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07-27-2009, 09:50 AM
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Super Techie Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Tennessee Posts: 442
|  Selling used computer games.
So, I am moving this weekend and I was cleaning out all my old junk and I came across a bunch of computer games that I don't play anymore and I thought " hmm I should see if I can sell these to buy new games". So I called Gamestop and I asked them if they bought used PC games and the guy said " We do not buy used PC games and it is illegal to resell them". Now, correct me if I am wrong, but that is a load of BS isn't it? Because I buy used PC games from amazon all the time. Maybe I am wrong and I have been committing acts of piracy all along..and amazon has been too. Now obviously it would be wrong for me to resell a game if I installed and left it on my computer after selling the game. But if I uninstall a game and then sell it how is that illegal ?
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07-27-2009, 04:46 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 19,821
| Re: Selling used computer games.
Its not illegal...
But the best place to sell is Ebay
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07-27-2009, 04:51 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 20K Club Posts: 6,146
| Re: Selling used computer games.
They dont take pc games because of serials, but its not illegal.
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07-27-2009, 04:53 PM
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Super Techie Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Tennessee Posts: 442
| Re: Selling used computer games.
sweetness,
i didn't think it was illegal..
thanks
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07-27-2009, 05:15 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 5,893
| Re: Selling used computer games.
It a sale of second hand good. It one of the reason why the PC market is in such an uproar about some of the current DRM Method with bind a serial number to a user. This is understandable with an MMO. However single players games.... there is only going to be a number of times you are going to be interested in playing it until you are bored with it.
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07-27-2009, 08:25 PM
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Monster Techie Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Logan, WV Posts: 1,767
| Re: Selling used computer games.
as long as it's serial isn't tied to a specific account or soemthing like that's it's fine. and make sure it's uninstalled so the serial can be reused if it's not tied
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07-29-2009, 01:36 PM
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True Techie Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Europe Posts: 104
| Re: Selling used computer games.
What games anyways?
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07-29-2009, 01:49 PM
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Bake a Pretty Cake! Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 718
| Re: Selling used computer games.
Please excuse the semi-thread hijack, but I've never used Ebay before (and don't want to start), but I've used craigslist quite a bit... I've had Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning (brand new, sealed in case, never opened) on craigslist for about a year and haven't gotten a single email about it! Thing retails for like $50, but I've had it for $20... is that unreasonable, or do people just not like buying pre-owned games?
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07-29-2009, 04:35 PM
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World record q9300 owner Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Suffolk, VA Posts: 4,008
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^ i think it's just nobody thinks to look on craigslist for PC games.
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07-30-2009, 11:16 AM
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Super Techie Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Tennessee Posts: 442
| Re: Selling used computer games.
Spit that is kind of funny because I am going to try and sell my PC games on craigslist or ebay/amazon too.
Although, if you haven't tried e-bay you should give it a shot. They allow like 5 or 10 free listings a month now.
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