Neopets 2010 Advent Calendar Day Sixteen: Things Heat Up at the Winter Starlight Celebration!

If you have been following this years Advent Calendar you'll know that there are some items that are clearly better than others. Hey, free is free but if it is something that is going to gradually increase in popularity and price then that is even better. Today we got a wearable in the form of a "Lump of Flaming Coal" and an edible "Plate of Charred Cookies". The 645 NP was a nice find too. I don't know how this is going to compare to the other cookies that have been given out this year ("Woodland Archer Cookies", "Gingerbread Faerie" and "Illusens Holiday Cream Cookie") but no one can predict what is going to be a hot seller with items like this.

Things from last years Advent Calendar are still 'active' meaning that they have not been retired. With prices rising and falling on things on an hourly basis it pays to check your favorite seasonal items from time to time and scoop up the ones that are selling cheap. Even if you don't think that something is going to be worth a lot in the future, you never know what is going to become popular. Galleries play a huge part in that too. People collect some strange things so if there is something that has multiple points of appeal to it, chances are it is going to sell faster and for more money.

A good example of that is the "Faerie Fruit Filled Stocking". Not only is it something that faerie lovers will want but it is a Christmas item, a gift, a stocking and Advent item. That means it has more appeal to it than something like a cookie or toy. That doesn't mean you should overlook anything from the Advent Calendar because those items will eventually be retired. There are new players joining the site every day and if they start a gallery a few months from now there is a chance they will want some of the items from the Advent Calendar for it. Supply and demand are a big part of reselling but hoarding goes hand in hand with it.