<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: Re: [MUD-Dev] Sony to ban sale of online characters from its popular gaming sites --> <!--X-From-R13: Tenax Qebjryy <znqqbtNznqqbt.pbz> --> <!--X-Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 22:50:41 -0700 --> <!--X-Message-Id: 38F40606.59D59887#maddog,com --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Reference: Pine.BSF.4.21.0004111731220.20816-100000#scrub,skotos.net --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, Re: [MUD-Dev] Sony to ban sale of online characters from its p</title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:maddog#maddog,com"> </head> <body background="/backgrounds/paperback.gif" bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000" link="#0000FF" alink="#FF0000" vlink="#006000"> <font size="+4" color="#804040"> <strong><em>MUD-Dev<br>mailing list archive</em></strong> </font> <br> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] <br clear=all><hr> <!--X-Body-Begin--> <!--X-User-Header--> <!--X-User-Header-End--> <!--X-TopPNI--> Date: [ <a href="msg00211.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00213.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg00196.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00201.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#00212">Author</A> | <A HREF="#00212">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#00212">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>Re: [MUD-Dev] Sony to ban sale of online characters from its popular gaming sites</H1> <HR> <!--X-Subject-Header-End--> <!--X-Head-of-Message--> <UL> <LI><em>To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A></LI> <LI><em>Subject</em>: Re: [MUD-Dev] Sony to ban sale of online characters from its popular gaming sites</LI> <LI><em>From</em>: Frank Crowell <<A HREF="mailto:maddog#maddog,com">maddog#maddog,com</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 22:13:42 -0700</LI> <LI><em>Reply-To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A></LI> <LI><em>Sender</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev-admin#kanga,nu">mud-dev-admin#kanga,nu</A></LI> </UL> <!--X-Head-of-Message-End--> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-Begin--> <HR> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-End--> <!--X-Body-of-Message--> <PRE> Wes Connell wrote: > > > I strongly disagree. I have a friend who makes about 4000 a month from > selling EQ items and accounts. Granted he "works" at least 14 hours a > day. Any kind of a group effort there could easily make more than that. > Ok. i give you that. Not a lot of money but maybe its okay money. > > The other thing that such a move does is get the people off of > > fairly safe places such as Ebay and into more underground activities. > > But such is Verant's (Brad's) surgical approach to problems. > > I do agree. However this method will only effect the small guys. The > traders who have established a name for themselves only use eBay for new > client advertising. yes. > > > Hehe sorta seems silly that we are talking about a game here? =] > actually we are talking about the selling and buying of virtual objects. But it would be boring to mention UO2 at this point. EQ is the one grabbing the headlines. _______________________________________________ MUD-Dev mailing list MUD-Dev#kanga,nu <A HREF="http://www.kanga.nu/lists/listinfo/mud-dev">http://www.kanga.nu/lists/listinfo/mud-dev</A> </PRE> <!--X-Body-of-Message-End--> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <HR> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <UL><LI><STRONG>References</STRONG>: <UL> <LI><STRONG><A NAME="00196" HREF="msg00196.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Sony to ban sale of online characters from its populargaming sites</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> Wes Connell <wconnell#skotos,net></LI></UL></LI> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00211.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: [Meta] other activities</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00213.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] banning the sale of items</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00196.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Sony to ban sale of online characters from its populargaming sites</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00201.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Sony to ban sale of online characters from its popular gaming sites</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="index.html#00212"><STRONG>Date</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thread.html#00212"><STRONG>Thread</STRONG></A></LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> <!--X-BotPNI-End--> <!--X-User-Footer--> <!--X-User-Footer-End--> <ul><li>Thread context: <BLOCKQUOTE><UL> <LI><STRONG>RE: [MUD-Dev] banning the sale of items</STRONG>, <EM>(continued)</EM> <ul compact> <ul compact> <LI><strong><A NAME="00218" HREF="msg00218.html">RE: [MUD-Dev] banning the sale of items</A></strong>, Matthew Mihaly <a href="mailto:the_logos#achaea,com">the_logos#achaea,com</a>, Wed 12 Apr 2000, 07:42 GMT </LI> </ul> </ul> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00187" HREF="msg00187.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Sony to ban sale of online characters from its popular gaming sites</A></strong>, Ryan Palacio <a href="mailto:rpalacio#verant,com">rpalacio#verant,com</a>, Tue 11 Apr 2000, 23:22 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00193" HREF="msg00193.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Sony to ban sale of online characters from its popular gaming sites</A></strong>, maddog <a href="mailto:maddog#best,com">maddog#best,com</a>, Wed 12 Apr 2000, 01:24 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00196" HREF="msg00196.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Sony to ban sale of online characters from its populargaming sites</A></strong>, Wes Connell <a href="mailto:wconnell#skotos,net">wconnell#skotos,net</a>, Wed 12 Apr 2000, 04:04 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00212" HREF="msg00212.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Sony to ban sale of online characters from its popular gaming sites</A></strong>, Frank Crowell <a href="mailto:maddog#maddog,com">maddog#maddog,com</a>, Wed 12 Apr 2000, 05:50 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00201" HREF="msg00201.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Sony to ban sale of online characters from its popular gaming sites</A></strong>, Ryan Palacio <a href="mailto:rpalacio#verant,com">rpalacio#verant,com</a>, Wed 12 Apr 2000, 04:05 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00202" HREF="msg00202.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Sony to ban sale of online characters from its popular gaming sites</A></strong>, J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#kanga,nu">claw#kanga,nu</a>, Wed 12 Apr 2000, 04:36 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> <UL> <li><Possible follow-up(s)><br> <LI><strong><A NAME="00191" HREF="msg00191.html">RE: [MUD-Dev] Sony to ban sale of online characters from its popular gaming sites</A></strong>, Sellers, Michael <a href="mailto:MSellers#maxis,com">MSellers#maxis,com</a>, Wed 12 Apr 2000, 01:09 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00197" HREF="msg00197.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Sony to ban sale of online characters from its popu lar gaming sites</A></strong>, maddog <a href="mailto:maddog#best,com">maddog#best,com</a>, Wed 12 Apr 2000, 04:03 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL></BLOCKQUOTE> </ul> <hr> <center> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] </center> <hr> </body> </html>