Neopia's economy runs on a little thing called supply and demand. This is what makes paintbrushes and such so expensive, not that your fellow Neopians are "greedy little bullies". TNT only releases a certain amount of an item, but the price is determined by us. Let's take an Island Paint Brush for our purposes. The only way to get one of these is through random events, or, if you're lucky, freebies. So, there aren't that many. Let's just use the fictional number of "100". Now, all those Island pets are quite pretty. So you want one. So does your best friend. And your guild. And a large part of Neopia...
Dream A Little Dream "You have to drink your Potion of Containment. The Neopian Hospital said that it is the perfect cure. You will be able to sleep..."
Detective Desmond and the Missing Diamond On the door, in bright blue letters, were the initials "P.I." and a magnifying glass. As you might be speculating, this is the home of Bori detective, Desmond...
Caring for your Cloud Racer There are many means to oil your Cloud Racer and each Faerie swears by a different way. The Space Faerie insists on using the finest Grundo drool, though, understandably, many people are disgusted by this.
Backfire!: Part Three Her twin brother tried to explain. "You're not looking at the big picture. Tay's expecting some huge, overblown prank -- she won't be suspecting..."
Fine Line: Part One The camouflage Kougra silently celebrated his victory. After weeks of hard work and good lies, he had managed to infiltrate one of the Great Gebmids...