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..."
How A Pirate Blumaroo Found Her Greatest Treasure She had even sold the gold earring she had gotten after being painted with a Pirate Paint Brush for a profit. Yes, she was quite ambitious, this Blumaroo of ours...
Guide to Imperial Exam The game is pretty easy to play. Look at the thought bubble of each pet. If the word is spelled correctly, press the up arrow key to let them enter the exam.
Brain of Neopia: Part Seven It was traditional for at least one contestant to collapse from the pressure, and some would enter the final gibbering nonsense. Once, when the topic was Tyrannian Translations, this system scored full marks...