Finally getting something back from World of Warcraft
So after the hundreds of hours poured into the virtual world known as Azeroth, I’m finally getting a little bit of it back by selling my account to a commercial site known as Toonstorm. A friend of mine recommended the site, as he had used their service before with satifactory results.
To sell your account, you simply fill out a rather lengthy form detailing your gear and what your account contains. After that you chat with a representative from Toonstorm who gives you a quote for your account. My quote happened to be $110, which I must say I was pleased to accept. Who wouldn’t want to trade something that isn’t real for a decent amount of extra money anyway? On top of that, I haven’t played the game for several months so there was truly no reason for me to keep the account.
As I’m writing this I’m currently in a “queue” for account processing, which I figured would happen, so it’s not bothering me so much at the moment. Although, when I was transferred to my second representative he responded to me with “Please wait for 90-120 mins. Your order is in queue now. You may leave this chat window open. We will message you once we are ready. Sorry for the inconvenience.” So I figured, a couple hours - no big deal. Immediately I went over to Huluu to do the only thing any Huluu user does: watch high res Family Guy for free. I knocked out a couple episodes and a warm Coke to keep me chugging, but then I began to feel kind of tired, so I ask “Kenny” “Is there any way I can get a status update on my position in the queue or what my current estimated wait time is?” He simply replies with “You may choose to come back in 2-3 hours and give us your email then to process further to spare waiting time here. You can simply mention your email and we will be able to process further. If you choose to keep this chat window open, we will give you a buzz as soon as we are ready. Thank you for your patience and understanding.” So I curtiously reply back saying “Ok, thank you for the information. I will continue to keep this window open.” And so here I am, still waiting. I filled out the application to sell the account around 10:40 pm EST and it is now 2:10 am EST…is three and a half hours really not long enough to do something as simple as navigate through a WoW account?
I suppose it’s not all that ridiculous, considering I’m getting something for literally nothing, but that’s all in perspective I guess. My account will probably be switched around and resold for about $300 to some rich kid who has nothing better to do but blow money on nonexistent items and toys, not that there’s anything wrong with that. But honestly, I would have a hard time ever spending real hard cold cash on something that is made of nothing more than bits and bytes. After all, WoW is a game of bragging rights and that’s what it thrives on whether it be team based bragging or individual boasting.
Enough about the mental mechanics of WoW though. The current matter at hand is the fact that I am struggling to stay awake because of my early morning and “adventurous” day (which was tiring but not all that adventurous). Writing this blog has entertained me for a bit and I’m sure reading it will entertain me for a bit longer, but I just don’t believe I’m going to stay concious long enough to sell this thing tonight, even though I would really like to.
Given that all goes well and I stay awake until they decide to “give me a buzz”, I’ll write another finishing blog on how the transaction went and such. But chances are I’m probably going to fall asleep at some point before then, against my own will of course.
EDIT: I fell asleep…
EDIT 2: The transaction finally went through and now my PayPal account is $110 wealthier. The service even called me to confirm my information and that I really wanted to sell my account. Slow service, but good service. I’m pleased unless they decide to shaft me at the last second.
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