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Trading

Trading

Two players trading in the trading menu.

Trading is a mechanic added in the 2024-01-12 update, which allows players to trade Beequips, Cub Buddy Skins and stickers.

Players may request a trade from another player using the trade request menu, accessible in the settings menu, or by accepting the prompt shown when walking over the requested player's hive. If the requested player accepts the trade, a new menu will pop up, where both players can add or remove an item by interacting with the button in the top left corner of the item. When ready, both players select the accept button before waiting for a length of time dependant on the total value of the trade. Once the time is over, the trade menu closes, and both players receive their items and get taken to the items' stats. If one of the players instead decides to cancel the trade, both players keep their items, and the trade menu closes before a popup appears telling both players that the trade has been cancelled.

Trading can be done an unlimited number of times to an unlimited number of players, but the player may not trade with multiple players at a time. The requested player has to accept or decline a trade request before it is possible to request a trade from them again. It is possible to disable trade requests by going into the settings menu and disabling "Allow trade requests".

A player can be ineligible to receive trade requests for either not having unlocked trading yet or having their trade requests disabled. The requirements for unlocking trading are:

If a player is unable to receive trading requests, the requester will receive one of two messages depending on which reason it is:

  • If they don't have trading unlocked:

{Player} has not unlocked trading (Requires Playtime Cadet, Ability Cadet, and Battle Hotshot Badges)

  • If they have trading requests disabled:

{Player} has disabled trading

There are also many other notifications that can pop up, which can be viewed below.

Onett may decide to disable trading for any number of reasons for a period of time. During this period, no player can request a trade or use the Public Sticker Board. This has been observed a number of times:

  • Trading was disabled for short periods to fix bugs when it was first introduced, on January 13 and January 16, 2024.
  • The first long period started on September 26, 2025, and was fully re-enabled on December 28, 2025, lasting 93 days.
  • Trading was already re-enabled on December 17, 2025, but only in the Hive Hub and players could not trade Cub Buddy Skins at the time. The restriction on Cub Buddy Skins was lifted on December 19, 2025 but was reverted almost immediately.
  • The second long period started on July 20, 2026, and ended on August 13, 2026, lasting 24 days.

Onett may also decide to restrict trading items that were created or traded during a period of time. This has been observed once, restricting items created or traded between July 15, 2026 and July 31, 2026.

Tips

  • Beware of scams involving trust trades or cross trades. Make sure that the items traded are of similar value before accepting the trade.
  • Make fair and cancel unfair trades. If you make an unfair trade, or if the other player makes an unfair trade, it is likely that the trade will be cancelled, and you should cancel an unfair trade.
  • Use the item inspector. You should use the item inspector to your advantage to make sure the item's balanced (if you are also a collector) also take the item's rarity into consideration. The item inspector is a must in ensuring that Beequips have the stats that you are looking for.

General

Notifications

Trivia

  • The item inspector in the trading menu is the only official way to see the methods of obtainment for the Play Button and Gamer Chat Icon stickers, as they do not appear in the Sticker Index.