Datestamp Shared Trades [Suggestion Added - Discussion Open]

[amarok.]

hey! i'm fairly certain this hasn't been suggested but in case it has, i apologise.

so you know how when you share a trade to somebody the only things shown are the pets involved? i was wondering whether it would be worth adding a small section stating the date (gmt) when the trade was completed/accepted. so "trade accepted on 02/02/2020" or something. though i think i understand why it's not there, i don't feel like adding a date would infringe upon the anonymity of the user on the other side.

example trade here, just so anybody not familiar can see what i mean. when did i make this trade? nobody knows.

see there's a bit of an issue on some advice threads where old trades are being used as trading evidence, even though demand cycles through incredibly quickly and a trade that would have been considered "fair" demand-wise a few months ago would not necessarily be considered fair today. the point is that i'm very certain in some cases old trades being used to maintain inflated demand values, etc, but because only the people involved in the trade know the date and the trade isn't always posted in the forum it's incredibly hard to prove. as such it's incredibly hard to tell which trades cited on the fair trade thread, pet worth thread, etc, can actually be trusted to actually reflect trades happening right now. overall this date stamp would just lead to a lot more transparency in the trading community, i feel, even if it's not a major or revolutionary change.

[lil rascal]

Haha I was just coming to post the same suggestion! Full support obviously (:

[The Last Raven]

Support!

[Aurora Storm]

Support! Support support!
Because like, "wow the demand for warrior cats and shima longtails has skyrocketed out of nowhere", lol no this is a trade from 2009. But anyone could use this as "trade evidence", although this is an extreme example and I used it so no one could get away with posting it elsewhere.

[Loelya]

Big Support

(it's 1am and I'm going to bed otherwise I would have more helpful input to add but basically: yes good idea hear hear)

[kee;]

Support! Support! Support!
Artificially inflated/deflated demand makes trading so much more difficult than it needs to be, and something like this could at least force everyone to use accurate trades for support. It might only be able to help a little, but i definitely can’t see any negative to it!

-kee

[ElementalInsanity]

Major support of course.

[amarok.]

thanks all c:

[Tailish]

Support all the way, for all the reasons.

[phxyvi]

Support! Having dealt with people using those trades to push their values in the past I’m entirely with this. I can’t see anyone who wouldn’t be, considering how swiftly things change. Even trades from 2-3 months ago are outdated when it comes to the going rate of a lot of pets.