Call of Duty Infinite Warfare CD key duplicate

[JT'sButt]

I have a brand new Call of Duty Infinite Warfare disk set that was refused to register, was sold to me and now claims to be a duplicate cd key and refuses to install or register. Can anyone help me?? Both Steam and Activision refuse to help me

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by JT'sButt:

Both Steam and Activision refuse to help me

this is correct. it is not something they can fix.

they key was used already. you have to talk with the store you purchased the game from.

[Winged One]

did you purchased it used from a yard sale/pawn shop/friend/EBay? or from a grey market retailer?

[JT'sButt]

The person I got it from said he could not register it due to our location overseas. He could not even install it, so he sold it to me

[FFL2and3rocks]

Sounds like he lied to you about it. If it says the code is a duplicate, then that means it's a used game and someone else already registered it to their Steam account.

[SpunkyJones]

Originally posted by JT'sButt:

The person I got it from said he could not register it due to our location overseas. He could not even install it, so he sold it to me

He registered it, he screwed you.

[Winged One]

Originally posted by JT'sButt:

The person I got it from said he could not register it due to our location overseas. He could not even install it, so he sold it to me

yeah, you clearly got scammed.. thats actually a pretty common scam line


if you are buying a physical copy of a PC game, ONLY buy it from stores (and not second hand stores), and NEVER buy it from an individual

likewise if you are buying a digital key, AVOID grey market retailers


really does suck that you were scammed, but try not to let it get to you and use this as a learning experience for the future

[JT'sButt]

I was actually there when he tried to register and it refused the registration based on our location. It never showed up in his Steam account.

[Winged One]

Originally posted by JT'sButt:

I was actually there when he tried to register and it refused the registration based on our location. It never showed up in his Steam account.

not a hard thing to fake, he likely had already activated it on another account than the one he "showed" you

PC games just don't have a legit used market anymore now that we have entered the age of digital activations, as such most attempts to "resell" a game are scams

[HARDEST]

It's possible Jt'sButt is telling the truth. I just bought a copy from gamestop that was factory sealed and I just tried using the code and it said duplicate key.

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by JepsonPA:

It's possible Jt'sButt is telling the truth. I just bought a copy from gamestop that was factory sealed and I just tried using the code and it said duplicate key.

No.

Not a Steam issue. Go back and demand a refund or exchange.

Stop purchasing products from that location as it looks like the employees are stealing game keys.

[Count_Dandyman]

Originally posted by JepsonPA:

It's possible Jt'sButt is telling the truth. I just bought a copy from gamestop that was factory sealed and I just tried using the code and it said duplicate key.

Are you sure it was factory sealed and not just shrink wrap resealed?

Gamestop have a history of selling used as new that way.

[🦜Cloud Boy🦜]

it can't be a steam issue
Everything in steam is automated software operated.
if the software has found the same key in its data base registered to another account, it will say ''Duplicate Key''.

[faeЯ]

Originally posted by You:

Originally posted by faeЯ:

gamestop stealing? Are you mental? lmao.

Are u blind or your brain is not powerful enough to understand his comment

they cant just open boxes and take the key, they are sealed.
And they cant just reseal them in the store.

[Snapjak]

Originally posted by faeЯ:

Originally posted by You:

Are u blind or your brain is not powerful enough to understand his comment

they cant just open boxes and take the key, they are sealed.
And they cant just reseal them in the store.

Gamestop and EB Games have been doing that for decades.

[wuddih]

Originally posted by faeЯ:

Originally posted by You:

Are u blind or your brain is not powerful enough to understand his comment

they cant just open boxes and take the key, they are sealed.
And they cant just reseal them in the store.

they cant reseal?

shrink wrap and a heat gun.
20 bucks.