10 Most Expensive In-Game Items EVER
5. Dragon Slaying Saber - Age Of Wulin ($16,000)
Snail's Age of Wulin/Wushu launched in China in August 2012, but shot to the gaming world's attention with an auction in China on Christmas Day 2011. The auction was held for various digital in-game items players could purchase and use when the game launched.
Various rare items were listed and commanded decent prices, with the likes of the Hook of Departure (only 10 in the game) and a Lordly Spear Sheath (only 5) selling for 10,000 Yuan ($1,600 USD) and 18,300 ($2,500) respectively.
However, the biggest lot of the auction was for the Dragon Slaying Saber, a long scabbard that was eventually sold for 100,000 Yuan (roughly $16,000).
With the game still in beta at that point it was an astonishing moment, but the promise of it being a one-of-a-kind item that would only have one owner in its lifespan managed to coax someone into burning a hole in their wallet.