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Several entrepeneurs have taken notice of this and started other auctions and currency exchanges that specialize in virtual game property. Gaming for Money: Trading Game Assets. . . Under normal circumstances, it can take months or even years to work a character into the upper ranks of a game like EverQuest, or acquire

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Other game companies have taken a more hands-off approach, condoning and sometimes even facilitating the exchange of cyber goods. For those who are serious about trading in game economies, the epicenter of activity is Category 1654, Internet Games, on eBay. . Enter eBay. Many people equate it with cheating, and consider it unfair that a player can buy their way into game status that would otherwise take many game hours to achieve. Several entrepeneurs have taken notice of this and started other auctions and currency exchanges that specialize in virtual game property. .

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