Emailer Kristen sent along this link to a 04/2007 Craigslist ad, which has the stink of “staged” all over it, but it’s a funny precept nonetheless: An EPIC mount! (warcraft players look inside) (bonus! The followup, including screenshots of the original ad)

Posting ID #308349637 wrote:

Hello I need 5000 world of gold for my epic flying mount. In return you can mount me.

You have to have an account on the laughing skull server and I want the 5000 gold BEFORE we do anything, we can make the trade at your place since I can’t host. EDIT: Because I am having a lot of dumb guys message me who clearly don’t have the gold make SURE to send: a picture of yourself and a screenshot of your character with the 5000g, I will be checking armory profiles, thanks.

I play a level 70 night elf druid and would prefer someone who was into roleplaying (I have a costume!) but honestly anyone will do, as long as you have the gold. I would also be ok with a woman too, as long as you have the gold! Also not adverse to the idea of groups\anal.

Please send a pic and be real and drug\disease free with 5000 gold on the laughing skull server.

(the next day)

Posting ID #308349637 has her epic flying mount and a smile on her face.

So talk all the trash you want, I got MY Epic flying mount AND I got laid which is more than most of you failures can ever hope for.

She’s the one turning tricks for pixels and the rest of us are failures? Interesting.