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Gamer makes 500K selling virtual property
Posted on 11/12/10 at 10:16 pm
Posted on 11/12/10 at 10:16 pm
This might be the most insane story I've ever read.
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Take, for instance, what just went down on Planet Calypso, where one of Entropia's wealthier players has sold off his interests in a "resort asteroid" for an eye-popping $635,000.
The seller is Jon Jacobs, also known as the character 'Neverdie'. He originally purchased the asteroid in 2005 -- eventually converting it into the extravagant resort 'Club Neverdie' -- for the then-record price of $100,000. For those keeping score, that's a gain of over $500,000 in just five years. In nerdier terms, that's an ROI of 535%. Match that, Citibank.
Posted on 11/12/10 at 10:18 pm to Alabama Slim
so it's virtual real estate basically? And people actually spend that kind of money on a virtual thing?
Damn, dude must be a high class nerd then
Damn, dude must be a high class nerd then
Posted on 11/12/10 at 10:24 pm to Alabama Slim
Virtual property has a lot of value in the context of virtual social interaction.
Posted on 11/12/10 at 10:34 pm to Alabama Slim
600k is a shitload but I've known quite a few people who pulled down 10k+ for characters
...but their ROI was still shitty considering the time they invested
...but their ROI was still shitty considering the time they invested
Posted on 11/13/10 at 1:56 am to EmperorGout
Wasn't this guy on MTV for this exact thing several years ago?
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