You don't get softbanned for playing while being a passenger. At high velocity you can get speed locked, but that goes away in pretty much 1 minute after you slow down. Bus/tram inside a city won't ever get you speed locked, they don't go fast enough.
>lack of lucky eggs
Lucky for you there's a box at the store with 25 lucky eggs and 20 premium passes on sale. It's a complete steal.
>who would need them after it
Many players do. Most level 40s that I know are using lucky eggs to get more exp. It's just another way to compete with your peers.
Selling items back for coins is never going to happen. Don't dream about it. Trading items is also not going to happen because multiaccounters would abuse it to no end.