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DrMarkS
Posts: 16
Registered: 2008-7-31 07:48:06
 Date Posted: 1/1/00 12:00am Subject: Original World of Warcraft Server Blade Auctions to Support Charity
What am I missing here, I looked on ebay and not finding anything about this. Link?
Ferrydust  3 stars
Title: Iron Chef Jennifer
Posts: 938
Registered: 2002-9-4 20:32:54
 Date Posted: 1/1/00 12:00am Subject: Original World of Warcraft Server Blade Auctions to Support Charity
http://stores.ebay.com/Blizzard-Blade-Servers

 

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-Peo-  2 stars
Title: Caveat Lector
Posts: 408
Registered: 2005-2-2 08:38:42
 Date Posted: 1/1/00 12:00am Subject: Original World of Warcraft Server Blade Auctions to Support Charity
Worthless piece of junk, worth nothing, they sell it for 1000 and donate $50.00 to charity, THEY STILL MAKE $950.

Don't kid yourself, they are doing this to make money, not to be world leader. If you believe otherwise you are a freaking idiot and are part of why the world sucks. I tell you what, I will come to your house, sell your senile grandmother a vintage pet rock for $800.00 and donate my net proceeds to charity. Does that make me a saint, no it makes me a shyster who takes advantage of dumb people.

 

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-Aleister-  1 star
Posts: 59
Registered: 2001-5-12 06:27:13
 Date Posted: 1/1/00 12:00am Subject: Original World of Warcraft Server Blade Auctions to Support Charity
Net proceeds is typically the selling value of the item minus transaction costs (in this case Ebay's fees and shipping). I'm not particularly fond of Blizzard, but even my tinfoil hat isn't big enough to believe that Blizzard keeps most of the money from the sale. Most will go to charity and they will get another line item to write off on their charitable givings for their corporate tax.

It's for a good cause even if it's for a good cause to make their book's look better.

I spend 5x what these are going for on a parking spot... because it goes to a charity I like. Charity results in people owning things they really couldn't care less about all the time.

That all said, someone will spend a ridiculous amount on one just because they are a fanboy and think it makes them special

 

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NukeMage  2 stars
Posts: 346
Registered: 2002-4-7 16:58:45
 Date Posted: 1/1/00 12:00am Subject: Original World of Warcraft Server Blade Auctions to Support Charity
-Peo- posted:
Worthless piece of junk, worth nothing, they sell it for 1000 and donate $50.00 to charity, THEY STILL MAKE $950.

Don't kid yourself, they are doing this to make money, not to be world leader. If you believe otherwise you are a freaking idiot and are part of why the world sucks. I tell you what, I will come to your house, sell your senile grandmother a vintage pet rock for $800.00 and donate my net proceeds to charity. Does that make me a saint, no it makes me a shyster who takes advantage of dumb people.



Rage less, think more?


From a PR standpoint, it would be very bad if they profited themselves off of this deal. Why risk such over a rather paltry amount of money? Even "if" they did make money themeselves, at least St. Judes is getting SOMETHING that otherwise they would NOT of gotten. Plus some game enthusiasts gets to have a novelty item that they can chat over with their friends.

It is really win-win for everyone involved.

 

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-Peo-  2 stars
Title: Caveat Lector
Posts: 408
Registered: 2005-2-2 08:38:42
 Date Posted: 1/1/00 12:00am Subject: Original World of Warcraft Server Blade Auctions to Support Charity
/shake head

Suckers

 

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Sprawl-zero1eye-  4 stars
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Posts: 1,001
Registered: 2002-6-28 03:39:29
 Date Posted: 1/1/00 12:00am Subject: Original World of Warcraft Server Blade Auctions to Support Charity
-Peo- posted:
Worthless piece of junk, worth nothing, they sell it for 1000 and donate $50.00 to charity, THEY STILL MAKE $950.


Are you assuming they acquired all their hardware for free then?

 

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