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Also, what would be the purpose of selling an HN account?

• AlwaysRock 5y ago
  The same reason you would sell any other social account. You build a profile that seems real, sell it, then the buyer uses that profile to upvote and post comments on their new product release which blows up on HN and generates much more interest and potential revenue than it would otherwise. I don't have proof that it is happening but it happens on every other social site so it would be shocking if it isnt happening here.