Since ninja trading is a big discussion now
Just letting all of ya know where this blog stands.
Here’s the difference between scamming and ninja-trading:
Scamming is when the scammer tries to tell the victim that said pet/items are NOT valuable and tries to explicitly claim their trade is fair, but in reality; it’s clearly not.
Ninja-trading is sending the SAME terrible trade as a scammer; BUT the ninja trader does NOT leave a message, or any message that tries to convince the victim that the trade is fair; when it’s not.
Despite one or two differences, it HAS the same intention: Ripping off players by getting valuable pets from victims for cheap.
Ninja-traders and scammers normally prey on newer players, COPPA’s, or anyone they see as an easy target. Scams and ninja trading will and can happen any time of the year; but during and around December 18th, ninja trades and scams trading spikes.
Ninja trading is INDEED a type of scamming, but the only reason WHY the mods cannot do it is to prevent innocent trades get flagged as one. There are people out there who do not know their rarities and still send trades. We were all new once.
Basically, ninja trading IS scamming but ninja traders are using a loophole in chickensmoothie’s rules. Even if staff cannot stop it rule wise, it’s still a disgusting thing to do.
There is no excuse that will make me like and tolerate ninja-trading.
Only thing I I can ACTUALLY tolerate is an ex-ninja trader who now knows it’s wrong; and made efforts and attempts to return said ninja'd pets; redeeming themselves and not ninja trade ever again.
What's even MORE sad is that ADULT ninja-traders are trying to justify their scummy ways. Hell, I’ve seen blogs that try to make ‘ninja traders are not bad and should be protected! uwu’ crap. Like, what the hell? Scamming kids in a pixel game is something to be proud of?
It's not 'business'. It's NOT 'teaching kids for real life scams'. It's you who haven't grew up, and you're being a shitty example to kids.
Ninja trading is the same level of shitty as scamming. There is no excuse to justify it.
From what a wise person once told me:
“You can’t throw glitter on a piece of shit, and attempt to convince others it’s not shit. No matter what you do, it’s still a stinky piece of shit. Glitter all over it or not.”
Anyways, it’s just my two cents on this whole debate. (Also I apologize if this is roughly worded and for terrible grammer, I’m running on two hours of sleep)
