WoW - Life of a Chinese Gold Farmer

• elindra

  25 Jul 07, 10:38

  I'm speechless...........
  
  

  At the end of each shift, Li reports the nightÂ’s haul to his supervisor, and at the end of the week, he, like his nine co-workers, will be paid in full. For every 100 gold coins he gathers, Li makes 10 yuan, or about $1.25, earning an effective wage of 30 cents an hour, more or less. The boss, in turn, receives $3 or more when he sells those same coins to an online retailer, who will sell them to the final customer (an American or European player) for as much as $20.............

  Read more here:
  http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/17/magazine/17lootfarmers-t.html?ei=5088&en=a6282d1ddf608fc1&ex=1339732800&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&pagewanted=all
  
  Pictures from the writer's trip
  http://www.flickr.com/photos/juliandibbell/sets/72157594279649151/
  
  Source: http://www.wowinsider.com/2007/07/21/life-of-a-gold-farmer-gallery/
• stellazio

  25 Jul 07, 10:42

  WTF!..
  
  This is good business, why don't he just play at home and sell directly.