INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Try to determine the value of your car had it not been in an accident. Again, it's best to use the NADA website at http://www.nadaguides.com/ to get the value of your car. You can also use Kelly Blue Book or any used car site to estimate the value of your car or find similar vehicles for sale. Be sure to look for cars as similar to yours as possible, mainly in year and mileage, but other with certain options and in the same color. Ignore vehicles that have been in accidents for now, but bookmark these vehicles for later if you come across them. Be sure to also search in your area. The same car may be worth more or less, depending on where you live. You can begin to estimate your diminished value by using some expert standbys. For example, some law firms specializing in diminished value estimate that the value lost when a vehicle is in an accident is around 33 percent. This means that your car valued at $15,000 would be worth about $10,000 in reality when you tried to sell it. Use this type of estimation as a starting place for determining your diminished value. If you found any cars similar to yours in earlier searches that had an accident in their vehicle history, look at the relative prices of those cars. How much less are they being sold for than a similar car with no accident history? In addition, look at the price differences between "pre-owned" and "certified pre-owned" cars at dealerships. Oftentimes, cars with structural damage from accidents won't be sold as "certified pre-owned." Looking at the price of cars similar to yours sold as just "pre-owned" can give you an idea of what yours is worth. For example, imagine that a few cars similar to yours are selling for $9,500 and $11,000 on the used market. These cars have accident histories, but are in good visual condition. You can use this range to estimate the actual value of your own car. Start with what you found as the NADA or KBB value of your car if it had not been in accident. Then, consider your expert estimation and the prices of similar cars with accident histories to arrive at an actual value for your car. The difference between these two values is your estimated diminished value. For example, using the $10,000 expert estimate from above and the two similar, used cars at $9,500 and $11,000, you estimate that your car is worth about $10,500. Your diminished value would be the difference between the value of your car if accident-free, $15,000, and your estimated lower value due to accident, $10,500. This gives you $4,500 in diminished value.

SUMMARY: Start with the actual value of your car. Use expert estimates. Search for comparable cars for sale. Bring it all together.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Take the time to gather receipts, retrieve your phone records from your phone company, make diagrams, assemble pictures and so on, in order to strengthen your case. You will bring all of this evidence with you to your court hearing. If you have documentation to support your story, then you will appear more forthright, organized and serious. Try to have some piece of evidence to back up every statement of fact that you make. For example, if you claim the defendant agreed to pay you $500 to paint her fence and never paid you, you want to have any written evidence of the original agreement. You also should copy your bank records as proof that you never received any money. Witnesses may also be useful in providing evidence. Locate people who can corroborate your story and who can attest to your own due diligence. During the actual hearing, you will want to be thorough yet concise, and if you are rambling through your story, you risk irritating the judge and wasting their time. Practice telling your story in the simplest yet detailed way possible. Tell your arguments to someone and get feedback from them. Do they understand what you're trying to say? Do they understand why you are bringing a case to court? Small claims court does not require that you have a lawyer represent you at your hearing. In fact, many small claims courts expect that you will represent yourself. It may not be financially worth it to hire a lawyer if you are fighting over a small amount of money. But it can still be in your best interest to consult with a lawyer to see if your case is worth fighting for and the strategies you might use to argue your case. Most communities have free or inexpensive legal counsel organizations that you can work with. These may be affiliated with a university law school or public or nonprofit law clinic. In constructing your argument, you should also consider what your opposition will say to discredit you or make it seem like you are at fault. To determine what your opponent might say in court, think about how that person might tell the story and how their version will be different from yours. Prepare yourself for how you will respond to their remarks. In other words, what aspects of your claim might your opposition try to explain in a way that makes it seem like you are at fault? How can you respond to these statements in a way that demonstrates that you were not at fault? For example, if the dispute is over damaged property, your opponent might try to make it seem like the damages were not their fault or even try to make it seem like they were your fault. Try to figure out what they might say so that you can refute these claims. You are allowed to come to an agreement with the other party at any time prior to the judge making his/her ruling. Courts prefer the parties settle if possible. In fact, some courts require the parties to undergo mediation before trial. In mediation, a third-party who has nothing to do with the case talks with both parties to try to come to an agreement. If you come to an agreement, the mediator will usually take care of the paperwork for the court. If you don't come to an agreement, you proceed to trial.

SUMMARY: Gather evidence for your case. Practice your argument. Consult with legal counsel. Anticipate what the defendant will say. Consider settling.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: You have a large chance of getting good items like spikes and betas. Some passages will get you store items, while others can get you better items. Try to play adventures with the animal that the passage is.

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Go to Adventure Base Camp and either play or host Return of the Phantoms Hard Mode. When you get to the chests, click the bottom or top right one (as they contain Rares). Do The Forgotten Desert and see how many shards you can find! Passages in all adventures will get you items.