#6 - Aug. 29, 2013, 1:05 p.m.
Where does the difference between “in-game items” and “real-world cash” begin? c:
Is a gem store item bought (for personal use, or gifted) with gems purchased with real-world cash (gem card/or credit card) therefore treated as an equivalent to real-world cash, or an in-game item?
Specifically, would it be against the rules to gift gem store items via the gem store (purchased with gems acquired with a gem card) to another player in exchange for a character name?
I understand the risk of being scammed and stuff, that is not a concern c:
Thank you!
We are unable to sanction or grant permission for such a transaction. We’re also unable to help in any way if such a transaction goes wrong. That is to say, we cannot complete a transaction or reverse a scam.
For example: we could not remove items from one account and place them on another, but we would take appropriate action on someone we can establish is a scammer. Players do occasionally ask us to intervene in unfulfilled trades — “go take my item and give it to me!” — but we do not do that. Scam prevention is one of the key reasons the devs created the Trading Post, and we expect that players will use that feature.
I do not think this transaction would result in account action, but I want to be clear that that is not a legal position, simply an observation of the details as provided in this single case.
