Off Topic: Ebay To Suspend All Virtual Item Auctions
The growing popularity of Massively Multiplayer games has brought the
issue of ownership rights in virtual worlds, and the appropriateness of
what is called 'real money transfer' (RMT) into an increasingly public
light. The success of
the company IGE,
as well as the launch of Sony Online Entertainment's 'Station Exchange'
service would seem to indicate that RMT is now an acceptable part of
Massive gaming. The well-known auction site eBay has recently made a
policy decision that may throw these assumptions into a different
light. Following up on
a rumour that's been going around
I spoke today with a media representative for the company, who
confirmed that eBay is now delisting all auctions for 'virtual
artifacts' from the site. This includes currency, items, and
accounts/characters; not even the 'neopoints' used in the popular
Neopets service is exempt from this decision.
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