eBay steps up ban on 'virtual' auctions

Tim Ingham Jan 31 2007, 11:30am

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eBay has told Slashdot.org that it is clamping down on the sale and auction of items, characters, cash and accounts from virtual gaming worlds like EverQuest and World Of Warcraft – but Second Life has been given an exemption from the policy.

eBay’s Hani Durzy told the website that the web company has been removing offending auctions for just over a month, explaining that the action has been taken because of legal complexities surrounding property rights issues.

However, a spokesperson for eBay told Betanews.com that items from Second Life wouldn’t be affected by the policy, because the company has reconsidered what constitutes a ‘game’.