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From the FAQ: >> Q: Can customers use their Amazon Coins to buy in-game currencies? >> Yes. Customers will be able to purchase in-game currencies with Amazon

From the FAQ: >> Q: Can customers use their Amazon Coins to buy in-game currencies? >> Yes. Customers will be able to purchase in-game currencies with Amazon Coins. Good Lord, how many levels of fake money do we have to travel down?

teej 14y ago
The "Apple Dollars" you have in your iTunes account from gift cards are no more "real" than Amazon Coins.
- ricardobeat 14y ago
  At least it's a (nearly) 1:1 rate.
  - Jtsummers 14y ago
    This seems to be as well, just multiply the USD amount by 100 or divide the Amazon Coin amount by 100.
- ConstantineXVI 14y ago
  Taking it out of USD and changing the units around (even though it's just dropping a decimal point) mentally disassociates 'Amazon Coins' from USD. Microsoft goes even further on the Xbox, 1 USD (+ local sales tax) buys 80 MSP; so it takes a moment to realize an 800 MSP game is actually $10.
  - kevinpet 14y ago
    I've seen this many other places. They seem to intentionally choose hard-to-calculate multiples. No one ever sets them at 10 or 100 to the dollar.
- callmeed 14y ago
  They are less abstract. My 8 year old's iTunes balance has a $ in front of it. She understands it.
- stock_toaster 14y ago
  It is more like a credit balance though, and not a virtual currency. Purposefully, I imagine, to make accounting/taxes more straightforward.
lifeformed 14y ago
...USD to buy Bitcoins to buy gift cards to buy Amazon coins to buy in-game currency to buy in-game items to build up my virtual character which I sell on ebay for USD to buy Bitcoins...
- pettazz 14y ago
  This is what I heard in my head while reading your comment: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FpCM5cWkNM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FpCM5cWkNM
- deleted 14y ago
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- endriju 14y ago
  tweet version of the comment> "buy BTC to buy gift cards to buy Amazon coins to buy in-game currency to buy in-game items to sell my character on ebay for USD to buy BTC"
- anologwintermut 14y ago
  You ought to 3d print the in-game items and then sell licenses to the files.
- Guthur 14y ago
  And the joy it's all essentially virtual. Not like USD is much more real than the rest.

teej 14y ago

The "Apple Dollars" you have in your iTunes account from gift cards are no more "real" than Amazon Coins.

ricardobeat 14y ago
At least it's a (nearly) 1:1 rate.
- Jtsummers 14y ago
  This seems to be as well, just multiply the USD amount by 100 or divide the Amazon Coin amount by 100.
ConstantineXVI 14y ago
Taking it out of USD and changing the units around (even though it's just dropping a decimal point) mentally disassociates 'Amazon Coins' from USD. Microsoft goes even further on the Xbox, 1 USD (+ local sales tax) buys 80 MSP; so it takes a moment to realize an 800 MSP game is actually $10.
- kevinpet 14y ago
  I've seen this many other places. They seem to intentionally choose hard-to-calculate multiples. No one ever sets them at 10 or 100 to the dollar.
callmeed 14y ago
They are less abstract. My 8 year old's iTunes balance has a $ in front of it. She understands it.
stock_toaster 14y ago
It is more like a credit balance though, and not a virtual currency. Purposefully, I imagine, to make accounting/taxes more straightforward.

lifeformed 14y ago

...USD to buy Bitcoins to buy gift cards to buy Amazon coins to buy in-game currency to buy in-game items to build up my virtual character which I sell on ebay for USD to buy Bitcoins...

pettazz 14y ago
This is what I heard in my head while reading your comment: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FpCM5cWkNM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FpCM5cWkNM
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endriju 14y ago
tweet version of the comment> "buy BTC to buy gift cards to buy Amazon coins to buy in-game currency to buy in-game items to sell my character on ebay for USD to buy BTC"
anologwintermut 14y ago
You ought to 3d print the in-game items and then sell licenses to the files.
Guthur 14y ago
And the joy it's all essentially virtual. Not like USD is much more real than the rest.