Purchases from third parties.

[[lean_enjoyer] Jimbo Edition]

I am planning to buy a game in a store like ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ or Eneba but I don't know if activating the product on Steam will give me XP. Does anyone know something?

[Ettanin]

You risk getting scammed. Look, the store name itself is blocked on Steam.

Only buy from authorized stores such as Humble Bundle.

Regarding XP: Yes, you can gain XP by key activations because they count towards your games owned badge.

Also:
Please be aware that the AppID of Spacewar is often used to pirate Steam games which is grounds for an account suspension.
See also: https://help.steampowered.com/faqs/view/4F62-35F9-F395-5C23

[TEKnowledgy]

Only 2 sites i trust that are third party fantical and humble bundle I've used both since 2014 all keys have always been trustworthy. I'm sure maybe other safe ones indiegala was name of trusty one (if they still around) but I've never wanted to risk any others.

[Nx Machina]

Trusted and official keysellers listed on the right hand side: https://isthereanydeal.com

[J4MESOX4D]

Originally posted by REDACTED:

I am planning to buy a game in a store like ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ or Eneba but I don't know if activating the product on Steam will give me XP. Does anyone know something?

You will get XP but bear in mind it's pretty minimal the more titles you own https://steamcommunity.com/groups/tradingcards/discussions/1/864971660995835491/

[Wolf Knight]

Originally posted by TEKnowledgy:

Originally posted by Nx Machina:

Trusted and official keysellers listed on the right hand side: https://isthereanydeal.com

I'd prefer an official link of the non-trustworthy least i would know. Shame valve/steam don't have us one laying about on here. Would be handy indeed.

why would you want a list of the untrustworthy ones? all that does is advertise the bad sites. I prefer a list of sites that can be trusted.

sites also change, some go bad, some bad may turn around their behavior and become good. steam does not need to nor want to be responsible for giving you a link to a bad site, nor do they want to be policing them.

[DC-GS]

Originally posted by TEKnowledgy:

Shame valve/steam don't have us one laying about on here. Would be handy indeed.

There is no way for Valve to know who an offical seller is. It need to be maintained by hand. So some genui keyseller will be missed on thelist, while some old keyseller may end business and the domain is snatched by shady businesses.

The publisher, who gets the keys from Valve is the one to decide where he wants to sell them. To be somewhat sure, you need to check the publisher for the list.

[Nx Machina]

Originally posted by TEKnowledgy:

I'd prefer an official link of the non-trustworthy least i would know. Shame valve/steam don't have us one laying about on here. Would be handy indeed.

Not Valve's job to police those sites, it is for you research - https://www.scamadviser.com - when you come across sites including those listed in the link i provided.

[crunchyfrog]

Originally posted by TEKnowledgy:

Originally posted by Nx Machina:

Trusted and official keysellers listed on the right hand side: https://isthereanydeal.com

I'd prefer an official link of the non-trustworthy least i would know. Shame valve/steam don't have us one laying about on here. Would be handy indeed.

Actually, no. It's better to trust THIS list as there aren't many official ones. The rest are scams. That's kind of the point.

If you wanted a list of the scam sites, it'd be impossible as it'd be larger and immediately outdated as they came and went, as is the nature of scam sites.

[TEKnowledgy]

does steam say that site is trust worthy? one the guy above posted that supposedly says the ones that are trustworthy. If not then you all are contradicting yourselves....... I mean if not officially stated by steam as trustworthy who's word are you trusting?

Reason I'd rather have list of the un-trusty ones like i said at least I would know the actual ones that should be steered clear of.

Think everyone of you missed the entire point I was trying to make. I use 2 sites thats it and i trust them humble and fanatical. thats it so argument we having is actually kinda pointless in the end.

[crunchyfrog]

Originally posted by TEKnowledgy:

Originally posted by crunchyfrog:

Actually, no. It's better to trust THIS list as there aren't many official ones. The rest are scams. That's kind of the point.

If you wanted a list of the scam sites, it'd be impossible as it'd be larger and immediately outdated as they came and went, as is the nature of scam sites.

does steam say that site is trust worthy? one the guy above posted that supposedly says the ones that are trustworthy.If not then you all are contradicting yourselves.......

You mean
isthereanydeal?

That absolutely is legit yes. Used them many a time.

[TEKnowledgy]

Originally posted by crunchyfrog:

Originally posted by TEKnowledgy:

does steam say that site is trust worthy? one the guy above posted that supposedly says the ones that are trustworthy.If not then you all are contradicting yourselves.......

You mean
isthereanydeal?

That absolutely is legit yes. Used them many a time.

Who says it's legit? where does steam say its legit? what im asking you aint steam right?

[crunchyfrog]

Originally posted by TEKnowledgy:

Originally posted by crunchyfrog:

You mean
isthereanydeal?

That absolutely is legit yes. Used them many a time.

Who says it's legit? where does steam say its legit? what im asking you aint steam right?

You WILL NOT get a comment from Steam at all about this. They simply don't go doing that.

All you'll get is confirmation from us regular users.

And it isn't what you might think it is. Isthereanydeal is a site that basically just is a portal for deals all over the sites on the intenet. But they do not tend to include those scummy sites.

So again, if you're unsure, Green Man Gaming, Amazon, Humble Bundle, Fanatical, GOG, and so - just stick to those that they list and ignore those you ain't sure of.

Simples.

[Spawn of Totoro]

Originally posted by TEKnowledgy:

I'd prefer an official link of the non-trustworthy least i would know. Shame valve/steam don't have us one laying about on here. Would be handy indeed.

A site it "legit" and "trustworthy" because they buy the keys sold directly from the developer. Those sites who are key markets, get their keys from unknown sources.

As Valve does not get anything ,or make any money, from sale of keys, they are not going to have a list as they want you to buy from Steam.

[TEKnowledgy]

Originally posted by crunchyfrog:

Originally posted by TEKnowledgy:

Who says it's legit? where does steam say its legit? what im asking you aint steam right?

You WILL NOT get a comment from Steam at all about this. They simply don't go doing that.

All you'll get is confirmation from us regular users.

And it isn't what you might think it is. Isthereanydeal is a site that basically just is a portal for deals all over the sites on the intenet. But they do not tend to include those scummy sites.

So again, if you're unsure, Green Man Gaming, Amazon, Humble Bundle, Fanatical, GOG, and so - just stick to those that they list and ignore those you ain't sure of.

Simples.

what did my 1st post say quote it so maybe it will stick this time

[TEKnowledgy]

Originally posted by Spawn of Totoro:

Originally posted by TEKnowledgy:

I'd prefer an official link of the non-trustworthy least i would know. Shame valve/steam don't have us one laying about on here. Would be handy indeed.

A site it "legit" and "trustworthy" because they buy the keys sold directly from the developer. Those sites who are key markets, get their keys from unknown sources.

As Valve does not get anything from sale of keys, they are not going to have a list as they want you to buy from Steam.

I know this but wasn't what i was trying make a point of it's ok. I was just trying figure out why i was being quoted but they was being contradictory.