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Has anyone here actually been banned for key-related infractions?

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Kryzoid

I haven't actually read the exact lines from Valve, but I hear that redeeming certain CD Keys can result in your Steam account being suspended for violating Steam's ToS. The issue of course, is that when purchasing from an unauthorized retailer, you never really know where these keys actually come from.

So, pretty much what I'm asking is: Has anyone here has actually gotten in trouble for something like that?

Also, I was wondering if anyone here has purchased from more obscure key retailers like CDKeyDeals. I'm hoping to buy Sleeping Dogs from them, but so far I mainly see very little feedback from buyers, a sketchy "instant" delivery service, and reviewers that register on the same day of posting a review and never logging in again.

If not, I suppose I'll go with Amazon's $22 price. (OCTOFUN1)

Also, I know there have been threads like this in the past, however I haven't seen any threads with more in-depth discussion on this sort of thing with the exception of CDKeyDeals' only steamgifts giveaway.

In case your jimmies did get rustled, though, take Fortix with you on your way out.

12 years ago*

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Pimmalage

Not that I've seen of, but i gather they are going to lock down on this soon.
Edit: But you have to remember this is the internet, it's quite difficult to stop or moderate this kinda stuff.

Also, Pro

12 years ago
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BernardoOne

Buy it at amazon.com, at least you are 100% sure that its a working, completely legal key and will never get revoked.

12 years ago
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Kryzoid

Well, looks like this is the best option at this point.

12 years ago
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huskywing

A friend once gave me a bad CD key (He never mentioned that it was exploited) and I chose to report it to Valve, ask for the game to be removed from my account.... but I didn't get in trouble. It was removed and they told me that the key wasn't part of the bundle it should've been in. (It was the Hitman Sniper Challenge.)

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Deiru

I was suspended for 1 week due to a key related infraction involving me trading for a key, which turned out to be dodgy, so yes, it is entirely possible.

12 years ago
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AvidWriter

I would think this only happens with those shady "CDKEYS.com sites. If it's from Amazon.com I wouldn't worry you can also send them the emails from Amazon.com

12 years ago
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mp3police

lol ...
i buy keys from "these shady cdkey.com sites" all the time never a problem they are always legit keys you gotta know the difference from a fake to a real site
if you cant do that unplug your modem and dont go on the internet there are people out there asking if this site itself is legit so this site to them is a "shady site"

12 years ago
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Kryzoid

If you are a frequent client, could you please elaborate on which sites you've found to be trustworthy?

12 years ago
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mp3police

any keysite from
cdkeyprices.com/
dlcompare.com
i trust completely
and there are bunch of others out there that are even cheaper then all of them that i trust that are not listed on there

12 years ago
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Kryzoid

First (and last) bump for more replies before I make a decision.

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Kryzoid

Thanks for the heads up.

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Closed 12 years ago by Kryzoid.