MacAdams12
09-19-2006, 07:10 PM
Before you read further, just so I don’t misrepresent myself, I want to come out and say that I am working on the upcoming launch of the website involved in this post. So if you think it’s unfair for me to post, please don’t continue. To avoid spamming the forum, I won't include the link, so if you do decide to read on, you’ll have to find the site for yourself.
The site is called Weblo. The idea is that players can buy, sell and trade online copies of pretty much any property in the real world using real money. This includes buildings, famous landmarks, cities, states and even countries. As the site grows in popularity, property values will undoubtedly increase just like in the real world. At that point, users can sell and turn a profit. There is a lot more to this like the ability to own domain names, celebrity personalities and social networking, but for the purposes of this forum, I wanted to stick to the idea of virtual real estate.
So what do you think about this? All legal issues aside, do you think something like this could actually catch on? Will people buy into virtual properties?
The site is called Weblo. The idea is that players can buy, sell and trade online copies of pretty much any property in the real world using real money. This includes buildings, famous landmarks, cities, states and even countries. As the site grows in popularity, property values will undoubtedly increase just like in the real world. At that point, users can sell and turn a profit. There is a lot more to this like the ability to own domain names, celebrity personalities and social networking, but for the purposes of this forum, I wanted to stick to the idea of virtual real estate.
So what do you think about this? All legal issues aside, do you think something like this could actually catch on? Will people buy into virtual properties?