http://gizmodo.com/5693093/man-who-paid-335000-for-virtual-real-estate-explains-why

Yan Panasjuk paid $335,000 for Jon Jacobs' Club Neverdie in the sci-fi game Entropia Universe. With seven bio-domes, one stadium, a nightclub and mall, the pixels cost around the same amount you could expect to pay for a nice many-bedroomed house IRL. Speaking to Forbes, the 35 year old Boston-inhabitant explained away his purchase in the game he's been playing for a decade: