I'm sure we all appreciate Atomic Kitten's explanation ("that's that!) and his/her humor ("...I was ignored. Me!! Ignored!!").
We all know it's unfair to newer users, and it's not the first time Ubi has done such things, nor, alas, the last I'm afraid.
No doubt Kitten received his gems earlier in the game, when they were more sorely needed. Telling people to suck it up isn't really helpful.
My other issue is that golden parrots do not appear in the trade office. Every other type of buff does, along with every gem item that is not a limited purchase: noble deeds are available, for example.
Please at least correct this. Eliminating parrots from the TO will not stop their trade, it simply makes it more difficult.
The least you could do, BlueByte. Ubi may design the game, but you guys market it, make this right.