Ebay Virtual Game Gadgets

ryanmac · #1 (**permalink**) 31st January 2007, 01:43 AM

Ebay will now ban selling virtual gadgets such as virtual golds, armors, swords, and other weapons and paraphernalia used in online computer games.

These virtual gadgets are just essentially computer codes. The auction site did not particularly say that selling of such is illegal nor legal. However Ebay decided to bar auctioning of said “products” due to issues in the ownership of such.

humpty · #2 (**permalink**) 2nd February 2007, 01:43 AM

hmmmm?
is it? it's interesting to know that there are people actually selling these items. even more surprising, there are people who buys them?

hehehe, i din know playing games can be made convenient as well, if that happens, won't it take away the whole fun part of exploring the game from zero to hero?

astros99 · #3 (**permalink**) 2nd February 2007, 11:15 PM

Well I guess it's kind of smart to sell them. Many of the games have "fake money" and items and such which you can transfer to different people. So selling them on Ebay would be kind of smart. The only problem is, you can't prove that they got the item. That's probably why they banned it. You can just say that you sent it and lie. When it's for a real item, you can give the tracking number and show Ebay. My guess is that they had way too many disputes.

mini_0 · #4 (**permalink**) 19th April 2007, 04:10 AM

Well it is certainly good to ban such products mainly because of the ownership disputes , i just wonder people think of selling anything to just make some quick bucks . That si not fair as they want money for nothing . also equally shocking is taht such things get buyers too . well , now that they have been banned it good only on the basis that these can be sold over and over for profits . I have seen people selling even downloadable stuff and invites to websites .