lurk around different villager trading boards. I was able to get him in a giveaway from a very nice person. From my daily lurking (which was maybe 1-3 days), I did find many people giving away popular and unpopular villagers at no cost. This included villagers like Raymond, Audie, Marshall, etc. I don’t think most villagers are far off unattainable.

 

[Dunquixote]

I think my original post was kind of misunderstood. I don't think there's anything wrong with selling villagers, I was just wondering about really high prices they can reach sometimes.

I've bought villagers myself but for really small amounts of TBT (for example) which I see as more of a tip to the other person for taking the time to help me out, especially since sometimes just voiding villagers can be easier than searching for someone to adopt them and because I've gotten them from cycling threads sometimes. I've also received villagers for free, liking unpopular villagers is nice sometimes!



200+ NMT is just ridiculous. I wonder how people who aren't in communities like this get so many NMTs without resorting to eBay. At least on here you can get TBT just by being active and use that to buy NMTs but 200+ is still a lot.

And same, I honestly just want my villagers to go to people who like them since it's better than just voiding them.

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Based on these prices for Raymond, I'm so glad I don't like him all that much.

My bad. I thought you were asking what the most we paid for a villager was and our general opinions since you did ask for our thoughts. sorry for misunderstanding ><

 

[Hypno KK]

This is ridiculous. I hate the villager economy, especially on Nookazon. People selling them with high prices like 1 mil+, 200 nmt and more. One, they're fictional characters. Two, there's no such thing as "rare villagers". Three, people like to make profit from selling fictional characters. It's okay I guess selling them for 10-30 nmt cause maybe the seller want go villager hunting. Not to mention that I don't like the nmt to igb conversion. All people have different opinions about that, some people sell them really high prices. Like what? I've seen people sell 50 nmt for hundreds of millions bells. But in here, it's okay I guess. I think 1 nmt = 12k bells. Don't ask why

Weirdly, the villager popularity system actually makes less popular villagers rarer in a way. In the game all villagers are equally likely but in the "market" unpopular villagers get offered a lot less so they end up being harder to find sometimes! Whereas there's always offers somewhere for popular villagers.

They're worth what someone is willing to pay. Who is anyone to judge a person for setting whatever price they want, whether it's free, or 5 million? The only one that stands to lose anything (virtually) is the lister of said item or villager.

That's my opinion, at least.

Literally nobody is judging but go off

that’s very true. now i doubt they’d lower the prices but i know a lot of us would benefit from that. but they could have some changes in store for us. i was shocked with some of the reactions how people seem like almost looking down on people who do get villagers from trading. they might not be doing it, but it’s kind of like the sentiment of it. i’m not singling anyone out, but since it’s an opinion thread maybe i need to show the other side and enlighten them why people DO buy or trade.

they have to consider that some people look for a more reasonable option if it’s workable. some people don’t want the risk of losing plenty of nmt’s and still not getting the villagers they want, and some people want to trade villagers they acquired in exchange of nmt’s to search for villagers they do want more.

i’m not saying people don’t overprice, it really was an ugly thing, but this rarely happens anymore now as trading went down too. but when you get a good deal, there’s nothing to be ashamed of here. some people buy their nmt’s outside the game anyway. either via trading or tips.

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yeah seems like it was misunderstood. i was surprised how your question was about the high prices, then suddenly it became all about another thing. nothing wrong with trading your villagers, guys! or else getting villagers from other islands wasn’t an in-game option. it’s about how people abuse this “market”

I don't think there's anything wrong with selling/buying villagers either. Like I said, I've bought villagers myself! I just mentioned that controversy in my first post because I remember when people would rant on here about how selling villagers was wrong. I was trying to explain that I think it's fine and wanted to hear opinions about the ridiculous prices. *shrugs*

Post automatically merged: Sep 4, 2020

My bad. I thought you were asking what the most we paid for a villager was and our general opinions since you did ask for our thoughts. sorry for misunderstanding ><

I was asking about the most people paid for villagers and their thoughts on the high prices.

 

[tajikey]

Weirdly, the villager popularity system actually makes less popular villagers rarer in a way. In the game all villagers are equally likely but in the "market" unpopular villagers get offered a lot less so they end up being harder to find sometimes! Whereas there's always offers somewhere for popular villagers.



Literally nobody is judging but go off



I don't think there's anything wrong with selling/buying villagers either. Like I said, I've bought villagers myself! I just mentioned that controversy in my first post because I remember when people would rant on here about how selling villagers was wrong. I was trying to explain that I think it's fine and wanted to hear opinions about the ridiculous prices. *shrugs*

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I was asking about the most people paid for villagers and their thoughts on the high prices.

Don't be so sure...

I personally would never buy a villager nor sell a villager.
I kinda just find people that are selling them (especially for really high prices) to be greedy. But if someone wants to pay that price, then go for it.
I have some amiibos and I wouldn’t mind just giving villagers away for free since I can get them back. I don’t see why I would need to make someone pay for them. Just doesn’t feel right to me.

The bolded is - in your words - "literally judging."

 

[Dunquixote]

Weirdly, the villager popularity system actually makes less popular villagers rarer in a way. In the game all villagers are equally likely but in the "market" unpopular villagers get offered a lot less so they end up being harder to find sometimes! Whereas there's always offers somewhere for popular villagers.



Literally nobody is judging but go off



I don't think there's anything wrong with selling/buying villagers either. Like I said, I've bought villagers myself! I just mentioned that controversy in my first post because I remember when people would rant on here about how selling villagers was wrong. I was trying to explain that I think it's fine and wanted to hear opinions about the ridiculous prices. *shrugs*

Post automatically merged: Sep 4, 2020

I was asking about the most people paid for villagers and their thoughts on the high prices.

Thanks for clarifying. Either way, you got a discussion going, which is nice to see as long as it remains civil and respectful of one another. Again, I apologize if it bothered you.

To go back on topic, as I mentioned in my posts, the prices did bother me for Raymond when I didn’t have the currency, but once I had the currency, I was more willing to pay whatever I could offer because to me he was worth it, so, really, as @taijikey said, the villager’s value depends on how much a lot of people are willing to pay for them (I know he worded it better). As mentioned, I probably normally wouldn’t pay as much as I did for Raymond for other villagers since I have their amiibo cards or I don’t like them as much as I di.

Aside from Raymond, I don’t really know how high or low prices were for other villagers.

 

[Hypno KK]

Don't be so sure...



The bolded is - in your words - "literally judging."

And then @Coco63 followed it up with " But if someone wants to pay that price, then go for it. " To me, that indicates that they're not judging, just that trying to get high prices for villagers that many people can get easily and for free (by scanning amiibos) is greedy. They've already explained what they meant in a reply to you, I think.

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Thanks for clarifying. Either way, you got a discussion going, which is nice to see as long as it remains civil and respectful of one another. Again, I apologize if it bothered you.

You didn't bother me, I was just clarifying that yes, the discussion about high prices is what I meant.

 

[Coco63]

@tajikey @Hypno KK
I feel like I got pulled into an argument that I wasn’t trying to be a part of.

I can see how my comment came off as judgy, but I’m not trying to judge those who choose to sell/buy villagers.
I personally don’t agree with it, and would feel like I was being greedy if I sold a villager. But that doesn’t mean others can’t do what they want.

 

[moonlights]

i think some of the prices i've seen are ridiculous and couldn't see myself spending that much on a villager

 

[KittenNoir]

I have been looking for muffy for a while but having no luck and when I find her she costs to much

 

[Llunavale]

Yeah, it's a drag for sure, but if sellers are still asking for absurd prices, people must still be paying absurd prices - in that case, why would a new seller drop lower?
For stuff like villagers, the market is mostly controlled by the buyers. If no one is buying at a high price, sellers don't sell at a high price and they're less likely to try inflate prices because villagers have a pretty short window to be sold in before they just get voided.

 

[WaileaNoRei]

Weirdly, the villager popularity system actually makes less popular villagers rarer in a way. In the game all villagers are equally likely but in the "market" unpopular villagers get offered a lot less so they end up being harder to find sometimes! Whereas there's always offers somewhere for popular villagers.

oh my gosh this! While technically no villager is ‘rare’ in terms of game mechanics - no villagers is specifically, purposely, harder to get- at this point villagers like Raymond are the most common, while less popular villagers are much more rare. That isn’t a dig at popular villagers, being common vs uncommon is not saying one is better. But definitely, not only is it easier to find people selling Raymond/Sherb/marshal ((note - saying easier in general is not arguing any one individual’s difficulties are invalid), but they are among the most common to see while dreaming or visiting others. There are literally more of them in existence now than most other villagers
So when people describe them as rare I just find it very confusing.

yes, the demand for popular villagers may be high enough that it exceeds supply and keeps prices high, but that’s not the same as the villagers being ‘rare’

 

[Hypno KK]

oh my gosh this! While technically no villager is ‘rare’ in terms of game mechanics - no villagers is specifically, purposely, harder to get- at this point villagers like Raymond are the most common, while less popular villagers are much more rare. That isn’t a dig at popular villagers, being common vs uncommon is not saying one is better. But definitely, not only is it easier to find people selling Raymond/Sherb/marshal ((note - saying easier in general is not arguing any one individual’s difficulties are invalid), but they are among the most common to see while dreaming or visiting others. There are literally more of them in existence now than most other villagers
So when people describe them as rare I just find it very confusing.

yes, the demand for popular villagers may be high enough that it exceeds supply and keeps prices high, but that’s not the same as the villagers being ‘rare’

Tell me about it! When I started playing New Leaf I had a hard time because so many villagers I liked were rarely, if ever, advertised. There were some I ended up not getting. Fortunately, some of the villagers I like have moved up in popularity (like Katt) and there's always amiibos but it used to be unnecessarily difficult. I thought NH would be easier but nope, I had a hard time getting Shep (and I thought he was popular) and couldn't find my other options (like Hans) at all. Sigh. I'd probably actually pay more for unpopular villagers because so many people don't bother keeping them or using their amiibos so I wouldn't want to miss an opportunity. On the other hand, with popular villagers there's always going to be a lot more chances to get them since they seem to crop up every day.

 

[Croconaw]

I see high prices a ton on Nookazon. I think people on there have gotten greedy. It happens with anything on there, and not just the villagers. I think it’s sad how people feel the need to put a price tag on fictional villagers, but that’s how the economy is. Money is currency of the real world. Tickets and bells are the currency of Animal Crossing. The currency will only have as much value as you let it. I’m not against people who sell things in any way. Animal Crossing is meant to be played the way we want. That’s what makes this game so amazing and why the series is loved by many. You practically have the same chance of finding Marshal as you do finding Agent S. Yet, Marshal goes for so much more.

 

[Moritz]

I have bought villagers on here for TBT but I've never sold one.
Given some away for free though.

My thoughts on selling villagers is that if you have the villager for the purpose of selling, then that's fair enough. I mean, if you're off island hopping and find raymond and decide to take him to sell, then that's one more raymond that otherwise would have not been on anyones island.

But I do roll my eyes when I see people selling heavily gifted villagers that they're now sick of.
Or when they let villagers people want get voided because no one would pay their extremely high prices.

There is a lot of gray in my opinion when it comes to villager trading.