The value of a dollar or a bag of gold…
If you kid is playing World of Warcraft, they very likely have a bag of gold. They’ve probably got a character that they’ve invested time and energy into while they play.
And those are real assets….virtual, but real. Right now on ebay, a level 60 character is likely to be selling for just over $300.  Now, that’s unlikely to be a very strong hourly rate (if you type /played in the chat window it will tell you just how many hours your character has been played.)
But, that character has real value – and if you wanted to violate your term of service with Blizzard, you could convert that into real cash. The IRS is even starting to pay attention.  Might not hurt to do a quick inventory, if your kid has more than one character, and talk about it.
A level 60 character is only achieved through play, and it’s an achievement that has real, quantifiable value.
