Hivemind glitch

I’ve spent 3000 in gold trying to complete the “item” scavenger hunt. After I buy the shells and get the first item, by the time I get to the next item (1-2 minutes) the first item disappears from my bag. It’s happened 4 times and I’m frustrated. I’m not wasting time as I have the locations of the fish vendors and 30 minutes wasn’t even close to happening (first 5 minutes). Any ideas?

You don’t need to have the red monocle. As long as you have a group with people that have 1 of each you’re fine.