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It's true Achilles talks about having treasures being unfairly distributed, but Achilles ultimately doesn't fight for metal, he fights for glory. Fate is the same for cowards and the brave: they die. The different is that the man with honour will have glory and will be remembered, which is why Achilles chose to go to Troy knowing he will die. Both those who win much in combat and those who win nothing both die, but the man with honour will be remembered.
Similarly, his mutilation of Hector is due to his love and brotherhood felt for Patroclus, no riches are greater than this. His thoughts of home and his father stop him, things beyond the petty trinkets. Achilles wants his fair share, but why he does a lot of these things isn't motivated purely by it.