You know what I aint entirely sure i disagree with this idea.
Especially on the ips and server/account swaps this would be ubah and infact is something sony have been doing for ages i just believe it costa rather alot.
As for buying phats and items online...well depends if they were fairly priced and how well balanced things were. If i can go get my dragon chest and T3 pieces for my 60 tower twink then there is more than an issue here.
I for one would like to see sad game junkies like myself who work 50 hours a week and have wife, kids and baby to give me jobs all day some way of getting pahtsor AI etc without haveing to troll channels forvever waiting to get lucky on a team. I simply dont have the time. Wether i would actually pay for the stuff is a differant matter but then again we are talking about a feature for 'power gamers' who like nothing more than being and having the best nd dont care who they stamp on or what it costs...in my mind if they wanna pay and make it easier for others to get the item in game then its not that bad a thing.......
Of course by not bringing things like this in you leave poor saps with cash the E-bay route where they risk getting robbed and leaving the game because of one rip off merchant. I think if the items available were controlled and didn't include all the ubah phat uniques ec then it may not be the end of the world as we know it but a good way to bring in people to the game who just need a little boost to get them going....
Hmm this looks like a rant, i'' get off my soapbox nad leave quick before my ass gets burned