The Amsterdam sim is being auctioned off on ebay for a starting bid of 20000 USD!
I haven't seen the ebay listing but it was under Place ingame.
The PR value of the sim is stressed. Also the quality of the build.
Is this the first time a sim as been on ebay? And is this a landmark price? And does anyone think it will actually sell at this price?
This opens up a whole new way to make money in SL if it happens or does it?
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Dnali Anabuki
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03-23-2007 18:52
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tristan Eliot
Say What?!
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03-23-2007 21:23
I thought ebay banned the auctioning of virtual items. I guess maybe sims don't qualify as a virtual item?
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Warda Kawabata
Amityville Horror
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03-23-2007 21:26
I am led to believe that one of the owners of eBay is an investor in Linden Lab.
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Usagi Musashi
UM ™®
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03-23-2007 21:28
I am led to believe that one of the owners of eBay is an investor in Linden Lab. Bingo! |
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tristan Eliot
Say What?!
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03-23-2007 21:32
maybe this is the future of land sales.
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Rocketman Raymaker
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03-23-2007 23:08
I thought ebay banned the auctioning of virtual items. I guess maybe sims don't qualify as a virtual item? From what i have heard you are corrrect, in the sense that you cant auction off virtual items that dont belong to you. For example in other online games if you buy an item that item is still owned by the maker of the game. However in SL we own the IP rights to all we create and from what i have been told that is why we can sell SL items on ebay. Spesking of ebay, is there a place where people can auction off transferable items from SL they no longer want? |
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Moire Georgette
ma english too bad
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03-24-2007 06:12
Rock: not auction, but you can sell used transfer items through slex.
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Phoenix Psaltery
Ninja Wizard
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03-24-2007 07:21
Is this the first time a sim as been on ebay? No, it's not a first. In fact, LL itself auctioned off a sim on eBay last year, as did Anshe. I don't recall whether either of them sold. And yes, eBay recently announced that it would no longer allow the sale of virtual goods... EXCEPT for Second Life items. Apparently this is because SL is the only virtual world that explicitly grants the ownership of in-world items to its users. P2 _____________________
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Dnali Anabuki
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03-24-2007 10:26
For 20000 USD, it sure makes sense to buy an island, pretty it up and auction it off on ebay.
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mcgeeb Gupte
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03-24-2007 11:01
I don't see it selling for 20,000 dollars.
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Colette Meiji
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03-24-2007 18:08
wow its awfully laggy for 20,000$
maybe I should get into the sim buying building then selling biz. |
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poopmaster Oh
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03-24-2007 20:01
Ebay changes the rules for SL a few months ago i sell SL stuff on ebay
Ebay DOES NOT allow the sale of virtual property for any game except Second Life. lets go make mad cash people  |
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Winter Phoenix
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20k huh
03-24-2007 20:07
Are the prostitutes included?
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Sensual Casanova
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03-24-2007 21:55
Are the prostitutes included? lmfao _____________________
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Gazz Galatea
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03-24-2007 23:51
I thought ebay banned the auctioning of virtual items. I guess maybe sims don't qualify as a virtual item? eBay to exempt 'Second Life' listings from virtual items ban |
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MadamG Zagato
means business
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03-25-2007 00:12
This is the ONLY Amsterdam there will EVER be in Second Life. Stake your claim in the metaverse. Ever? Does that mean ever ever ever? _____________________
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Homer Antler
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03-25-2007 06:23
Anyone have a link to the item on ebay? Did anyone bid on it? Interesting...
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Kepster Cure
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03-25-2007 08:49
As a Power Seller on eBay I have been noticing an increse in SL items posted on eBay in the last few days, I am confident that the Sim will sell although I also believe that Stroker would have benefited if he would have set the BIN price higher with the option for buyers to submit offers.
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Sheena Gelfand
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03-25-2007 09:16
Are the prostitutes included? OMG I needed that laugh for the day |
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Lucrezia Lamont
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03-25-2007 10:56
OMG I needed that laugh for the day Which begs one to hope that the new owners will carry on with the theme and not... smite it down (very sad, that would be). _____________________
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Colette Meiji
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03-25-2007 15:55
lol if someone paid 20,000 then rebuilt the place they would need committed.
since it would be way cheaper to start from scratch. I would think you could rebuild that sim for under $3000 US |
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ed44 Gupte
Explorer (Retired)
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03-25-2007 23:45
Are the prostitutes included? Last time I looked (ahem purely academic research) the Amsterdames were waiting to be restarted somewhere else (maybe Amsterdam 2) and the space was occupied by freelancers. The place will not be the same without them. Anyhow, I equate these sl "prostitutes" with rl telephone girls. Don't confuse the sl pixel bashers with rl working girls! |
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Pan Fan
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Sold For $50,000.00
03-27-2007 22:22
The Amsterdam sim sold for $50,000.00
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Sly Spicoli
just playing life...
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03-27-2007 23:09
The Amsterdam sim sold for $50,000.00 yup, here's a link http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=198700237 Something tells me we are going to see a few more sim for auction on ebay soon. |
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Raymond Figtree
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03-27-2007 23:44
Ok, if it sold for $50K, can it seriously be back up for sale for a current high bid of $56?
(Note there is no "K" at the end of that dollar amount). http://cgi.ebay.com/Amsterdam-Sim-in-Second-Life_W0QQitemZ200093921667QQcategoryZ4596QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem _____________________
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