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Felover3

Hey guys, today I won my first giveaway after stumbling onto this site and its sister steamtrades a few weeks ago. New to both, I traded a copy of a game (Frozen Synapse) for some game keys and redeemed them, all well and good. Today I won the Indie Gala 7 from a giveaway, and now have duplicates of 3 games. Unfortunately, I was stupid enough to not find the rules for the site until recently, and I see I can't really regift those games. Anyone have any clue to what I can do to amend this at all?

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Infernotoni

Don't activate it. Tell the creator to ask for a reroll!
From the first forum page: Don't enter giveaways for games you already own and stop trading games you win!

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BassEffect

or this^

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Felover3

By the point I had found the FAQ, I had activated the games I didn't have :(

EDIT: Is it allowed for me to give teh creator of the giveaway the 3 keys I didn't use?

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Newlukoso

Just give them away, just don't trade it, or ask for the giveway creator what to do.

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BassEffect

well you seem really concerned about it which makes you not being a LOLcat

I'd just not use them and let the ninjas handle it

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Infernotoni

What the fuck? So you realised, that you alread have the games and activated them first and after activation you are asking for help?

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BassEffect

well, give the codes to ninjas !

it always works and you still earn respect here

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Infernotoni

What about: Don't enter for games you already own. He never should have entered.

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Desidiosus

You can enter giveaways for bundles you already own parts of, if the giveaway creator lets you. I have even asked support about it.

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Infernotoni

Okay, okay. But anyway: it would have been smarter to ask first and redeem after that.

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annelions

That doesn't count bundles, unless the bundle giveaway desc specifically says 'don't enter if you already have A, B, or C.' Otherwise, it's fine to enter if you already have a couple of the games.

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Jugglenaut

I'm with movac. A lot of giveaway creators are cool with bundles going to those who own parts. I'd either let the giveaway creator take the keys back to regift, or trade them away/give them away in forums/to friends. I wouldn't give them away on the site, though, as that'd break the "don't giveaway what you won" rule.

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Felover3

Hey guys, just talked to creator of giveaway and he seemed ok with it. Told me to do w/e with the keys. I'll probably just give those 3 to my cousin since he's a big strat buff and 2/3 are strategy games.
And uh...here's the convo because I know I probably look like a troll and this point: http://imgur.com/3dPzi

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Closed 12 years ago by Felover3.