[Tohopekaliga]

It's based on marketboard sales.

Some time a few years ago, they started selling items that just spew gold at you, which lead to some pretty wild inflation. That's why inventory is so much.


And Gaia was the first avatar site, far as I'm aware. It's famous for being famous.


Even in 2004 (when I joined), it had a reputation for being a spammy mess, although not the same kind of mess. My non-gaia internet friends preferred more...erudite discussion than the average gaia thread.