A Tool to Deceive and Slaughter is actually a piece of conceptual art by Caleb Larsen. Sounds pretty impressive, but it’s not much to look at until you understand what it exactly is. You see, the crazy thing about this cube is that once you get your hands on it and plug it in, it will automatically put itself back on sale on eBay. The box continually pings a server on the Internet looking to see if it can find itself for sale on the auction site. If it cant, it automatically creates an auction for itself.

If a person buys it on eBay, the current owner is required to send it to the new owner. In turn, the new owner must  plug it into an Ethernet cable, and the cycle repeats itself, until somebody breaks the chain.

You can check out the most recently completed auction for the cube here, and follow A Tool To Deceive and Slaughter and its various auctions on its own dedicated website.

[via TrendsNow]

The pre-used game codes bought from players will be sold by GMG at a lower price – as I said, customers are not going to send GMG the actual game data or be asked to delete their copy,  just the “game code”, which I guess would be the license key or something. Here’s the (Ugly) Green Man Jackhammering the company’s website to completion.

That’s all well and good for consumers, but the real magic here is GMG’s offer to game publishers: Luzio claims that their company will give a portion of a game’s sales to the respective publisher, a crucial element that is missing in physical used-games reselling.

All in all, it seems like a promising scheme to me, although I’m curious as to how they’ll handle supply and demand. Will a game’s code become cheaper as more and more of the games’ codes are re-sold? Will this give rise to a new breed of hardcore gamers who rush through their games just so they can be the first to sell their game’s license (and thus ensure a high buy back price)? Will license keys for all games become standardized? Will Green Man Gaming be the Steam of used games? The GameStop of the Internet? The *insert prime example of another field* of the *insert field*?  Why is the Green Man so ugly? Are you still reading? Why?

[via MCV & Joystiq]

Second Rotation provides all the tools you need to quickly estimate the value of your old gadgets, ship them and cash out. Unlike eBay auctions, Second Rotation takes care of picking up your old items and paying you as soon as they receive the item. There’s no direct selling, and you don’t have to pay fees, deal with unreliable buyers or the possibility that your item won’t sell at all.

Their online product estimator works sort of like a “blue book” for electronics, automatically pricing your item based on things like features, completeness of accessories, age and condition. While I couldn’t find every gadget ever made in their database, I’m sure they’ll be adding more as time progresses.

Once you submit your item information, they’ll send DHL to pick it up and ship it back to them. After they have it in their hands and confirm that it’s what you said it was, they’ll send you a check or PayPal the money to you. All in all, it takes about 5 to 10 days from when they receive your item to when you get your cash.

Since the company does act as a middleman in your transaction, don’t expect to make what you could on eBay by yourself. However, if you’re looking for a fast, hassle-free way to unload your old tech, this service is definitely worth a look.

[via Coolest Gadgets]