[Novalug] [OT] Reliable online game vendor for money?

[Oscar Merida]

Rich Goodwin wrote:
> My son has been playing Runescape for a long time as a free member.  He
> asked to buy some Runescape gold.  After buying the gold (whopping 8.75)
> and my son not knowing how the delivery works, I started looking into
> things.  It was then I found the vendor is not based in North America
> but rather in China.  In the online discourse with their live chat
> contact, I found they wanted our home phone number?!

I'm not a runescape player, but I play Warcraft.  Usuually buying gold 
and items for real currency is against the Terms of Service for most 
MMORPGs.  It can have a  disastrous effect on the in-game economy that 
destroys the balance/fun for other players.


some lrelevant links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farmer_(gaming)
http://www.nickyee.com/daedalus/archives/001493.php
http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/06/19/gold-farmers-on-the-web/