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Ok, GOT to check this out!
Yep, this looks JUST as stupid as I imagined it would!

*screaming*
Something Has Happened! You are now eligible to use 'Neopian Lottery' as an avatar on the NeoBoards!

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Something Has Happened! You are now eligible to use 'Neopian Lottery' as an avatar on the NeoBoards!

*snorts* I am NOT that person who points out other people's grammatical errors online, really I'm not (despite the fact that I'm just gonna do exactly that ) but Scoobs going rouge for Awakened delighted me, so I thank you for your typo, my good sir!

I love the Daily Dare!!! 
I was so worried they would skip it, since first it was delayed, and then Scrappy claimed it would be in the middle of April, and now here we are at the end...but I'm so happy it's here! I'm @hrtbrk's side with all the site events. The plot is moot at this point since there's nothing to do with it anyway, and the Faerie Quest Event takes up about two minutes of my day, maximum. I'm super happy to have something else to do, especially since this is my favorite event of the Neo-year. 
I beat AAA today on my second try of ICM. I'm very grateful that his score wasn't any higher, since I've always found this game pretty challenging. I'm disappointed with the prizes though. I hope they improve as the event goes on. 

TDN Daily Dare Tip: Don't forget, if you wish, to add a "Daily Dare" counter to your TDN signature! They have several, great designs, to choose from. You must have a "myTDN" account to choose and use the counters, but it is easy to create.
And, I found this "unconfirmed" list of this year's Daily Dare games, on the "Site Events" Neoboard. Using the "Spoiler" tag, just in case someone wants to be surprised of the games on their respective day:
If you don't like surprises, take a look, as there are some games you may want to practice for...

I love the Daily Dare!!! 
I was so worried they would skip it, since first it was delayed, and then Scrappy claimed it would be in the middle of April, and now here we are at the end...but I'm so happy it's here! I'm @hrtbrk's side with all the site events. The plot is moot at this point since there's nothing to do with it anyway, and the Faerie Quest Event takes up about two minutes of my day, maximum. I'm super happy to have something else to do, especially since this is my favorite event of the Neo-year. 
I beat AAA today on my second try of ICM. I'm very grateful that his score wasn't any higher, since I've always found this game pretty challenging. I'm disappointed with the prizes though. I hope they improve as the event goes on. 

I love the Daily Dare!!! 
I was so worried they would skip it, since first it was delayed, and then Scrappy claimed it would be in the middle of April, and now here we are at the end...but I'm so happy it's here! I'm @hrtbrk's side with all the site events. The plot is moot at this point since there's nothing to do with it anyway, and the Faerie Quest Event takes up about two minutes of my day, maximum. I'm super happy to have something else to do, especially since this is my favorite event of the Neo-year. 
I beat AAA today on my second try of ICM. I'm very grateful that his score wasn't any higher, since I've always found this game pretty challenging. I'm disappointed with the prizes though. I hope they improve as the event goes on. 

Well, if you've already bought NC items from the mall and used gift boxes to send them to friends, then you know the absolute basics. Still, here is TDN's very introductory guide to the NC world: http://thedailyneopets.com/customization-wearables/trading/. Particularly useful is the "commonly used trading lingo" section. 
For a guide more specifically about NC trading, check out this petpage: http://www.neopets.com/~luculla. That should tell you pretty much anything you need to know. Of course, you can only learn so much from reading. Once you've familiarized yourself with the general idea and most of the terms, then go ahead and try making a trade. It'll become clearer once you've actually done it. 
To answer your other specific questions...
Is it all just a long process of contacting people one by one to see what they want for each item or is there a site comparing asking prices?
Check out http://www.neopets.com/~rheet and http://www.neopets.com/~waka, which are both NC value guides. These pages give the value of all (or most) NC items in terms of GBCs. Most trades are for items worth roughly equal amounts of GBCs. Of course, the value can differ from person to person depending on if they are particularly attached to a certain item and reluctant to trade it, or really want an item you have and willing to offer higher than its actual value to get it. If you have a trade in mind, you can suggest it to the other person, and they'll either accept or decline. If you don't have a trade in mind, you can just say what you're looking for or what you're willing to offer, and have the other person tell you what they want to get or give in exchange. 
I'm also wondering if anyone has had good luck using NC to get an item they thought would be worth more later and then successfully trading for something of higher value than the NC they spent for the original item.
Personally I don't have experience with this, although obviously some items do end up being worth much more than the original NC they were purchased for. An example of this is Armin's Collectors Contacts, which seem to have become very popular immediately after they were released. However, my advice would be not to spend NC on anything unless you actually want it for yourself. Since you are spending real money, I wouldn't recommend trying to 'invest' in something that may or may not increase in value. 
Also, is it possible to use Neocash to get an NC item in a trade, such as offering 100 NC in a gift box? I'd like to get NC back for some items that I don't want, if possible.
Unfortunately, no. The closest thing to this is offering a 'custom' as part of a trade, which means that the person offering the custom will buy specific items currently available in the mall in exchange for an item that the other trader has. So you couldn't give someone an item in exchange for actual NC, but you could ask them to buy you something from the mall that you want, instead of asking for an item they already have. But be sure to only do this if they've already offered to do a custom trade. It would be pretty rude of you to ask them to spend real money if they didn't offer first. 
Like I said, the fastest way is to learn by doing. It can be nerve-racking, especially when you first dip your toe into those fast-moving NCC boards. But be brave, and you'll figure it out. Most traders are very nice. And I'm sure other TDNers will have more advice for you too! 

Ooooh, I love that outfit! The horns and wig being separate layers makes me extra happy too.
I was thinking Legolas actually. In fact, isn't this a Thranduil look-alike from the PJ Hobbit movies? Oh dang, Kougras even have eyespots to get the same effect as Lee Pace's epic eyebrows. 

Well, if you've already bought NC items from the mall and used gift boxes to send them to friends, then you know the absolute basics. Still, here is TDN's very introductory guide to the NC world: http://thedailyneopets.com/customization-wearables/trading/. Particularly useful is the "commonly used trading lingo" section. 
For a guide more specifically about NC trading, check out this petpage: http://www.neopets.com/~luculla. That should tell you pretty much anything you need to know. Of course, you can only learn so much from reading. Once you've familiarized yourself with the general idea and most of the terms, then go ahead and try making a trade. It'll become clearer once you've actually done it. 
To answer your other specific questions...
Is it all just a long process of contacting people one by one to see what they want for each item or is there a site comparing asking prices?
Check out http://www.neopets.com/~rheet and http://www.neopets.com/~waka, which are both NC value guides. These pages give the value of all (or most) NC items in terms of GBCs. Most trades are for items worth roughly equal amounts of GBCs. Of course, the value can differ from person to person depending on if they are particularly attached to a certain item and reluctant to trade it, or really want an item you have and willing to offer higher than its actual value to get it. If you have a trade in mind, you can suggest it to the other person, and they'll either accept or decline. If you don't have a trade in mind, you can just say what you're looking for or what you're willing to offer, and have the other person tell you what they want to get or give in exchange. 
I'm also wondering if anyone has had good luck using NC to get an item they thought would be worth more later and then successfully trading for something of higher value than the NC they spent for the original item.
Personally I don't have experience with this, although obviously some items do end up being worth much more than the original NC they were purchased for. An example of this is Armin's Collectors Contacts, which seem to have become very popular immediately after they were released. However, my advice would be not to spend NC on anything unless you actually want it for yourself. Since you are spending real money, I wouldn't recommend trying to 'invest' in something that may or may not increase in value. 
Also, is it possible to use Neocash to get an NC item in a trade, such as offering 100 NC in a gift box? I'd like to get NC back for some items that I don't want, if possible.
Unfortunately, no. The closest thing to this is offering a 'custom' as part of a trade, which means that the person offering the custom will buy specific items currently available in the mall in exchange for an item that the other trader has. So you couldn't give someone an item in exchange for actual NC, but you could ask them to buy you something from the mall that you want, instead of asking for an item they already have. But be sure to only do this if they've already offered to do a custom trade. It would be pretty rude of you to ask them to spend real money if they didn't offer first. 
Like I said, the fastest way is to learn by doing. It can be nerve-racking, especially when you first dip your toe into those fast-moving NCC boards. But be brave, and you'll figure it out. Most traders are very nice. And I'm sure other TDNers will have more advice for you too! 

Well, if you've already bought NC items from the mall and used gift boxes to send them to friends, then you know the absolute basics. Still, here is TDN's very introductory guide to the NC world: http://thedailyneopets.com/customization-wearables/trading/. Particularly useful is the "commonly used trading lingo" section. 
For a guide more specifically about NC trading, check out this petpage: http://www.neopets.com/~luculla. That should tell you pretty much anything you need to know. Of course, you can only learn so much from reading. Once you've familiarized yourself with the general idea and most of the terms, then go ahead and try making a trade. It'll become clearer once you've actually done it. 
To answer your other specific questions...
Is it all just a long process of contacting people one by one to see what they want for each item or is there a site comparing asking prices?
Check out http://www.neopets.com/~rheet and http://www.neopets.com/~waka, which are both NC value guides. These pages give the value of all (or most) NC items in terms of GBCs. Most trades are for items worth roughly equal amounts of GBCs. Of course, the value can differ from person to person depending on if they are particularly attached to a certain item and reluctant to trade it, or really want an item you have and willing to offer higher than its actual value to get it. If you have a trade in mind, you can suggest it to the other person, and they'll either accept or decline. If you don't have a trade in mind, you can just say what you're looking for or what you're willing to offer, and have the other person tell you what they want to get or give in exchange. 
I'm also wondering if anyone has had good luck using NC to get an item they thought would be worth more later and then successfully trading for something of higher value than the NC they spent for the original item.
Personally I don't have experience with this, although obviously some items do end up being worth much more than the original NC they were purchased for. An example of this is Armin's Collectors Contacts, which seem to have become very popular immediately after they were released. However, my advice would be not to spend NC on anything unless you actually want it for yourself. Since you are spending real money, I wouldn't recommend trying to 'invest' in something that may or may not increase in value. 
Also, is it possible to use Neocash to get an NC item in a trade, such as offering 100 NC in a gift box? I'd like to get NC back for some items that I don't want, if possible.
Unfortunately, no. The closest thing to this is offering a 'custom' as part of a trade, which means that the person offering the custom will buy specific items currently available in the mall in exchange for an item that the other trader has. So you couldn't give someone an item in exchange for actual NC, but you could ask them to buy you something from the mall that you want, instead of asking for an item they already have. But be sure to only do this if they've already offered to do a custom trade. It would be pretty rude of you to ask them to spend real money if they didn't offer first. 
Like I said, the fastest way is to learn by doing. It can be nerve-racking, especially when you first dip your toe into those fast-moving NCC boards. But be brave, and you'll figure it out. Most traders are very nice. And I'm sure other TDNers will have more advice for you too! 

Well, if you've already bought NC items from the mall and used gift boxes to send them to friends, then you know the absolute basics. Still, here is TDN's very introductory guide to the NC world: http://thedailyneopets.com/customization-wearables/trading/. Particularly useful is the "commonly used trading lingo" section. 
For a guide more specifically about NC trading, check out this petpage: http://www.neopets.com/~luculla. That should tell you pretty much anything you need to know. Of course, you can only learn so much from reading. Once you've familiarized yourself with the general idea and most of the terms, then go ahead and try making a trade. It'll become clearer once you've actually done it. 
To answer your other specific questions...
Is it all just a long process of contacting people one by one to see what they want for each item or is there a site comparing asking prices?
Check out http://www.neopets.com/~rheet and http://www.neopets.com/~waka, which are both NC value guides. These pages give the value of all (or most) NC items in terms of GBCs. Most trades are for items worth roughly equal amounts of GBCs. Of course, the value can differ from person to person depending on if they are particularly attached to a certain item and reluctant to trade it, or really want an item you have and willing to offer higher than its actual value to get it. If you have a trade in mind, you can suggest it to the other person, and they'll either accept or decline. If you don't have a trade in mind, you can just say what you're looking for or what you're willing to offer, and have the other person tell you what they want to get or give in exchange. 
I'm also wondering if anyone has had good luck using NC to get an item they thought would be worth more later and then successfully trading for something of higher value than the NC they spent for the original item.
Personally I don't have experience with this, although obviously some items do end up being worth much more than the original NC they were purchased for. An example of this is Armin's Collectors Contacts, which seem to have become very popular immediately after they were released. However, my advice would be not to spend NC on anything unless you actually want it for yourself. Since you are spending real money, I wouldn't recommend trying to 'invest' in something that may or may not increase in value. 
Also, is it possible to use Neocash to get an NC item in a trade, such as offering 100 NC in a gift box? I'd like to get NC back for some items that I don't want, if possible.
Unfortunately, no. The closest thing to this is offering a 'custom' as part of a trade, which means that the person offering the custom will buy specific items currently available in the mall in exchange for an item that the other trader has. So you couldn't give someone an item in exchange for actual NC, but you could ask them to buy you something from the mall that you want, instead of asking for an item they already have. But be sure to only do this if they've already offered to do a custom trade. It would be pretty rude of you to ask them to spend real money if they didn't offer first. 
Like I said, the fastest way is to learn by doing. It can be nerve-racking, especially when you first dip your toe into those fast-moving NCC boards. But be brave, and you'll figure it out. Most traders are very nice. And I'm sure other TDNers will have more advice for you too! 

Well, if you've already bought NC items from the mall and used gift boxes to send them to friends, then you know the absolute basics. Still, here is TDN's very introductory guide to the NC world: http://thedailyneopets.com/customization-wearables/trading/. Particularly useful is the "commonly used trading lingo" section. 
For a guide more specifically about NC trading, check out this petpage: http://www.neopets.com/~luculla. That should tell you pretty much anything you need to know. Of course, you can only learn so much from reading. Once you've familiarized yourself with the general idea and most of the terms, then go ahead and try making a trade. It'll become clearer once you've actually done it. 
To answer your other specific questions...
Is it all just a long process of contacting people one by one to see what they want for each item or is there a site comparing asking prices?
Check out http://www.neopets.com/~rheet and http://www.neopets.com/~waka, which are both NC value guides. These pages give the value of all (or most) NC items in terms of GBCs. Most trades are for items worth roughly equal amounts of GBCs. Of course, the value can differ from person to person depending on if they are particularly attached to a certain item and reluctant to trade it, or really want an item you have and willing to offer higher than its actual value to get it. If you have a trade in mind, you can suggest it to the other person, and they'll either accept or decline. If you don't have a trade in mind, you can just say what you're looking for or what you're willing to offer, and have the other person tell you what they want to get or give in exchange. 
I'm also wondering if anyone has had good luck using NC to get an item they thought would be worth more later and then successfully trading for something of higher value than the NC they spent for the original item.
Personally I don't have experience with this, although obviously some items do end up being worth much more than the original NC they were purchased for. An example of this is Armin's Collectors Contacts, which seem to have become very popular immediately after they were released. However, my advice would be not to spend NC on anything unless you actually want it for yourself. Since you are spending real money, I wouldn't recommend trying to 'invest' in something that may or may not increase in value. 
Also, is it possible to use Neocash to get an NC item in a trade, such as offering 100 NC in a gift box? I'd like to get NC back for some items that I don't want, if possible.
Unfortunately, no. The closest thing to this is offering a 'custom' as part of a trade, which means that the person offering the custom will buy specific items currently available in the mall in exchange for an item that the other trader has. So you couldn't give someone an item in exchange for actual NC, but you could ask them to buy you something from the mall that you want, instead of asking for an item they already have. But be sure to only do this if they've already offered to do a custom trade. It would be pretty rude of you to ask them to spend real money if they didn't offer first. 
Like I said, the fastest way is to learn by doing. It can be nerve-racking, especially when you first dip your toe into those fast-moving NCC boards. But be brave, and you'll figure it out. Most traders are very nice. And I'm sure other TDNers will have more advice for you too! 

D:<
That mosaic background! WHY DID I NOT NOTICE THIS DURING THE EVENT!!!
I LOVE that, and your Kougra looks GREAT with it!

The colours all around him compliment him, but because he's stood on a solid shade he's highlighted beautifully rather than lost within the patterns.
EDIT: I see that was the bonus item, so I feel (kind of) better now. I got the plants (no surprise there) and ended up with the wig, pants and dress too in the process, but I wasn't lucky enough to get the bonus item, so well done netting it yourself, Jim!

If you're new to the contest, or simply want a reminder of the rules, they can be found right here.
(We updated them to reflect that all entries should be sent to me, not deb, these days. Sorry for any confusion the outdated page may have caused!)
Current theme: Superheroes
Description: Dress up any pet as a Superhero (whether it's a famous one, or you prefer creating your own hero)
Entering period: Monday, April 23 - Sunday, April 29
Voting period: Monday, April 30 - Sunday, May 6
If you have any questions about the theme or anything else, don't hesitate to post here or send me a PM!
 

Which reminds me that I need to install Chrome on this one!
Oh, well ofc I could use Microsoft Edge, but seeing as that's just Internet Exploder with a different name . . .
I suspect an answer to your/our query about being logged into 2 accounts at once can probably be found in the FAQs, but I get lost in there.

It's a set named as an ethnic slur, though.  Since you can't type grape on the neopets chat boards, it really bothers me that they'd name a set after a derogatory term.

Edit, since it was pointed out to me.  I'm not upset at anyone here, just at the neopets team for being so careful to avoid anything that might be deemed offensive, yet naming something a slur.  

Owner Stock Price colormesara 19 1,100 NP nuffy421 2 1,185 NP bori_bomber 56 1,285 NP

Owner Stock Price erigwen1 9 4,444 NP thepet2017 1 4,749 NP amster144 7 4,750 NP

And OH EM GEE the Wheel of Mediocrity spins SOOO fast on it, I couldn't stop laughing.
Bearing in mind that the one I've been using is my (extremely) old one, that I finally stopped using in 2014 or so because it was running so slow, then had to go back to when the screen died on the "newer" one (only a year younger!). But my old and well-loved workhorse, that has served me extremely well for 10 YEARS . . .  well. I think what I was basically doing was the computer version of people who won't get their pet down because they cant face the emotional pain it's going to cause them, despite the fact the animal's suffering.
It's been blue-screening all over the place, and more often than not, on start up, given me the delightful operating system not found message, that's always a heart-warming start to the day! I've had to perform major resuscitation on it several times in the past couple of weeks. Also there was the minor fact that because it ran on Vista Windows no longer supported it, and neither did just about all anti-virus stuff. So it was way past time that I let it retire with some dignity.
I DID finally learn to sync Firefox though, a couple of days ago, so while I'm here using a brand new machine, I have all my bookmarks and saved passwords. \o/
If I completely disappear now, it's because I've downloaded Minecraft.  I've not been able to play on that since having to go back to my oldest lappy, poor thing couldn't handle it. So it's gonna suck me in BIG TIME once I start on that again!

Something Has Happened! You are now eligible to use 'Geraptiku - Deserted Tomb' as an avatar on the NeoBoards!  
#323!! this is one of my favorite avatars, i'm really excited to finally have it
also, + charity corner 2018, korbat - royal, quigiki april fools avatar, hidden identity, easter cybunny, and buzzin' since my last post, which is a pretty nice haul! i know the seasonals aren't the hardest to get, but i'm glad i remembered

Something Has Happened! You are now eligible to use 'NeoQuest - Wise and Powerful' as an avatar on the NeoBoards!  
Just have to say I'm so glad I did NQII first. 

Owner Stock Price moongoddess7876 6 3,895 NP pawsrus 7 3,899 NP patches_42 11 4,000 NP

Looks like I'll be stalking the shop until I finally see some in stock then!
Oh!! There's some there right now! @kayahtik