Apparently you also can't redeem NC on Neopass as well. I'd rather TNT put their focus on converting the site to Beta and updating it over something...
I have heard similar complaints before, saying shell accounts run the trading post now a days. Empty looking accounts come out paying top dollar for...
You run a risk of being frozen using scripts/bots on your account as nothing is 100% foolproof. You have to keep that in mind for everything you use...