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Buy/Sell/Trade Thread 2016 | Read the Rules in the OP | I'd Buy That for a Dollar!
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IMACOMPUTA
Member
My two cents: I someone takes advantage of a glitch and sells one key at a notably marked up price, I get annoyed but let it be. When someone takes advantage of a glitch and sells more than one key at a marked up price, then I get suspicious and less likely let it be.
We can't only blame sellers, though. We need some buyer discretion. I was all for enforced prices in listings and other rules but...
Maybe we should just keep on trucking and just mention a better deal if someone is selling something overpriced. I'm not sure I want to be doing any business here anymore after seeing how this thread has turned out.
(People are still very nice when dealing with them in PMs.)
Edit: I don't see a problem if people sell keys bundled with hardware. I think all this thread needs is more transparency.
We can't only blame sellers, though. We need some buyer discretion. I was all for enforced prices in listings and other rules but...
Maybe we should just keep on trucking and just mention a better deal if someone is selling something overpriced. I'm not sure I want to be doing any business here anymore after seeing how this thread has turned out.
(People are still very nice when dealing with them in PMs.)
Edit: I don't see a problem if people sell keys bundled with hardware. I think all this thread needs is more transparency.
Lone_Prodigy
Member
If you're wary about a transaction, back out before money changes hands. For all its warts, eBay does have a better protection plan. But if you're using this thread to bypass the fees, there's some risk involved.
And the whole key selling thing should just be transparent. If it's from a glitch, then tell the buyer. If the key doesn't work, refund or face negative feedback. If the buyer lies, well that's the risk of digital codes.
And the whole key selling thing should just be transparent. If it's from a glitch, then tell the buyer. If the key doesn't work, refund or face negative feedback. If the buyer lies, well that's the risk of digital codes.
DoctorPayne
Banned
Figure I'll post this here since it's not official feedback per se, but props to Kandrick. Bought a Gears code from them a few weeks ago, contacted them about the news today, and had a refund within about five minutes. Absolute first-class seller.
spindoctor
Member
WTS Street Fighter V Steam key - $25
Payment by Paypal or Amazon GC.
WTS Humble Bundle Steam keys
GameMaker Studio Pro + Android Module - $2 (for both keys). Payment by Amazon GC only.
PM me if you're interested.
Payment by Paypal or Amazon GC.
WTS Humble Bundle Steam keys
GameMaker Studio Pro + Android Module - $2 (for both keys). Payment by Amazon GC only.
PM me if you're interested.
is this error a few weeks old? X_X
I...think your key might be good, he just has to nag amazon CS for you. Ask him? Might as well get a key for that price you wanted~
On a more important but more likely to be glossed over note- we do still have an issue with $40 key sellers who didn't disclose and even promised their keys weren't from an error yet had suspiciously high volume...
Seriously guys. This should not go unaddressed. There's a difference between "we don't need to disclose" and openly lying to the us, and I have no idea why this is allowed.
Unless you want to devils advocate that some people actually bought 10+ GPUs and sold the keys here and they all happened to be revoked regardless, which is simply not believable.
chronic_archaic
Member
If we're doing this, and please mods delete if this isn't allowed but I have PMs from a member that are seriously suspicious and turned me off from buying a key from him - I did eventually buy one elsewhere but got refunded.
sammyCYBORG
Member
I paid £35 for a Gears 4 key. I've PM'd him asking for a refund and still waiting on a reply.
If he doesn't give it to me who should I PM with my evidence to see if mods will take action?
Hopefully it won't come to that as he does a lot in this thread but obviously I don't want to be taken for a mug.
If he doesn't give it to me who should I PM with my evidence to see if mods will take action?
Hopefully it won't come to that as he does a lot in this thread but obviously I don't want to be taken for a mug.
VlaudTheImpaler
tl;dr
I just checked my post in the feedback thread and it looks like we and quite a few people bought codes from the same guy. He told me that he got the codes through an official NVIDIA etailer and that he thinks that it is just a mistake and that he will see what he can do when he contacts them tomorrow. He said that if it wasn't a mistake that he will give me a refund.
Same story for you guys?
Here is to hopping that he comes through. Here is to hoping he comes through, I haven't been burnt by a fellow gaffer yet let alone a Plus seller and someone who is so active here.
sammyCYBORG
Member
He hasn't replied to me but I didn't ask for a source of the code as it was the day after the promo was announced and the Amazon scam wasn't known.
That's what he told me too, he last pm'd about 2 & a half hours ago (8.30am for me). Just checking the feedback thread though and I never realised he sold so much keys. Kinda worrying but hopefully he'll come through.
sammyCYBORG
Member
If he's sold us so many keys there's no way they're legit.
DeathGlobe
Member
I bought mine the 23rd the description made me think it was a single key since it said sold after he edited it . I had no idea mine would be in the glitches pile
Yeah, I wouldn't have bought a key had I known about this glitch
sammyCYBORG
Member
Hopefully we all get refunds but if not there's so much evidence from us all to get him banned at least.
Same here, I bought mine on the 22nd and didn't know about the glitch.
Hopefully 🤞 he's a told a few of us we'll get refunds instead of straight up disappearing.
Shadowhaxor
Member
WTS: Legit Gears of War 4 Key. Got when I purchased my GTX 1080 from Microcenter and not Amazon. -$40 Paypal.
Asking because I'm curious about what others may think.
Someone is asking to buy some of my items, but keeps insisting to pay closer to the release date. That is fine IMO. The curious part is that this person keeps insisting that it is because he wants to do it to have "PayPal Protection". And this person keeps mentioning it enough times to make me curious.
I already have Plus status here and all the people that I have sold stuff to have never complained while I have kept them in the loop about their items all the time. Even the ones that never left me seller feedback.
So is it just me or someone insisting that they want to have "Paypal protection" raises some doubts?
Shit, it made me go all over the seller protection policies at PayPal :/
Fyi, we got a feedback thread now
I would find it unfathomable to buy $1000 worth of anything from some guy on the internet and not have any kind of buyer protection (and the feedback thread is not any form of buyer protection). I don't think it's anything personal against you nor would I read it as an attempt to scam, just to protect their investment.
Edit: oops, I'm way late! Having said all that above, I recommend whenever anyone gets a bad vibration to pass.
Bloodsent
Member
Space Cowboy
Member
WTB
Forza Horizon 3 Code $30
Forza Horizon 3 Code $30
bigace33
Member
Pm sent
I'm looking to sell the following:
Nintendo 2DS (black & blue) in like-new condition with screen protectors installed, Dragon Quest VII, Mario Kart 7 (unused code), silver zipper pouch, 2 extra sets of screen protectors, charger & manuals - $100
Phantasy Star - Kilian Eng - Cook & Becker 24 x 36 print - $70
Golden Axe - Gerald Parel - Cook & Becker 24 x 36 print - $70
Nintendo 2DS (black & blue) in like-new condition with screen protectors installed, Dragon Quest VII, Mario Kart 7 (unused code), silver zipper pouch, 2 extra sets of screen protectors, charger & manuals - $100
Phantasy Star - Kilian Eng - Cook & Becker 24 x 36 print - $70
Golden Axe - Gerald Parel - Cook & Becker 24 x 36 print - $70
Chance Hale
Member
WTB: Forza Horizon 3 32$
Later Alligator
Member
i bought a gears code that was revoked yesterday, damn it
PM'ing seller now
PM'ing seller now
metareferential
Member
WTS: any Fifa Ultimate team promo code for packs you might have.
PC- Origin.
PC- Origin.
0ptimusPayne
Member
I have a brand new unopened copy of Fifa 17 for sale $50 . PM me
brotkasten
Member
WTB: Gears 4 key, $40 Paypal
Mononoaware
Banned
I bought a key from for gears of war 4 from sir_dany12 here. Had I known there was a big glitch from amazon thing going on, I probably would not have bought the code from him at $35, but I had no reason to think that it wasn't legit. Anyway, my game got revoked last night, and so I sent him a PM right away last night requesting a refund...
Just woke up today, and I see he got back to me, but basically he's saying he bought the code from someone else, and he's going to see about getting a refund from him first...implying that I'll only get a refund, if he gets one first....
First of all, I didn't know he got his from any other source, shouldn't he be refunding me regardless if his source gets back to him or not?? I'm not too thrilled with his response.
Just woke up today, and I see he got back to me, but basically he's saying he bought the code from someone else, and he's going to see about getting a refund from him first...implying that I'll only get a refund, if he gets one first....
First of all, I didn't know he got his from any other source, shouldn't he be refunding me regardless if his source gets back to him or not?? I'm not too thrilled with his response.
If he doesn't I think it's an obvious negative feedback.
He should be refunding you regardless of whether he gets his money back. Furthermore, I doubt he paid $35 for the key he sold to you for $35, probably closer to $7 based on the going rates. So not sure why him getting his money back should even be a consideration at all.
Mononoaware
Banned
Yeah, this was my thought as well. It's not my problem if he gets his money back, he should be making good on our deal. Geez, what a crappy situation.
I realize now that all was likely to happen after it was revealed about the glitch from amazon, but I swear, I bought this code prior to having knowledge of that, and since this is gaf, I thought it was just another person who bought a video card and didn't want the game. It's pretty common around here.
Thats exactly who I got it from. That's the same thing he's telling me. I dont believe him one bit.
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