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Dec 30, 2009 #1

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Purchased virtual space station
for more than two million

A few days ago was a new record for property sold in the virtual world.
A Canadians bought a space station for more than 2 million.

- He has done an economic analysis and expects to make profit, "says Marco Behrmann, president of First planet company.

For 2.4 million you can get a 75 square meters apartment in Madrid - or an entire space station. On the Internet. In an online game.

Today was a new record for property sold in a virtual world.
A Canadian, who goes by the name "Buzz Erik Light year", bought a space station for 2.4 million Swedish kronor in the game "Planet Calypso".

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- He has done an economic analysis and expects to make profit, "says Marco Behrmann, president of the Swedish First planet company.
The concept that will make the Canadian rich works the same way as in the real world. Outside the space station "Crystal Palace" is an animal whose fur is worth money. To hunt these animals, players pay taxes to the Canadian who owns the space station, in simple terms
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Link here:

http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/recensioner/article6358141.ab

Dec 30, 2009 #2

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Remember a while back when we mentioned that the Crystal Palace Space Station went up for sale in Planet Calypso, marking the start of another insane bidfest to claim what could be a very real source of income? Well, the auction is over and the winner has been declared -- Buzz "Erik" Lightyear has taken control of Crystal Palace for the very, very hefty sum of 3,300,000 PED. For those of you who want to know the real world value, you're looking at a cool 330,000 dollars.

While this seems insane (and it probably is, to some degree), Mr. Lightyear will be looking at revenue coming in from the hunting conducted on the space station, plus the purchases made there. In short, this space station is a walking money generator, especially as it's the only place to find alien body parts used to make high-end armor. All Buzz has to do is let the station run, set a decent tax rate, keep it stocked with things to hunt, and he can take all the PED he earns and translate it into cold, hard cash.

For all of the bidding insanity, check out the full coverage of the auction over at Entropia Planets.

Filed under: Sci-fi, Entropia Universe, Culture, Events, in-game, News items, Virtual worlds
Crystal Palace Space Station auction tops 330,000 US dollars originally appeared on Massively on Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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As you can see, they picked it up from Massively: http://www.massively.com/2009/12/29/crystal-palace-space-station-auction-tops-330-000-us-dollars/

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Dec 30, 2009 #3

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The space station "Crystal Palace" is for sale for several days. The auction just closed. The virtual station is 330 000 dollars real.
That is one originality of Entropia Universe : Money that is over, the DEP, is convertible into real dollars (the rate of 10 PED to the dollar, the virtual world with banking status in some countries and the ability to distribute credit cards). Game content has a "real" and occasionally, auctions invite "players" to invest in digital content (remember Jon "Neverdie" Jacobs, for example, who had spent 100 000 dollars the purchase of a space station - which would have reported $ 50 000 during the five months following its purchase).

Rebelote today. The December 11, First Planet Company (a subsidiary of MindArk which operates the planet Calypso Entropia Unverse), announced the organization of a new auction of virtual space station. The Crystal Palace (the station in question) was sold for 1 PED December 14 last. Yesterday, the million of DCs (100 000 dollars) was reached.
This morning, the sales were completed on an auction record of 3.3 million DCs (330 or 000 dollars or 230 000).

Auction Crystal Palace - (c) Entropia Planets

It was unclear what the investor (a Buzz Erik Light year) will make his station. Meanwhile, the sale provides probably a good publicity stunt for both gambling and the operator (even if it is public knowledge qu'Entropia Universe is not the Eldorado and sometimes we think that 'lambda a player is still spending more in the game he can not "win" money).

Credit: Entropia PlanetsWhich echoes the conduct detailed Auction.
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Link here:

http://www.jeuxonline.info/actualite/25316/330-000-dollars-crystal-palace

Dec 30, 2009 #4

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Planet Calypso Auctions Off Virtual Space Station For Record $330,000

Planet Calypso (formerly Project Entropia) player Buzz Erik Lightyear purchased an in-game space station in the massively multiplayer online virtual universe, spending the equivalent of $330,000 on the property and setting a new record for the most expensive virtual world object.

The free, CryENGINE 2-powered MMO features a real cash economy in which players purchase PED (Project Entropia Dollars), Planet Calypso's in-game currency, which they can in turn spend on clothes and accessories for their avatar, equipment for killing creatures and crafting items, and virtual real estate. They can also withdraw their PED as real world cash -- the game's exchange rate is $.10 for 1 PED.

Developer and publisher First Planet Company opened bidding for the Crystal Palace Space Station's online public auction on December 14th with an initial bid of 1 PED. The top offer crept up to 1 million PED yesterday, and a bidding war ensued between several interested buyers in the auction's final hours, pushing the final price to 3,300,000 PED, or $330,000.

As for what makes the Crystal Palace so valuable, it's already a popular hunting destination with exclusive creatures, four themed hunting domes, 17 shopping booths, a space craft docking area, an event area in each dome, and more. Buzz Erik Lightyear not only receives the property deed for the space station, but the deeds for the shopping booths and exclusive taxation rights for activities.

The previous most expensive virtual world object was also auctioned off in Planet Calypso. In 2005, Jon "Neverdie" Jacobs bought a virtual space resort for $100,000. According to First Planet Company, Jacobs's fortune was valued at $1.5 million in 2006 based on profits from the virtual nightclub, mining/hunting rights, and property sales. The real estate earned the player $50,000 from the mining/hunting rights alone in its first five months.

Prior to that, David Deathifier Storey bought Project Calypso's Treasure Island property in 2004 for $26,500, earning back his full investment in a year and continuing to make a profit. Both virtual areas were recognized by the Guinness World Records Book in their respective years as the most expensive virtual items ever sold.
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Full article here:

http://worldsinmotion.biz/2009/12/planet_calypso_player_spends_3.php

Dec 30, 2009 #5

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Entropia Universe Crystal Palace Space Station in Planet Calypso Sells for $330,000

We have written before about the amazing value of virtual goods in the Entropia Universe massively multiplayer online role playing game.
The auction for the Crystal Palace Space Station in Planet Calypso has sold for 3,300,000 PED. This virtual game currency when converted to US dollars is $330,000. The winning bidder was Buzz Erik Lightyear. The space station provides an income stream of revenue from any purchases made there plus hunting on the space station.

Below is a video tour of the Entropia Universe Crystal Palace Space Station on Planet Calypso and also a high definition gameplay video featuring some alien hunting. Check it out below.

Crystal Palace Space Station in Planet Calypso from Entropia Universe Video:

Entropia Universe HD Gameplay Video:
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http://www.onlinemassivelymultiplay...e-station-in-planet-calypso-sells-for-330000/

Dec 30, 2009 #6

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Virtual space station sold for $ 330,000

By Paul Hulsebosch, Wednesday, December 30, 2009 12:14
Submitter: EntropiaPlanets, Views: 12,717

In the online game Entropia Universe, the virtual space station Crystal Palace sold for 3.3 million Project Entropia Dollars. The rate of this virtual money is linked to the dollar. Converted the sale price is $ 330,000.

A player of the online game Entropia Universe knew at auction herd to put Crystal Palace on the virtual space. The player, who hides behind the nick Buzz Erik Light year, won in the last minutes of the auction, which lasted 14 days, a bid of 3,300,000 Project Entropia Dollars. The PED is the currency of the game. The economy in Entropia Universe is linked to the real players in the Swedish by Mindark, makers of the game, PED can buy. Mindark state also will allow players PED's sales. The company received from the Swedish government consent as a bank should operate. The rate of the PED is thereby linked to that of the U.S. dollar, with a fixed rate of 10 PED to 1 U.S. dollar. Crystal Palace This represents a value of 330,000 real dollars. The Entropia Universe community is the highest amount ever paid for a virtual object.

Crystal Palace was introduced in 2004 in the Entropia Universe is a popular hunting ground for players. The space station has four large domes where exotic creatures live in which can be hunted. Rare players that makes virtual objects. The domes are also Aurli and Kreltin to find two creatures who are notorious because they are so hard to beat. New owner Buzz Erik Light year may now waive tax to Crystal Palace. Any player who wants to hunt in the domes, must be paid to him. Mindark took in 2007 a license CryEngine 2 and released in August 2009 from a new client for the game, running on the new engine.

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http://tweakers.net/nieuws/64609/virtueel-ruimtestation-verkocht-voor-330000-dollar.html

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Dec 30, 2009 #7

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Pirx Danford writes "The world record sale for a virtual item was surpassed yesterday by the avatar known as Buzz Erik Lightyear, when he acquired a very special piece of property. For the incredible amount of $330,000, the space station Crystal Palace has been won by Buzz in the in-game auction system of Entropia Universe. The player who won the auction is known as one of the best crafters within the game, and like with Chuck Norris jokes, there are a bunch of sayings about what Buzz Erik Lightyear can achieve."

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Full article:

http://games.slashdot.org/story/09/12/30/1550218/Virtual-Space-Station-Sold-For-330000?from=rss

Dec 30, 2009 #8

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Back in early December, First Planet Company, the folks behind Entropia Universe,
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announced that a massive new property would be auctioned off in-game on Planet Calypso: the Crystal Palace Space Station.

The auction began on December 14th, and is set to wrap up in the next few hours. What stands out about the auction is the current bid, which has just broken the game's previous record for $100,000 USD. This information has been brought to our attention by Justin Thyme of the Talk Thyme show on GamerZone Radio. A screenshot of the auction as it stands is available below, and has been provided by Entropia Universe fansite EntropiaPlanets:

In the screenshot we can see that the user Qetesh Qetesh Qetesh has set the latest bid at 1,000,003 PED. At 10 PED/ $1 we get $100,000.3. This bid just barely breaks the previous record, which was set by Jon "NEVERDIE" Jacobs in 2005 when he purchased a Virtual Space Resort at $100,000. But with the way things tend to heat up at the end of an auction, and several hours remaining, it is quite possible the ante may be upped even further.

For more information on Entropia Universe's Planet Calypso, go here.

UPDATE:
The auction has ended and the final sale price was a whopping $330,000! The ballsy investor who won the property goes by the in-game name of "Buzz Erik Lightyear".
Congrats Buzz!

You can view a screenshot of the final price at EntropiaPlanets.
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Actual article here: http://www.mmorpg.com/newsroom.cfm/...lace-Space-Station-Auction-Breaks-100000.html

Dec 30, 2009 #9

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228,000 euros for virtual space station

Published by Paul at Wednesday, December 30, 2009 17:15
Source: GamersNet, Views 143
Entropia Universe, a free downloadable MMO, was already in the Guinness World Records Book included because the items where high prices are paid. Similarly, recently again, a player paid 228,000 euros for a virtual space station.

The space station has been sold The name is Crystal Palace and now in the hands of "Buzz Erik Light year". He bought the item for 33,000 PED's (Project Entropia Dollars), which can be redeemed for $ 330,000. It is possible that the money he earned back, he can collect taxes and sell stuff.

It is not the first time that high prices paid for items in the MMO, in 2004 was $ 26,500 paid for a virtual island. The owner had the money within one years back and is currently still profit on his island. Also in 2005 was $ 100,000 paid for a space station, that record has been largely broken.
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http://www.techzine.nl/nieuws/22181/228-000-euro-betaald-voor-virtueel-ruimtestation.html

Dec 30, 2009 #10

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Pays 228,000 euros for players in-game space

Source: Nu.nl
This gaming for some much more than just a fun hobby proves the following message. In the Internet game Entropia Universe is a player the unprecedented amount of 228,000 euros for an in-game space. "Buzz Erik Light year" after this purchase the proud owner of the Crystal Palace station.

Entropia Universe is played worldwide by hundreds of thousands of people. The game uses its own currency in exchange for real U.S. dollars. Light year bought the space for 33,000 on PED's (Project Entropia Dollars), which has converted $ 330,000. An enormous amount, but may completely free to tax and sell stuff to other players, so his investment back out there and maybe even make a profit in the long term.

Entropia Universe in 2004 was already a virtual island sold for $ 26,500. The owner had this amount already recouped within one years and now still profit on this purchase. The previous record was a purchase of $ 100,000, paid in 2005 was also a space station in Entropia Universe.
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Link: http://www.gamersnet.nl/nieuws/200912/speler_betaalt_228000_euro_voor_in_game_ruimtestation/

Dec 30, 2009 #11

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Record amount paid for 'ground game'

GTEBORG - In the Internet game Entropia Universe is a record amount of over 228,000 euros ($ 330,000) paid for a virtual land. Player Buzz Erik Light year may now the proud owner of the digital station Crystal Palace. This site tweakers.net data reported Wednesday.

Entropia Universe is played worldwide by hundreds of thousands of people. The game uses its own currency in exchange for U.S. dollars in the real world. Light year bought the space for 33,000 PED's (Project Entropia Dollars), which has converted $ 330,000.

In its space may Light year tax items and sell to other players. Theoretically they can use it to recover its investment. In 2004, a virtual island in Entropia Universe sold for $ 26,500. The owner earned this amount within one years back and now makes his profit by purchasing.

The previous record stood at $ 100,000, which in 2005 paid for a space station is also located in Entropia Universe. (Reuters)
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Link: http://www.ad.nl/ad/nl/1005/Digitaa...30/Recordbedrag-betaald-voor-game-grond.dhtml

Dec 30, 2009 #12

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Record amount paid for virtual space station

Published:December 30, 2009 16:16Last edited:December 30, 2009 17:00
GTEBORG - In the Internet game Entropia Universe is a record amount of over 228,000 euros ($ 330,000) paid for a virtual land.

Player Buzz Erik Light year may now the proud owner of the digital station Crystal Palace. This site tweakers.net data reported Wednesday in response to a message Planets on the Entropia Forum.
Entropia Universe is played worldwide by hundreds of thousands of people. The game uses its own currency in exchange for U.S. dollars in the real world.

Light year bought the space for 33,000 PED's (Project Entropia Dollars), which has converted $ 330,000.

Virtual Island

In its space may Light year tax items and sell to other players. Theoretically they can use it to recover its investment.
In 2004, a virtual island in Entropia Universe sold for $ 26,500. The owner earned this amount within one years back and now makes his profit by purchasing.
The previous record stood at $ 100,000, which in 2005 paid for a space station is also located in Entropia Universe.
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Link: http://www.nu.nl/games/2153280/recordbedrag-betaald-virtueel-ruimtestation.html

Dec 30, 2009 #13

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From Belgium: MadShrimps.

Gamer buys virtual spacestation for $330.000

After the announcement that Crystal Palace would go up for sale, discussion in the community broke out instantly. "How much would it go for?", "I wonder what the taxrates will be set to. What do YOU think?" and "Who do YOU think will win it?" were heard everywhere. The auction finally ended with the final bid of 3,300,000 PEDs made by "Buzz Erik Lightyear" at 23:01 Calypso time, thus finalizing an incredibly exciting auction. (10 PED = 1 real world dollar)

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Dec 30, 2009 #14

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Virtual space station sold for $330.000

by Falconer on December 30th, 2009 | Category: Other

Sometimes, truth is stranger than fiction. A virtual space station in Entropia Universe was auctioned off at a staggering 330.000 -real- dollars yesterday. Entropia is a virtual universe that uses real cash to fuel its own economy.

The space station called Crystal Palace went on auction some ten days ago and saw bids go up to 3.3 million PEDs. PED stands for Project Entropia Dollars and are the in-game currency and is linked to the dollar to give it a solid base in the real world economy. According to Mindark, the company behind Project Entropia, the 330.000 dollar that was paid for Crystal Palace is the highest amount of real-world cash ever to be paid for a virtual item.
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Link to article:

http://www.hookedgamers.com/blogs/falconer/2009/12/30/virtual_space_station_sold_for_330000.html

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Original article:

http://tweakers.net/nieuws/64609/virtueel-ruimtestation-verkocht-voor-330000-dollar.html

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Dec 31, 2009 #16

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So Some Guy Spent Over $300,000 On A Virtual Item

Earlier this year, I bought a house for $360,000. It was a scary investment, yes, but also one that gave me somewhere to live. I just can't see buying a virtual item for $330,000 being as practical.

Buzz Erik Lightyear, a major player in the world of Entropia Online, recently spent that much money on a single item in the game, the "Crystal Palace" space station.

Sounds absolutely crazy, but then, there's a catch: the Crystal Palace sells items in the game world, and Buzz will get a cut of every sale made. There's also major profits to be made hunting the creatures that roam the station.

Still...$330,000 on something that's really just a bunch of polygons sitting on a server, whose survival is dependant on the whims of the company controlling those servers...I'll stick to spending that kind of money on real dwellings, thanks.
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Link: http://kotaku.com/5437472/so-some-guy-spent-over-300000-on-a-virtual-item

Dec 31, 2009 #17

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Man pays $ 330,000 for building virtual

9:17, by Karsten in MMO

While the average fellow man today must scratch for itself a house to buy, there are also people who have a little better. Like Online Entropia Player Buzz Erik Light year, who just spent $ 330,000 in order to become owners of the Crystal Palace, a space station in the game.

The man sees himself as an investment that should eventually return, because now he gets his owns a percent of each sale in the station and there is reportedly much to earn the hunt for the creatures who roam the station.

And now hope that the makers of the MMO the plug too quickly pull the game, right?

Virtual Space Station Sold For $ 330,000 (Slashdot)
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Link: http://www.chief.be/blog/item/2175/Man-betaalt-330.000-dollar-voor-virtueel-gebouw

Dec 31, 2009 #18

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228.00 euro for virtual space station

Entropia Universe is an online game that is played worldwide by hundreds of thousands of people.

The game uses its own currency (PED - Project Entropia Dollars) in exchange for U.S. dollars in the real world.

Player Buzz Erik Light year recently an amount of 33,000 PED counted down for virtual space station Crystal Palace. This amounts to a sum of 228,000 euros.

In its space may Light year tax items and sell to other players. Theoretically they can use it to recover its investment.

Entropia Universe is actually a combination of the two largest virtual reality games in the world: World of Warcraft and Second Life.
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Link: http://www.gespod.nl/wp/nieuws/20091231720/22800-euro-voor-virtueel-ruimtestation.html

Dec 31, 2009 #19

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We all know what players can do with WoW. Many people spend their last dime on their favorite game and the players in this news goes very far in this.

Gaming is a hobby for many, but for some this is deadly serious, now take the internet game Entropia Universe as an example. This game is played worldwide by hundreds of thousands of people (like EVE Online) and it has its own currency can be exchanged for real U.S. Dollars. Now, the player named "Buzz Erik Light year" has a space purchased for 228,000 euros, converted this $ 330,000 or 33,000 PED's (Project Entropia Dollars). It is an enormous sum, but he may now completely free to tax and sell stuff to other players, so he can have tremendous long term investment recovery and even profit.

In 2004 there was already an island sold for $ 26,500, an amount that the owner within one years and had already earned back when he still makes a profit. So you see, the lunatics in the world yet!
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Link: http://next-games.nl/article/4527.htm

Dec 31, 2009 #20

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Players paid about 200,000 euros for virtual object

Real money to pay for virtual items, is nothing new in times of major online role-playing games more. Now, however, the trade reached a new level.

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If the value of a home: the Crystal Palace station from the online role-playing game "Entropia Online.

Since the launch of the first major online role playing games like Ultima Online, "There is a growing market for pixel goods. Especially with little time since gamers buy virtual cash, powerful equipment, land or homes on sale platforms on the Internet or directly through market places in the game. The prices vary from a few euros for a few gold pieces to several thousand dollars for a fully equipped Account. With an auction in the online role-playing game "Entropia Universe" trade reached a new level.

The user Buzz Erik Light year arises for 3,300,000 units of the game currency known as Crystal Palace Station. The current exchange rate (as corresponds to December 2009), the amount invested just under 200,000 euros. The thing you bought is not a vile weapon or a chic palace to hang out. The station serves as a trading post and hunting ground for the gambler of the title. Light year earned on each transaction, which is being made. He also collects from when players enter into the bodies of the station. Whether he can cover his official investment in the coming years, thus, is questionable. (os)
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Link: http://www.computerbild.de/artikel/...e-Auktion-Crystal-Palace-Station-4970597.html

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