eBay bans auctions of virtual goods

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ilovemrdoe — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 11:51:37 GMT

do I smell me some hidden ads for IGE?

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hklown — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 11:51:36 GMT

Fascinating article, definitely a good read- and as for ebay, regardless of their motivation, cheers on the good move!

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Zemm — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 11:51:35 GMT

i've always been against account/item/in-game money trading anyway. Its just cheating in a different form, like i could search ebay for a warcraft account and get a full T3 druid for say £300 even tho i have no exp of the game the class i'm buying whatever. I'm pleased that ebay has taken this choice hopefully it will make it harder for scammers to steal and sell accounts fast. just my 2 cents

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AtomicSheikh — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 11:51:34 GMT

Bah, why anyone would pay hard earned money, in which you have to actually put physical and mental effort, and which can be used for other things, such as food and recreating, for a few graphics on a screen is beyond me.

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Kolgoth — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 11:51:33 GMT

A good thing to remember, AtomicShiekh, is that regardless of how you look at it, RMT can be looked at as a realized cost vs. opportunity cost. To certain people, the opportunity cost of countless 6 hour dungeon crawls is far more than the cost of that T3 Druid... There are those who do not enjoy the "chore" of getting TO level 70 and getting the latest gear, rather, they do enjoy the possession of such and do not have the 100+ hours to get there. While yes, this can interfere with the community and thus a large reason why it violates most TOS agreements; there is a reason behind the madness... Sometimes though, they're just cheesy power-gamers with personal issues... Just my thoughts...

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skitatic — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 11:51:32 GMT

Gah this just means that there is going to be more and more annoying mail messages about"Free Gold" that you'll have to deal with. Do us a favour eBay and keep these dickheads out of our game by letting them back on your site.

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hklown — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 11:51:31 GMT

I think in the long run, there will be more "dickheads" in the game if people are allowed to easily buy characters, gold, and powerleveling off of ebay. :P