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Where is the SL buy currency page?
Jack Lambert
Registered User
Join date: 4 Jun 2004
Posts: 265
03-13-2005 03:33
I noticed this feature in the SL 1.6 preview notes:
  1. Buy without sufficient funds redirects to Second Life's Buy Currency Web Page.


Where is that page?

--Jack Lambert
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Edav Roark
Bounty Hunter
Join date: 4 Sep 2003
Posts: 569
03-13-2005 07:44
From: Jack Lambert
I noticed this feature in the SL 1.6 preview notes:
  1. Buy without sufficient funds redirects to Second Life's Buy Currency Web Page.


Where is that page?

--Jack Lambert


Its in the Help menu
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Hank Ramos
Lifetime Scripter
Join date: 15 Nov 2003
Posts: 2,328
03-13-2005 07:57
mmm, Linden Lab is only advertising IGE and GOM?

Here is the URL: http://secondlife.com/app/currency/

There are 5 currency exchanges that I know of.
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Jack Lambert
Registered User
Join date: 4 Jun 2004
Posts: 265
03-13-2005 08:00
You'd think they'd at least also support Anshe since she's got the most money :p

Seriously, there should be some sort of application to make it to that page...

--Jack Lambert
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Taunt you with a tree filled lot? hahahahahahaha. Griefer trees! Good lord you're a drama queen. Poor poor put upon you.

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Jillian Callahan
Rotary-winged Neko Girl
Join date: 24 Jun 2004
Posts: 3,766
03-13-2005 08:01
Hmm. Last time I looked there, I got a 404. I suspect that the current page is just a placeholder sort of thing, tossed togeter to have something there, and does not represent anything resembing final.

Right Lindens? :D
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Jamie Otis
Streaming Live Audio
Join date: 6 Jul 2004
Posts: 203
03-13-2005 08:19
page updated.

http://secondlife.com/app/currency/

only lists gamingopenmarket.com and ige.com currently...

Jamie.
Philip Linden
Founder, Linden Lab
Join date: 18 Nov 2002
Posts: 428
03-13-2005 08:45
We'll add everyone... no worries.
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blaze Spinnaker
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Join date: 12 Aug 2004
Posts: 5,898
03-13-2005 11:33
Currency Exchange is a race to the bottom.

Is there some way we can fix that? People on that list are just going to become unstable because the profit margins will be too thin.
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"User-created content takes the idea of leveraging player opinions a step further by allowing them to effectively prototype new ideas and features. Developers can then measure which new concepts most improve the products and incorporate them into the game in future patches."
Jack Lambert
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Join date: 4 Jun 2004
Posts: 265
03-13-2005 13:45
Bah, doom and gloom.

The currency race itself may be unprofitable. I'm making maybe 3-10 cents per transaction (usually the lower end) but it helps establish a brand, from which I can tack on other services, try ideas, etc. Branding is an extremely powerful tool. Do I expect to make a ton of money selling L$? No. Is it a waste of time? Absolutely not.

--Jack Lambert
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Taunt you with a tree filled lot? hahahahahahaha. Griefer trees! Good lord you're a drama queen. Poor poor put upon you.

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blaze Spinnaker
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Join date: 12 Aug 2004
Posts: 5,898
03-14-2005 03:26
Where do you sell, Jack?
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Taken from The last paragraph on pg. 16 of Cory Ondrejka's paper "Changing Realities: User Creation, Communication, and Innovation in Digital Worlds :

"User-created content takes the idea of leveraging player opinions a step further by allowing them to effectively prototype new ideas and features. Developers can then measure which new concepts most improve the products and incorporate them into the game in future patches."
Jack Lambert
Registered User
Join date: 4 Jun 2004
Posts: 265
03-14-2005 12:52
Instant Lindens

Before anyone gets riled at the prices, keep in mind that I do not plan to ever sell more than L$500. It is intended to give new players and Lifetimers a place to buy L$ in small quantities. The PayPal fee alone is $0.30 (+2.9%) and is reflected in the prices. In fact, in the FAQ I even list other sites that sell at better rates for higher quantities.

--Jack Lambert
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Taunt you with a tree filled lot? hahahahahahaha. Griefer trees! Good lord you're a drama queen. Poor poor put upon you.

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blaze Spinnaker
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Join date: 12 Aug 2004
Posts: 5,898
03-15-2005 03:01
Very cool, Jack.

I should open source a name2key database.
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Taken from The last paragraph on pg. 16 of Cory Ondrejka's paper "Changing Realities: User Creation, Communication, and Innovation in Digital Worlds :

"User-created content takes the idea of leveraging player opinions a step further by allowing them to effectively prototype new ideas and features. Developers can then measure which new concepts most improve the products and incorporate them into the game in future patches."