Trade Rules

Trading is the best way to complete your CS Pet or Item collection!

A good way to look for new traders is to post in the [url=http://www.chickensmoothie.com/Forum/viewforum.php?f=15]Trades Board[/url]. However, make sure to follow these rules!

[size=150][b][color=#FF0000]Trading Board Rules[/color][/b][/size]

[b]1. Please only use one active trade topic at a time.[/b] You can put all your trade requests into the same topic. Otherwise, your topics will take up valuable 'front page' space!

[b]2. Don't "bump" your topic, unless it has fallen off the front page![/b] Posting "bump" again and again rapidly while your topic is still on the front page is considered spam, since there's no reason to be bumping that frequently.

[b]3. Your trade topic should have a truthful title.[/b] Making false promises (e.g. "free rares!") to trick people into clicking your topic is not acceptable.

[b]4. This is not the place to get free pets, so don't ask for any.[/b] If you want free pets, visit the [url=http://www.chickensmoothie.com/Forum/viewforum.php?f=22]"Free Adoptions" Board[/url] and find some. Don't create topics about it.

[b]5. If you have a problem with another trader, you can put them on your [url=http://www.chickensmoothie.com/Forum/ucp.php?i=zebra&mode=foes]foe list[/url] to block them from sending new trades. But you can't post a blacklist or foelist in your trade rules.[/b] - A public blacklist in trade rules is considered a form of bullying, since there is no reason to tell the world about it, just add them to your [url=http://www.chickensmoothie.com/Forum/ucp.php?i=zebra&mode=foes]foe list[/url] and your problem is solved.

[b]6. When you're done with your trade topic, please change the topic title to 'CLOSED - Please Delete'[/b] so that people stop sending you new offers and mods will know they can remove the topic. You don't need to continue bumping it, as dead topics will (eventually) be deleted automatically.

[color=#FF0000]Please note that [b]if you willingly give a pet to someone, you can't get it back unless they choose to give it back to you. [/b][/color] Doesn't matter if you changed your mind later, that's not your trading partner's problem. However, if you sent or accepted a trade by accident, and made that clear in your trade messages, you might be able to apply for a trade reversal by [url=http://www.chickensmoothie.com/help/gethelp]contacting admins.[/url]

[b]Pets that were adopted without being logged into an account are not trade-able.[/b] These pets will never be added to an account, and the adopter name can't be changed, so they have no trading value.