Is it possible to buy Stocks in Second Life?
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Zitos Hanly
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09-15-2009 10:00
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Eli Schlegal
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09-15-2009 10:03
SF Designs has some very nice socks. They come in several different colors and the last time I checked they were actually FREE.
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Lindal Kidd
Dances With Noobs
Join date: 26 Jun 2007
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09-15-2009 10:06
No.
There used to be virtual "stock exchanges". They were banned by Linden Lab because it was discovered that they were all massive scams. Do a search on "Ginko" for some unpleasant history. _____________________
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Seven Okelli
last days of pompeii
Join date: 4 Dec 2008
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09-15-2009 10:18
oh, stop teasing the guy!
Yes, you can buy stocks in SL: https://www.xstreetsl.com/modules.php?name=Marketplace&file=item&ItemID=1635277 There are others, but this one comes with a basket of rotten tomatoes to throw. . _____________________
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Taylor Lubezki
Bratty - Neko
Join date: 12 Aug 2007
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09-15-2009 10:33
LOL Seven you are bad girl!!
My question is.. Who would WANT stock in LL? _____________________
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Eli Schlegal
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09-15-2009 10:34
oh, stop teasing the guy! Yes, you can buy stocks in SL: https://www.xstreetsl.com/modules.php?name=Marketplace&file=item&ItemID=1635277 There are others, but this one comes with a basket of rotten tomatoes to throw. . No no no... you misunderstood. This is what he's looking for: https://www.xstreetsl.com/modules.php?name=Marketplace&file=item&ItemID=132688 |
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Desmond Shang
Guvnah of Caledon
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09-15-2009 10:41
There are a lot of people with very important, formal sounding "businesses" running around in avatar suits, saying a lot of buzzwords... that's for sure. All of it is sort of big~businessy sounding.
It's kind of funny... owning a real business myself, and knowing lots of people who own businesses 10, 100, and 1000x bigger than mine, all the SL stuff seems like a parody of what kids might imagine "important business people" to be like. But here's the real scoop: nobody, and I mean *nobody* truly generating any kind of real value long term needs to be anywhere near pretend stocks. If anyone decent mistakenly dips their toe in, they would get out fast and leave that stuff far behind. I can't even begin to remember all the people who asked if I needed help to get my estate going... as if I was ever going to part with ownership so people could gamble fast and loose with some kind of imaginary "stock value" of it all. Heh. Anyway, just my opinon but while these 'games' do seem to exist, they seem to be financial disaster~bubbles with no real economic drivers, just groups of investors that all hope to cash out and win big, ultimately at the expense of other investors. I guess the game is to make sure that there's always a bigger fool than yourself playing. _____________________
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Seven Okelli
last days of pompeii
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09-15-2009 10:53
No no no... you misunderstood. This is what he's looking for: https://www.xstreetsl.com/modules.php?name=Marketplace&file=item&ItemID=132688 Eli, that stuff is only for stalkers! LOL Seven you are bad girl!! LOL yourself, Taylor.  . _____________________
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Rhonda Huntress
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Join date: 21 Dec 2008
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09-15-2009 12:08
And just in case the OP is asking Stock in the company ...
Second life is owned by Linden Lab. AFAIK, Linden Lab is a privately traded company. That is, you can not just go to e-trade and buy a few shares. |
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Raymond Figtree
Gone, avi, gone
Join date: 17 May 2006
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09-15-2009 12:11
At least one person should respond with a serious warning that Stock Markets and Banks in SL are not only banned but Ponzi schemes that will take your money. Avoid both at all costs.
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Lee Ponzu
What Would Steve Do?
Join date: 28 Jun 2006
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Not banned, I think...
09-16-2009 08:49
At least one person should respond with a serious warning that Stock Markets and Banks in SL are not only banned but Ponzi schemes that will take your money. Avoid both at all costs. ...but required to be actual stock exchanges or banks authenticated by some state agency in real life. _____________________
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Rhonda Huntress
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09-16-2009 09:30
...but required to be actual stock exchanges or banks authenticated by some state agency in real life. Are Ponzu schemes allowed?  |
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Lota Lyon
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09-16-2009 11:33
I wonder if poor Zitos will ever reach 2 posts now?
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Seven Okelli
last days of pompeii
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09-16-2009 11:38
I wonder if poor Zitos will ever reach 2 posts now? Not until he is free from the stocks. . _____________________
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Kidd Krasner
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09-16-2009 12:44
oh, stop teasing the guy! Yes, you can buy stocks in SL: https://www.xstreetsl.com/modules.php?name=Marketplace&file=item&ItemID=1635277 There are others, but this one comes with a basket of rotten tomatoes to throw. Someone should tell the creator that that's a pillory, though there do seem to be many other examples of that mistake on xstreetsl. By definition, stocks are a frame around the ankles, and may or may not bind the wrists. A pillory, on the other hand, wraps the neck and wrists, but not the feet. Or maybe we should just pillory all the poor merchants who stock pillories mislabeled as stocks among their stock in trade. |
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Seven Okelli
last days of pompeii
Join date: 4 Dec 2008
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09-16-2009 12:45
Someone should tell the creator that that's a pillory, though there do seem to be many other examples of that mistake on xstreetsl. By definition, stocks are a frame around the ankles, and may or may not bind the wrists. A pillory, on the other hand, wraps the neck and wrists, but not the feet. Or maybe we should just pillory all the poor merchants who stock pillories mislabeled as stocks among their stock in trade. Obviously we need more regulation of the stock market. . _____________________
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Tristin Mikazuki
Sarah Palin ROCKS!
Join date: 9 Oct 2006
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09-16-2009 13:26
Is it possible to buy Stocks in Second Life? Thanks. Yes it is search BDSM and stocks |
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Tristin Mikazuki
Sarah Palin ROCKS!
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09-16-2009 13:27
No. There used to be virtual "stock exchanges". They were banned by Linden Lab because it was discovered that they were all massive scams. Do a search on "Ginko" for some unpleasant history. Not really why they were banned but ok... |