User blog comment:StrategicMagic/Shaco Solo Top - Another Way/@comment-4794115-20130123235133/@comment-5194571-20130124005507

That is assuming they trade with you. Even if someone has 50 MR @ lvl 1, they will still be taking damage. The damage may be small, but it can add up, leading to them using pots when you don't have to.

As for actual trades, you can just Q to disengage. If you do decide to actually trade, you should be okay once you have SS. A Q + SS proc will do a lot of damage, even if SS doesn't scale on your crit dmg from Q. If that doesn't make someone back off, a Shiv can help out there.

As for AP, I half agree with you. Once they stop falling for the box trick, then AP is fairly useless and you can't win in extended trades. I wouldn't go AP unless the box trick is working every time. If that's the case, they can't be smart enough to go all-in on me anyway without taking more boxes to the face.