Is selling steam keys allowed? If i wanted to sell steam keys could I get banned for that?

[steffanzx]

Is selling steam keys allowed? If i wanted to sell steam keys could I get banned for that?

[B l u e b e r r y P o p t a r t]

Selling keys is not allowed, but giving them away is fine. The only best way to trade them is over at https://www.steamtrades.com/

[Phantom]

Selling Steam keys is neither supported nor recommended.

Users that do so and setting a clear incentive to scam others.

[wuddih]

depends under what license conditions you have acquired them and if those allow you to reuse them commercially (most don't)

Steam itself does not sell keys and has no rules for that other then you are not allowed to use Steam itself the solicite you offers and Steam does not recommend to use cd keys for any trading purposes on Steam.

[ReBoot]

The thing about selling keys, why should I buy from you? Serious question. I could get the game on Steam (on a sale). I could get one from Humblebundle, GMG or any other trustworthy reseller. But i could never trust you not to screw me over. Sure, you could go first but how would you know i wont screw you over?

[steffanzx]

Well you gotta start somewhere. Was humblebundle allways reputable selling site? No. Were all these steam bots allways reputable sellers No. How do you become trustworthy seller? By selling more and more games or items or whatever.

[Cathulhu]

Yes, HumbleBundle always was reputable, because they had contracts with the publishers and developers. They did not resell keys.

Whatever you're meaning with Steambots, but i can't imagine there are any reputable ones.
How do become a trustworthy seller?
By making contracts with publishers and developers, not by doing shady deals with possibly stolen goods.

[ReBoot]

Originally posted by capozsux:

Was humblebundle allways reputable selling site?

Actually, it was. From the very first moment they started, they peddles keys obtained directly from game developers.

Originally posted by capozsux:

Were all these steam bots allways reputable sellers No.

And they still arent.

[Spawn of Totoro]

Originally posted by capozsux:

Well you gotta start somewhere. Was humblebundle allways reputable selling site? No. Were all these steam bots allways reputable sellers No. How do you become trustworthy seller? By selling more and more games or items or whatever.

A reputable store buys keys directly from the developer and has permissions to sell them for a profit.

Anything else is a grey market a not a reputable site/seller.

It isn't about selling many items or games, it is about going the correct route to obtain them and running an honest buisness, where everything can be traced back to a reputable source.

Humble Bundle always got keys directly from the developers for their bundles and store.

[feytharn]

Originally posted by capozsux:

Well you gotta start somewhere. Was humblebundle allways reputable selling site? No. Were all these steam bots allways reputable sellers No. How do you become trustworthy seller? By selling more and more games or items or whatever.

You don't start by breaking the rules of the shops you obtain your merchandise (most will have rules that forbid resale) and the company providing the servers (aka Steam). If that is your idea of starting somewhere to become a legitimate business, you better rethink.

As others said: Yes, Humble was, contrary to your claim, always a reputable and legitimate business. They didn't use the grey market but obtained their keys by games publishers.

Steambots on the other hand still haven't become reputable sources of games. You might get what you pay for, but you can say that about the shady guy at the train station selling cellphones, too. That does not make either one a good choice.

[Quint the Alligator Snapper]

Originally posted by capozsux:

Well you gotta start somewhere. Was humblebundle allways reputable selling site? No. Were all these steam bots allways reputable sellers No. How do you become trustworthy seller? By selling more and more games or items or whatever.

1. Humble Bundle was literally the first game bundle site.

2. Humble Bundle gets its keys direct from developers/publishers requesting them from Steam. It is not a key reseller.

[Cathulhu]

Originally posted by Quint the Crazy Dog Lady:

Humble Bundle was literally the first game bundle site.

Nah, just the first that made it big.

[Quint the Alligator Snapper]

Originally posted by Cathulhu:

Originally posted by Quint the Crazy Dog Lady:

Humble Bundle was literally the first game bundle site.

Nah, just the first that made it big.

Oh? Now I'm curious; who predated them in digital distribution (not counting bundles within Steam)?