buy used cd for gta v

[Tyloo ♥♥♥♥♥♥]

my question has nothing to do with steam nor steam keys.
i am planning on buying a used cd for gta 5 on the PC. will there be any problems? will i be able to play it or will it be not possible (as the key will already be used on the rockstar social club) grateful for any help!

[☠ Asasin ☠]

Don't buy used PC games, ever. The key is already registered to an account

[Tyloo ♥♥♥♥♥♥]

Originally posted by ☠ Asasin ☠:

Don't buy used PC games, ever. The key is already registered to an account

so, it's not like old games, where you only needed the key for installation purposes?

[☠ Asasin ☠]

98% of physical PC discs don't even contain the game, it's just an installer for Steam, and the key is going to register directly with one of the big publishers directly to an account.

[Snipy]

Once the game is activated, it is permanently registered to assigned account.
Selling games like that is not permitted, and can cause account suspension, In other words BAN, witch will not permit you to access the game at all, not even singleplay.

[☠ Asasin ☠]

Originally posted by kmarkopl:

Once the game is activated , is permanently registered to assigned account .
Selling gales like that is not permitted, and can cause account suspension, In other words BAN !

Given Rockstar's response to cheaters in this game I doubt they'd care that one account switched hands.

But yeah that's basically the only way you'd be able to play a used copy of the game, if the original account information was in the case (lol not likely). I don't even know who would carry / sell that.

[Tyloo ♥♥♥♥♥♥]

Originally posted by ☠ Asasin ☠:

98% of physical PC discs don't even contain the game, it's just an installer for Steam, and the key is going to register directly with one of the big publishers directly to an account.

ok, i see. times change haha haven't bought physical game CDs for ages. in case of gta 5, u will get a key for steam or rockstar social club, right?

Originally posted by kmarkopl:

Once the game is activated , is permanently registered to assigned account .
Selling games like that is not permitted, and can cause account suspension, In other words BAN !

i don't understand you. why is it forbidden to sell a used (useless) game? and how does one get banned? if person A buys a game from person B, how can C (steam or whoever) ban anything (i think u refer to B's account)? or u mean selling B's account to A and C detects it (in whatever way)?

[Snipy]

Originally posted by ersguterroman:

Originally posted by kmarkopl:

Once the game is activated , is permanently registered to assigned account .
Selling games like that is not permitted, and can cause account suspension, In other words BAN !

i don't understand you. why is it forbidden to sell a used (useless) game? and how does one get banned? if person A buys a game from person B, how can C (steam or whoever) ban anything (i think u refer to B's account)? or u mean selling B's account to A and C detects it (in whatever way)?

Read EULA if you don't believe me !

[☠ Asasin ☠]

A lot of companies prohibit selling of accounts, but it's about as hard to punish/track as you'd imagine.

For GTA 5 I think you'd get a key for RSC specifically but I don't know, I haven't bought a physical copy of a game in quite a while.

[Snipy]

Originally posted by ☠ Asasin ☠:

For GTA 5 I think you'd get a key for RSC specifically but I don't know, I haven't bought a physical copy of a game in quite a while.

Yes , you get CD key witch then you have to activate in social club.

[Tyloo ♥♥♥♥♥♥]

Originally posted by kmarkopl:

Originally posted by kmarkopl:

Once the game is activated , is permanently registered to assigned account .
Selling games like that is not permitted, and can cause account suspension, In other words BAN !

i don't understand you. why is it forbidden to sell a used (useless) game? and how does one get banned? if person A buys a game from person B, how can C (steam or whoever) ban anything (i think u refer to B's account)? or u mean selling B's account to A and C detects it (in whatever way)?

Read EULA if you don't believe me ! [/quote]

it's not about believing u or not. i just didn't get ur point. i know that selling one's (steam) account and buying steam keys from certain retailers (g2a, cdkeys, etc..) is forbidden and can get u banned. but i was talking about buying a physical cd game in real life. i give him cash and he gives me the CD. but this won't be any good, as he will certainly have used the key, which i'll need to play GTA 5.

Originally posted by ☠ Asasin ☠:

A lot of companies prohibit selling of accounts, but it's about as hard to punish/track as you'd imagine.

For GTA 5 I think you'd get a key for RSC specifically but I don't know, I haven't bought a physical copy of a game in quite a while.

ok, thanks a lot!

[Snipy]

Originally posted by ersguterroman:

it's not about believing u or not. i just didn't get ur point. i know that selling one's (steam) account and buying steam keys from certain retailers (g2a, cdkeys, etc..) is forbidden and can get u banned. but i was talking about buying a physical cd game in real life. i give him cash and he gives me the CD. but this won't be any good, as he will certainly have used the key, which i'll need to play GTA 5.

You been mislead !!
You can buy keys from what ever vendor retailer you want.
I got 99% games like that in past years.
The only risk was some of the keys in past been brought with stolen credit cards, and then resold on this sites.
That is not the case any more, as many retailers give you protect option, so you can demand refund in cases like that.

What I mean selling the game witch is been already activated is not permitted, as the game is permanently attached to account.

[Reiyichi]

If he is selling a used copy of GTA V for PC, he is ripping you off, completely and totally, as he can still play the game even w/o the disks, but you cannot because the key you need to use for registration and all that has been used. So basically, he is selling you a worthless pile of 6 or 7 disks. He gets to have his cake and eat it too basically. Unless this is a used reseller of games you are buying from. Where the store has already been ripped off, and are just trying to regain some of their losses by ripping some other poor sap off, or, the used retailer truly does not know what a bad deal he has made, in which case they are not up with te times and will soon go out of business unless they drasticallty change their business model... But it is more likely the guy is trying to rip you off.

[Tyloo ♥♥♥♥♥♥]

Originally posted by kmarkopl:

Originally posted by ersguterroman:

it's not about believing u or not. i just didn't get ur point. i know that selling one's (steam) account and buying steam keys from certain retailers (g2a, cdkeys, etc..) is forbidden and can get u banned. but i was talking about buying a physical cd game in real life. i give him cash and he gives me the CD. but this won't be any good, as he will certainly have used the key, which i'll need to play GTA 5.

You been mislead !!
You can buy keys from what ever vendor retailer you want.
O got 99% games like that in past years.
The only risk was some of the keys in past been brought with stolen credit cards, and then resold on this sites.
That is not the case any more, as many retailers give you protect option, so you can demand refund in cases like that.

What I mean selling the game witch is been already activated is not permitted, as the game is permanently attached to account.

sorry for my bad english, we spoke about different things haha
yes, i wanted to say that some sites sell "illegal" keys, which can get u banned. so, u r only 100% save, when u buy keys on steam
thanks! :D

[☠ Asasin ☠]

I don't use Reddit but they do have a subreddit dedicated to discussion of which sites are legit or not. Steam, Origin, Uplay, Humble Bundle, Amazon, etc. are good to go.

[Tyloo ♥♥♥♥♥♥]

Originally posted by reiyichi:

If he is selling a used copy of GTA V for PC, he is ripping you off, completely and totally, as he can still play the game even w/o the disks, but you cannot because the key you need to use for registration and all that has been used. So basically, he is selling you a worthless pile of 6 or 7 disks. He gets to have his cake and eat it too basically.

thanks! just wanted to make sure that i won't get ripped off. the offer was very tempting, € 10 only for the physical copy