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World of Warcraft's Real Epic Mount

Submitted by seanbonner

Edited by Posh

Tags: World of Warcraft, Craigslist



A few days ago a story started making the rounds about a lady who placed a craigslist ad offering to trade sex for a flying epic mount or at least the 5000 gold required to buy one. While buying gold is clearly a violation of the TOS, this situation isn't specifically called out in the rules. Her toon is Horde on Uther which puts 5000 Gold at a street value of about $639.45. As you can imagine this story made it to just about every WoW related forum on the web with people taking special note of the photo the poster included, especially her bangs. We all pointed, laughed, and assumed that was the end of it.



We were wrong.Very, very wrong.

Apparently some strapping young nerd took her up on the offer, threw down the loot, and got a mount of his very own. We know this because she posted a new listing on craigslist bragging about it and showing pics of her newly purchased flying epic mount. Of course it was filled with a lot of rubbing-it-in-your-face-shit and ended with these words for all her critics:

So talk all the trash you want, I got MY flying epic mount AND I got laid which is more than most of you failures can ever hope for.



I wonder what I could get for some pre-BC BOE purples I've got collecting dust in the bank?

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Ngila

Ngila

Portland, OR
June 2006

APR 14, 2007 11:06 AM

haha That's awesome.

Domo_Kun

Domo_Kun

Rockford, IL
March 2005

APR 14, 2007 11:08 AM

Eye bleach:



After seeing that picture of her, I think we all could use it.

Herpegonosiphilitis, anyone?

ASSH0LE

ASSH0LE

Las Vegas, NV
June 2003

APR 14, 2007 11:11 AM

I think I know who took her up on this. It's kind of a shame, the guy being a rock star and all, that he'd have to stoop this low to get a groupie.

Bangs
Above your eyes your hair hangs
Blow my mind your royal flyness I dig your bangs
Bangs
To drape across your forehead
To swing concordant angles as you incline your head
Once with a girl I fell in love sometime ago now she had...
Bangs
Are that on which the world hangs
I'm only holding your hand so I can look at your bangs
Bangs
Are like a pocket T-shirt
As casual as that while fully intentional
And in case you think I'm here cause I like making chit chat
Just remember what I said the money's under your hat



There is a very fine line between cute/nerdy love song and "getting downright creepy." This song has been crossing that line in my mind since I rediscovered it on their boxed set.

rodan

rodan

Baltimore, MD
February 2005

APR 14, 2007 11:12 AM

hysterical....

wish I had 5000 gold frown

RunForYourLife

RunForYourLife

Islip, NY
May 2003

APR 14, 2007 11:23 AM

If the street value of 5000 gold is $639.45 then she is the most expensive ugly hooker I have ever seen. whatever

ZAMN

ZAMN

San Francisco, CA
July 2006

APR 14, 2007 11:23 AM

OMG Mom?!!!!!!!!!!!!!


JP wink

TommyRocket

TommyRocket

Brooklyn, NY
August 2006

APR 14, 2007 11:27 AM

that's beyond ridiculous and amazing at the same time!

RunForYourLife

RunForYourLife

Islip, NY
May 2003

APR 14, 2007 11:44 AM

puke

zyryx

zyryx

Tyler, TX
April 2004

APR 14, 2007 11:54 AM

Slickwill5 said:
If the street value of 5000 gold is $639.45 then she is the most expensive ugly hooker I have ever seen. whatever



yeah, but imagine the loser who thought he was getting his monies worth... she probably came out on the losing end of the deal

punk

punk

Phoenix, AZ
January 2004

APR 14, 2007 11:57 AM

fountainofdreams said:

punk said:
I wonder if there will be any real life legal ramifications for her actions.



i doubt it, despite people selling gold, such actions are technically against the contract of the game. There really can't be a market value decided on sex. As far as the government is concerned, she had sex with a guy and the guy gave her ingame money.



Since WoW gold has a real-life exchange rate (in this case 5K amounts to $639.45), I bet you could argue it in court. Plus, there have been rumblings from the IRS about taxing virtual property/assets - pretty lame in my opinion, but that's the IRS for you.

BadSquire

BadSquire

East Providence, RI
April 2006

APR 14, 2007 11:58 AM

hadees said:
So paying for sex is illegal but how about bartering?



Bartering for sex is also prostitution. Prostitution constitutes performing sexual acts with someone in return for "consideration". Where considertaion can be anything tangible.

So the real question is...Is an "Epic Mount" in a virtual/computer generated environment tangible?

cklarock

cklarock

Lawrence, KS
August 2004

APR 14, 2007 12:13 PM

Hahahahahaha, works for me. People exchange stuff for sex all the time; cash, presents, dinner, attention or (my favorite) more sex.

OrochiRazi

OrochiRazi

Denver, CO
February 2004

APR 14, 2007 12:43 PM

I just started playing WoW a few months ago, and it just keeps getting creepier and creepier... but hey. More power to her. Her pussy for the Horde aparently. biggrin

:Edit: Wait, lvl 70 Night elf..umm...Elune light her snatch!

ASSH0LE

ASSH0LE

Las Vegas, NV
June 2003

APR 14, 2007 12:50 PM

Per her post he got "twice the value" later in the week.

dem_z

dem_z

United Kingdom
June 2004

APR 14, 2007 12:51 PM

A roomful of chinese gold farmers is pretty pissed off at their low pay right about now.

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