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Virtual Property Investor Recoups Investment

Posted by samzenpus on from the exciting-new-investment-opportunity dept.

afaik_ianal writes "Remember that guy who bought a virtual island in "Project Entropia" for £13,700? Well BBC is reporting that that he has managed to make his money back in under a year. According to the article, 'He made money by selling land to build virtual homes as well as taxing other gamers to hunt or mine on the island.'"

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  1. Re:Virtual Property -- Supply and Demand by joecode · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Not so. The domain name space is stricly limited. But there is an unlimited supply of virtual reality. Therefore: It's just a pyramid scheme in disguise.