Virtual Game Item Sold for a Cool $635,000 USD

[Guest]

Phase 1: Collect Underpants
Phase 2: ?
Phase 3: Profit

 

[Parsian]

atleast its a CryEngine 2 game

 

[eddieroolz]

And I thought people paying hundreds of dollars for a Runescape account was insane. This takes things to a whole new level.

 

[therabiddeer]

This confuses me... the article says that people are making profits off of these things. How does that work? Are they selling stuff with this purchased property? How are they making a profit? Why does everybody not just make their own? I am so confused!

 

[dEAne]

Well it is their choice for me I rather buy homes for the homeless.

 

[znegval]

I'd like to say get a life, but obviously this is THEIR life, kinda sad actaully -- maybe these folks need some mental assistance?

I'm sure you, a person who has to show how superior you are to other people in a comment section for an internet article, have a very rich and fulfilling life.

 

[thechief73]

Dang thats one big investment, I wonder if a single person bought this or if it was some kind of business investment? I wasnt expecting a virtual resort either, was thinking something like "The Sword of a Thousand Truths" Lol. I wonder what that would sell for?

 

[TheWhiteRose000]

It looks like DX 7-8...
They can keep playing it.
*Goes and plays Battlefield 2*

 

[Ahmadmuj88]

This illustrates quite nicely the notion of some people having more money than brains

 

[fletchoid]

Why do people find this surprising. The world wide financial meltdown was caused by Wall Street financial companies selling BS investments that were essentially "virtual". At least these guys are honest in that you know from the start that what is being sold does not represent anything in the real world.

 

[SteelCity1981]

You don't have to be smart to become rich you just have to sell enough of what you are selling to stupid people to become rich.

 

[WarraWarra]

LOL supply and demand in the stoned/real universe.

Next article will be morons pays $100m for fancy horse s*it labeled as food.

Well last night on the news someone found a 18th century pot from China in their attic and it auction for what $65m.

Obsession addicts will pay anything for any junk just look at Apple products.

 

[Agges]

Do not get it, "micro"-transactions should be mega instead - at least it sounds like the investment will pay off.. Imagine selling that idea to your bank, "Yes, I would like to borrow 100 $K for this online game I play"..

 

[duk3]

635k microtransaction FTW

 

[the hedgehog]

This sounds like our Economy...

We payed for things with money that doesn't exist...

sept this time it's 'real' money for things that don't exist...

 

[bv90andy]

[citation][nom]bayouboy[/nom]Seriously, who throws this kind of money at a game? Paying for access rights? Is this a joke? Makes my EvE Online habit look cheap.[/citation]
At first I thought the same thing, but: they "throw" that kind of money because it's an investment like any other. In one year they get their money back and start to make a huge profit.

 

[wotan31]

[citation][nom]triculious[/nom]I don't think $100k+ USD qualifies for "microtransactions" anymore[/citation]
It does, but only if you are the Obama administration, plunging the nation into $Trillion dollar debt.

 

[curiousgeorgieo]

I hope that item gives him +10 attack

 

[jazz84]

And to think, all these years I've been trying to earn money with a JOB. How 14th century of me...

 

[Dragh0n]

All that comes to mind (after the obvious 'wow!") is how self-absorbed we have become as a people.

 

[bildo123]

[citation][nom]bayouboy[/nom]Seriously, who throws this kind of money at a game? Paying for access rights? Is this a joke? Makes my EvE Online habit look cheap.[/citation]

Wow you hit the nail on the head with the EVE comparison, but in addition to that "That's right--the gamer's overall fortune was deemed to be worth a million dollars." Well, I deem as it to be worth as much as the mud under my boot.

 

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[targetdrone]

Kevin Parrish, 2010 called and want's Its article back.