How I value pets (rares in uncommons and below)
when I'm trading rares for lower rarity pets I always use rarity math! please note that at some point, these numbers reach insane heights and obviously will not be expected in quantity trades! however, I do fully expect to get a somewhat fair price for my rares, so I always recommend offering at least some older date pets to cover a lot of the quantity if you're offering on older rares. I always break down quantity offers into OMG so commons to make it as accurate as I possibly can. if I end up rounding some numbers up it is in your favor!
how to accurately calculate pet values in trades
1. take all pets from both sides and split them down into their current year OMGSC values.
2. once you added both sides up to their individual value, you can take your side and substract it with the other person's side.
3. if you have OMGSC left, then you are overpaying by the amount you calculated! if the number ends up being negative, then the other person is overpaying by that amount!
their side:
2020 R = 64 2021 OMGSC
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total value: 64 2021 OMGSC
my side:
2021 R = 32 2021 OMGSC +
2021 UC = 8 2021 OMGSC
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40 2021 OMGSC
step 2: substract their side from your side!
40 - 64 = -24
result: they are over by 24 2021 OMGSC
step 3: add a pet (or multiple pets) worth 24 OMGSC to your side to make it fair to them!
this can be any combination of pets worth 24 2021 OMGSC, for example:
1 2020 UC (worth 16 2021 OMGSC) + 1 2020 C (worth 8 2021 OMGSC)
other notes
I'm using short versions of the rarity names to make things easier:
R = rare, UC = uncommon, C = common, VC = very common, OMGSC = OMG so common
1 R = 4 UC of the same year
a 2008 rare equals...
2008 pets: 4 UC, 8 C, 16 VC, 32 OMGSC
2009 pets: 2 R, 8 UC, 16 C, 32 VC, 64 OMGSC
2010 pets: 4 R, 16 UC, 32 C, 64 VC, 128 OMGSC
2011 pets: 8 R, 32 UC, 64 C, 128 VC, 256 OMGSC
2012 pets: 16 R, 64 UC, 128 C, 256 VC, 512 OMGSC
2013 pets: 32 R, 128 UC, 256 C, 512 VC, 1024 OMGSC
2014 pets: 64 R, 256 UC, 512 C, 1024 VC, 2048 OMGSC
2015 pets: 128 R, 512 UC, 1024 C, 2048 VC, 4096 OMGSC
2016 pets: 256 R, 1024 UC, 2048 C, 4096 VC, 8192 OMGSC
2017 pets: 512 R, 2048 UC, 4096 C, 8192 VC, 16.384 OMGSC
2018 pets: 1024 R, 4096 UC, 8192 C, 16.384 VC, 32.768 OMGSC
2019 pets: 2048 R, 8192 UC, 16.384 C, 32.768 VC, 65.536 OMGSC
2020 pets: 4096 R, 16.384 UC, 32.768 C, 65.536 VC, 131.072 OMGSC
2021 pets: 8192 R, 32.768 UC, 65.536 C, 131.072 VC, 262.144 OMGSC
a 2009 rare equals...
2009 pets: 4 UC, 8 C, 16 VC, 32 OMGSC
2010 pets: 2 R, 8 UC, 16 C, 32 VC, 64 OMGSC
2011 pets: 4 R, 16 UC, 32 C, 64 VC, 128 OMGSC
2012 pets: 8 R, 32 UC, 64 C, 128 VC, 256 OMGSC
2013 pets: 16 R, 64 UC, 128 C, 256 VC, 512 OMGSC
2014 pets: 32 R, 128 UC, 256 C, 512 VC, 1024 OMGSC
2015 pets: 64 R, 256 UC, 512 C, 1024 VC, 2048 OMGSC
2016 pets: 128 R, 512 UC, 1024 C, 2048 VC, 4096 OMGSC
2017 pets: 256 R, 1024 UC, 2048 C, 4096 VC, 8192 OMGSC
2018 pets: 512 R, 2048 UC, 4096 C, 8192 VC, 16.384 OMGSC
2019 pets: 1024 R, 4096 UC, 8192 C, 16.384 VC, 32.768 OMGSC
2020 pets: 2048 R, 8192 UC, 16.384 C, 32.768 VC, 65.536 OMGSC
2021 pets: 4096 R, 16.384 UC, 32.768 C, 65.536 VC, 131.072 OMGSC
a 2010 rare equals...
2010 pets: 4 UC, 8 C, 16 VC, 32 OMGSC
2011 pets: 2 R, 8 UC, 16 C, 32 VC, 64 OMGSC
2012 pets: 4 R, 16 UC, 32 C, 64 VC, 128 OMGSC
2013 pets: 8 R, 32 UC, 64 C, 128 VC, 256 OMGSC
2014 pets: 16 R, 64 UC, 128 C, 256 VC, 512 OMGSC
2015 pets: 32 R, 128 UC, 256 C, 512 VC, 1024 OMGSC
2016 pets: 64 R, 256 UC, 512 C, 1024 VC, 2048 OMGSC
2017 pets: 128 R, 512 UC, 1024 C, 2048 VC, 4096 OMGSC
2018 pets: 256 R, 1024 UC, 2048 C, 4096 VC, 8192 OMGSC
2019 pets: 512 R, 2048 UC, 4096 C, 8192 VC, 16.384 OMGSC
2020 pets: 1024 R, 4096 UC, 8192 C, 16.384 VC, 32.768 OMGSC
2021 pets: 2048 R, 8192 UC, 16.384 C, 32.768 VC, 65.536 OMGSC
a 2011 rare equals...
2011 pets: 4 UC, 8 C, 16 VC, 32 OMGSC
2012 pets: 2 R, 8 UC, 16 C, 32 VC, 64 OMGSC
2013 pets: 4 R, 16 UC, 32 C, 64 VC, 128 OMGSC
2014 pets: 8 R, 32 UC, 64 C, 128 VC, 256 OMGSC
2015 pets: 16 R, 64 UC, 128 C, 256 VC, 512 OMGSC
2016 pets: 32 R, 128 UC, 256 C, 512 VC, 1024 OMGSC
2017 pets: 64 R, 256 UC, 512 C, 1024 VC, 2048 OMGSC
2018 pets: 128 R, 512 UC, 1024 C, 2048 VC, 4096 OMGSC
2019 pets: 256 R, 1024 UC, 2048 C, 4096 VC, 8192 OMGSC
2020 pets: 512 R, 2048 UC, 4096 C, 8192 VC, 16.384 OMGSC
2021 pets: 1024 R, 4096 UC, 8192 C, 16.384 VC, 32.768 OMGSC
a 2012 rare equals...
2012 pets: 4 UC, 8 C, 16 VC, 32 OMGSC
2013 pets: 2 R, 8 UC, 16 C, 32 VC, 64 OMGSC
2014 pets: 4 R, 16 UC, 32 C, 64 VC, 128 OMGSC
2015 pets: 8 R, 32 UC, 64 C, 128 VC, 256 OMGSC
2016 pets: 16 R, 64 UC, 128 C, 256 VC, 512 OMGSC
2017 pets: 32 R, 128 UC, 256 C, 512 VC, 1024 OMGSC
2018 pets: 64 R, 256 UC, 512 C, 1024 VC, 2048 OMGSC
2019 pets: 128 R, 512 UC, 1024 C, 2048 VC, 4096 OMGSC
2020 pets: 256 R, 1024 UC, 2048 C, 4096 VC, 8192 OMGSC
2021 pets: 512 R, 2048 UC, 4096 C, 8192 VC, 16.384 OMGSC
a 2013 rare equals...
2013 pets: 4 UC, 8 C, 16 VC, 32 OMGSC
2014 pets: 2 R, 8 UC, 16 C, 32 VC, 64 OMGSC
2015 pets: 4 R, 16 UC, 32 C, 64 VC, 128 OMGSC
2016 pets: 8 R, 32 UC, 64 C, 128 VC, 256 OMGSC
2017 pets: 16 R, 64 UC, 128 C, 256 VC, 512 OMGSC
2018 pets: 32 R, 128 UC, 256 C, 512 VC, 1024 OMGSC
2019 pets: 64 R, 256 UC, 512 C, 1024 VC, 2048 OMGSC
2020 pets: 128 R, 512 UC, 1024 C, 2048 VC, 4096 OMGSC
2021 pets: 256 R, 1024 UC, 2048 C, 4096 VC, 8192 OMGSC
a 2014 rare equals...
2014 pets: 4 UC, 8 C, 16 VC, 32 OMGSC
2015 pets: 2 R, 8 UC, 16 C, 32 VC, 64 OMGSC
2016 pets: 4 R, 16 UC, 32 C, 64 VC, 128 OMGSC
2017 pets: 8 R, 32 UC, 64 C, 128 VC, 256 OMGSC
2018 pets: 16 R, 64 UC, 128 C, 256 VC, 512 OMGSC
2019 pets: 32 R, 128 UC, 256 C, 512 VC, 1024 OMGSC
2020 pets: 64 R, 256 UC, 512 C, 1024 VC, 2048 OMGSC
2021 pets: 128 R, 512 UC, 1024 C, 2048 VC, 4096 OMGSC
a 2015 rare equals...
2015 pets: 4 UC, 8 C, 16 VC, 32 OMGSC
2016 pets: 2 R, 8 UC, 16 C, 32 VC, 64 OMGSC
2017 pets: 4 R, 16 UC, 32 C, 64 VC, 128 OMGSC
2018 pets: 8 R, 32 UC, 64 C, 128 VC, 256 OMGSC
2019 pets: 16 R, 64 UC, 128 C, 256 VC, 512 OMGSC
2020 pets: 32 R, 128 UC, 256 C, 512 VC, 1024 OMGSC
2021 pets: 64 R, 256 UC, 512 C, 1024 VC, 2048 OMGSC
a 2016 rare equals...
2016 pets: 4 UC, 8 C, 16 VC, 32 OMGSC
2017 pets: 2 R, 8 UC, 16 C, 32 VC, 64 OMGSC
2018 pets: 4 R, 16 UC, 32 C, 64 VC, 128 OMGSC
2019 pets: 8 R, 32 UC, 64 C, 128 VC, 256 OMGSC
2020 pets: 16 R, 64 UC, 128 C, 256 VC, 512 OMGSC
2021 pets: 32 R, 128 UC, 256 C, 512 VC, 1024 OMGSC
a 2017 rare equals...
2017 pets: 4 UC, 8 C, 16 VC, 32 OMGSC
2018 pets: 2 R, 8 UC, 16 C, 32 VC, 64 OMGSC
2019 pets: 4 R, 16 UC, 32 C, 64 VC, 128 OMGSC
2020 pets: 8 R, 32 UC, 64 C, 128 VC, 256 OMGSC
2021 pets: 16 R, 64 UC, 128 C, 256 VC, 512 OMGSC
a 2018 rare equals...
2018 pets: 4 UC, 8 C, 16 VC, 32 OMGSC
2019 pets: 2 R, 8 UC, 16 C, 32 VC, 64 OMGSC
2020 pets: 4 R, 16 UC, 32 C, 64 VC, 128 OMGSC
2021 pets: 8 R, 32 UC, 64 C, 128 VC, 256 OMGSC
a 2019 rare equals...
2019 pets: 4 UC, 8 C, 16 VC, 32 OMGSC
2020 pets: 2 R, 8 UC, 16 C, 32 VC, 64 OMGSC
2021 pets: 4 R, 16 UC, 32 C, 64 VC, 128 OMGSC
a 2020 rare equals...
2020 pets: 4 UC, 8 C, 16 VC, 32 OMGSC
2021 pets: 2 R, 8 UC, 16 C, 32 VC, 64 OMGSC
a 2021 rare equals...
2021 pets: 4 UC, 8 C, 16 VC, 32 OMGSC
things just got a lot more relaxed for me, I'll be able to be online more often! responses still won't be instant most times, sorry </3