For example - Could I make a book in-world, and have it on payment sned them a copy of an e-book, (pdf).
OR, do the lindens Disocurage this?
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CamperDave Proudfoot
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05-19-2005 18:56
In SL, are Real World Items allowed to be sold for L$?
For example - Could I make a book in-world, and have it on payment sned them a copy of an e-book, (pdf). OR, do the lindens Disocurage this? _____________________
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Satchmo Prototype
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Join date: 26 Aug 2004
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05-19-2005 19:03
In SL, are Real World Items allowed to be sold for L$? For example - Could I make a book in-world, and have it on payment sned them a copy of an e-book, (pdf). OR, do the lindens Disocurage this? Sounds like a great idea to me! I don't see why this would be discouraged. SL could be used to make a really good book store or music store (think listening booths). Also I could imagine modelling real object in SL, then you use Linden Dollars to get them in RL... if that new jacket looks great on your AV, why not use the same mechanisms to buy one for yourself? |
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CamperDave Proudfoot
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Cool.
05-19-2005 19:05
Until someone complains, I guess I can always just start!
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Surina Skallagrimson
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05-20-2005 01:56
This has been sugested before, (I wrote a long post about home delivery pizza, run from an SL pizza store). The main problem I see is the difference in currency values between SL and RL.
That $100 jacket you saw in Walmart would be L$25,000 if purchased from an SL store... With the Lindens target of L$4700 per user, there just isn't enough currency in circulation for this to work effectivly. _____________________
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CamperDave Proudfoot
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05-20-2005 03:29
My little Stuff would be OK...
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Lefty Belvedere
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Join date: 11 Oct 2004
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05-20-2005 09:32
RL sales will only prosper in the SL universe in ways that it benefits the sale over any RL mode. Web sales are subject to the same rules. It'll only work if it really does work.
on top of that, the money system does not support that on any scale over a few US dollars. Currency exchange rates and costs make it pointless right now. Prove me wrong  I'd like to see it done.Would you ever shop for music with a clunky interface such as navigating an avatar through SL? It'll have to beat current web music services in some other aspect in order to work. iTunes is popular with the crowd because it's easy. Can you make it easier? If not, you'll have to convince them it's better in some other way. The "cool" factor is not an asset. ~Lefty |
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StoneSelf Karuna
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Join date: 13 Jun 2004
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05-20-2005 10:53
In SL, are Real World Items allowed to be sold for L$? For example - Could I make a book in-world, and have it on payment sned them a copy of an e-book, (pdf). OR, do the lindens Disocurage this? if you want an official answer posting this question to the linden hotline forum might be productive. _____________________
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Merwan Marker
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Join date: 28 Jan 2004
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05-20-2005 10:54
In SL, are Real World Items allowed to be sold for L$? For example - Could I make a book in-world, and have it on payment sned them a copy of an e-book, (pdf). OR, do the lindens Disocurage this? Sure if it were your eBook. Other people's copyrighted books wouldn't be ok.  _____________________
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daz Groshomme
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Join date: 28 Feb 2005
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05-20-2005 11:20
yes! we should be able to sell RL stuff in SL, it's our environment, and as long as the items are legal and LL is not liable for it then I say go for it!
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Lecktor Hannibal
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05-20-2005 11:21
Someone did this with real handmade jewelry a while back. For the life of me I can't find the post now.
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Csven Concord
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Join date: 19 Mar 2005
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05-20-2005 11:23
my understanding was that there was a policy change to this effect last Fall. perhaps someone could verify this.
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Surreal Farber
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Join date: 5 Feb 2004
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05-20-2005 11:37
With the scripting function that let's you go to a URL from inworld, I don't see why you couldn't sell stuff for $USD from SL. Display your product, have a link to your website with secure transactions. That way you avoid the currency headaches, and you get to have extra functionality.
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Csven Concord
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05-20-2005 12:19
i have a RL product i designed mocked up w a link to the company's purchase site. did it right after the URL feature was added. but not selling/distributing the thing. have asked for their blessing... no answer.
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