(collecting) Problems

now I'm stuck in both avatar-collecting and stamp-collecting.
I dont know how to get more stamps or avatars. I've been trying to buy stamps from auctions but its pretty steep (for a poor person, yes) and figuring out how to get more avatars is so hard.
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Oh yes, I found out today why I wasn't getting any money from items I sold: I went to forums and cried out loud about marapets beign bugged. After a while, someone asked me to check the Shop Till... Good Job, Kaneli