Polygon | Neopets' black market pet controversy, explained @polygon | Uploaded May 2021 | Updated October 2024, 5 days ago.
In March of 2021, the Neopian Pound chat exploded with accusations that black market pet sellers were creating and selling fake rare pets. To understand literally anything about this, we've got to go back to 1999 and trace the history of Neopets, from its early days, to the 2007 conversion, to this latest drama that shook the community. Welcome to Neopets.
0:00 What's Neopets?
2:52 Neopets goes corporate
3:40 THE CONVERSION
7:56 Changing times at Neopets
8:36 Neopets drama in 2021
10:17 BLACK MARKET PETS
13:00 The future of Neopets with Stephanie Lord
SPECIAL THANKS TO:
Patrick Gill as BUSINESSWEEK
Clayton Ashley as JEFF DUNN
Nicole Carpenter as CHOQUIS
Josh Rios as TNT REPRESENTATIVE
Jenna Stoeber as BOOLANE
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In March of 2021, the Neopian Pound chat exploded with accusations that black market pet sellers were creating and selling fake rare pets. To understand literally anything about this, we've got to go back to 1999 and trace the history of Neopets, from its early days, to the 2007 conversion, to this latest drama that shook the community. Welcome to Neopets.
0:00 What's Neopets?
2:52 Neopets goes corporate
3:40 THE CONVERSION
7:56 Changing times at Neopets
8:36 Neopets drama in 2021
10:17 BLACK MARKET PETS
13:00 The future of Neopets with Stephanie Lord
SPECIAL THANKS TO:
Patrick Gill as BUSINESSWEEK
Clayton Ashley as JEFF DUNN
Nicole Carpenter as CHOQUIS
Josh Rios as TNT REPRESENTATIVE
Jenna Stoeber as BOOLANE
Subscribe to our YouTube channel! goo.gl/D8prdf
Like us on Facebook: bit.ly/PolygonFB
Follow us on Twitter: bit.ly/PolygonTwitter
Follow us on Instagram: bit.ly/PolygonInsta
And for more gaming and entertainment coverage, visit polygon.com
#neopets