IS it ok to buy cd keys on steam?

[Dradiuz]

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[Baum]

You cannot buy keys solely on Steam.

[Donna Pinciotti]

Do you mean buy keys from another site and then activate those keys on steam?

[Tev]

You don't buy CD-keys on Steam Store.

It's okay to buy CD-keys in general, but I'd stick to authorized resellers.

You can check for most here: http://isthereanydeal.com

[Dradiuz]

Originally posted by Baum:

You cannot buy key solely on Steam.

Why english is not good so what does "key solely" mean?

[Dradiuz]

Originally posted by Donna Pinciotti:

Do you mean buy keys from another site and then activate those keys on steam?

Buy keys for gems from a guy who got the keys from another site

[Baum]

Originally posted by Dradiuz:

Originally posted by Baum:

You cannot buy key solely on Steam.

Why english is not good so what does "key solely" mean?

You cannot purchase keys from the Steam store. You purchase a game's license here.

Read what Teutep said.

[Tev]

Originally posted by Dradiuz:

Originally posted by Donna Pinciotti:

Do you mean buy keys from another site and then activate those keys on steam?

Buy keys for gems from a guy who got the keys from another site

I wouldn't do trades that don't fit within the same trading window.

Chances are the key was acquired from an unauthorized reseller (even potentially with a stolen credit card) in which case your game will get revoked on a later date anyway.

Not a rabbit hole I'd dig myself in.

[Dradiuz]

I wasn't clear i meant buying keys from a guy when the transaction goes on steam

[Tev]

Originally posted by Dradiuz:

I wasn't clear:gr_surprise: i meant buying keys from a guy when the transaction goes on steam

You can't trade CD-keys on Steam.

Therefore you might not get the key to begin with.

[Donna Pinciotti]

Originally posted by Dradiuz:

Originally posted by Donna Pinciotti:

Do you mean buy keys from another site and then activate those keys on steam?

Buy keys for gems from a guy who got the keys from another site

You can do this and the game may work but i suggest you DO NOT do this. There is no way to know if the game will activate, or if it has been bought with stolen credit cards or numerous other reasons. I suggest you buy the game from steam or a legit key selling site, ie humble bundle

[Dradiuz]

Originally posted by Teutep:

Originally posted by Dradiuz:

Buy keys for gems from a guy who got the keys from another site

I wouldn't do trades that don't fit within the same trading window.

Chances are the key was acquired from an unauthorized reseller (even potentially with a stolen credit card) in which case your game will get revoked on a later date anyway.

Not a rabbit hole I'd dig myself in.

If the game is rewoked i don't really care but can i get banned from steam?

[Baum]

Originally posted by Dradiuz:

Originally posted by Teutep:

I wouldn't do trades that don't fit within the same trading window.

Chances are the key was acquired from an unauthorized reseller (even potentially with a stolen credit card) in which case your game will get revoked on a later date anyway.

Not a rabbit hole I'd dig myself in.

If the game is rewoked i don't really care but can i get banned from steam?

No.

[Astraea Kisaragi]

You cannot buy keys legally on Steam. Some users do it via trading, but is against the rules.
Regardless of rules or being legit/not legit, I would not risk it as long you don't know what you get.
The person might lie and you get a different game - usually some few cents indie something, or region locked cheap russian version.
Person also might revoke the payment for the game and it gets removed from your account.

Indie Gala, Bundlestars or Humblebundle is your friend. Much lower prices as on Steam and the games are 100% legit.

[Tev]

Originally posted by Dradiuz:

Originally posted by Teutep:

I wouldn't do trades that don't fit within the same trading window.

Chances are the key was acquired from an unauthorized reseller (even potentially with a stolen credit card) in which case your game will get revoked on a later date anyway.

Not a rabbit hole I'd dig myself in.

If the game is rewoked i don't really care but can i get banned from steam?

You won't get banned for revoked keys, but you won't have access to the game anymore, and you won't get your items back either.

I wouldn't support shady practices if I were you, whether there'd be consequences or not.

[Dradiuz]

ok thanks