You will always have the ignorant white knights who are jealous that people are smart enough to obtain games at the correct MSRP.
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What is CDKeys.com and is it safe to buy from?
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You will always have the ignorant white knights who are jealous that people are smart enough to obtain games at the correct MSRP.
Old Gimlet Eyes
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It would be nice if people actually posted any type of evidence when talking about cdkeys being shady. 150+ posts in the thread and still no proof.
Me and my friends have been using cdkeys for past year with no issues at all. I will continue to use them as long as they keep offering great deals.
Alpha Phoenix
Member
I used it to buy a 12M XBL Gold code not too long ago. They asked me to go through some verification process but otherwise it seemed 100% legit. No complaints.
Evolution of Metal
Member
The prices that they advertise are 0% tax, so you choose you can pay that 20% extra, but it is not enabled by default. You are right that they have an option to pay VAT, but that is like an option to donate when you buy from ebay. It is not about IP or choosing language/currency, it is about explicitly stating that you want to pay taxes. Your loss if you want to
The prices that they advertise are 0% tax, so you choose you can pay that 20% extra, but it is not enabled by default. You are right that they have an option to pay VAT, but that is like an option to donate when you buy from ebay. It is not about IP or choosing language/currency, it is about explicitly stating that you want to pay taxes. Your loss if you want to
But... that's lying and illegal.
CrimsonEclipse
Member
Buy from them time to time, planning on getting SFV through them, all games I got through them activated with no problems and still work to this day.
Based on the evidence in this thread so far I think I will finally try them out.
OP is you want more "legit" resellers you can check out Gamesplanet and Nuuvem.
Check this list for more - http://www.epicbundle.com/official-steam-reseller
OP is you want more "legit" resellers you can check out Gamesplanet and Nuuvem.
Check this list for more - http://www.epicbundle.com/official-steam-reseller
Evolution of Metal
Member
Almost every new item in Nuuvem is locked behind an address verification on your credit card. You might be able to get some Bethesda titles, some indie games, some GoG games, but all SE, 2k, Ubisoft, Capcom etc. titles are payment locked. Of course you will be able to buy all titles if your credit card is from South America.
family_guy
Member
Got Batman and Rise of The Tomb Raider from them and had no problems. To be honest, if you're comfortable with buying keys off Ebay or the B/S/T forum on here, I don't understand why you would have reservations about CDKeys.
It's kinda ridiculous...
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They always deliver, just depends how OK you are personally with going grey market.
lol wut
Street Fighter V (PC)
£29.89 @ boss deals / rakuten
£25.99 @ argos
£24.85 @ shopto
CDKeys.com price of £24.99 for SFV is nothing special guys, it's about the right price, its the USA prices that are outrageous.
Samurai G0SU
Member
My bank rejected them and thought it was fraud when i tried to purchase something from them.
You do get another 5% off at cdkeys.com with their facebook voucher code.
No, bought Reaper of Souls from them.
UK market has low cost physical retail products and high cost digital products for some games.
The CD key reseller copies are commonly physical retail cd keys bought at wholesale prices, so can be offered online at low price taking advantage of the wholesale price.
So in street fighters case it beats the digital price by a lot, and you don't have to wait for delivery or visit a store.
I use them fairly regularly with no problems. I also get all my steam credit and ps+ subscriptions there. The priced they charge for digital games are what we should be paying for a product that loses all monetary value once you buy it.
My bank have done that with the likes of Seetickets and Amazon before.
My bank have done that with the likes of Seetickets and Amazon before.
DOT DASH DOT
Member
Always been awesome for me.
The discount code only works sometimes, which is kind of weird.
But I guess it's kind of weird that it works more than once, at all.
TriAceJP
Member
It's because of the international charge most likely. My bank did the same, called and cleared it up.
Honestly in happy they did because I can see it being a strange charge.
LostDonkey
Member
Bought many a game from them, never had a single problem.
They are actively promoted on IGN, that's how I got wind of them.
They are actively promoted on IGN, that's how I got wind of them.
How well does Gamesplanet work from the US? They have The Division Gold for $30 off the steam price in the US. That seems like quite the discount...
The English Conquistador
Member
Bought from them a bunch of times and never had a problem! Great website and customer service.
I have only purchased one thing from there. It was an SC2 LoTV pre-order, but you don't get the key until release day/right before release day. Thankfully I was able to redeem it and get the pre-order in on Battle.net. No real problems at all with the service, I guess it's kind of a "grey" area with how they buy codes in one region to resale in another.
I have used one on all my 38 purchases with them.
You do need to be logged in to use them.
off duty ninja
Member
I recently purchased The Uncharted Collection for $27.99 from them and had my code within minutes. No issues at all. Way better than paying the $59.99 that it continues to sell for on the PS Store.
It is hard to justify paying 59.99 for games that I originally spent $180 on last gen. $27.99 makes it more than worth it though!
It is hard to justify paying 59.99 for games that I originally spent $180 on last gen. $27.99 makes it more than worth it though!
Tertullian
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I asked this back on page 2 and someone said Legacy of the Void from CDKeys worked fine for them. I'm probably gonna get Legacy of the Void later today and maybe try co-op tonight. I'll let you know if anything goes wrong.
Elder Scrolls Online, actually.
Technically speaking anyone selling digital downloads to EU should be paying VAT. However I doubt these sites do and that makes it cheaper.
Valve just used Luxembourg for tax loophole, and after it was closed recently. Valve also ceased to sell via they EU company because of this.
VAT isn't flat 20% but depends on country, up to 27%.
Tertullian
Member
... But that's not a link? And you're saying this was specifically for CDKeys.com, not another store? And was it for keys that were stolen, or just keys that were sold outside a region in breach of contract?
Doctor_Thomas
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I've bought multiple things from them and recommend them because digital is too expensive without deep discounts from the likes of CDKeys.
robertlebrone
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I buy from them all the time. Good deals on games and PSN/XBL codes.
SmoothRunningGun
Member
I've bought a few games. No issues so far.
My bank did that with Tesco! it's just their fraud protection system, it's not perfect but it's better to be safe.
MR ARCADE FOREVER
Member
The prices are so damn good I will pick Dark Souls 3 for only $32
Used them a few times, requested a refund once because they sent me an Russian-only key when the product description said it was a region-free key. They don't fight paypal disputes, they don't even reply back. Paypal automatically gives you a refund if you file a dispute and the seller doesn't answer within 2 weeks (or maybe 1 week, I don't remember.)
So it's pretty safe.
So it's pretty safe.
Not sure they are listed as a Global seller. From my experience(UK) I have brought from the UK/german site with no problems.
That's new isn't? Well that's a shame but luckily there are several others as an alternative.
Hmm, doesn't work for me sometimes, says invalid code sporadically.