Items may also be exchanged through trading or auctions. Users can open their own shops to sell items, sometimes after obtaining those items at a lower price from sources such as other shops or charities. Items can be bought from shops found throughout the world of Neopia that are run by NPCs who may allow bargaining. Once earned, they can be saved in the bank, used to buy items from other users or non-player character (NPC) shops, used to buy and sell stocks in the Neopian stock market called the NEODAQ, or used to buy various other things. Users can earn Neopoints through playing games, selling items, and other transactions.
Users can also exchange real money for Neocash, used exclusively for the NC Mall. Monthly competitions also exist for multiplayer games with four week-long elimination rounds. Challenges may be made against other players or random players in a "World Challenge" for a prize piece and Neopoints from the jackpot for certain web games. Quests to retrieve items may also be performed for specific NPCs. Users can also participate in contests and spotlights judged by staff to showcase the users' talents. Many single-player and multiplayer browser games are available.
Players may also earn trophies and other awards from games if they score high enough or perform better than other users. Most games have set maximum earnings or playtime. Games come in many different genres, which include action, puzzles, and luck & chance. Users can earn Neopoints from playing games. There are different types of submissions that will be accepted. User contributions come in the form of prescreened submissions and readily editable content that is automatically filtered, such as the site's weekly electronic newspaper The Neopian Times. In addition to the site content updated by the Neopets team, users also contribute content to the site. Occasionally, the Neopets team release interactive storylines to expand the in-universe lore. The site is regularly updated with features like new games, items, and content. Users can earn Neopoints through various means including playing games and selling items, which can be invested or used to buy various virtual goods and services. It has its own economy and stock market based on Neopoints. Neopia follows its own calendar and time zone, which runs concurrent with real-world Pacific Time, and has tie-ins with certain real-world holidays such as Halloween and Christmas. Each land has a different theme, such as pirates or prehistory, and their own shops, games, and attractions. Neopia is a virtual planet with fantasy lands inhabited by Neopets and other virtual creatures. On 3 July 2017, Chinese company NetDragon acquired JumpStart. On 17 March 2014, Viacom and Nickelodeon sold Neopets to JumpStart Games for an unannounced amount. Two years later, a consortium of investors led by Doug Dohring bought a controlling interest in the company and in June 2005, Viacom (the company that owns Nickelodeon) bought Neopets Inc. The website was launched by Adam Powell and Donna Williams in late 1999. One currency, called Neopoints, can be earned within the site, and the other, Neocash, can either be purchased with real-world money, or won by chance in-game. Users can own virtual pets ("Neopets"), and buy virtual items for them using one of two virtual currencies. Single-player with multiplayer interaction. The Nickelodeon variant of the logo, used until Nickelodeon sold the website in 2014.
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