Google bans GMail sales

**Miniver** · July 3rd, 2004, 01:10 PM

From the BBC

GMail sellers beware, Google wants to stop people profiting from the trade in popular e-mail addresses.

Search giant Google has updated the program policy for GMail on Monday adding clauses that ban the sale, trading, reselling or exploiting of GMail accounts for commercial purposes. Like the early days of the domain name boom some people have been creating GMail accounts that could be snapped up by speculators. The change is aimed at those wanting to cash in on the scarcity of GMail accounts rather than those swapping invitations to open a new account.

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**dock0184** · July 3rd, 2004, 01:41 PM

I'll give $10 (paypal) to anyone who can get me a gmail account.

**Crazy Horse** · July 3rd, 2004, 03:09 PM

No soliciting here friend. Ask nicely and someone will probably set you up with an account from their invites.

**grab_grab_the_haddock** · July 3rd, 2004, 03:22 PM

Originally Posted by dock0184

I'll give $10 (paypal) to anyone who can get me a gmail account.

make it 20 and you got a deal!

**Mels_Smileys45** · July 3rd, 2004, 03:48 PM

The price you pay is a kick in the nuts.

**rebirth** · July 3rd, 2004, 04:30 PM

Already have an account, got it for free. People who pay are dumbasssesesss.

**CCSDUDE** · July 3rd, 2004, 05:02 PM

Originally Posted by rebirth

Already have an account, got it for free. People who pay are dumbasssesesss.

So are people who watch American Idol....

American Juniors 0wns American Idol... lol

**Kyle06** · July 3rd, 2004, 06:01 PM

Originally Posted by CCSDUDE

So are people who watch American Idol....

American Juniors 0wns American Idol... lol

Harsh yet halarious

**shawners** · July 3rd, 2004, 06:08 PM

I seen them being sold on ebay. Alot of them updated their services to hold more.. Might as well stick with yahoo or hotmail til gmail is available for all.