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Deadpool Date5/08
Deadpool URLsparter.com/c/200...

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Websitesparter.com
Blogsparter.com/c/cat...
CategoryWeb
Emailinfo@sparter.com
Employees
Founded6/07

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[map] United States
USA

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Dan Kelly
Co-founder and CEO
Boris Putanec
Co-founder and CTO
Clive Beavis
VP of Engineering
Rob Veres
VP of Marketplace
Adam Boyden
Board
Yoshi Maruyama
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Rupture

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gaming, game, wow, worldofwarcraft, virtualgoods

Sparter entered The Deadpool on May 15, 2008

Sparter
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A company put together by Bessemer Venture Partners, Sparter was a virtual goods exchange for buying and selling virtual currencies in games like World of Warcraft (WOW), EverQuest, Eve and others. Users would sign up and either buy or sell virtual currencies at market prices.

Unlike other services, Sparter allowed users to both buy and sell cirtual currency. In late 2007 the average price for 100 gold in WOW was anywhere between $5 and $10. Prices were proportional to delivery time (in world) and sellers average rating.

As of May 15th the company removed the ability to place all new orders.

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Websitesparter.com
StageLive
Launch DateJune 12, 2007
Tags games
Sparter screenshot
Above: Sparter Screenshot -- #1
Sparter screenshot
Above: Spartar Service on hold - May 15 2008

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Comments

Plazman - June 12, 2008 at 6:28pm
I used them on several occasions. They were always professional and responsive. On the one time I had a problem (a vendor did not deliver as he claimed) Sparter refunded my money. I'm sorry to see them go. Sounds like there's something going on here we're not hearing about.
Travis - June 2, 2008 at 10:07am
this sucks, even though i never purchased gold for wow it was fun watching the trends and price wars on that site
Adam - May 21, 2008 at 10:18pm
Deadpool? Check out their blog and look what it reads when you go to buy something.
Denny - May 20, 2008 at 1:30pm
Sure, this site is totally scam. I did not receive any payment since they change their service on May 15, they owe me $1450! NO EMAIL REPLY!
George - May 10, 2008 at 4:05am
This site is big scam, probably only for sellers, wanted to buy some gold today, and while i was checking they list i have got my account banned on theyr site, without any reason, probably they didnt liked my email address, or... probably they didnt liked the way that i was looking for gold on site... who knows...:)) i have an advice for sellers, stop using this site, you will never sell anything if they continue to do this, i`m not the only one who got his account banned without even placing an order.
Mitch - October 17, 2007 at 4:47pm
I've been using this site for a few months now, and even been have a blog that keeps track of my earnings on there. However they are increasing the commission rate come November 1st, 2007 to 20% so I'm not sure if I will continue using their services. Its very nice though to have an 'escrow' service for regular players when dealing with a virtual good.

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