my friend and I split this. This is a pretty good deal!

Now is a good time to get in. The adventure update(which adds some structure and goals to the game) should be out within the next couple of months.

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Originally Posted by ROB64 As his feedback is 100%, and all of it is from minecraft codes, I'd say it's safe (at least as safe as any other ebay auction.) Unless of course they're somehow stolen and can be revoked or something like that.

On Reddit, I found a post about these eBay Minecraft gift code sales, and one individual in particular said he wrote an article that explains that these sellers are likely using stolen credit cards / hacked paypal accounts to buy the gift codes. So the keys are "legit," and they can offer these price points because they're not paying for the accounts. But as they get reported for fraud, the premium accounts that were purchased through these methods will get deactivated, since Notch / Mojang do not support people who buy accounts from unauthorized resellers (there are no authorized resellers).

http://mojang.com/2011/04/26/achtung-uwaga-attention/
http://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/co...arning_people/

I'm wary of those resellers because their eBay accounts are relatively new, and the feedback - although 100% positive - only goes back a couple of weeks. Not enough time for a buyer to get burned and come back to complain.

Originally Posted by Razorfish On Reddit, I found a post about these eBay Minecraft gift code sales, and one individual in particular said he wrote an article that explains that these sellers are likely using stolen credit cards / hacked paypal accounts to buy the gift codes. So the keys are "legit," and they can offer these price points because they're not paying for the accounts. But as they get reported for fraud, the premium accounts that were purchased through these methods will get deactivated, since Notch / Mojang do not support people who buy accounts from unauthorized resellers (there are no authorized resellers). http://mojang.com/2011/04/26/achtung-uwaga-attention/ http://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/co...arning_people/ I'm wary of those resellers because their eBay accounts are relatively new, and the feedback - although 100% positive - only goes back a couple of weeks. Not enough time for a buyer to get burned and come back to complain.

Thanks for that. On my list of things to do today was try and track down where these sales were coming from because I was curious and I thought it might help out some people in this thread. I guess I'll have to go to the beach instead.

Yeah, be wary of those EBay sellers...I almost bought one from a seller yesterday for my friend, but held off even though he had about 80 feedback from selling codes....Today his account is gone. Dum dum dummmmmmmmmmmm.

I ended up going in on this with a friend of mine from college.

Very cool game, but I'm kind of surprised that even on the lowest setting, it's still pretty choppy on my laptop.

Is the deal still up?

Originally Posted by Revixe06 Is the deal still up?

The expiration time they gave isn't very clear, but I would assume it's good before midnight tomorrow at midnight CEST. That's about 20 hours from now. They said weekend and the image is still up, so it seems likely. I wish I could say for sure.

How's mulitplayer for Minecraft? Is it better to join on a existing server or create a temporary home server if one's planning to play with a friend? Basically is it worth the $22 ($11 for each)?

Originally Posted by louiedog The expiration time they gave isn't very clear, but I would assume it's good before midnight tomorrow at midnight CEST. That's about 20 hours from now. They said weekend and the image is still up, so it seems likely. I wish I could say for sure.

Yeah, I've been searching, but haven't found anything. Thanks a bunch!

Look into finding a cool server with some good mods and an active community. Last I played, the server I played on had an RPG-style mod that allowed for skill leveling, a cities mod that allowed for city trading and inter-city wars, and a currency system that allowed for us to sell crappy blocks for obsidian, diamond, gold, etc. Server backups were also regularly made so griefing could easily be resolved if it ever happened.

This is the type of game where you need a lot of dedicated people who want to make something out of it. It is more like a tool to create a world, so if you are expecting to find a game, you'll be disappointed. Tried it out, and not for me.

My bro and I split it. The deal still works!

Where is the gift code for the extra copy sent? I haven't received an email and I couldn't find anything under my Profile settings. Did the deal expire?

Originally Posted by lawke Where is the gift code for the extra copy sent? I haven't received an email and I couldn't find anything under my Profile settings. Did the deal expire?

Bottom of the profile page on minecraft.net

Originally Posted by scottman This is the type of game where you need a lot of dedicated people who want to make something out of it. It is more like a tool to create a world, so if you are expecting to find a game, you'll be disappointed. Tried it out, and not for me.

That may be because the game is still in beta? Doesn't the full release promise an adventure mode?

Can anybody tell me if you end up with two codes when you buy the game? Or does it automatically activate one of the codes on your account and then give you an extra gift code?

I'm still not sure if i wanna pull the trigger on this. I got an opportunity to play the game thanks to the free promo for those who bought the humble bundle. While I did have some fun with it, I got the feeling that it would get old really fast. This talk of an adventure mode to come sounds promising, but who knows if, or how it will pan out.

Ideally, what I'd like to do is get a code, but not activate it until I know how the final product turns out. That way I could just flip the code if it turns out that the final product is disappointing. I know that I could just buy a code from somebody here who has an extra, but I'd never be 100% sure that I have a legit code until I go to activate it. If I wait 6 months to activate it, it might be too late to do anything about it if I got scammed. So I'd rather buy it myself and sell the extra code.

EDIT: Never mind. I got the info elsewhere. Turns out it automatically activates one of the copies of the game on your account and then give you an extra gift code. You have no option to get two codes.

It activates one on the purchasing account and emails you the other.

Should specifically say "can not buy a gift code and get another copy" somewhere cuz I bought it for my son and daughter to get an account for each but I dont use my cc on any of their accounts ever because they are young so I bought a gift code and definitely did not recieve a second one.

On the website "buy a gift code" spot it shows the sale so figured no big deal.

After looking into it for an hour turns out on the creators personal website is the only place it says buying a gift code does not qualify for the deal.

How do I contact minecraft support? They dont even have a real support page. WTF kind of company is this?

Originally Posted by Ribkage Should specifically say "can not buy a gift code and get another copy" somewhere cuz I bought it for my son and daughter to get an account for each but I dont use my cc on any of their accounts ever because they are young so I bought a gift code and definitely did not recieve a second one. On the website "buy a gift code" spot it shows the sale so figured no big deal. After looking into it for an hour turns out on the creators personal website is the only place it says buying a gift code does not qualify for the deal. How do I contact minecraft support? They dont even have a real support page. WTF kind of company is this?

Yes they do: http://www.minecraft.net/support/
This page can be found on the bottom right of the Minecraft website.

Also, as far as I know, Minecraft is mainly worked on by a single guy (Notch), with a few helpers, so you can't expect the same level of support that you would get with a multimillion dollar/hundreds of employees company. Even though they are small though, I am sure you will still get the help you need.