03-21-2005, 09:33 PM
savaughn,Mar 21 2005, 12:10 PM Wrote:I can only really guess here, but there are a lot of people out there who have a bit more money than time. Buying gold is a short cut. If you have the $$, but really don't have the time to farm the gold in game, buying it on E-Bay is a reasonable solution. It doesn't take a $75,000 Rolex to know the time, but folks buy those, too. These folks buying gold doesn't bother me.
The side of this that annoys me is the gullible side. Kids who are feeling a bit of pressure to do better in the game who take a couple weeks of allowance and send it off for some gold. These same kids were buying unique rings for $20 in D2. Somehow consumerism really has convinced us that just because it's out there, we should own it. Even if buying it is really pretty stupid.
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UH, and my third set of golf clubs? :blink: Oh dear . . . maybe we all fall into that trap now and again. (In my defense, I sold the third set to a friend and my golf club buying days are pretty much over. You can't buy a better game, IMO, but you can practice your way into a better game (on the range) and investment in professional instruction.
Occhi
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In War, the outcome is never final. --Carl von Clausewitz--
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
John 11:35 - consider why.
In Memory of Pete