I've always enjoyed collecting cute or pretty things (this includes pixels in particular...former scarred Animal Jammer here but I collected items there too), especially things that allow you to personalize your profile, so I was immediately attracted to them. Plus, they are so cute and small. My earliest collectibles were the birthstones and carnations, and I especially loved the pink one. I loved seeing everyone's pretty displays, too.
just being on the forums really they've been really fun since i joined in 2013. there's been so many new ones added now that it's hard to keep them all straight.
I can't even remember getting my yoshi egg or togepi egg back in 2014 but I lost interest in collectibles until 2020 when I came back to the site. I saw the pikachu egg and I've basically been collecting since then.
I think it was seeing all these pretty little pixels on everyone’s sidebar and now I can’t stop! It’s crazy to think i started with just a simple little orange I purchased from the shop lol.
Just the current event going on, I'm pretty casual about it right now but I've always loved collecting and think it also gives a nice incentive to interact with the community!