The Lawbringer: The relationship between Blizzard and PayPal

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9-16-2011 @ 7:29PM

BB Crisp said...

The reason PayPal didn't condone those sorts of purchases is that there was no way for the buyer (or PayPal) to determine if the sale was of a legitimate item. Maybe it's an expired code? Maybe it's a fake? Only the seller knows for sure and PayPal wouldn't want to be held liable for questionable goods.

Operating directly with Blizzard is a different matter altogether, as there's no question that the goods being sold by one player to another are legitimate. The sale itself is still taking place in-game on Blizzards platform. There's no way for anybody to get ripped off, so there's no reason that PayPal wouldn't want a part of the action.

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