One Confusing Animal Crossing Trend Actually Has A Pretty Simple Explanation

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A striking and potentially confusing trend seen among players is actually rooted in fairly simple motivations. has built a truly kind community over the years, echoing the laid-back atmosphere of the franchise. Nevertheless, every gaming community has its quirks, and so it may come as little surprise that long-time players of have created a trend that can seem strange to newcomers.

is undoubtedly among the easiest titles to engage with, albeit perhaps not one of the best games overall. Despite being nearly a decade old, the mobile game still enjoys periodic updates that help to encourage long-term play. Of course, titles do not tend to have clear endings, but that isn't to say that people cannot reach an endgame-like state over time. Combined with the fact that, as with any title, has its limitations, it is easy to see how players have invented creative workarounds to problems over time.

Animal Crossing has a treasure trove of classic features that could do with a return in a new game — and one is truly sticking out above the rest.

When viewing the Social tab in, it is not unusual to come across items being sold by other players for enormous sums, which can naturally be confusing for those less experienced with the game. In reality, the motivations for doing so are quite simple. Putting items into Market Boxes removes them from the normal inventory, thereby freeing up space.

does not have a cap on the number of Bells a player can have, although it is limited in how many it can display; any figure over 9,999,999 Bells is instead displayed as 9,999,999+ Bells.

Deliberately overpricing these items lessens the risk of them actually being bought. However, the perceived value of Bells can and does vary the more one plays, which can lead to these items being bought anyway.

One’s savings in naturally grow over time, which for long-time players can easily translate to absurd numbers. As such, buying highly-priced items in Market Boxes actually becomes fairly reasonable.