ebay etw

**Zin3dineZidane10** · April 02, 2009, 03:58 PM

since u have to register the game to steam or whatever, does that mean if u buy it off ebay[and its not new]it means u cant use it?

**Grimstoned** · April 02, 2009, 04:01 PM

I guess you could sell your steam info with it.

**django333** · April 02, 2009, 04:03 PM

I would be cautious in buying the game on e-bay. There are a lot of people who bought the game and aren't happy with it. You will more than likely get one of these games that is already activated on steam.

**Grimstoned** · April 02, 2009, 04:06 PM

They really nipped the resale value thing in the bud didn't they. Doesn't feel legal.

**Zin3dineZidane10** · April 02, 2009, 06:22 PM

well that sucks, i usually buy my games off ebay =(, any way to get it cheaper than 50 bucks..^_^

**Brusilov** · April 02, 2009, 06:25 PM

Originally Posted by Zin3dineZidane10

well that sucks, i usually buy my games off ebay =(, any way to get it cheaper than 50 bucks..^_^

Wait for a couple of months? Even if you pay full retail you should be playing a less buggy game by then.....

There may be some discount chains where you live. If you post where you are someone may be able to help you.

**Humble Warrior** · April 02, 2009, 06:31 PM

Originally Posted by Grimstoned

They really nipped the resale value thing in the bud didn't they. Doesn't feel legal.

Most defintely doesn`t feel legal. It`s another thing about ETW that sits ill with me. It`s like you have to sign your soul to the devil and once you do, you`re chained forever. I always liked the freedom to return a game because a, it was crap or b, I was fnished with it, but now I`m chained to it. I had Fear2, played it finished singleplayer in a weekend. Now it sits in the attic collecting dusts unreturnable, unlike the first Fear. No one else can enjoy it. Why do I have to keep a game i`m no longer interested in forever?

Don`t like it, don`t feel good. I want the freedom to keep or resell the game as I wish.

Incidentally, I have every Total War (except RTW) in my collection, all kept voluntarily. ETW however sits in the attic like a curse because I feel forced to keep something that I would normally return to the store and maybe buy back 6 months later when fixed. I have £40 of my cash sat in the attic doing nothing.

Some of you won`t get it though.

**klesh** · April 11, 2009, 09:16 PM

Originally Posted by Humble Warrior

I always liked the freedom to return a game because a, it was crap or b, I was finished with it...

Really? You buy games, play them, perhaps even enjoy them, and return them once you're done to get your full money back?

**Volodnikov** · April 02, 2009, 06:32 PM

Never buy any used Steam game.

**Humble Warrior** · April 02, 2009, 06:37 PM

Oh yea, forgot to add, don`t a Steam game buy off Ebay. Courting disaster.

**Zin3dineZidane10** · April 02, 2009, 10:26 PM

i guess i will take my risk with a game that claims it is new, i'll let yall know how it goes ^_^

**Brusilov** · April 03, 2009, 05:46 AM

Originally Posted by Zin3dineZidane10

i guess i will take my risk with a game that claims it is new, i'll let yall know how it goes ^_^

I'd only consider buying something like that if it clearly states that it's new and sealed. Obviously someone that is organized can seal up a game so there is no guarantee that you are not wasting your money.

**Stalins Ghost** · April 03, 2009, 06:39 AM

Avoid it on Ebay - unless they're advertising a new/sealed copy it's A) Unlikely to be playable given they'll have used the key and B) You won't have many options to use buyers protection unless it's sealed as advertised. If it isn't you can claim you weren't getting the advertised product basically

**burden010** · April 03, 2009, 06:55 AM

I think I remember this same discussion about Half Life 2 back in the day. A post I read stated that if you were not able to register the game for whatever reason, contacting Steam would resolve it. Steam forums may help on this.

That said, I still wouldn't take the chance - who knows how long it will take them to sort it out?

**Zin3dineZidane10** · April 11, 2009, 09:06 PM

yes the ETW installed successfully, its all good ^_^, only 29 bucks for me too

**Humble Warrior** · April 11, 2009, 09:18 PM

Originally Posted by Zin3dineZidane10

yes the ETW installed successfully, its all good ^_^, only 29 bucks for me too

You bought it off Ebay? You took a big risk there.

To Klesh, sure if a game was rubbish and I knew in the first day or two I could get it back for an exchange. If I finished the game in two days (because it was ridiculously short) I might do in that case, but it doesn`t happen much.

I don`t often get a refund, because I want a game so just get a different one. however, every now and then they`ll give me a refund with a receipt.

Even then if I can`t get rid of it cos I kept it too long, I can take it to the 3 or 4 PC game second-hand shops in my local area and sell it it for half the price.

This is in Britain, btw, not America, which seems to have much tighter rules.

Of course, Steam blows all of this now.