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Originally Posted by Grave  How does it work exactly? I didn't even know about it. |
Well, you can buy timecards with cash at the usual rate at different retailers, like 15 bucks for a one-month timecard with a unique code on it that you enter. Then, CCP makes a barter forum and secure web interface (scam-proof, and you can use it even if your account is inactive) for folks to legally buy and sell time codes with isk (in-game currency.)
So if you want to pay for your account with isk, you can just buy time codes at the going rate from someone who wants to buy 15 bucks worth of your isk. It's convenient for both parties, and CCP doesn't mind, since even if you aren't paying cash to them for your subscription, someone is paying it for you.
(Meanwhile, they are pretty heavy-handed about policing ebayed currency - they ban the seller and just delete it from the buyer's wallet -- so people are definitely encouraged to do it their way.)