Warning warning warning: May be outdated as I haven't been seriously "in the game" for a while. However, I still think much of the wisdom is timeless.
Foreward
This is a compiled list of wisdoms that every cheater or trader worth their salt should live by. A lot of the things in here are things that tend to be learned from experience, but it's always better to learn from someone else's experience and not make mistakes the first time around. Other people should add to the list and share the things they know as well.
Inspired by Brett/WorldsAway's Notes to Success.
The Cheater's Bible
TNT only logs I.P. upon login and logout. You can turn the proxies off otherwise. People can't know for sure if that's the case, but it seems to work for a lot of people so far.
Shops are the safest method of transferring.
Price checking is a good and fast way to stay up to trend on current market values.
There's a lot of profit that can be made in securing "hot" goods or active accounts.
When you've AB'd a draik egg, pass it through accounts and self-ice them along the way.
Keep track of every proxy you've ever used for an account, especially good ones. You never know when you'll need the information.
Always. Use. Proxies. You won't be chain frozen.
Make new accounts everyday and let them rot. It takes minutes and they add up over time.
Fast private proxies come with free trials. You can cancel them before you're billed and still get a good use of them.
Record every account you've ever bought or sold along with the name of the buyer/seller. This becomes a good reference point when you're unsure of someone's reliability. It's also a good way to find someone.
Everytime you leave a feedback rating, take the extra minute to record details of the trade (trade value, goods exchanged, accounts involved). Again, a good reference.
Rep and thank accordingly and where deserved.
If you're just doing something simple such as pounding a pet or buying out items from a shop and don't want to deal with slow lag, use a browser proxy. (you need an account to see links) has a bunch of good ones.
Don't whine; learn from your mistakes.
If someone's gotten frozen, give them a shell or neopoints to rebuild with. Part of what makes cheating so great is the community and people who are willing to lend a hand.
Everything always sells for the right price.
Be courteous to fellow cheaters; they will be courteous in return.
When gifting items, Fridays are the best times to do it. Fewer people working and some things are prioritized.
ALWAYS USE A PROXY!
Don't AB on your main account or any account that matters.
Be nice to and answer Newbie cheaters' questions. You were a newbie once, too.
Never go first in a trade. If you have to go first, request a middleman.
Securing accounts means changing the email, too. That, or changing the password as well as password retrieval options for the email.
If something's too good to be true, then it is. Question everything.
Set aside a one-time fixed amount of money for cheating in a fund, and then never spend another penny again. Use your own profits and earnings and build up on them. Then transfer whatever fixed amount back into your bank account and use the remaining money to keep building up profit. Not only does this become an excellent gauge for your earnings, but when all's said and done, you didn't get screwed over irl.
Stop your kad feeder after 75 kads. Nothing is more suspicious than having 76 kads and no avatar.
The bottom right kadding spot is the "AFer" corner.
One of the top ways AFers are spotted is when someone refreshes late, only to notice all but one box empty.
If you care about maintaining a facade as a legit kadder, then learn how to timekeep and chat on kadder boards.
There is no shame in paranoia. It pays to be suspicious.
Reputation before profit.
Be smart about who you trade with. If you are frequently CB'd, then change your selling habits.
When dealing with NC cards, make the other person give you the code first. If you're selling the code, use a middleman. Then the person can't lie and say the card was already redeemed.
Stock up on gift box capsules. You can resell these for more profit later on.
You can score send on multiple accounts at the same time using a single program. Just open multiple copies of it.
People quicksale things; there's always great profit to be made there if you keep an eye out.
Few people can scoresend Extreme Potato Counter well. This is a good marker for separating the "so-so" SSers from the best ones.
Let neopoints sit. TNT is watching.
Inflating items requires a lot of money and self-discipline as a group. These tactics tend to fail when one person decides to sell out and the rest have to buy up the goods.
Put things into your SDB.
Scoresend 24/7. There is no excuse not to be SSing; it's free neopoints that can be secured and left to rot. Your pure will accumulate over time.
It IS possible and doable to scoresend continuously on a single account and not be frozen. It's a matter of wait times and scores.
4-7 seconds is a good, reasonable refresh time for ABing in magic.
Always have a supply of shells on hand. You never know when you'll need them.
There are different levels of proxies. Elite ones are the best and transparent proxies are useless.
"Latency" means the time that elapses in processing. Sort proxies by latency to get the fastest ones.
