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The Amsterdam sim (one of the more popular attractions in Second Life) is up for sale on eBay. The starting bid is $20,000 USD, with a Buy It Now of $50,000.

Update: Somebody bought-it-now for $50,000. Yowza.

I wonder if Amsterdam (you know, the one with the cool flag) will have anything to say about the sale. Would the Amsterdam sim be nearly as popular if it weren’t for the reputation of the city? If they had called it Sheboygan and painstakingly recreated downtown, would it command such a price? If Kentucky can be trademarked, isn’t Holland at least due some royalty on the sale?

via SLI