As reported previously, the Webkinz Bat is Ganz's new Webkinz for Halloween 2008! This is the first confirmed flying Webkinz to enter Webkinz World and has us all very excited. There has always been rumors of a Webkinz Monarch Butterfly, but the Webkinz Bat is the first flying Webkinz that we can confirm!
In addition to the Webkinz Bat, the Black Cat will be making a come back in 2008 and a Kinzstyle Pumpkin Costume and Witch Costume will be added to the line as well! Stay tuned for Christmas and Valentine's Day info and pictures!
Over the past few months, many of our users have become increasingly worried about a section in the Webkinz user agreement that specifically mentions buying, selling and trading of Webkinz items. We have received direct communication from Ganz, stating their official position on trading of the virtual items. Here is their statement verbatim: There has been a lot of conversation lately about whether or not it’s okay to trade items in Webkinz World. Most of the confusion comes from the line in the User Agreement that says that items can not be “traded”.
Items CAN be traded in Webkinz World for other Webkinz online items. Items CANNOT be traded for real-world items or services.
So:
“I’ll trade you a Mauna Loa Lamp for your Holiday Tubbie Tummies Bear” is A-OK.
“I’ll trade you a Mauna Loa Lamp for an Xbox 360” is NOT OK.
We will be releasing a Bulletinz and updating the User Agreement to make this distinction clear.
Again, we do not recommend trading through the KinzPost as it is not secure, but if you know the person well and want to do it, we have nothing against it. We are in testing of the secure trading system that I promised. It’s still a little ways away, but I think traders everywhere will be very happy once it’s released.
As a follow up to the story we brought you about the new Sports Fan theme in the Curio Shop, we can now confirm that Arte is selling selling Soccer Walls and Flooring. The actual names of these items are "True Fan Soccer Wallpaper" and "Soccer Pitch Flooring". Unlike the rest of the theme, you can't find them in the wShop, so keep an eye out the next time you visit Arte!
Thank you to sapphire556, Sarahdawn, and cozmic for these pictures from their accounts.
According to the Newspaper today we also have Basketball Flooring and Walls to look forward to!
The outpouring of support from the WI community has been amazing, far exceeding our expectations and we wanted to thank all of you for your incredible generosity and to update you on the progress! For those who aren't familiar with Philip or his story, please visit his blog site: http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/philipsworld
So far, we have received over 200 donations to Philip and his family, totaling over $3,250 since April 23rd!!
If you'd like to donate, please click HERE or click the "Donate to Philip" button at the top of any page on WebkinzInsider.Com!
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