Thats true but for the most part its greed :/ I have always been a fan of making it illegal to buy in game items for real $. If this system was disrupted people would have no choice but to rely on in game bartering which encourages relations of the friendly sort rather than 'hurry up and xfer the money to my paypal acct'

My opinion is "in game bartering" leaves too much room for scams, bugs, and exploits. I often opt for a respectable third party to broker the deal. With ebay, you can see the client's buying history and location. Match his location to his ip address or match against his or her phone number.

If the buyer is in the know he will not be scammed or exploited but I agree partly with your arguement. On the other hand just because somebody has good reputation on ebay doesnt mean they wont scam.

The defination of good reputation is different for everyone. I prefer brokers to facilitate the sale or transfer because they are established and handle the majority of the risk.

I've always been a fan of dealing with a good broker, for all the reasons mentioned. I find it easier and "cheaper" to buy certain things to enhance my hobby, same as anyone does with with any hobby out there.

It is generally safe to buy gold from Ebay. You won't get banned for it. The best way to go about it is to avoid people who sell gold on every shard. That gold would be duped gold. Just go with someone who is selling gold only on one specific shard. Once you get the gold, use it. If you don't have it anymore, there's nothing to get penalized with.

In any case, I mentioned this before on another thread, but if you go on google and look up internet gold farming and what not, you can read about how they do it and what to look for to avoid being scammed into buying duped gold. Sometimes the gold is legit, thanks to the asian farmers, but this is only when there is no working dupe. Since there still is a working dupe currently, most gold is not legit.

*Crumbles under peer pressure and buys 20 mil for $20*

Damin, I'd rather you cave in to ebay peer presure than duping peer pressure.

Never. I love this game and duping was almost the final nail in the UO coffin. They may save it yet...