University Paper Help (Questionnaire)

[Acidcantdie]

I was not too sure where to put this. I've placed it here as majority of sellers do venture here, if the thread needs to be relocated then that's fine.

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I'm writing a paper outlining people using virtual games and markets to make a living or serious sum of money. I was hoping anyone who has sold an online commodity in bulk (buying and selling RS gold, Habbo items, etc) could answer.

None of the questions I believe are too private, though you can chose to answer as many (or as few) as you like. If you do not feel comfortable posting them in the thread, please private message them to myself.

The paper focuses on trading within 4 games (Habbo Hotel, RuneScape, World of Warcraft and Aion). It focuses on how people can set up enterprises using these online communities to turn a real profit.

I would like to stress that I'm after users who have traded heavily in online commodities.

Questionnaire is as followed.

Age:
Country of residence:

How long have you participated in online commodity trading?
What game(s) do you trade within?
Are you studying now and what is the highest education degree you hold? (Example; High school diploma, bachelors degree, etc)


(If no high school diploma is held and are currently not studying) Was the reason you did not complete high school related to the money you were making online?)

Over the last 3 months, how much would you say you've profitted from your trading?

What is your total profit from trading online commodities?

Do you feel that this online trading could be a realistic career for yourself?

How long do you spend per day sorting out possible trades and associating with potential buyers/sellers?

What do you find is the most time consuming task when buying/selling virtual goods?

Do you trade alone, or do you have a team?
(If yes, how many people do you work with?)

Have you ever made in-game investments with items totaling more than $200US at a time?

(For example. Buy 1200m ($650US) worth of halloween masks in the Grand Exchange with the intention of selling them for more?)

What is the biggest in game investment you've made?

What is the biggest profit you've made from an in-game investment?

What is the biggest loss you've suffered from an in-game invesment?

Thank you to anyone who can take the time to answer these questions. Please feel free to only answer the questions you're comfortable with sharing information on, I do realise that some of this information may seem personal.

If you also have anything to add in regards to your experiences with online trading, feel free to let me know. If you have any questions about my paper, feel free to ask away

 

[Noobmage]

Good luck with your paper!

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Age: 15
Country of residence: United States

How long have you participated in online commodity trading? 3 months
What game(s) do you trade within? Runescape
Are you studying now and what is the highest education degree you hold? Yes, I am studying; I'm a full-time college student. However, I don't have a high school diploma, so I a middle school diploma is the highest education degree I hold.


(If no high school diploma is held and are currently not studying) Was the reason you did not complete high school related to the money you were making online?) n/a

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Over the last 3 months, how much would you say you've profitted from your trading? 2950 USD

What is your total profit from trading online commodities? 2950 USD

Do you feel that this online trading could be a realistic career for yourself? No.

How long do you spend per day sorting out possible trades and associating with potential buyers/sellers? 1 hour tops

What do you find is the most time consuming task when buying/selling virtual goods? Completing transactions, I've had good luck finding people to sell GP to

Do you trade alone, or do you have a team? Alone
(If yes, how many people do you work with?) n/a

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Have you ever made in-game investments with items totaling more than $200US at a time? No

(For example. Buy 1200m ($650US) worth of halloween masks in the Grand Exchange with the intention of selling them for more?)

What is the biggest in game investment you've made? 50m

What is the biggest profit you've made from an in-game investment? 10m

What is the biggest loss you've suffered from an in-game invesment? 10m