selling steam accounts is legal?

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XELLOW Apr 9, 2019 @ 2:19am

selling steam accounts is legal?

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Jake Apr 9, 2019 @ 2:20am

󠀡󠀡 Apr 9, 2019 @ 2:21am

Legal? Yes.
Allowed? No.

Azza ☠ Apr 9, 2019 @ 2:25am

It's against terms of service to sell your account on most online platforms, including steam.

https://www.geek.com/games/valve-teaches-kid-a-lesson-for-trying-to-sell-his-steam-account-1327929/

Steam Subscriber Agreement:
https://store.steampowered.com/subscriber_agreement/

Quote: "Your Account, including any information pertaining to it (e.g.: contact information, billing information, Account history and Subscriptions, etc.), is strictly personal. You may therefore not sell or charge others for the right to use your Account, or otherwise transfer your Account, nor may you sell, charge others for the right to use, or transfer any Subscriptions other than if and as expressly permitted by this Agreement (including any Subscription Terms or Rules of Use) or as otherwise specifically permitted by Valve."

Last edited by Azza ☠; Apr 9, 2019 @ 2:26am

feytharn Apr 9, 2019 @ 2:26am

Originally posted by 𝕶𝖆𝖙𝖊:
Legal? Yes.
Allowed? No.

This: You wouldn't face legal consequences as you aren't breaking any laws. It is however a breach of the contract you/the account creator accepted and if Valve knows that an account was transferred, that account would be locked or even terminated.