How to Get Rare Items
You may have noticed that in many of my rooms I have rare items. Rare items can be hard to find (hence the name rare), but they are actually not nearly as hard to find as you might think. Lately I've been buying one every other day! There are 4 main ways to get rare items, which I will discuss below.
Rare Themes & Examples of Rare Items:
Ancient Civilization (very expensive)
Aztec (most expensive)
Medieval
Neo Gothic (least expensive)
Palace Princess (least expensive)
Persian Palace (my favorite!)
Victorian Garden
Whimsical Wonderland
There are also many rare items that are not part of a specific theme, such as these ones:
4 Ways to Get Rare Items:
1. Buy them from the Curio Shop. This is the classic, most simple option, but it can take a looong time to complete a theme or find the specific item you want. While it's easy to find rare items in general (you can easily buy at least one rare item every day if you go to the Curio Shop at the right time), each individual rare item only goes on sale about 5 times per year (more or less). So if you need the Victorian Garden Apollo Fountain to complete a room, that means you will only have around 5 chances per year to buy it from the Curio Shop. Thus, purchasing rares from the Curio Shop is one of the hardest ways to get specific rare items, though it is one of the easiest ways to get rare items in general. You will also need a lot of kinzcash. Some of the rare themes (such as the Ancient Civilization, Aztec, and Persian themes) are very expensive, while others (such as the Neo-Gothic and Wonderland themes) are relatively inexpensive.
I highly suggest building up rapport with Arte so that he tells you when the rare items will be for sale. If you buy stuff from him often and tip him 100 kc every day (small tips offend Arte) you will eventually reach level 6, and when you ask him about rare items he will hold up a sign that tells you what time the rare item will be on sale that day:
2. Visit the forum section on Webkinz Newz (this also works if you are looking for other non-rare items). If you do not know what the forum section is, it is a place on Webkinz Newz where Newz members can discuss Webkinz World related topics. In the forum section, you post topics and people can reply to them. That is essentially what the forum section is. Here's what to do: Go to Webkinz Newz. In the top right corner, click join, and sign up for a Newz account or just log in with your Webkinz account. Next, click on Forums, then click on Webkinz World. That will take you to the Webkinz World forum section. Select the section you want to post in (i.e. 'Giveaways,' 'I Need This Item'). Scroll to the bottom of the page, where you will see two white boxes with the words "Create New Topic In "Webkinz World"". Now, post a new topic. If you are looking for items from the Medieval theme, for example, you would title your topic "Looking For Medieval Rares" and then, in the second box, add a bit more information, like what you are offering to trade, which Medieval items you already have, etc. After your topic has been approved, people can start replying to it. Sometimes, if you are lucky, someone will be very generous and offer you whatever you are looking for for free. This has happened to me two times. I posted on Webkinz Newz about how I was looking for Persian rares, and someone offered me a ton of the Persian items for free. I friended them and they sent me all the items through kinzpost. If somebody does that for you, be sure to thank them with a reply on the forums and a note through kinzpost. Don't ask people to do that for you, though! If they want to, they will offer. Be sure to pass on the kindness, too! If you see someone on the forums who really needs an item you have and you don't really need it, offer it to them for free if you can. They will be very thankful.
3. Use the Trading Room at the Clubhouse. I highly, highly recommend using Kinzchat Plus. It makes trading SO much easier. Just go to the trading room and shout out exactly what you are looking for and/or what you have for trade. You can also ask people to trade and ask if they have a specific item, and if they do they can tell you exactly what they want for it. Using kinzchat plus makes trading easier, faster, and more efficient.
4. Visit the Webkinz subreddit and post your trading list (just search 'Webkinz' on reddit and you will find the sub). Again, this works for non-rare items too, and you can also post ISO's if you only need one thing. It's similar to the Newz forum section, but it isn't regulated by Ganz so you have much more freedom in terms of what you can post or comment, and you don't have to wait for posts or comments to be approved by moderators. You can also look at other user's trade / wish lists here. To make a trade list, create a Google doc and set it so that anyone with the link can view it. Type out all of the items that you have for trade, and then all of the items that you're looking for. It's best to include the exact names of items as well as screenshots so that people know what items you're talking about (you can find pictures of Webkinz items via Google, and if you put the item in your dock and mouse over it you can see what the exact name of it is). If you make your trade list detailed and easy to read (pictures are a must!), people will probably want to trade with you. You can also just make a trade room, screenshot it, and then post the screenshot (people won't be able to see the names of the items you're offering, however). People are really nice on this subreddit, and I have never had anyone scam me or back out of a trade.
I hope this helps you find some rare items!
Xoxo,
Pippa
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