what are nons?

[tsuyoshi]

i've heard about them a bit but i don't know what they are-

[benvyn]

nons refer to the non-jewel sundog, non-coon dog, non-swirl moon dog, and the non-tag, which are all pets in the main list. the list was created in 2010 by cs users based on rarity, supply, demand, availability, and circulation of the pets. it was discontinued (in 2019 i think) because it was outdated and no longer very accurate; however, many users still use the list to value their pets. even though nons refer to those specific four dogs, the term non is kinda used as a unit of value now- where a pet worth a non is equivalent to the value of one of those dogs. people also use sorbets (a sorb) the same way, where sorbs refer to the 2008 sorbet dog litter, but is worth 0.5 non. and then mid advents (MA) are pets in the middle tiers of the advent list (different from the main list), but you'll also see people valuing their pets at 1 MA or 2-3 MAs etc. basically, 1 non = 2 sorbs = a certain amount of MAs = a certain amount of '09 rares, so it's essentially just a unit used to value pets on the list. i'll link some threads you can read through to help you understand it a little better if you want, but hopefully this made sense- i know it can be quite confusing.

"The" Rares List Guide
The 'Popular Demand & Value' Wiki