Is buying Steam keys legit or is it dodgy?

[darian2hunter]

I have always said a big no no to buying keys from other websites like G2A but i saw mortal kombat x for £5 and thought i would give it a shot....Should i do it or just stick with steam?

[VISION2020]

As long as you dont use any VPN Proxy i dont see any difficulties.

[supertrooper225]

I would say don't do it. Thousands of keys from that site have been revoked because they were bought using methods like fraud. Use a legitimate retailer.

[Just a Simp]

if u gona do it , dont do it too often , steam could ban you for that ... but idk bout the ligitmate of these sites but damn they got some sweet deals some times , i got total war rome 2 few months aftert the release for 10$ , till the date i think i have only seen it that low once... and it was something wierd cos it said the key had to be activated in few days or it would expire

my advice ? buy from trusted sites , like kinguin offers buyer protector and sellers with lots of reputation (legit rep) so u wont gona be scammed

[supertrooper225]

Originally posted by maj3stic:

if u gona do it , dont do it too often , steam could ban you for that ... but idk bout the ligitmate of these sites but damn they got some sweet deals some times , i got total war rome 2 few months aftert the release for 10$ , till the date i think i have only seen it that low once... and it was something wierd cos it said the key had to be activated in few days or it would expire

my advice ? buy from trusted sites , like kinguin offers buyer protector and sellers with lots of reputation (legit rep) so u wont gona be scammed

General rule is if it is censored....it isn't a legitimate retailer and is known for selling bad keys. Buy from legitimate retailers.

[darian2hunter]

Nah, not going to do it....Rather pay the extra and play it safe. Steam is my waifu

[Jeff Kaos]

I buy Steam Keys from all sorts of different sites and never had a problem. With that said I buy from: Green Man Gaming, Bundle Stars, Gamers Gate, Humble Store. There's a few others but these are absolutely 100% legit. If it's a good deal go for it. But beware; I bought what I thought was a Steam Key for the Witcher 3 and it ended up being for GOG. It still worked fine but for a second I was worried.

[Eternal Bruhmeister]

Also, make sure that the key you are buying if for your region version of the game, on many websites they will have different versions locked to different areas

[cinedine]

As a rule of thumb: Use your brain. If the game is 50 bucks and a key is sold for 5, there might be something fishy about it.

Originally posted by maj3stic:

my advice ? buy from trusted sites , like [...] offers buyer protector and sellers with lots of reputation (legit rep) so u wont gona be scammed

I like how your trusted site gets censored :D

[Xaelath]

Originally posted by cinedine:

As a rule of thumb: Use your brain. If the game is 50 bucks and a key is sold for 5, there might be something fishy about it.

Originally posted by maj3stic:

my advice ? buy from trusted sites , like [...] offers buyer protector and sellers with lots of reputation (legit rep) so u wont gona be scammed

I like how your trusted site gets censored :D

Agreed.

[zachkuree]

Originally posted by maj3stic:

if u gona do it , dont do it too often , steam could ban you for that ... but idk bout the ligitmate of these sites but damn they got some sweet deals some times , i got total war rome 2 few months aftert the release for 10$ , till the date i think i have only seen it that low once... and it was something wierd cos it said the key had to be activated in few days or it would expire

my advice ? buy from trusted sites , like kinguin offers buyer protector and sellers with lots of reputation (legit rep) so u wont gona be scammed

From what i've seen, you will not get banned for buying a steam key from another retailer. That is not logical, as things like the Humble Bundle give you steam keys with the bundles you purchase.