Make plat tradeable? (just a suggestion)

[McBain]

Just to play Devil's Advocate...the idea of trading platinum doesn't reduce the amount or worth of the platinum. It still has to come from somewhere, right? Nobody's pulling platinum out of thin air. At some point, that platinum had to be purchased or gained from an advertising offer. If that person then decides to trade what he/she bought or earned, it hasn't impacted STS making money in any way.

Maybe the bigger issue is that possible trade disputes will start to get out hand, since instead of fictional gold, you'd be dealing with "real" money (in many cases) being involved in trades. If someone got ripped off on a trade, they'd be obviously much more angry if it involved something they had spent actual money on, like purchased platinum, as opposed to ordinary gold, which is plentiful enough in PL for it not to be too much of a big deal. The ramifications of real money changing hands in trades are a potential headache that's probably not worth it in the long run.