Board Thread:Friend Code Exchange/@comment-12.43.67.59-20160809161219/@comment-27904998-20160809180329

You'll get collection items as awards for visiting friends, so you could have items before you've gotten the quest. I've actually had a lot of collections that I completed already before I get the quest. Then the quest finally rolls around and the game pops up a bunch of windows for each item. I get a ton of experience points and gold.

So don't worry, you'll find the item eventually. You may still get the quest to find it.