One of the best parts about Neopets is the ability to customize our pets. The NC Mall has been around for 10 years now and it's still just as popular as the first day it opened. The NC Mall boards are constantly active with Neopians looking to trade for new or retired items. The best part about customizing is the ability to wear items from different seasons! As an avid customizer myself, I have created looks for my Neopets for nearly every season/holiday. I know that a lot of Neopians do the same as well.
Knowing that most Neopians have multiple outfits for various seasons or holidays, I decided to do a survey to see which Halloween or spooky NC mall items are the most popular when creating their Halloween/spooky looks. I asked for voters to list their top 10 must-have spooky or Halloween items for their customizations. These can be things they have or do not have and are seeking.
Value: 8-10 caps. This item is very sought after despite is lower-end cap value. Very few people are willing to trade it away.
Source: This item was awarded during the Masks of Dread questing event.
Value:2-3 caps. This item was a close second to the number one item on our list. It is considered a foreground item.
Source: This item was sold in the NC mall in 2013.
Value: 2 caps. This item is a popular Closet or Hard-to-part-with (HTPW) item. It has a low cap value, but is genuinely hard to part with! It goes with many Halloween and/or Fall outfits.
Source: This item was sold in the NC mall back in 2008.
Value: 2-3 caps. It has a low cap value, but tends to be hard to find up for trade.
Source: This item was for sale in the NC mall in 2009.
Source: This item was awarded Day 3 of the Games Master NC Challenge in 2010.
Source: This was given out during the Haunted Hijinks event in 2013.
Source: This was given out during the Haunted Hijinks event in 2014.
Source: This item was obtainable when buying the Limited Edition Halloween Acara Key Quest Token.
Value: 4-5 caps. This item tends to go for a higher amount during the month of September and October because of the colors in the background. It can be used in both Fall and Halloween outfits.
Value:10-12 caps. This item has the highest value out of the three dyeworks colors and the base item. The base garland is valued at 2 caps, orange recolor is valued at 4-6, and the green recolor is valued at 6-8.
Source: Dyeworks in the NC Mall. Need a Dyeworks Potion and the Jewelled Pink Spyderweb to color.
Source:This item was sold in the NC mall.
Source: This item was sold as part of the Spyder Web Costume Pack. It was sold individually and with the pack back in 2008. The bonus item for this pack is the Spyder Web Staff which is valued at 225-250 caps.
Value:2-3 caps. This item once had a higher value but has since been rereleased during the Altador Cup VIII NC in 2013.
Source: This item was obtainable when completing the Altador Cup IV Challenge in 2009.
Value:1-2 caps. This item is a personal favorite of mine and is definitely underappreciated. It is one of the more spookier items floating around Neopets and goes with many Halloween and/or Spooky outfits. It looks great on almost any pet!
Source: This item was one of three limited edition bonus items in the Living Nightmares Mystery Capsule.
Value: 2-3 caps. This item also has three dyework colors: green, black, and pink. All the recolors along with the original got many votes, but the most popular one is the black recolor.
Source: This item was once a limited edition item that was obtainable through the Halloween Mystery Capsule.
Source: This was one of many items that was awarded from the JubJub Power Bounce game in 2010.
Source: This was a limited edition item obtainable from the Spooky Moon Halloween Mystery Capsule which was released back in 2010.
Source: This item was a prize from the 13 Days of Trick or Treat back in 2010.
As an added bonus, here are the top 5 Neopoint Halloween/spooky items that various Neopians could not resist to mention! All prices were checked using the Super Shop Wizard but could have possibly changed.
Author's Note: I wanted to say thank you to everyone who took the time to post on my boards, to Neopets for making it possible for us to dress up our pets, to Jellyneo for providing the sources of each item, and lastly, to Shannon for her NC Value guide on /~Korolie.