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eBay Bans Sales of Virtual Property

eBay Bans Sales of Virtual Property

None The practice of accumulating in-game currency and selling it for real world currency has become more common as the popularity of virtual worlds has grown. Yet, eBay, the world’s largest auction site, has put a stop to selling virtual property…sort-of. The global marketplace will no longer allow sales of in-game items for World of Warcraft and other popular MMORPGs. Yet, eBay will continue to allow sales for Second Life in-game items. Is this a double standard or is Second Life, as eBay claims, not really a game?

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