Talk:Pet Sloth/@comment-31110348-20170828013316

To everyone: DON'T trade ANY of your rares for the pet sloth. Before you get confused, let me  explain (WARNING: LONG EXPLAINATION)

Remember when the lions mane, fancy beret, and all the other promos that came out fresh were worth spikes? But then in month or two, they became worth nothing more then a den beta, just like that. Even the alpha sword is slowly going down from magenta furries to a dark pink HD. So let's think about this: What EXACTLY happened?

You see, when people see that people are getting offered spikes and other rare items for a promo, they go crazy. If you're REALLY rare, you might not care much; but people that are in the middle of rarity or below will say "OMG, THIS IS MY CHANCE AT GETTING RARE!" And they rush to the store to buy it.

The problem with this is since everyone is rushing to the store to buy it, the value goes down because of how many there are in the game. Once people see how many there are,  they know that they won't be "unique" and "cool" with a paid-for item and lose interest. When they lose interest, they stop trading fairly for it. It doesn't matter HOW much money you spent on it, it depends on how much people want to trade for it and how many there are.

Spikes are different. They were a member gift. They keep getting released so many times in adventures, but they don't go down. Why you ask? Famous jammers made them rare. When people see a famous jammer like Aparri or WisteriaMOOOOON wearing a spike, they say, "OH MY GOSH! I WANT TO BE JUST LIKE MY IDOL! IM GONNA GET A SPIKE!" Another thing is that spikes look good with almost every look, it's like wearing a spike is your social status. The thing is though, hundreds of more people are getting spikes everyday, and hundreds of people give them away or quit everyday. It balances out. But what if one of the balances collapses? Spikes will go down farther and farther until they are worth no more then a few den betas.

Snow leopard slippers are different too. They were only around for Christmas, which meant they went up instead of down. If you're going to trade for a promo, make sure it's only around for a limited time first.

In the end, free pixels dominate paid for pixels. If you want a sloth that bad, make sure they're not around for long first. If they are, WAIT. Patience is key. Once they go down to like a den beta, by all means go for it.