Quote Originally Posted by Zelas View Post
Again, similar but not entirely the same.
I don't condone selling runs, because I think it's a pretty stupid practice and promotes laziness, but at least, there, they're selling something. The person actually GETS the kill/drop/whatever, and if they don't, they have sufficient evidence they got double-crossed (through screenshots, chatlogs, etc.).

For housing, you're not paying the player for anything at all other than a sort of bribe ("I'm holding this house hostage until you give me back the money I paid for it."). You're technically being asked to pay for the seller's purchase (or sometimes, several times their purchase) on top of your own. You pay for THEIR past entertainment/use of the house, and then buy the house AGAIN for yourself. Which you could otherwise get for only one of the fees if they were being honest and just let it go as they should.
It's closer to scalping than bribery. And if you are selling your relinquishment of the plot at the time of the buyer's choosing, they would also "have sufficient evidence they got double-crossed (through screenshots, chatlogs, etc.)." Playing the MB would be bribery by your definition.

Off MB sales over 1M are the same way, the person could take your 20M, 1M at a time, then not give you the item on the last trade. Fraud is fraud, following through on an agreement isn't fraud.

Run/pony sales are closer to bribery than house flipping, you pay the group to do something for you and to pass on the drop(s).

Player casinos aren't against the ToS, but people have been given warnings for spamming chat with them.