FYI, key resellers actually cost game publishers money, due to frequent credit card chargebacks. Many indie devs have stated that if you're going to buy something from a key reseller, they would actually prefer you to just pirate it instead.
this post was submitted on 25 Dec 2023
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Besides the difficulties for players, there's also the fact that key reselling is an excellent method for credit card pickpockets to launder money quickly.
Someone's credit card is swiped in the streets, and in the time before it's reported stolen, the thief buys many copies of expensive games, to be resold on a place like this. The key resellers themselves claim they're purchased directly, but...I personally have almost no faith in them or their claims.
So ive heard, I remember the pricing before all the controversy was much lower, now most games after service fees either match steam price or slightly above a recent sale price.
Not advocating previous practice's but saying that the issue seems to be a lot less prevalent to how it used to be
No key reseller/ gray market sites are truly legit. You may get a key that activates, but you have no way of knowing if it was stolen and if it gets deactivated later you have no recourse
Not worth hurting inde Devs tbh, If you want deals outside of steam sales then try isthereanydeal
I like gg.deals as an aggravator
A few searches turned up that it’s pretty legit. Pay with a credit card so that you’re protected though. You have no idea what happens to that info after you enter it.
Thanks for your insight
Key reselling sites are often pretty sketchy, I’d go HumbleBundle route as that’s approved by the game devs
If you are worried about unwanted charges on your card I’d try Privacy.com to get a temporary card at least
To add on, you usually have access to an anonymiser for your credit card info from your card provider