Ebay Bans Virtual Item Auctions2009-10-20Searching for a used, level-60聽Gnome聽mage and 500 in WoW gold for new gear? Don't聽bother looking on eBay.
As reported by CNET and other outlets, the online auction giant has announced that it will no longer accept listings for virtual聽items and accounts for online games like World of Warcraft.聽
With eBay stepping out of the lucrative real money trading (RMT) business, it seems likely that direct sales from RMT vendors like IGE will see an increase in volume. CNET's Daniel Terdiman cites estimates聽that value聽the virtual goods market as high as $880 million annually.
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