What is RMT?

RMT stands for Real Money Trading. Essentially it's the buying and selling of gil/desirable items for real money.

Why is RMT bad?
  1. It gives an unfair advantage to players who have/are willing to spend real money on the game.
  2. It harms the in-game economy.

Why shouldn't I participate in RMT?
  1. Participation in RMT violates SE's ToS. You can and WILL get banned. See this
  2. Visiting any website involved in RMT WILL result in malware/keyloggers being installed in your computer. The primary source of gil for the RMT companies ironically comes from the hacked accounts of the would-be customers who visit their sites.
  3. Encouraging the RMT increases the already out of control spam that is plaguing the shout channels in every major city.