Source: http://diablo3markets.incgamers.com/

And so it begins. The first legit Blizzard RMT market.... already plagued by dupes.... ??? I'll be making sure to follow this site pretty closely. Interesting to note Auction House proceeds can be delivered to your PayPal account or Blizzard balance.

Source: http://www.epicnpc.com/

I felt mmobay in their original name gave them a huge SEO boost. From skimming the site, I couldn't figure out why Mike chose this name.

Other than that, site looks good.

It's been an exhausting day, but most of the evidence is here. VF: dave1980 egamingsupply EGS Super Moderator was banned for not cooperating with our investigation and just being generally clueless and indifferent about the situation.

You be the judge. Here are the threads in question.
http://virtualfaqs.com/forum/scammer...-dave1980.html

http://virtualfaqs.com/forum/scammer...-total-bs.html

Victims: I'm sorry for your losses. This isn't over and we will continue our investigation on... [Read More]

Why do you need to verify your trader?
So you won't be completely dumbfounded when faced with an MMORPG account recall or PayPal dispute. The more personal info you get, the less likely the person will scam you. Heck, sometime by getting enough personal info, you can recover an account yourself. Middleman will not protect you from fraudulent payments or account recalls.

Therefore the only way to discourage these scams or test the legitimacy of a trader by asking for personal info. A ma... [Read More]

Observe as this article writes itself.
Let's look at Khadji
Source: http://virtualfaqs.com/forum/levelin...evel-up-2.html



Next day the scammer leaves peacefully. Investigation is left open. After another week...



Investigation is closed.

2 months later on another RMT site, the scammer makes his move. Jillian White picks up the Western Union, and then off to scam the next victim.
Source:... [Read More]

Source: Playonline

Summary: From 9/1/2010 - 9/30/2010, 2,090 accounts with approx. 200 million gil were banned. That's 1m for every 10 accounts.

My comments: There's no more trial accounts so either these are RMT accounts using buddy pass or real accounts. I didn't even know so many people still played this game. FFXIV was released on 9/22 and 9/30. So next week should have some interesting results.... [Read More]

Source: Play Online

Summary:


Item Adjustments Galore! (02/07/2011)

The February mini-update promises to relieve item-related stress for adventurers, with the opportunity to reacquire the Treasures of Aht Urhgan mission reward items, an expansion of the Porter Moogle storage system, and more!

Aht Urhgan Rings Made Reobtainable
http://www.playonline.com/pcd/topics...206/6206_2.jpgAfter the February update, players will be able to reobtain the... [Read More]

Source: Blue Gartr

Summary: Looks like the game went live at around 05:48 AM PST Back to account trading everyone!

Source: Battle.net

tl;dr: Real ID required to post on Blizzard forums. Real ID is a new Blizzard feature that shows your first and last name and accounts on all Blizzard games. These changes will go into effect on all StarCraft II forums with the launch of the new community site prior to the July 27 release of the game, with the World of Warcraft site and forums following suit near the launch of Cataclysm. The classic Battle.net forums, including those for Diablo II and Warcraft III... [Read More]

Source: EGS

Summary: Okay guys, last night I was in a really bad car accident where now I have many injuries. The accident could have been fatal and I should be dead, but Thanks to God I am not dead nor is anyone that was in the car...

So due to the severity of my conditions, I will be on & off until further notice. I will try to attend EGS as best as I can. This breaks my heart because I had a lot of upcoming plans.

My comments: Not sure what's going o... [Read More]