This has always been the reason that key sites are not recommended. People steal credit card numbers and buy a key with that number. They then turn around and sell that key on a key site. The bank then does a charge back and the key gets voided, even if it’s been redeemed. So now you’re out the cost of the game, the game itself and the scammer keeps the money.
I’ve recently learned that debit cards now have benefits like chargebacks that credit cards were the sole keepers of for decades. Debit cards were losing too much ground to credit cards so they started doing the same things.
That’s how I feel but they didn’t know that it was even possible. Even G2A has a policy that helps the buyer in those situations, YMMV. It really depends on circumstance but the tech is there. Like the headline says, you own nothing.
Scam? That thing is mislabeled as “free”, people grabbed it for exactly $0, then the license of that key got pulled. No transaction happen in this case.
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I would ask for a refund.
On a free game?
That’s the joke
In that case, it’s probably best to ask for double!
Technically you got refund, you got the 0$/€ you spent back, probably even without noticing.
I didn’t know they could do that.
If anyone feels a way about it, there are places where you can get your content back.
This has always been the reason that key sites are not recommended. People steal credit card numbers and buy a key with that number. They then turn around and sell that key on a key site. The bank then does a charge back and the key gets voided, even if it’s been redeemed. So now you’re out the cost of the game, the game itself and the scammer keeps the money.
Could one not just then do a charge back themselves?
On a credit card? Yes. On a debit card or gift card? No.
I’ve recently learned that debit cards now have benefits like chargebacks that credit cards were the sole keepers of for decades. Debit cards were losing too much ground to credit cards so they started doing the same things.
Good to know.
This may be true for sites like G2A but Humble?
That’s how I feel but they didn’t know that it was even possible. Even G2A has a policy that helps the buyer in those situations, YMMV. It really depends on circumstance but the tech is there. Like the headline says, you own nothing.
Piracy would surely solve that particular problem, now wouldn’t it?
How is this not a scam?
Also, blockchain would solve this issue/risk
Scam? That thing is mislabeled as “free”, people grabbed it for exactly $0, then the license of that key got pulled. No transaction happen in this case.
How? They could still revoke the key. You can say HWG5NJ-1YJCTU-RZPDFH all you want, if Steam says no, you’re equally SOL.
I feel like you struggled with your phrasing. I’ll help.
“Blockchain is a scam.”
The only thing the blockchain has solved is, uh, well what have it actually “solved”?
It just a slow and energy hungry way of keeping records. It is indeed not the silver bullet some people make it.
A bad way to keep records too as it’s immutable.
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As to the surprise of absolutely no one who has common sense.
They’ve always been able to revoke steam keys.
Indie devs often don’t because they don’t want the bad press that goes with revoking keys that may have been sold on via 3rd party resellers.