Real profits from play money

The latest post on the Bloggers Parliament House of Commons is an interesting story about Julian Dibbell, who made a small profit for the last two years by selling virtual assets in online game worlds. He sells on e-Bay a selection of houses, castles and fortunes that he makes by playing virtual reality games to other gamers who don't have the time or skill to amass these themselves.
Also see his own blog, Play Money, Diary of a Dubious Proposition.