Lunatic pays $26,500 for virtual property

Tareeq · Post by **Tareeq** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 8:43 am

The money was real.

I remember hearing about Project Entropia some while back, the mmog that would sanction and indeed require purchase of ingame property with actual cash. Apparently it's live. The individual in question has paid $26,500 for a "virtual treasure island" with a castle, hunting and mining and taxation rights, and "massive revenue potential" if he can develop and sell the island's 60 lots at a "market value" of $5000 each. So he'll make his real money back.

That is, assuming that an adequate supply of what economists call the "Greater Fool" exists.

No word on whether the island comes with a virtual Ginger and Mary Ann. I guarantee it doesn't come with real ones.

Atalante · Post by **Atalante** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 9:29 am

Oh, I'm sure humanity isn't lacking in greater fools. Its the greater rich fools that may evade him.

I hope he makes his money back. It would really reconfirm my disbelief in humanity.

YellowKing · Post by **YellowKing** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 5:35 pm

A friend of mine was offered $5000 for his Level 50 Cleric back in EQ1's heyday. I don't know who was stupider - the guy who offered him the money, or my friend, who turned it down.

Discalced · Post by **Discalced** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 8:15 pm

And the graphics suck.

Atalante · Post by **Atalante** » Thu Dec 16, 2004 6:06 am

YellowKing wrote:A friend of mine was offered $5000 for his Level 50 Cleric back in EQ1's heyday. I don't know who was stupider - the guy who offered him the money, or my friend, who turned it down.

Your friend, by far.

$5000

Reminds me of that Daily Victims thread on gamespy. God, that was hilarious; and scarily true.