I’m glad my son already sold his off!

EBay Shuts Down All Virtual Property Auctions
Topic: Online Gaming

EbaylogoZonk, over at Slashdot, called up eBay and got confirmation on a rumor that’s been going around: henceforth, eBay will be delisting all auctions for virtual in-game property. Want to sell that horse armor you’ve got lying around? You’re not gonna do it on eBay anymore. Not even “neopoints” from NeoPets are safe, says Zenke.

The reason? EBay doesn’t want to get tied up in the ‘legal complexities’ of the selling of virtual property when it’s unclear as to who actually owns the intellectual rights to the property in question. It makes sense, really: if an MMO publisher ever decided that players were infringing their rights by selling in-game items outside the game, eBay has lots and lots of money and would be a prime lawsuit target.

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