No really...

[Tank]

So Some Guy Spent Over $300,000 On A Virtual Item



Earlier this year, I bought a house for $360,000. It was a scary investment, yes, but also one that gave me somewhere to live. I just can't see buying a virtual item for $330,000 being as practical.
Buzz Erik Lightyear, a major player in the world of Entropia Online, recently spent that much money on a single item in the game, the "Crystal Palace" space station.
Sounds absolutely crazy, but then, there's a catch: the Crystal Palace sells items in the game world, and Buzz will get a cut of every sale made. There's also major profits to be made hunting the creatures that roam the station.
Still...$330,000 on something that's really just a bunch of polygons sitting on a server, whose survival is dependant on the whims of the company controlling those servers...I'll stick to spending that kind of money on real dwellings, thanks.

erm... kort n kop doktor vir die persoon. soos in NOU DADELIK!

[Necuno]

but he is going to make $$$'s back

[Raven Gold]

Reminds of that time a binch of kids got busted for "Stealing" $4000 worth ofitem in some online game. I say if something happens like that. They fucking deserve it. Same as E-mail scams, etc.

[Lydon]

He doesn't need a klap at all...the dude who bought the first space station for $100 000, which he named Club Neverdie, recouped his costs within something like 3 months and is coining it apparently.