Most Expensive Virtual Item Sold

A record has been set for the most expensive virtual item, with the Crystal Palace Space station in the Swedish developed Entropia Universe going for 3,330,000 PED in the game's in-game currency – a figure that translates to a cool 330,000 USD.

Entropia Universe started back in 2003, and is a free-to-play MMORPG powered by micro-transactions – or macro ones in this case. The game has previously boasted of holding the most expensive virtual items, with an in-game space resort going for around 100,000 USD in September 2007. The new record has been claimed by the Crystal Palace Space Station, with the item going to long time Entropia Universe player Buzz 'Erik' Lightyear.

Lightyear will be hoping to make back some of the significant investment, with an Entropia Universe expert saying "All Buzz has to do is let the station run, set a decent tax rate, keep it stocked with things to hunt, and he can take all the PED he earns and translate it into cold, hard cash."