JohnnyFootball
GerAlt-Right. Ciriously.
There is no high horse, It's common sense. Just because it's been successful in the past doesn't mitigate the inherent risk that was always in it due to you not knowing for certain if the codes were completely valid. Officially those codes aren't meant for resale. If you were ever concerned about that, you could buy the game directly through official outlets. But you didn't and you chose not to, and continued this RISKY practice. This time it caught up with you, accept some responsibility because that was the RISK you took and have been taking.
What you meant to say is it seemed low risk due to it being a common practice that has worked. The only way it would've seemed legitimate is if you legitimately bought it directly through official outlets.
The funny thing is I'd argue that the seller of legit key codes is at a greater risk than the buyer.
I mean what's to stop a buyer from buying a code, using it, then claiming it didn't work and eBay sides with them?