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Selling Characters in WoW
I confess, I'm an eBay junkie. I love to browse around and buy and sell useless knickknacks, so when I started to get bored with my lvl 60 warrior, I sold him. This was relatively early in the game, so I was astonished at the price that I got for him. it was almost double what I had expected, and it got me thinking, "Someone has payed a (relatively) obscene amount of money for my character, and they have no idea how to use him." Playing a character up to 60 is a daunting task, and, once accomplished, should give you a good idea of how to handle your character. Every class has nuances that can only be appreciated if the player has spent hundreds of hours with that class. A beginner starting at 60 would be a waste, because he or she would be deluged in items, special abilities, and talents. Not having acquired these a few at a time, learning how to use them gradually, they would be lost. I imagine the people opening up their freshly-purchased account and scratching their heads in confusion.The level of competence required from endgame PVP and instance raids is very high, and those who don't measure up are quickly blackballed, so I feel a certain remorse in taking these people's money and throwing them to the wolves.The other option is that an experienced player purchased the account, which I can't even begin to understand. The majority of fun which I receive from WoW is in gaining levels, or a "levelgasm" as I call it. Once I hit 60, the fun plateaus.Anyway, have any of you ever purchased an account online, and if so why, and did it work out for you?
Help the kids, buy an HDTV
Because we're all such huge philanthropists, I'm sure we will be lining up to purchase the 26, 32 and 37 inch LCD HDTV's NuVision is putting up for auction in conjunction with The Light Foundation. Besides their 1366x768 resolutions and 1000:1 contrast ratios, the 2 larger TV's will also be signed by members of the Patriots football team that charity founder Matt Light plays for. To make it even better, any winning bidders with 100 miles of the Patriots home stadium will have the sets installed and set up for free by Home Smart Home.The Light Foundation helps support youth oriented non-profit organizations in Ohio and Boston.The TV specs: 10ms response time 500cd/M2 brightness 16:9 widescreen 1366x768 Native resolution DVI w/HDCP Discrete IR control with IR direct input jack Giving back to the community, football and HDTV's. That's a win-win-win. Auctions end December 29th.[Via Hometoys]
Newton Museum going-out-of-business sale
If this large vintage collection of Macs made its way into Dave's basement, I'm sure all the Newton-related items being offered up in this eBay auction will also end up there. The complete collection of The Newton Museum's stock is up for grabs and it's nothing if not a thorough collection. I mean, they even have an eMate. Anyway, everyone else is digging this, so I thought we should too. If you win it, let us know.
Henrico iBook chaos makes good T-shirt fodder
This is sick and twisted and offensive and sad and tragic and yet I can't stop laughing. Is that wrong?HENRICO COUNTY $50 iBook t-shirtOnly $7 with free shipping... cheaper than making your own! It would be nice if this enterprising auctioneer were to donate the proceeds to charity, or to the Henrico County public school system, instead of spending it on, say, porn and beer. I'm not holding my breath, however.Congrats to Phi for getting his second TUAW tip of the day posted!Related:$50 iBooks cause stampede!
