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I'm not sure if this is the right place to post as I'm more looking for advice than help per say but any input is much appreciated =)

I collect petpets - they are what first got me into neopets and kept me playing. I wasn't interested in pet colours particularly or any other items but I loved the petpets and thought "hey, I could collect them all". Then I found out many there were, hehe. But I kept collecting for a long time with the full intention of eventually getting them all and sometimes I got bored of it but I would come back to it after a while.

But this time I got bored of it quite a while ago and I haven't really warmed to it again. I have over half of the petpets out there but of course they are the cheaper half, and a fair few of the ones I have I don't actually like that much. I've started a mini collection of cat related items (eg, to do with wockies, meowies etc) that I think are cool as opposed to all cat related items and this has got me thinking about what to do about my larger collection.

I can a) keep going, or b) sell those I don't like as much and just collect ones I think look cool/cute. If I sold some I'd be able to buy quite a few I don't have yet that are cute (eg some of the newer ones like crystacat, turtmid etc). But I don't know if I can bring myself to tear apart a collection I've spent so much time and energy on. But it's not as fun as it was. It wouldn't be a "real" collection, it would be incomplete but I don't think I care about that really as it's just for me, like my cat items =)

Sorry for the long windedness, my collection is just what neo has always been about for me so as silly as it sounds (and it is silly, heh) this is a big decision for me. Has anyone else been in a similar situation or have any advice in general?

*raises hand*

Yes, I have been in your shoes on more than one occasion. I have collected plushies for almost 2-1/2 years now. It was originally my intention to try to collect all of them because when I started there were only about 400 or so. There are now about 850--not counting the magicals, which I absolutely refuse to collect due to their cost.

I almost cried last year when they seemed to release about 3-4 almost every day for quite awhile--there was just no way to ever catch up. But, I was finally able to come to terms with the fact that I would never, ever have a complete collection. Unless I robbed the Neopian National Bank or became really good friends with one of the high-ranking staff members of Neopets. Neither of which a viable option.

Once, I realized that what I was after was a completely unattainable goal (no one on Neopets has a complete collection and almost everyone who collects is missing at least 100), I relaxed and actually had a lot more fun collecting them. After that realization, it became my goal to obtain 500, then 600, then 700. Which I just hit a few weeks ago.

But, I have almost quit several times. And, I know of many, many fellow plushies collectors who did quit. Because there just became too darned many to collect and the sellers of many of those plushies became "leet." Rude, arrogant, and downright nasty--thinking they were selling gold or something. Some of those who quit were really big, big collectors who realized that they could never get a complete collection and, therefore, scrapped plushies for more attainable goals. But, I stayed--because I really, really like plushies. And I get downright giddy when I find one that I need at a great price.

So, I guess what I have to ask you is whether your petpets still give you a thrill. I mean: do you get excited when you are finally able to snag one you have wanted for awhile--or has it just become a "job" that bores you to tears? If collecting them still excites you, then continue to do so and try not to beat yourself up for not collecting every one of them. But, if it has become a chore and your heart isn't in it, then no one will think bad of you if you have a "liquidation" sale of your gallery and start collecting something of more interest to you.

Besides, you need to remember that it is only a game. With no hard, fast rules defining a collectiion. What I mean to say is that it is OK to have a gallery that contains both the petpets that you adore and your cat items at the same time. I love some petpets so much that I have taken to putting them into my shop at 100K and writing in my shop description that they were hired to guard the store.

It is a hard decision to make. But, my guess is that, deep down inside, you already know what you want to do.

I had this problem when I collecting glass bottles, especially when Kayla opened her shop and almost all of her stuff is unbuyable. It is an extremely expensive thing to collect! 15K a pop to upgrade my gallery size was also discouraging.

I say, take pride in the ones who have and collect the ones you can afford. Nobody can have it ALL.

Protect your account well! Mine was froze. It hurt most because it was a gift from a friend. I donated so much to her gallery, that when she quit is was mine.

It's mostly become a job rather than something fun. I've bought a few buyable unbuyable petpets recently which have saved me a lot of money but they gave me no thrill what so ever as the petpets themselves didn't excite me. On the other hand I have snagged a couple recently that I really like and that got me really excited - but there are few petpets left out there that I really like, amongst a lot more that I don't especially care for.



Yeah, I think really I knew what I wanted to do - I just needed that extra shove, heh. I've been collecting for 10 months, my entire time on neo and while I used to have fun collecting any and every petpet it just isn't fun anymore. There are still a few out there I love but I already have most of my favourite petpets. So I'm gonna sell the ones I have that I don't like Once I'd made that decision I got really happy and excited thinking what I can do next so I'm sure it's the right decision, especially after I went through my collection and realised I only like a third of it!

From now on I'm not going to collect a certain kind of item, I'm just going to collect things I like - cute petpets, toys, petpetpets, some painted petpets even. And neopets has just become a lot more fun again

Thanks for all the input everyone, it's very much appreciated =)

Im sorry I can't comments on this because I stink at sticking ot my collectings, I have collected, plushies, balloons, music boxes, petpets, toys, candy, slushies, petpet toys, balls and geesh who knows what else the only thing that i STILL HAVE collected is my meowclops stuff, and it's under a different account heheh its for my webpage so maybe thats what keeps me from selling it, I just get money hungry and think wowo i could be rich again if I sold these! lol.. geesh I am bad

Mmm, collections, one of my favorite thing about Neopets. I have a gallery dedicated to the Tombola Man. I have a lot of stuff, but some of the stuff is expensive, and some of it isn't even being sold. But when I do get something new, I am excited, especially when I get something I have been working for.

This year's Usukicon, for example, they released a Tiki Tack Man Usuki and a Tiki Tack Usukicon Y6 Poster, both things related to my gallery. There were plenty of Tiki Tack Usukicon Y6 Posters, but they were being snatched up quickly by the Usuki collectors. I managed to get one for 250k, the day after it was retired. As for the Tiki Tack Man Usuki, there seems to be only 1 in Neopia, in a huge usuki gallery. I check the trading post alot, but none are ever there. A few days ago, I looked at the Trading Post, and I saw the Tiki Tack Usukicon Y6 Posters in trades being traded for quite alot of neopoints(11 million to be exact!). That is tons more than I payed!

So, I love working on my gallery, and not only is it fun, but if I ever decided to quit, it becomes a bit of an investement too.

My advice to you, is do what is fun. Collect what you like, what you enjoy, and sell the rest. Maybe you may be able to sell them for more than you payed!

Thanks for all the advice =) From now on I'm just collecting stuff I like, much easier with no stress and a whole lot more fun, yay

Thanks again

You should keep them to make a bigger investment a year later. XD Just kidding..(not really. >.>)

Well, I had a ice lolly collection..but I gave it and blame inflation. o_o

Glad I was able to help, Trick. I sort of felt that was where you were at when I read your post. No stress and lots of fun is a good thing.

That has to be the most adorable thing I've heard about shops! I've got to do that myself.