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A Real Living With Virtual Goods

Posted by michael on from the pulling-one-over-on-the-wife dept.

RussHart writes "The BBC is reporting on a Julian Dibbell who has quit his day job to sell items from Ultima Online in the real world, hopefully making a living on which to support his wife & daughter."

4 of 251 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Older article from someone doing this by hype7 · · Score: -1, Redundant

    1. quit day job
    2. play computer games.
    3. ???
    4. profit!

  2. Wow by WolfieN · · Score: 0, Redundant

    He brought a new meaning to, "Don't quit your daytime job".

  3. CRAZY EDDIES SOJ STORE! by teamhasnoi · · Score: -1, Redundant

    I'M CrAZy! You Want SOJs? I got 'em! Right HERE! Craaaaaaaazy Prices!!!

  4. This is news? by Dachannien · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Maybe Slashdot should start posting the year as part of the date under the article headlines. I could have sworn this was news... in 1999.