I WANT TO SELL MY GAMES I DID NOT PAY TO RENT THIS CRAP I PURCHASED THEM.

All Discussions > Steam Forums > Steam Discussions > Topic Details

This topic has been locked

prezba29 Dec 8, 2018 @ 6:06pm

I WANT TO SELL MY GAMES I DID NOT PAY TO RENT THIS CRAP I PURCHASED THEM.

How do you sell your steam games ? I sure as hell didn't rent this crap ...I purchased them and now I want to sell what I own ... that's the problem with this digital crap... If we can't sell what we own then we should all get a legal team to take class action against Steam and other online digital stores...because they are renting not selling the games here , we are paying in some cases full price for a game that we don't really own...full price for a rental , like WTF ??
I remember I used to be able to rent games at Blockbuster for a week at a time ...that's what's happening here ..freakin rental . They should call the site Steam game rentals...So anyone ?? Is there a way to sell the games in your Library?

< >

Showing 1-15 of 15 comments

8ullfrog Dec 8, 2018 @ 6:07pm

Blockbuster went out of business. You already made this thread. Feel free to delete your account.

Dr.Shadowds 🐉 Dec 8, 2018 @ 6:27pm

1. You can't resell digital license, they're bound to the account.

2. You didn't buy the games period. You paid for the licenses to have access to the content know the difference.

3. You blindly agreed to the terms you agreed to when you created your account. If you're outside the refund window of playing over 2hrs of gameplay time, or own the license for over 14 days you're not entitled to a refund, and will be denied.

4. All game services sell you game licenses to allow you to have access to the content. That includes services on console, mobile, and PC. You can try to take them to court yourself, but I will guarantee you'll not win the case, and you'll be stuck with the legal fees, for wasting everyone time. No lawyer will take this case either as they will tell you, or explain it without trying to insult you for not being too bright.

5. If you hate the service so much, you're free to delete your account, it will take 30 days to process, after confirming with someone to verify that you actually want to delete your account, and understood that there's no way to regain the account, everything on the account you lose access to, once the account is deleted after the 30th day.

Last edited by Dr.Shadowds 🐉; Dec 8, 2018 @ 6:59pm

 KARR™ Dec 8, 2018 @ 6:30pm

Technically you never owned then, it was just harder to tell if you were trying to sell them. Your Windows? No you own a licence to use it, you dont own it. It's just easier now to actually keep track of what you do and dont own .

8ullfrog Dec 8, 2018 @ 6:36pm

Eh, I kinda hate the weasel lawyer crap we all have to deal with regarding software. When you buy a fork, you own a fork. Can of soup? You get a can of soup. When you buy "Microsoft Office" you own a limited non-transferable license forthwith and forsooth and all that other lovely crap that comes with the EULA.

God, could you imagine if your license for your showerhead got terminated for a violation of the end user agreement? Or your toilet seat?

That being said, you know what you're getting into with steam. These aren't PS2 games you picked up at the swap meet.

Still wish it was easier to find a copy of Pokemon Yellow, holy shed. Even the illegal Chinese knockoffs are overpriced.

Start_Running Dec 8, 2018 @ 6:45pm

Originally posted by 8ullfrog:
Eh, I kinda hate the weasel lawyer crap we all have to deal with regarding software. When you buy a fork, you own a fork. Can of soup? You get a can of soup. When you buy "Microsoft Office" you own a limited non-transferable license forthwith and forsooth and all that other lovely crap that comes with the EULA.

God, could you imagine if your license for your showerhead got terminated for a violation of the end user agreement? Or your toilet seat?

Improper usage of both items will however void all warranty and legal obligations on the part of the retailer and manufacturer.

Buy a music record or CD and you're subject to usage restrictions.

8ullfrog Dec 8, 2018 @ 6:51pm

And surprise rootkits!

Sleepy Yoshi Dec 8, 2018 @ 7:28pm

Steam has actually been taken to court on a few occasions over the right to 'resell' Steam games. They've yet to lose a case over this matter.

Muppet among Puppets Dec 8, 2018 @ 8:05pm

Lets do the math:
You buy a game

Originally posted by prezba29:
paying in some cases full price

and then you want to sell it.

I use the number 50.
People who want to buy games cheaper will wait for games to cost lets say 30 or less. And you would have to compete with that.

So you very likely will lose at least 20 for a game that you wont own anymore.
Isnt that funny?

I recommend another strategy.
Buy the game when its around 20. And keep it.

WolfEisberg Dec 8, 2018 @ 8:44pm

If you want to read why the sell of used games are bad for us as the consumers and for the industry as a whole then read this article
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2012-04-12-the-real-cost-of-used-games

Used game sells would actually be very damaging to the indie developers, to the point that it would most likely put them out of business. We would be left with mostly AAA games filled with microtransactions and cash grab DLCs, with no to very little use of real creativity and/or innovation. Look at the console market, for the most part it is filled with crappy AAA games that try to fleece more money out of you, with only a rare good AAA game releasing every once in a while. We do not want PC gaming to become like the console market, and one of the big reasons for the horrible state of gaming in the console market is because of used game sales.

So yes, Used games sales need to stay far away from PC gaming. It does not good for us as the consumer and no good for the PC gaming industry. We have a very healthy indie/AA scene because in part of the lack of used game sales.

8ullfrog Dec 8, 2018 @ 9:20pm

eh, I picked up Resident Evil 2 at goodwill for $1.99, you think Capcom gave a squirt? I do not buy what you are selling Eisberg.

#10

Spiral Dec 8, 2018 @ 9:42pm

unless you got a time machine or are eligible for a refund, the answer is no.

#11

cSg|mc-Hotsauce Dec 8, 2018 @ 9:43pm

Stop making threads...

https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/0/1745605598714088105/

#12

WolfEisberg Dec 8, 2018 @ 10:06pm

Originally posted by 8ullfrog:
eh, I picked up Resident Evil 2 at goodwill for $1.99, you think Capcom gave a squirt? I do not buy what you are selling Eisberg.

Well if you want to ignore an industry veteran, and actually at the facts between Console gaming, what dominates console gaming, and what the trend has been with those games that dominate console gaming, and then realize that there is a huge market for used games and you got an industry veteran telling you why that happened... well that is on you.

Also there is a massive difference between picking up some old game on Goodwill vs what would happen if we were able to sell used digital games, it would be far worse than it is on the consoles, and no indie developer would be able to survive that, they wouldn't be able to compete for with their own games being sold at the same place for cheaper and there is literally no difference between a "used" digital copy vs a "new" digital copy.

So even just using common sense and look how the used games market is now and then try to apply that in digital form... really should be able to pick up how disastrous that would be.

#13

76561198407601200 Dec 8, 2018 @ 10:18pm

Originally posted by prezba29:
How do you sell your steam games ? I sure as hell didn't rent this crap ...I purchased them and now I want to sell what I own

You purchased a license to use the game. Where exactly did you get the lie that you own any of the games?

#14