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Conan Godwin
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04-19-2008 13:50
Has LL got a policy regarding residents selling land on eBay? I can see reasons for them to object, but have they ever actually stated an official policy on the matter?
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Alicia Sautereau
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04-19-2008 13:55
wouldn`t know why anyone would want to buy land trough ebay as it`s a 100% gamble
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Conan Godwin
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04-19-2008 13:57
From: Alicia Sautereau wouldn`t know why anyone would want to buy land trough ebay as it`s a 100% gamble No more so than buying anything else on eBay though.
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Alicia Sautereau
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04-19-2008 14:04
From: Conan Godwin No more so than buying anything else on eBay though. true, but there is a pretty damn good system in place to sell land (well, usually™) |
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Phoenix Psaltery
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04-19-2008 14:06
From: Alicia Sautereau wouldn`t know why anyone would want to buy land trough ebay as it`s a 100% gamble How so? I have used eBay for many years and only had a problem with one purchase, and that was my own fault due to not reading the listing carefully. Anshe has sold land on eBay in the past, as has Linden Lab itself once or twice. P2 |
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Conan Godwin
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04-19-2008 14:09
From: Alicia Sautereau true, but there is a pretty damn good system in place to sell land (well, usually™) and there are perfectly good highstreet shops selling all kinds of crap, yet people still want to buy their Alf alarm clocks on eBay nevertheless.
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Macphisto Angelus
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04-19-2008 14:11
From: Conan Godwin yet people still want to buy their Alf alarm clocks on eBay nevertheless. HEY! I like popping the bubble wrap bubbles. 
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Alicia Sautereau
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04-19-2008 14:15
well tbh, i`ve never bought stuff on ebay and with the scamming going on every where and no where, i`ve allways and will allways just shop at shops unless it`s from a site in my country where i can simply file a police report if frauded so abit biased against ebay
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Ciaran Laval
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04-19-2008 14:21
Why on earth would anyone buy land on ebay? You're not protected in any way shape or form, it's digital delivery.
Now if LL ever use ebay technology here to allow resident to resident auctions, that would work.
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Ciaran Laval
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04-19-2008 14:23
From: Alicia Sautereau well tbh, i`ve never bought stuff on ebay and with the scamming going on every where and no where, i`ve allways and will allways just shop at shops unless it`s from a site in my country where i can simply file a police report if frauded so abit biased against ebay There's nothing to stop you filing a police report if frauded on ebay, if you use paypal you also have all sorts of protections, the buyer has to prove you got the item or they'll lose nearly all paypal disputes. |
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Avacea Fasching
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04-19-2008 17:28
Simply put.. there is no good reason to buy land on Ebay, I would NEVER trust the sale, You can sell land at any price inworld and its so much safer...
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Osprey Therian
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04-19-2008 20:56
Didn't Amsterdam sell on ebay long ago? I can't really remember.
ebay = more scammers than honest people
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Macphisto Angelus
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04-19-2008 20:57
From: Osprey Therian Didn't Amsterdam sell on ebay long ago? I can't really remember.
ebay = more scammers than honest people It did sell on Ebay, but the buyer backed out of the deal. I am not sure if Stroker got the final buyer from Ebay again or if he went another way.
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Conifer Dada
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04-20-2008 03:49
Why go to all the trouble of digging up the land and hiring a tipper lorry to deliver it to the customer via Ebay when you can do it with a wave of the right hand in-world?
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Kittyn Fuhr
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04-20-2008 04:05
slexchange also has an auction system, if you are desperately wanting to sell via auction.
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FD Spark
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04-20-2008 04:57
I sure swear there was 30000 usd auction prize bit back last year on Ebay forgot what land it was or where but it was on Second Life.
Personally one would think if you could spend that much on land why not buy your own island unless you really like the location and the build. money grows on trees for you.
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Jezebella Desmoulins
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04-20-2008 06:06
From: Ciaran Laval There's nothing to stop you filing a police report if frauded on ebay, if you use paypal you also have all sorts of protections, the buyer has to prove you got the item or they'll lose nearly all paypal disputes. There is NO protection for buyers on Paypal transactions involving digitally transmitted items because there is no way to prove non-delivery. That has been Paypal policy for a long time, and it would include anything from MP3 downloads and e-books to WoW gold and SL land. There is also no protection for sellers on Paypal for tangible items delivered in person. These two facts combined, this is why eBay and Paypal have become such a popular place for sellers to defraud buyers with virtual goods, and for buyers to defraud sellers on big items like cars that can't be shipped with a tracking number. |
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Xerxes Kingstop
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04-20-2008 06:53
From: Osprey Therian
ebay = more scammers than honest people
This is just as true as the assertion that Second Life is all about animal sex and pedophelia, and for the same reasons.
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04-20-2008 11:30
From: Jezebella Desmoulins There is NO protection for buyers on Paypal transactions involving digitally transmitted items because there is no way to prove non-delivery. That has been Paypal policy for a long time, and it would include anything from MP3 downloads and e-books to WoW gold and SL land.
There is also no protection for sellers on Paypal for tangible items delivered in person. These two facts combined, this is why eBay and Paypal have become such a popular place for sellers to defraud buyers with virtual goods, and for buyers to defraud sellers on big items like cars that can't be shipped with a tracking number. As someone who works for PayPal, this is correct. Intangible and virtual goods are not something we deal with as it is impossible to determine receipt. It's just not something we handle. It's definitely a risk. If you use PayPal to sell, always get delivery confirmation. If the item is over $250, get a signature...viewable online. If you're a buyer, make sure your purchase goes through eBay so you can take advantage of PayPal Buyer Protection, also. Never let a seller talk you into taking the purchase off eBay. EBay is like any thing else. There are good eggs and bad apples. Most transactions go through without a hitch. If most of the eBayers are scammers, like someone said, then no one would use it. Does fraud happen on eBay? Of course, not because eBay is bad, but because human beings are involved. Don't lump everyone into one group. Except furries.....you all know what they're like....  The above smiley proves I'm joking.  |
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Conan Godwin
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04-20-2008 12:09
This is all very interesting, but we're two pages into the thread and no one has actually answered the question. I'm just going to assume that the answer is no, LL have never stated their policy on it.
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