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Posted May 20, 2011
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MsbS: If the payments are made from stolen credit card, the victim (genuine card owner) may then cancel the transaction, and thus CDPR (& GOG) does lose the sale after all.
I suppose that GOG can ban those cards too.
Posted May 20, 2011
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TheEnigmaticT: So we researched 'em. The games are actually bought from GOG when the sellers sell them.

My suspicion is that the sellers are getting money out of stolen credit cards, since that's the only thing that I can think of that makes sense, but we can't prove anything. Still, I'd recommend avoiding.
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Aver: I hate thieves. At least CDPR doesn't lose anything.
Unless the CC companies are suddenly pulling back the money from 'illegal' purchases when the owners find out.
Posted May 20, 2011
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Aver: I hate thieves. At least CDPR doesn't lose anything.
If I'm right, we'll probably lose out on the sales that were made when the charges get reversed. But absent any proof, we don't have much we can do.

If I'm wrong, well, the guys selling the games are doing some inscrutable madness, then.
Posted May 20, 2011
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TheEnigmaticT: So we researched 'em. The games are actually bought from GOG when the sellers sell them.

My suspicion is that the sellers are getting money out of stolen credit cards, since that's the only thing that I can think of that makes sense, but we can't prove anything. Still, I'd recommend avoiding.
That's why g2play and similar product code seller sites should be avoided.
Posted May 20, 2011
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TheEnigmaticT: If I'm right, we'll probably lose out on the sales that were made when the charges get reversed. But absent any proof, we don't have much we can do.
You can always remove the gifting option for The Witcher 2, if it's a big threat.
Posted May 20, 2011
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Aver: I hate thieves. At least CDPR doesn't lose anything.
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TheEnigmaticT: If I'm right, we'll probably lose out on the sales that were made when the charges get reversed. But absent any proof, we don't have much we can do.

If I'm wrong, well, the guys selling the games are doing some inscrutable madness, then.
And in that case wouldn't the codes be canceled by GoG/CD Project ?
Posted May 20, 2011
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Aningan: And in that case wouldn't the codes be canceled by GoG/CD Project ?
It wouldn't matter if you got your download in before the charges are reversed. No DRM.
Posted May 20, 2011
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Aver: I hate thieves. At least CDPR doesn't lose anything.
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TheEnigmaticT: If I'm right, we'll probably lose out on the sales that were made when the charges get reversed. But absent any proof, we don't have much we can do.

If I'm wrong, well, the guys selling the games are doing some inscrutable madness, then.
Damn. Have you contacted with seller? Maybe he will tell you where he got those codes. You can tell him that codes are probably from illegal source and you may block them.

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TheEnigmaticT: It wouldn't matter if you got your download in before the charges are reversed. No DRM.
But they will lose additional content - DLC etc.
Post edited May 20, 2011 by Aver
Posted May 20, 2011
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Aningan: And in that case wouldn't the codes be canceled by GoG/CD Project ?
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TheEnigmaticT: It wouldn't matter if you got your download in before the charges are reversed. No DRM.
Yeah but people who buy from them would then have to rely on torrents for patches and subsequent downloads. I didn't check, but I assume the no-DRM version has been on torrents since day one. What I'm trying to say is if people are considering buying they should really think it through. They might end up paying 24$ for the "right" to pirate it in the end.
Posted May 20, 2011
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TheEnigmaticT: So we researched 'em. The games are actually bought from GOG when the sellers sell them.

My suspicion is that the sellers are getting money out of stolen credit cards, since that's the only thing that I can think of that makes sense, but we can't prove anything. Still, I'd recommend avoiding.
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gyokzoli: That's why g2play and similar product code seller sites should be avoided.
I thought that's a legit service that rips open retail copies and scan the serial keys for its customers. Who knows.
Posted May 20, 2011
Can GOG ban those CD keys ?
Post edited May 20, 2011 by lackoo1111
Posted May 20, 2011
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lackoo1111: Can GOG ban those CD keys ?
If it is as TheEnigmaticT suspects they will have to charge back credit cards and also they will ban cd-keys. No money, no game ;)
Posted May 20, 2011
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lackoo1111: Can GOG ban those CD keys ?
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Aver: If it is as TheEnigmaticT suspects they will have to charge back credit cards and also they will ban cd-keys. No money, no game ;)
Plus the buyers will get a nice email from the GOG support . ( they have a GOG account )
Posted May 20, 2011
Can't gog at least contact that auction platform and inform their compliance department that POSSIBLE fraud is taking place?
BTW while searching above mentioned auction I found that someone tried to sell entire gog account.
Post edited May 20, 2011 by tburger
Posted May 20, 2011
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gyokzoli: That's why g2play and similar product code seller sites should be avoided.
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Daedolon: I thought that's a legit service that rips open retail copies and scan the serial keys for its customers. Who knows.
It's a contract violation then. Shops can't sell the codes only, they are obliged to sell the whole copy.

And more, for example, Wticher 2 has 5 machine limit => they may sell one code to five different people.

I would not recommend buying game codes from such sites. You will receive no tech support on STEAM or EA for example, if you have only a picture of a code.

They may be selling game codes from India or China where games are cheaper.
Post edited May 20, 2011 by keeveek
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