Treasure Island

Michael Zenke of Slashdot alerted us to the recent auction of "Treasure Island" in Project-Entropia. Winning bid: USD26,500.

Now as anyone who has been to Europe recently will tell you, the US dollar is now worth about the same as the ruble. But still, that's a lot of money.

I don't know Entropia well enough to make any sort of analysis of this outcome. It may be that the available revenue ("Taxation rights on hunting and mining activities on the island"!!) makes this a smart buy. But still, damn, that's a lot of money!

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