https://mtgox.com/press_release_20120306.html

Let me sum this up. Anyone with a mtgox account can pay with cash funds or bitcoins. If a buyer pays bitcoins, the seller can instantly sell them on the mtgox market at no currency risk. Mtgox will take a small commission fee for instant-sells.

Regardless both methods should give sellers non-chargebackable solutions.

Middleman can pick up the entire tab now since it's easy to disperse funds to the buyer afterwards.

Still one small problem. It... [Read More]

Source: http://diablo3markets.incgamers.com/

And so it begins. The first legit Blizzard RMT market.... already plagued by dupes.... ??? I'll be making sure to follow this site pretty closely. Interesting to note Auction House proceeds can be delivered to your PayPal account or Blizzard balance.

Source: http://www.epicnpc.com/

I felt mmobay in their original name gave them a huge SEO boost. From skimming the site, I couldn't figure out why Mike chose this name.

Other than that, site looks good.

It's been an exhausting day, but most of the evidence is here. VF: dave1980 egamingsupply EGS Super Moderator was banned for not cooperating with our investigation and just being generally clueless and indifferent about the situation.

You be the judge. Here are the threads in question.
http://virtualfaqs.com/forum/scammer...-dave1980.html

http://virtualfaqs.com/forum/scammer...-total-bs.html

Victims: I'm sorry for your losses. This isn't over and we will continue our investigation on... [Read More]

Why do you need to verify your trader?
So you won't be completely dumbfounded when faced with an MMORPG account recall or PayPal dispute. The more personal info you get, the less likely the person will scam you. Heck, sometime by getting enough personal info, you can recover an account yourself. Middleman will not protect you from fraudulent payments or account recalls.

Therefore the only way to discourage these scams or test the legitimacy of a trader by asking for personal info. A ma... [Read More]

Observe as this article writes itself.
Let's look at Khadji
Source: http://virtualfaqs.com/forum/levelin...evel-up-2.html



Next day the scammer leaves peacefully. Investigation is left open. After another week...



Investigation is closed.

2 months later on another RMT site, the scammer makes his move. Jillian White picks up the Western Union, and then off to scam the next victim.
Source:... [Read More]

Source: Star Ward Old Republic website

Summary: Pre-order Star Wars now! 3 different editions - Plus the earlier you redeem your preorder code the faster you get access to the game.

Standard Edition - Just the game.

Digital Deluxe Edition - in-game item flare gun, training droid, holodancer, holocam, and STAP vehicle.

Collector's Edition - 111-page journal of Master Gnost-Dural, a Darth Malgus statue, The Old Republic galaxy map, security authentication key fob, an Star Wars:... [Read More]

Source: Live MMO Forum

Summary: Site was shut down under investigation of hacking. Their middleman account was compromised. The victim posted a complain on ffxiah.com Artemys and I tried to figure out what was going on. The administrator posted a notice about an investigation, but now the site is back with no explanation of what happened. I would suggest excersizing extreme caution if you use this site.

Credit goes to Artemys.

EGS has been down since 4AM PST. All trades are being redirected to:http://my.gamemonarch.com/ But judging by the fact there's no new posts, it probably isn't working too well.

Also major impersonation risk. I'd be extremely careful with dealing with anyone on this site until you've verified it is indeed the same user on EGS.

I've been rather skeptical of virtual currencies because of all the problems that come with it. Infinite production, infinite inflation, no government regulation... on and on. But the benefits are equally impressive. The hassle of dealing with PayPal disputes, credit card chargebacks, Bank chargebacks, etc. Not worrying about PayPal investigations going your way when you were scammed. So my friend tells me about one virtual currency that actually is well maintained and regulated.

Most poker web... [Read More]

Source: MMO Bay

Summary: Since Friday the 27th, MMOBay.net has been under a DDOS attack that has brought the site and forums down. The site has been up since early Sat, however due to the nature of the attack not everyone could reach the site.

The attack was a BotNet type of attack, which is very hard to block since the attack traffic is similar to normal traffic. A wide range of IPs were blocked, some legit, so some members were falsely blocked, however the majority of vis... [Read More]

Source: egamingsupply.com

Summary: If you do any trading on EGS, be sure to ask your traders to come here and get verified. Don't take chances.

Folow the directions in your Level Up thread to verify your EGS username.

More info to come!

Source: The Guardian

Summary: "As a prisoner at the Jixi labour camp, Liu Dali would slog through tough days breaking rocks and digging trenches in the open cast coalmines of north-east China. By night, he would slay demons, battle goblins and cast spells."

At first I thought you would get to choose between hard manual labor or gold farming, but it turns out you have no choice. On top of that, you are beaten if you don't hit your daily gold quote. Wow that's just... [Read More]

Source: Vine Link
Click New Jersey - Click Offenders - Search for Last name: Mccay and First name: J

Justice Mccay has been released from jail. Update: Thanks to Kuff, he disocvered I made a mistake and you can still find the results on Vine Link.

When EGS returns, there will probably mean quite a drop in traffic here, but I hope everyone has seen the importance of buying and selling at Virtual FAQs, the only fully verified trading forum on the Internet!

The EGS CEO will probab... [Read More]

First of all this is the most newbie friendly forum out there. To those of you who think it's a big deal to get verified, I don't ask for anything you don't already give your trading partner. If you don't ask for verification, you're doing it all wrong and will just get scammed. So with that out of the way, let me show you something.

Ladies and Gentleman, let me introduce you to: Romanian Scammer,
TILVANOIU ALEXANDRU or TILVANOIU ADRIAN
Source:... [Read More]

Source: MMOBay

MMOBay is currently offline and has been since 4PM PST. We will bring you more info as it comes!

Awaiting statement from MMOBay staff.

Checking MMOBay status:
http://www.downforeveryoneorjustme.com/mmobay.net

"It's not just you! mmobay.net looks down from here."

Just noticed MMOGuardian is gone too. Just what is going on here? In case you don't know, MMOGuardian takes care of all MMOBay's MM services. It appears the domain has been... [Read More]

Source: Gamerz Planet
Gamerz Planet Forum

Gamerz Plant Home Page was hacked, but the forums appear to be ok.

Source: Live MMO Forums
FFXIAH
Virtual FAQs

The forums are currently closed. But there is a message:
vBulletin Message

Our staff is currently investigating what appears to be a security breach that occur(r)ed over the past week. Various user accounts may have been compromised. I will be releasing any known any information of the intruder as it becomes available.

The current story is FFXIAH:... [Read More]

Although I don't know the entire controversy surrounding this site, the founder of this site left after a dispute with EGS staff. Here's a google cache picture:
http://webcache.googleusercontent.co...www.google.com

A decent screenshot here from our good friends at EGS.net
http://www.egamingsupply.net/egs-tak...of-that-theft/
They're comparing homepage pictures of FFXI and WoW. EGS.net claims the pics were originally from e-crystalgaming.com

Here's one of the original threads about EGS:... [Read More]

Disclaimer: This is a SEO article so I apologize if a lot of it sounds redundant or just plain ridiculous.

EGS is gone and if you don't have a home then you've come to the right place. Here's our ffxi marketplace. http://virtualfaqs.com/forum/#final-fantasy-xi-ffxi-marketplace

This is the last known EGS egamingsupply.com Sell FFXI Marketplace page.

Threads in Forum : Sell Final Fantasy XI (FFXI) Accounts... [Read More]

Disclaimer: This is a SEO article so I apologize if a lot of it sounds redundant or just plain ridiculous.

EGS is gone and if you don't have a home then you've come to the right place. Here's our ffxi marketplace. http://virtualfaqs.com/forum/#final-...xi-marketplace

We have all the big EGS names: kendrah1, Artemys, ArvinG, black taru, brtev, Champ Qs ex-EGS egamingsupply.com Middleman MM, derfy, FFXI Gil EGS egamingsupply.com Super Moderator, Halfevil, johnyblaze146, king2009,... [Read More]

We will have more info as we get it! Awaiting statement from EGS staff.

Checking EGS status:
http://www.downforeveryoneorjustme.c...mingsupply.com

"It's not just you! http://egamingsupply.com looks down from here."

Checking EGS CEO jail status:
https://www.vinelink.com -> New Jersey -> Last name: mccay First name: j

... [Read More]

Source: EGS

Payments and Purchases All payments are final. eGaming Supply (www.egamingsupply.com) does not refund or exchange any virtual item bought or obtained from the website. By making payment, you agree that refunds are not an option and will not be given.

My comments: I can't find the original MM refund policy anywhere so I suspect the EGS CEO "ninjaed" it out. The original policy was refunds at the sole discretion of the EGS CEO and you only got... [Read More]

Source: FFXI Official Forum

Summary:
[dev1009] New Trigger Conditions for Notorious Monsters

[dev1009] New Trigger Conditions for Notorious Monsters

• Trigger conditions for following notorious monsters will be adjusted to spawn by trading specific items to the “???” in the respective area.

  Fafnir / Nidhogg: Dragon’s Aery
  Behemoth / King Behemoth: Behemoth’s Dominion
  Adamanto

... [Read More]

Source: FFXI Official Forum

Summary: Bleh bleh bleh fishing changes....

Furthermore, we intend to preserve the timing-dependent minigame nature of the fishing system, and make balance tweaks and adjustments accordingly. We are also aware of the significant outstanding issues with RMT abuse and difficulty imbalances related to players’ system environments, and will continue working towards a viable solution. Thank you for your patience and understanding.... [Read More]