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IMVU runs an in-world economy using two types of currency: IMVU "credits" and "promotional credits." A third form of currency also exists for members who sell custom made items - "developer tokens," which are earned when a user purchases an item with "promo credits." Credits must be purchased online using actual currency, either directly from IMVU or from third party resellers. Credits may not be transferred back to IMVU for actual currency but can be sold to registered resellers who will purchase them for real world currency IMVU Credits,. Members exchange credits in-world, to buy virtual items applicable either to their avatar, or to "scenes", which are rooms.
Promotional credits, abbreviated to "promo-credits" or "predits" are a second form of currency that is distributed to members by IMVU. With relation to a standard free or full member, promo-credits are similar to standard credits. A given number of credits equates to the same number of promo-credits IMVU Credit. However, promo-credits cannot be used to purchase items as gifts for other members, and may not be traded back to an IMVU reseller for actual currency.
IMVU allows full members to participate in a 'Content Creator Program', which offers participants software utilities for creating custom, virtual, in-game items. They may then sell their items by listing them in an online product catalog. Content creators earn credits when their items are sold and are allowed to resell the credits they earn, though they cannot be resold to IMVU itself IMVU Credit. Developer tokens only appear in the instance that a member pays a developer for a custom item, using promo-credits instead of standard credits. Once received by the content creator, promo-credits automatically translate into developer tokens. One developer token is technically worth ten credits, however, developer tokens may only be spent on developer related fees, such as the initial cost that must be paid when putting an item on sale or to buy advertising called a "Shout Out," which buys the purchaser a certain number of placements in the scrolling ads that IMVU Credit appears on the top of all IMVU pages.
