hai hai jammers!
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before we get started with today's post, i want to quickly say thank you for the comments on my latest post(s) :')) you all are so sweet and welcoming, and i am beyond beyond grateful to get to know such wonderful people ehehe
today's post is going to be on topic of one of the most popular Animal Jam "activities"... ✨trading! alas, trading has very much evolved from when it was first introduced to the game in March 31, 2011, and it can become an annoyingly toxic community if you don't have a solid understanding of it.
here are a few tips that i've picked up in my Animal Jam trading experience c:
Tip #1: know your worth!
i think this is an extremely important part of trading.. you won't know what you 'deserve' if you don't know the worth of your items!
and, finding the worth is fairly simple. i personally use the AJ Worth Wiki to check the rarity, because of the amount of participants on the site. if there's a spike in the worth of rare nerd glasses, for example, the wiki is usually right on that. it's something i've always used and found successful, and i hope it does the same for you!
*small note: you've probably seen jammers in Jamma Township, or Coral Canyons, asking "how much is my list worth?" (or something similar). while this is usually a fast solution, i strongly do not recommend it because of risk of scamming, especially if it's an item not listed on the AJ Worth Wiki. asking someone the worth gives them full control over what your next decision is, and i don't want anyone getting the short side of the bargain. that is just my point of view though, if you ever want to do it, go ahead c:
tip #2: try not to engage in arguments
oh, i know from personal experience how hard this can be. trading something you know is fair for something else, only for the other to decline, can be extremely frustrating. however, it's not worth your time. arguing over one trade (not only) wastes time for you and the other involved, but also heightens the anger and toxicity surrounding the trading community already. all in all, if you trade something fair and it gets declined, just move on! another jammer will most likely have the same item in the future~
tip #3: always use the trading system
i think many long-time jammers already know, or have heard, this tip before; it's widely mentioned because it's a very common scam strategy. it's pretty similar to those "gift me and i'll gift you back!" kinds of scams. if a jammer has suggested avoiding the trading system, kindly decline. i'm not saying everyone that doesn't use the trading system is trying to scam you, but it's always good to be cautious and alert when you see something like that ^^
aaaand those were my tips!
before i end this post, me and my family recently went skiing and we had to travel over some mountain ranges to get to our destination.. which resulted in me getting some pretty cool pictures :D
the pictures i got definitely didn't do the views justice, but it was too beautiful for me to not snag a few w-w. i'm no photographer, but i just thought that was a cool lil thing that happened this winter ^^ i've always been pretty fascinated by mountains.. they're gorgeous assets on this planet, and i think we should recognize that c:
also, Doomy is celebrating their 10th anniversary of Animal Jam Stream with an art raffle! here's the post if you would like to check it out :] >> https://animaljamstream.blogspot.com/2022/02/art-raffle-time-mastertracks-title-music.html
have a great upcoming week, and i will see you all soon!
toodles toodles~
~popcorn 🦄
Thanks for the tips!!
ReplyDeleteAnd those mountains are GORGEOUS. I love skiing too, I leave for my trip on Thursday...!!!!! The colors in the photos are awesome; I love snowy winter mountains ahh
:OOO have fun on your trip!! And thank you hehehe, I'm glad you thought the pictures were cool! c:
DeleteSo beautiful aaaaaa!! I've never seen snow capped mountains in person before-- these are really peaceful looking photos :D
ReplyDeleteAnd thanks for the shoutout!
nice tips! my trading tip is to not care about rares and trade exclusively in plushies
ReplyDeleteok but a real tip i have is to trade for things you want! definitely look up an item on the worth wiki so you know roughly how rare/sought after it is, but i think the most important part is looking for items you like and think are cool.
i remember seeing something like ajhq saying "we don't have concrete in-game item worths or trading guides because the value of each item should be what it's worth to you!", and i really like that sentiment. it's definitely not very applicable to how the aj trading economy is today, but it's still nice to keep in mind
also beautiful pictures! skiing is really fun