The "Is this a fair trade?" Thread

[daybreak.]

You know what, I completely forgot about the rainbow corgi being 2MA, I was trying to offer overpay for bulk lol 😬👉🏻👈🏻

To be fair, I wasn't sure how to account for TD value of cake dog, and followed Horror's guide 1.5 MA value for corgis. Naturally, some values fluctuate a bit user to user; I've noticed certain store pets tend to be valued higher than what's in the guide, especially in offsite trades c;

[Ruby-Love]

https://www.chickensmoothie.com/trades/viewtrade.php?id=110169266&userid=754065&signature=v8uoP94B85z_qVZ6naid8w

I need multiple pairs of eyes, I'm lost and trying to figure out how this works

[cryptidthefool]

https://www.chickensmoothie.com/trades/viewtrade.php?id=110168841&userid=314569&signature=l-C9fY4dx_WV27VV0ZVOBQ

would you say this is a fair trade? i was offered this and i don't know too much about how date and rarity correspond with each other. insight is appreciated.

[daybreak.]

https://www.chickensmoothie.com/trades/viewtrade.php?id=110169266&userid=754065&signature=v8uoP94B85z_qVZ6naid8w

I need multiple pairs of eyes, I'm lost and trying to figure out how this works

This one can be a bit tough because it involves bulk across multiple years. I'm converting everything into rares at a 2:1 rarity rate (rounding at times) to make things easier to measure.

I counted the following on the top side:

• 2020 - 4 R
• 2019 - 2 R
• 2018 - 1 R
• 2017 - 0.5 R

I counted the following on bottom side:

• 2016 - 2 R
• 2015 - 2.5 R

Whether this is fair really depends on how strict you are about your 2:1 ratios, especially across years. If very strict, then the top side is worth 1 2016 rare total, which is obviously lower than the 7 2016 rares the bottom side is worth by this standard.

Now, I personally have found it very hard to trade 2:1 year to year these days (my old pets for newer pets), so I believe it's more accurate to group certain years together, especially when trading up years and dealing with rarities below rare. I group 2020-2018 as one "level," according to how store pets are grouped in Horror's guide. By this measure (which I haven't seen anyone else use, formally, just as a heads up), the top side is worth 2 2016 rares. Still below the 7 2016 rares on the bottom, but perhaps easier to adjust by removing some 2016 pets from that side and let the bulk on top side make up for the rest.

Finally, if you don't put much stock on years, and you're going by rarity only, the top side is worth about 7.5 rares while the bottom side is worth around 4.5 rares. This is the only measure by which the top side would be over. I have seen some people do this with pets adopted after 2014, especially Very Uncommons and below, but not many.

Ultimately, like I said at the start, this is a complicated trade by the numbers due to the bulk and year disparities. You might try to size down the trade to make it more straightforward, or just go by what "feels" right. The Marie Kondo trading method, lol, which pets spark joy?

EDIT:

https://www.chickensmoothie.com/trades/viewtrade.php?id=110168841&userid=314569&signature=l-C9fY4dx_WV27VV0ZVOBQ

would you say this is a fair trade? i was offered this and i don't know too much about how date and rarity correspond with each other. insight is appreciated.

Much of what I said above is relevant to this trade too c: though this one is much simpler to parse. Depending on how strict you are with year to year ratios, this could swing either way on fairness. If you are strict with 2:1 ratios, the top side is short by about 1 2017 VU (or 1 2016 U, or 1 2015 C, etc.). However, if you do away with ratios altogether the bottom is short by about 1 Uncommon pet, in much the same way. I personally would take this trade on either side if I was seeking the other side's pets c:

[chongyun]

any help is greatly appreciated!

https://www.chickensmoothie.com/trades/viewtrade.php?id=110172095&userid=888783&signature=K9IY9SnaxpnDMYLnVEF_ZA

[jprspereira]

trades/viewtrade.php?id=110174289&userid=1090219&signature=PRbudFaeAeXq9Ozrw0jjVw

What do you guys think of this? The random low rarity ones I'll sell them for 22C$ to some collectors instantly, so no issue. So it's basically 22C$ + store pet (25C$) for me. Technically overpay, but I'm not familiar with the demand of my rare. Thanks.

[haarnviu]

trades/viewtrade.php?id=110174172&userid=36678&signature=xB4I19ugjQ4svNan7_dO_g

Returning years off and on player, feel like I can be a little more choosy with the pets on my side potentially, but would appreciate advice.

[P.J.]

https://www.chickensmoothie.com/trades/viewtrade.php?id=110174172&userid=36678&signature=xB4I19ugjQ4svNan7_dO_g

Returning years off and on player, feel like I can be a little more choosy with the pets on my side potentially, but would appreciate advice.

Absolutely not even close to fair to you rarity wise. They don't have a single rare on their side and all of yours are 2011 and under whereas theirs are all 2014 and up.
Like genuinely, I don't even think if they only wanted one of your pets it would be fair to you.

[jprspereira]

https://www.chickensmoothie.com/trades/viewtrade.php?id=110174172&userid=36678&signature=xB4I19ugjQ4svNan7_dO_g

Returning years off and on player, feel like I can be a little more choosy with the pets on my side potentially, but would appreciate advice.

Asking you to do extreme overpay. Their whole side is not even enough for the rare 2011.

[Wysterinka]

https://www.chickensmoothie.com/trades/viewtrade.php?id=110174289&userid=1090219&signature=PRbudFaeAeXq9Ozrw0jjVw

What do you guys think of this? The random low rarity ones I'll sell them for 22C$ to some collectors instantly, so no issue. So it's basically 22C$ + store pet (25C$) for me. Technically overpay, but I'm not familiar with the demand of my rare. Thanks.

The store pet is basically 30c$ prices changed for these already and I recall selling this dragon before for something like 50c$ so I'd say fair