It doesn't. You're buying in game items (in this instance, AUR). Once you've purchased the AUR, it's up to you how you experience it's usage. If that experience involves trading it to someone else and getting "scammed," well, that's emergent gameplay as far as I'm concerned (and this is generally how CCP views it as well). As long as you're not losing that AUR to game bugs, glitches, and exploits, it's all part of the "game."

AUR itself isnt ingame ITEM.

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And if you mean Aurum Tokens, then user must have first converted those.

That is my interpretation and by that I mean that AUR the one showing in your waller balance isn't transferrable.

By item i ment item in-game that can be traded/ looted/ destroyed. AUR tokens are ITEM in this sence, but once you convert it into AUR it is not.

So...wut you're saying is that it's your opinion, and no more valid without proof than the invisible spaghetti monster that ate the coal i was supposed to receive last christmas? Just wondering.

Emm... we seem to be amiss here.

AUR be it in DUST or EVE isn't item(in-game item) such as Militia Shotgun or Vexor. This I think we agree on? yes?

My interpretation was that if we agee on that above statement then AUR isn't item(in-game item), not until it's converted to some other form.

Just like you can't stick raw ISK into your cargo bay and haul it around and have it come spilling out when you get ganked, niether can you put raw AUR into a cargo hold. It is therefore, not an item.

AUR Tokens are worth 1000 AUR. AUR Tokens are items, and can be shipped about and dropped upon your death. Once remdeemed, AUR Tokens turn into 1000 AUR that is perfectly safe in your wallet until you spend it on something, just like ISK. However, once redeemed, AUR Tokens (and PLEX) cannot be turned back into an ingame item. They are forever now a liquid currency until you spend them on something.

Is there a difference between Aur and a militia shotgun in terms of recognition as in game items...no. I'm asking you to defend that assertion with proof.

I do recognize a difference between the in game currency (Aur) and a militia shotgun one time use asset.
Maybe if Aur was used for out of game items like t-shirts I'd agree but I'm hesitant.

The point of the thread was, can I please/should I be able to trade aur to other players.
Why can't I decide to purchase an elite pack and trade half the aur to my alt char for boosters?
If not, why not? You seem to be ok with the equivalent of a token in eve. seems like aur once used to me. This just allows that same transfer of aur, but without the extra burden of a token.

"When you purchase an AUR package"

When you buy an AUR pack, you get tokens. You can convert or sell the tokens, but you cannot sell AUR it'self, I don't see what it is your not understanding here?

Other
* Characters can now transfer ISK directly between each other and to any corporation
* Directors can now transfer ISK from the corporation mercenary wallet to any player or corporation