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[QUOTE="x2486, post: 1570000, member: 72408"]
I don't see how this is a negative thing for the web site at all. The buyer is taking real money from his bank and giving it to the seller, usually with a third party taking a cut, in exchange for the play money. The third party broker account is probably used just for these types of transactions and is not being played with or generating any rake for the site. 
 
Once it is transferred to the seller, the seller starts playing real money games and generating more rake. If he goes bust, it just means that he may decide to re-deposit, or he may build up his play money and sell it again, but he's not going to try to ruin the game for other play money players.
 
Meanwhile, the player who busted him may move up to higher limits and generate more rake, or he may withdraw some. But even if he withdraws, it was better for the web site to have this money be actively generating rake for a while than to have it sitting in the play money broker's account, or in the play money buyer's bank where it ultimately came from.
 
The only possible negative I can see is that the buyer is playing above his true skill level which may alter the nature of the games he plays in. But personally, I rather enjoyed waiting for the right moment and busting some idiot who came to my play money table. As long as I managed my bankroll, a few bad beats would not hurt me, and the idiot always loses in the end.
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