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http://www.cdkeyhouse.com/steam-keys...key-steam.html

Can't wait for this game to come out! Get your preorders now haha, $20 off

The site is legit. I bought Bf3, Dark Souls PTD Edition, and Borderlands 2 so I can vouch for them.

I'm not saying they're not legit, but buying a game and receiving it in the past doesn't necessarily make them legit

"The website you have linked to is not an authorized CD key seller and should be avoided. " Steam Moderator On Steam Forums - http://forums.steampowered.com/forum....php?t=2215075

User review on Web of Truth:

Bought an Arma II CD Key and it was already used. I tried to get a refund but they said that is not possible. The Support its horrible, they take days to reply and you cant even see the reply if you are no registered in the support page. I have opened a denouncement to this company. Also when i tell them that the key was used, they told me to use a crack.
DONT BUY HERE "

Unfortunate to hear that, buy I haven't had any problems with them so far.

Well, a single first hand account usually IS the best way of determining a site's legitimacy. Sorry, but that kind of discount right away just screams "stay away".

lol, this has "scam" written all over it

Doesn't me the OP didn't have a successful purchase in the past. Every good scam usually includes some success stores (like a lottery), which helps keep the scam running successfully.

If you're one of the lucky ones that got what you bought, good for you, but there's definitely a chance at getting ripped off (or worse, losing your entire Steam account) when buying from a place like this.

They buy the game in countries where it's cheaper and they just resell the keys.

So no shipping, so it's cheaper, and the games they buy are legal.

For example, if you buy this game in the US it will cost 49.99$ but if you buy the same game in Germany it will cost 49.99 EUR So they just buy it where the game is cheaper and resell them.

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It's not legal. They are unauthorized resellers. They do not have the legal right to distribute these copyrighted works, especially in the United States.

This is probably not a scam. I don't know if it isn't legal explicitly either.

I'm pretty sure with the latest legal pronouncements in Europe (a case was settled recently about digital ownership) and the advent of Steam Trading, Valve has no ground to stand on for doing anything about this kind of stuff.

I know Origin games bought this way are 100% safe.

I wouldn't use this service in particular due to the Web of Truth review, but there are others, CD keys discount (http://www.cdkeysdiscount.com/) which I have bought from and will vouch for. CD keys discount has never screwed me AND has x-com for the 30 dollar price tag.

I decided to roll the dice on Borderlands 2 for $25 just now on this site. They make you verify via text message but my CD key worked fine in Steam and I'm downloading the game now. I payed with Paypal.

This is one of those websites that buys Russian Steam keys which are dirt cheap to help alleviate rampant piracy in Russia by trying to offer the games legit at a serious discount, then they turn around and sell them to anyone but Russians, hence the weird text message verification process (they need to make sure you're not Russian). Purchasing and using Russian Steam keys outside of the Russian territory is against the Steam TOS, so if you lose your game or worse, lose your entire Steam account from it then you should know the risks beforehand.

For myself, I'm not touching this deal with a 20 ft. pole.

I wouldn't risk a valuable steam account on this. I think I have seen talk of people getting banned for using unauthorized resellers.

In either case the place doing it is shady because they do this by buying the keys in a cheaper region and then redistributing in a region that they don't have rights to do so. I would be wary giving my money to a business that doesn't care about doing this.

Also, buying the game on Steam properly gets you a free copy of Civilization 5. And a couple of awesome TF2 hats.

I just read through steams terms of use and I do not see anywhere that states you can not buy a key from out of the country. I have bought from sites like this before and have had zero issues. I think people just like to try and scare other people because they are too afraid to buy from theme

Originally Posted by pieczonka I just read through steams terms of use and I do not see anywhere that states you can not buy a key from out of the country. I have bought from sites like this before and have had zero issues. I think people just like to try and scare other people because they are too afraid to buy from theme

You wont find it on Steams TOS that is why you didn't find it. These keys are sold in regions for much much cheaper and part of the TOS for that region is games can not be sold outside of it. Of course these grey market key sites will never tell you that.

Chances are you'll not have a problem with the game, but there have been plenty of cases of people having the game removed from their account or for people with a history of it have even had their Steam accounts banned.

Someone on another forum was linking to a reseller site for a Borderlands 2 deal the other day. I'll repeat what I said there:

Do the research and know what you're supporting.

Personally, I don't think the risk of losing my account on top of supporting clear copyright violations that inspire publishers to invest in DRM solutions is worth saving a few bucks today. The game will be on sale directly through Steam or through a more reputable reseller like Amazon or GMG soon enough.

Though in fact for this particular game I'll probably be paying full price on, because I want to support Firaxis and games like it.

I wouldn't touch this deal for fear of my steam account being locked but look at all the cag members who buy from amazon uk to save on blu ray prices and if you read the copyright on the back of most uk dvds and blu rays it says something about no exporting. I found this on the back of a WB dvd I have from the uk: "this DVD in not to be exported, re-supplied or distributed by way of trade outside the EU without proper licence from warner home video" So in a way Amazon is not following the rules either.

Yes I have and will keep buying non US blu rays when I can save a lot doing it or so I can get movies that will never come to the US or get a game that is not out in the US. My point is buying from a company like Amazon does not all at once make it any less of a "gray market". The studio that made the game or movie still gets a cut no matter what country the title is bought in. A different publisher may make some money off of it but the developer still makes money.

Originally Posted by Rohsiph Do the research and know what you're supporting. Personally, I don't think the risk of losing my account on top of supporting clear copyright violations that inspire publishers to invest in DRM solutions is worth saving a few bucks today. The game will be on sale directly through Steam or through a more reputable reseller like Amazon or GMG soon enough.

Maybe you should do some research and know what you're supporting. You're supporting racial discrimination by claiming that game companies should be able to charge you more based on your race/what country you are from. I believe all races are equal and should pay the same price. Your bigotry has no place here.

And your idea of "copyright violations" is ridiculous. You need to learn the difference between legal copyright violations, and violating a TOS that is NOT law.