Your thoughts on selling an account

[Zarathustra]

Mostly, it's because someone will be benefitting not only from your efforts, but from ours. Any equipment that we helped you get, and that you spent time learning with us on, it all sort of goes to waste. Not to say that it's any different than you just not renewing, but at least that way, we know that if some day you decide to come back, it's still yours.

Plus, we have to go through the hassle of ensuring that they're deguilded from anything that might have an association with us -- though, some people might always connect the two. Paperwork! Oy! ;)
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Just had to echo this sentiment in that it can lead to guildmembers, friends, and pet monkeys feeling a bit scammed by the whole thing.

I'm willing to help out any friend of mine gearing up his character, questing, and having fun in the game. But if I had a buddy of mine say "Hey Zar... I'm going to sell my account in a few months and need a hand gearing him out so I can get more money. We really need to doubletime the raiding so I can finish up the Tier 1 set..." I'd laugh in his face.

I can completely understand the viewpoint of it being a cancelled acount or money in the bank. Getting paid for gaming is a good thing, right? But at the same time, I've given gold or epic drops like Foror's Compendium, the Hand of Edward the Odd, a couple Hurricane bows, etc., to friends just to help them out. I'd feel cheated if they then went on to make money off of my good fortune.