What Is A Rare Black Short Collar Worth Animal Jam

Hey Jammers! A quite heated topic of contend on AJ is the truthful rarity ofthe Spiked Collar or Spiked Wristband, ordinarily referred to as "spikes," "longs," "shorts," "long wrists," etc.

"Long" Spiked Wristbands

"Short" Spiked Wristbands

"Long" Spiked Collars

"Short" Spiked Collars

Due to their tremendous popularity, a few not-rare spiked/studded collars accept been released in the Diamond Shop in the past. Despite being currently out-of-store, they're non considered equally rare as their original counterparts to a higher place.

Here are the "knockoff" spikes/studs:

With all these different kinds of spiked collars and wristbands running amok, how do we make sense of what they're worth? How rare is each one?

...But, what even is rarity anymore?

A while agone, that would accept been an easy question to reply. An equal combination of release date and demand, of course! Ideally, information technology would accept stayed that manner, but equally the years went past, rarity became less solid. The idea of fairness began to depend more on the person yous're trading, rather than a set of guidelines that everyone followed.

Recently while trading I learned just how confusing the whole "fairness system" is nowadays. In Aldan, all of Crystal Sands was convinced that A., whatsoever particular that isn't in stores is automatically "beta," no exceptions, and B., the time an item was last released doesn't alter its rarity.

This may non exist the mutual belief through all of AJ. But a whole near-full Crystal Sands– in the "trading world" –full of people who believe that whatever particular out of stores is automatically rare? Information technology seems at least like a popular idea, if not a mutual 1.

In a way, however, these assumptions accept some truth to them. The entire concept of how rare an item is has ever been in the easily of who trades. However, it's certainly a lot more confusing now!

Because it'southward and then disruptive and I'yard sure that yous just want to become to the point, I'k going to try to sort it out as easily as possible:

Ideally, rarity would exist an equal combination of Appointment and Need. Date would determine how quondam an item is, and demand would be how much people want it. Both factors would play an equal function in how much an item is worth.

Right now, all the same, it's mostly DEMAND that seems to matter among people. Spiked Collars, for instance, tin exist acquired in the Forgotten Desert. They could as well be won as a prize in this year's Lucky Clovers. If only date was taken into consideration, Spiked Collars would but exist worth a Tan Carpet, another prize in The Forgotten Desert.

Even so, despite the Spiked Neckband's repeated rereleases, the corporeality of value it supposedly has is completely unchanged. This is how powerful the demand is.

Despite how powerfully demand tin can overcome engagement, the demand of an detail changes. A LOT. This is why you can never say for certain what an item is worth, or what kinds are rarer.

There too seem to be eras of AJ in which sure items are more sought after than others. Around when I first joined, all kinds of Gloves were loftier in need. Nonmember gloves that you lot don't even acknowledge anymore, Lava Gloves that are now just sold in the Diamond Shop... just all kinds of things that are considered worthless in trading. One of these days, you can expect to meet Spiked Collars start to go downward in demand as well.

Just what are Spiked Collars worth correct now, while they're popular?

Because yous tin get and so many varying answers, it'southward difficult to say if Spiked Collars really do have a defining value. Things change, and correct now it all relies on need.

Fifty-fifty if you KNEW for certain what a Spiked Collar was worth, in the finish it wouldn't help you at all. There will e'er be someone that won't agree or who doesn't like your offer. Even if AJHQ themselves descended down upon you and told yous exactly what a Spiked Collar was worth, it'due south pretty likely at least a whole room full of people won't agree.

If you want to know what Spiked Collars are worth, they're basically worth what yous and your trading partner tin agree upon in the moment. No predetermined dominion of rarity can change that.

Thank you for reading, Jammers! Run across you in Jamaa! :)