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I think to register a .com.au domain you need an ABN, plus the ABN is at the bottom of the page.
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Thank you for your interest.
Our ABN is 54 608 296 260. We are a new company that has only started trading in March of this year, therefore we currently do not pay GST until we go over the threshold.
The keys we provide are legitimate and either have been purchased directly from the developers or are keys from physical copies that have been purchased in bulk. Hence why our prices are a little more than regular CD key stores.
The keys we provide are legitimate and either have been purchased directly from the developers or are keys from physical copies that have been purchased in bulk. Hence why our prices are a little more than regular CD key stores.
The keys are not legitimate. They will activate, but you're picking up keys from grey market zones which have lowered tier pricing due to their economic situations. That means that the license of the game (which is what you actually purchase) is automatically invalid. Because the OP is an unauthorised key reseller, this means there is no difference between a pirated copy and a copy you purchase on this website.
I would recommend people considering taking up this deal to have a look at this explanation of key resellers, and to make up your own mind. I'm going to neg this deal, but not because of that. The pricing that the OP has is completely average. Like nearly all the other unauthorized CD key store representatives, he's just spamming his junk as a "deal" when you can get the game at this price-point from other key resellers.
Good luck with your business gamecode. There's a very good reason why all the smaller players in this market operate under anonymity…
That is not correct. With a Pirate version only the pirate gets the cash. With grey market, the maker gets money and the middleman.
This is just a way to avoid the AUTax that we seem to keep getting by living here in the "lucky" country.
I have never had a problem with the key sellers (GMG & CDKeys), but have not tried these guys.
No, I'm correct. When you purchase a video game you are not purchasing the game itself, but rather a license to access that game. The copies of games in grey market zones come with strict licenses conditions which cause the license to become invalid if it's sold and/or activated outside its intended market. It's exactly the same as piracy in that you have the game files, but no valid license to access that content. The fact you can launch the game without cracks is irrelevant.
With a Pirate version only the pirate gets the cash. With grey market, the maker gets money and the middleman.
Nobody makes money off pirated versions… And while the development company does get money for grey market sales, the profit margin from that sale is typically very low compared to a sale in the U.S.
This is just a way to avoid the AUTax that we seem to keep getting by living here in the "lucky" country.
Of course. To avoid the Australia tax, you decide to screw over everyone living in countries where games are priced according to their low income. Companies are now revoking that pricing because of people who pick up game licenses on the cheap. Pirating the game is literally a more ethical choice because that action doesn't have the ramifications that abusing game regional pricing does.
You have a right to your opinion, whether it is right or wrong isn't up to anyone to decide. Nor is it up to you to state what key retailers are dodgy or not as any information provided about the CD key industry is always just hearsay.
Our company is hoping to change the view on the market. It is unfortunate that due to bad eggs selling region locked keys and keys purchased with stolen credit cards the industry has suffered.
We will not get in to a debate, but will state that we are being transparent by providing all company information. We want our customers to know exactly who we are and who they are buying from.
Before throwing around accusations you should know your facts, not using a reddit post as your reference.
If you have ever developed a game or had the opportunity to poke around within SteamWorks you will see that when a developer generates keys for distribution the list of outlets actually includes CD key retailers such as G2A: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B4S0rZj5w0V0RVV2Z3YybDZ2LU…
This shows that there is some agreement between Steam and the developers to allow for distribution of keys outside of the realms of the Steam store, but must be activated via Steam. After all there has to be a limit to how much control Steam has over a developers creation.
Not only that but when you buy a game from say Target like COD you activate the game on Steam but the game has actually been distributed by the developer.
In this case Steam is used as a way to manage your game and it's updates, you solely own that game and you aren't under any licenses from the Steam store only for the Steam DRM itself. I can even download the game fully without using my discs. Don't forget there are different aspects to the Steam DRM and it is used differently by certain publishers/developers, all these aspects have different licenses and terms. One statement about licensing cannot cover multiple scenarios.
Reasons why developers may choose to sell keys to CD Key retailers may vary. But a few make sense…
Steams monopoly over developers and it's users is what has created the CD key industry. In fact the CD key industry might just be what's keeping the developers afloat. I know many people who literally cannot afford Steams prices. So 'what if' the developers really suffered from CD key retailers going under. Would Steam drop their prices? I doubt it… There will always be more developers to fill the gap.
This does not mean that keys on CD key retailers haven't been acquired through 'illegal' means or that they aren't 'gray market' keys (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gray%20market). We are simply stating that not all CD key retailers fit this bill and keys can actually be bought from the developers or obtained from physical discs purchased in bulk.
If people can't afford games from the Steam Store they should be careful who they buy keys from. Ensure the website shares company or business information and check that the WHOIS details of the domain name aren't made private. Ensure keys are not region locked as this is a tell-tale sign that the CD key retailer uses unorthodox means to obtain their keys. If the website does not state the region check their FAQs, delivery instructions and tutorial sections as they will generally provide information on how to 'work-around' region locked games to alleviate unwanted support requests.
@Tyrx: Some people do not want to pay the silly money we are charged on initial release or wait until the price gets realistic. I have 110 paid Steam games, about 80% bought from Steam. We get ripped as we are buying in US$ from steam + we are paying higher prices. Why the heck should I keep paying this sort of money for a game, when the publisher will basically get the same amount.
I am happy there is a AU CD key place now and will be giving them business, as I agree with what they said below.
Sites which sell region locked keys and/or fraudulently obtained keys is only part of the issue here. The industry isn't getting damaged by unauthorised stores - it's the consumers in the low-income countries that are being damaged/screwed. Ultimately the core of the issue is purchasing from unauthorised stores vs authorised stores.
You fall into the former category, as you're just another cog in the machine who decided to go the lazy/low-effort route of purchasing an eCommerce website template and started selling keys purchased of a Russian/Chinese/Arab run sub-sub (or possibly a sub-sub-sub distributor) distributor you found - hopefully not on the internet. If you want some respect from people in the industry, then feel free to contact me via PM. I can connect you with authorised digital game distribution companies who work directly with publishers & developers. If you go through them instead of these unauthorized distributors, then the licenses to the games you sell on your digital store would be valid.
Before throwing around accusations you should know your facts, not using a reddit post as your reference.
Everything I said in that post is an undeniable fact in the industry, and I mentioned the reddit post to simply provide people with an easy-to-understand resource about the grey market digital key reselling industry for those who are unfamiliar with it. At no point was it a reference to "prove" what I said.
If you have ever developed a game or had the opportunity to poke around within SteamWorks you will see that when a developer generates keys for distribution the list of outlets actually includes CD key retailers such as G2A.
I don't see what this has to do with what I mentioned. That option is there because G2A is a marketplace, and some indie devs may want to sell with them directly. Developers who opt for that option for will have neither retail distribution or a publisher, which means that the type of "subsidized" keys that unauthorised key resellers abuse won't exist for them. That means there's full opportunity for the developer to have complete control over the price, and outside of things like bundles unauthorised resellers won't be able to abuse regional pricing to get the cost of the license outside of what the developer originally intended.
Reasons why developers may choose to sell keys to CD Key retailers may vary. But a few make sense…
Developers do not sell keys to unauthorized digital CD key retailers like you… There's a big difference between sites like what you run, and developer endorsed selling like what you see on the humble store, or on very rare occasions, the G2A situation mentioned above.
Not only that but when you buy a game from say Target like COD you activate the game on Steam but the game has actually been distributed by the developer.
Sigh. This is apple and oranges. You seem to be under the impression that if the key was generated by the developer that you can suddenly state that you receive the product to sell directly from the developer. This is plainly false. There are many AUTHORIZED distributors for retail (and digital!) that handle sending the product from point A to B. This does not mean that you receive the game directly from the developer - In the case of digital distribution, sites like Amazon, Steam & Humble Store can claim this, but in no way can you claim this when you ripping the key out of physical boxes and selling them as a digital product (and paying someone along the way to do that…).
Steams monopoly over developers and it's users is what has created the CD key industry. In fact the CD key industry might just be what's keeping the developers afloat.
What? You knows that the developers and publishers themselves have full control over the pricing on the steam platform, right? They can even over-ride the default regional pricing…
We are simply stating that not all CD key retailers fit this bill and keys can actually be bought from the developers or obtained from physical discs purchased in bulk.
I'm not denying that. You're free to have your own ethical justification for what you do, but I'm merely stating the fact that the license to the game wouldn't be valid if acquired through your store. That was what my original post was about.
Is there any way of paying by credit card? I see the Visa and Mastercard logos at the bottom of the page but can't see those as payment options in checkout. Just PayPal with the 1% fee.
Your Facebook icon links to a deleted page by the way.
Nevermind, I now have radio buttons to select Credit Card with
Thanks for your interest. Yes you can pay via credit card using PayPal or via our payment gateway. If you cannot see the credit card option please reload your page.
Thank you for letting us know about the Facebook page link, this has been rectified.
No worries. All checked out now and keys activated with no issues. Thanks :)
Excellent :)
Thanks OP
Been meaning to get a copy, $47 seems like a good buy
Edit: pulled the trigger and got one
good prices overall on the website. any chance you will expand to PS4 and Xbox games?
We are actively looking into providing PS4 and Xbox games but have yet to find a wholesaler who provides genuine AU codes. There have been many requests for them so we will inevitably offer them in the future.
will look forward to that in future.
Hi Rep, really great to see an Australian CD key company! Can you answer me a couple of things before I order.
Thanks.