Habbox Rare Values

The Coat of Arms of the Rare Values Department

Habbox Rare Values, also known as the Rare Values Department, have been a prominent service of Habbox.com since 2004. Habbox Rare Values have been highly regarded by the Habbo community for many years and are attributed as a large part of Habbox's success. The popularity of Habbox Rare Values led to many other fansites attempting to provide their own Rare Values with limited success. Following the merge and the introduction of the Habbo Marketplace the use of Habbox Rare Values has diminished significantly but they are still used by many.

The role of Rare Values Manager is currently filled by welshcake who was appointed to the position on the 4th March 2015. The role of Assistant Rare Values Manager has been vacant since the resignation of davecool656 on the 30th June 2014.

How the department operates

The Rare Values on the site are dependent on values that have been witnessed within both trades and Marketplace, the team also allow members of Habbox Forum to suggest values if they are incorrect. The senior members in the Rare Values Department are the Head Rare Values Reporters, they approve or deny the updated values given by the Rare Value Reporters. The values can only be edited by the Head Rare Values Reporters and (Assistant) Rare Values Manager. The values are updated as regularly as possible however some new releases will be a inaccurate due to them settling into the market. Whilst values for Norms are also provided, the focus is on values for Rares.

Former Department Structure (2004 to 2014)

• Rare Values Manager - Mainly run the department, approve/decline values from Rare Values Reporters and delegate to the Head Rare Values Reporters.
• Assistant Rare Values Manager - Aid and assist the Rare Values Manager in running the department, manage staff permissions.
• Head Rare Values Reporter - Approve or deny Rare Values Reporters updates, and update values themselves too.
• Trade Expert - Ask for values to be updated on site, larger workload than Rare Values Reporters.
• Rare Values Reporter - Ask for values to be updated on the site (minimum 30 approved per week).

Other

• Head Rare Values Furni Editor - Edit the furni included on the Habbox Rare Values section of the main site and add new releases etc. Add new categories, including category icons and catalogue headers. Head Rare Values Furni Editors can also work on the values side of the department, by helping to approve or deny Rare Values Reporters updates and by reporting values of their own.
• Rare Values Furni Editor - Edit the furni included on the Habbox Rare Values section of the main site and add new releases etc.

Current Department Structure (2014 onwards)

• (Assistant) Rare Values Manager

Formal head of the department, writer of staff guides as well as working closely with General Management. The (Assistant) Rare Values Manager is in charge of staff relations as well as writing the weekly/monthly reports for the department.

• Senior/Head Values Staff

Submit values of their own, Senior Values Staff also aid junior staff (especially trialists) and will aid the Rare Values Manager when he/she is away, and occasionally submit feedback with monthly reports.

• Values Reporter

Values staff are the integral part to the department - they're the ones who value furniture.

• Values Assets Staff

Some people are better at history, images and research. This is the other side to the Values' role - we couldn't value furni without having the images and names on the database.

• Rare Values Advisors

This role isn't an official staff role and there won't be any specific minimums, although they will be expected to contribute with the reforms.

• Trialist Rare Values Staff

All new staff who join the Rare Values department will be given a trial normally lasting 2 weeks, after this time they'll be a fully fledged RV member of staff, given they've passed their trial.

History

The Department was inaugurated in 2004. In 2006 the Department was rocked by mass resignations and public outcry concerning the events of the Samovar Crisis. There have thus far (as of early 2015) been 18 Rare Values Managers, 1 Acting Rare Values Manager and 22 Assistant Rare Values Managers in the near 11-year history of the department.

There was once a 'Trade Expert' role which was renamed to 'Expert Rare Values Reporter', in 2012 it was later found that the Expert role was unneeded and subsequently removed. The department then had a shuffle so that the Rare Values Reporters had the job of what Head Rare Values Reporters used to do and the Head Rare Values Reporters undertook the job previously done by the Rare Values Management.

In the July of 2014, the Department turned 10 years old and this was marked by the creation of a permanent Coat of Arms (above) for the department as a symbol of the role of the department as well as the history of the department. The Coat of Arms was designed by -:Undertaker:- and created by then-Graphics staff Jurv.

Rare Values Managers (RVMs)

Nº	Name	Start	End	Length of tenure
19ᵗʰ	welshcake	04-Mar-2015	Present	2+ days (as of 5th March 2015)
18ᵗʰ	lawrawrrr (acting)	19-Jan-2015	4-Mar-2015	31 days (1 month)
(7ᵗʰ)	-:Undertaker:-	03-Apr-2014	19-Jan-2015	292 days (9 months, 17 days)
(14ᵗʰ)	Mr-Trainor	11-Jul-2013	02-Apr-2014	266 days (8 months, 23 days)
(16ᵗʰ)	Samanfa	21-Apr-2013	11-Jul-2013	82 days (2 months, 21 days)
17ᵗʰ	Pigperson	01-Apr-2012	19-Apr-2013	384 days (1 year, 19 days)
16ᵗʰ	Samanfa	17-Oct-2011	01-Apr-2012	168 days (5 months, 16 days)
(14ᵗʰ)	Mr-Trainor	07-Apr-2011	17-Oct-2011	194 days (6 months, 11 days)
(13ᵗʰ)	-Danube-	18-Oct-2010	07-Apr-2011	172 days (5 months, 21 days)
(7ᵗʰ)	-:Undertaker:-	09-May-2010	18-Oct-2010	163 days (5 months, 10 days)
15ᵗʰ	Faboosh	15-Nov-2009	09-May-2010	176 days (5 months, 25 days)
(10ᵗʰ)	Immenseman	02-Feb-2009	20-Apr-2009	78 days (2 months, 19 days)
14ᵗʰ	Mr-Trainor	22-Dec-2008	02-Feb-2009	43 days (1 month, 12 days)
13ᵗʰ	-Danube-	26-Aug-2008	22-Dec-2008	119 days (3 months, 27 days)
12ᵗʰ	PaulMacC	28-Jun-2008	26-Aug-2008	60 days (1 month, 30 days)
(10ᵗʰ)	Immenseman	30-Sept-2007	15-Jul-2008	290 days (9 months, 16 days)
11ᵗʰ	Lost-shark	11-Sept-2007	24-Jan-2008	136 days (4 months, 14 days)
10ᵗʰ	Immenseman	18-Jul-2007	11-Sept-2007	56 days (1 month, 25 days)
9ᵗʰ	J1M1	18-May-2007	23-Jul-2007	128 days (4 months, 6 days)
8ᵗʰ	Ymo	18-March-2007	13-May-2007	57 days (1 month, 26 days)
7ᵗʰ	-:Undertaker:-	29-Dec-2006	18-March-2007	80 days (2 months, 19 days)
6ᵗʰ	Mit	16-Apr-2006	26-Dec-2006	255 days (8 months, 11 days)
5ᵗʰ	Smiddy1234	30-Nov-2005	16-Apr-2006	138 days (4 months, 18 days)
4ᵗʰ	.:OGGY:.	05-May-2005	30-Nov-2005	210 days (6 months, 26 days)
3ʳᵈ	Steve330	25-March-2005	26-Apr-2005	33 days (1 month, 2 days)
2ⁿᵈ	doraemonkiller	16-Feb-2005	25-March-2005	38 days (1 month, 10 days)
1ˢᵗ	K@Boom	10-Jul-2004	09-Dec-2004	153 days (5 months)

* (x) brackets denote a second or third term for the Manager in question.

Assistant Rare Values Managers (ARVMs)

Nº	Name	Start	End	Length of tenure
22ⁿᵈ	davecool656	26-Apr-2014	30-Jun-2014	66 days (2 months, 5 days)
(14ᵗʰ)	Mr-Trainor	26-Jun-2013	11-Jul-2013	16 days (0 months, 16 days)
21ˢᵗ	Auffant1	02-Sept-2012	18-Feb-2013	170 days (5 months, 17 days)
(19ᵗʰ)	Samanfa	01-Apr-2012	14-Jul-2012	105 days (3 months, 14 days)
20ᵗʰ	Pigperson	16-Jan-2012	01-Apr-2012	77 days (2 months, 17 days)
19ᵗʰ	Samanfa	28-Jun-2011	17-Oct-2011	112 days (3 months, 20 days)
18ᵗʰ	Mintson18	07-Apr-2011	02-May-2011	26 days (0 months, 26 days)
(14)ᵗʰ	Mr-Trainor	22-Nov-2010	07-Apr-2011	137 days (4 months, 17 days)
17ᵗʰ	-Danube-	12-May-2010	18-Oct-2010	160 days (5 months, 7 days)
16ᵗʰ	Faboosh	09-May-2010	12-May-2010	4 days (0 months, 4 days)
(6ᵗʰ)	-:Undertaker:-	15-Nov-2009	09-May-2010	176 days (5 months, 25 days)
15ᵗʰ	Netaxes	17-Apr-2009	15-Nov-2009	213 days (6 months, 30 days)
14ᵗʰ	Mr-Trainor	25-Nov-2008	22-Dec-2008	28 days (0 months, 28 days)
13ᵗʰ	Ugawa	28-Jun-2008	26-Aug-2008	60 days (1 months, 30 days)
12ᵗʰ	PaulMacC	19-Feb-2008	28-Jun-2008	131 days (4 months, 10 days)
11ᵗʰ	Jordang16	27-Sept-2007	19-Feb-2008	146 days (4 months, 24 days)
10ᵗʰ	Lost-shark	28-June-2007	11-Sept-2007	76 days (2 months, 15 days)
9ᵗʰ	J1M1	02-May-2007	18-May-2007	17 days (0 months, 17 days)
8ᵗʰ	Immenseman	17-Apr-2007	18-May-2007	32 days (1 month, 2 days)
7ᵗʰ	Ymo	20-Jan-2007	18-Mar-2007	58 days (1 months, 27 days)
6ᵗʰ	-:Undertaker:-	17-Sept-2006	29-Dec-2006	104 days (3 months, 13 days)
5ᵗʰ	Cigaret	17-Apr-2006	17-Sept-2006	154 days (5 months, 1 day)
4ᵗʰ	Mit	04-Dec-2005	16-Apr-2006	134 days (4 months, 13 days)
3ʳᵈ	Smiddy1234	01-Jul-2005	30-Nov-2005	153 days (5 months, 0 days)
2ⁿᵈ	Steve330	18-Feb-2005	25-Mar-2005	36 days (1 month, 8 days)
1ˢᵗ	doraemonkiller	11-Oct-2004	16-Feb-2005	129 days (4 months, 6 days)

* (x) brackets denote a second or third term for the Manager in question.

Trivia

• The Rare Values Department is 10 years old (as of summer 2014) making it one of the oldest departments on Habbox. The birthday of the department is recognised as the date which the inaugural Rare Values Manager K@Boom was hired.

• Immenseman, Mr-Trainor and -:Undertaker:- have each held the managerial position a record three times, with -Danube- and Samanfa each holding it twice.

• In terms of combined reigns, -:Undertaker:- has served the longest period of time as Rare Values Manager; a grand total of 535 days. Mr-Trainor has served as Rare Values Manager for 503 days in total, with Immenseman at 424 days.

• In terms of combined reigns, -:Undertaker:- has served the longest period of time as Assistant Rare Values Manager; a grand total of 280 days. Samanfa has served as Assistant Rare Values Manager for 217 days, with Netaxes at 213 days.

• Mr-Trainor has been the only person to hold the Head Rare Values Furni Editor role in the department.

• lawrawrrr became the first and thus far only acting Rare Values Manager in 2015.