It's a tired repeat airing of this situation about once a month.
The buyers complain that it's not a good market because people got keys from a glitch for a penny and thus FOR THE COMMUNITY! they should be sold at cost to share the love. that it's becoming to much of a sellers market and not enough community love.
The Sellers complain that the buyers are low-balling and in general whiny and it's becoming to much of a buyers market trying to drop prices down with talks of how the community should be and what not.
In general both sides are right. We should hold this community to a higher standard than ebay, and try to give each other deals, but at the same time it doesn't mean that someone can't turn a profit.
The end goal should always be the same. From an interaction both the buyer and seller walk away happy.
Yes, the division codes are a 1500x mark up from 1 cent. So what? get over it, at the $15 selling price you are still saving more than the seller is making off the code compared to buying off Uplay. The only one getting screwed in that situation is either new egg or the publisher as they are the ones that either have to pay for the game you just got at a reduced price or deal with the lost sale for the game you got for the penny sale. And I am not saying don't buy penny glitches. Gaming isn't cheap, if you can afford to help support companies by buying their game for full price that is great, if not just enjoying their product is also great. You don't have to buy the keys at a mark up like that. (though I do agree that if a key is from a bundle that is currently going on or from a glitch that it should be mentioned in the post, but while I personally do that I don't really feel it has to be a rule just something people hopefully would do on their own)
That talk about community, I totally agree we should be a great one, but seriously that doesn't mean sellers have to sell at or near their own personal cost of the item, it doesn't mean that they can't go above MSRP, it just means that we should strive to make sure all parties involved are happy. I personally aim to price my stuff at least 10-20% lower than current market price on most things (taken from ebay, amazon or other similar sites). If that isn't enough then well you are always free to go elsewhere and pay more or hope that someone else is going lower, but these endless our community should be priced lower posts are annoying, especially since the same few people often either start them or quickly chime in to build steam.
tl;dr Stop focusing on the fact that you could have potentially gotten something cheaper and just enjoy the fact that you are still getting a great deal. It's better in general if you focus on the pluses in life instead of focusing on the negatives.
full blown swindling, sure.
this is not a case of swindling.
If the glitch was still active and easy for people to get that would be one thing. Just like if you come in here and try to sell codes from a current bundle at a price higher than you can get them from in the bundle (aka coming in here with a $1 humble bundle tier set of games from an active bundle and trying to sell them for $2)
If the bundle is done, or the glitch is closed though, it doesn't matter how much that person paid for the codes as long as they are valid codes that won't be revoked (part of the reason a glitch tag wouldn't be bad as they have a tiny chance of being revoked) It's not swindling you to sell you something for less then you could pay for it anywhere else. That is called a deal.
We are contacting you today regarding your recent purchase of the AMD Gift - Ashes of Singularity. As noted in the product title, this product was intended to be given to customers as a gift along with the purchase of an AMD CHIPSET product. Due to a system glitch, the product was sold as a standalone item allowing you to purchase it individually at a very low price.
Because these codes were intended to be given as a gift with the purchase of select video cards, the codes will not be valid for use. We apologize for the inconvenience this may have caused. A full refund will be issued immediately. You can expect the funds to return to the original form of payment within the next 3-5 business days.
Sincerely,
Newegg Customer Service
Heads up to anyone who bought Ashes of the Singularity from the price error, I just got this email from Newegg.
Same thing for Far Cry Primal too according to the Steam thread, no word on if they are revoking already used keys.
10-20% lower? Sadly, some people here people will bitch if it isn't more than 50% lower or under MSRP. Even if the items are limited and hard to get.
And I know some may try to tell me I was scalping shit earlier. What they seem to lack is the ability to read the letters "OBO", which was how I sold the Items. People got riled up about my listing while I kept quiet because there is no point to try to argue with the ones that bitch here.
I got serious offers because I listed high prices that prevented getting low-ballers trying to get stuff that has a market price of $300+ for $1 shipped. Sold them for way under the price I was asking. But hey, doesn't matter because that was a private transaction. They will just quote my price and call me a scalper for trying to some profit. Nevermind that I've tried to pass my preorders to people at actual cost of LEs sometimes.
Every page now we have someone bitching about prices. Just do not pay for them.
People are afraid of haggling.
WTB
2x The Division codes for $30
Do you guys think that they'll deactivate the codes?
Primal codes haven't been deactivated yet, despite what Newegg emailed people. Ashes of the Singularity amd codes were deactivated a few days ago, but the steam keys will most likely be fine (same thing happened to Dirt Rally)They just deactivated Primal and ashes of singularity
glhf to everyone trying to sell off division fast
Primal codes haven't been deactivated yet, despite what Newegg emailed people. Ashes of the Singularity amd codes were deactivated a few days ago, but the steam keys will most likely be fine (same thing happened to Dirt Rally)
Publishers don't have much to do with it. It has more to do with who handles the codes (AMD/Nvidia). In this case, Dirt Rally and Ashes of the Singularity were handled by AMD, meaning the AMD codes get deactivated but the steam keys don't in most cases.Different publishers.
WTS
Tom Clancy's The Division Nvidia Code: $10 Paypal
Tom Clancy's The Division Uplay Code x3: $10 Paypal
PM if interested.
What's the difference between Nvidia and Uplay? Doesn't Nvidia Promo give you a Uplay code?
Primal codes haven't been deactivated yet, despite what Newegg emailed people. Ashes of the Singularity amd codes were deactivated a few days ago, but the steam keys will most likely be fine (same thing happened to Dirt Rally)
Wtb Disney Anywhere codes! I have a son so need to build up a collection. Willing to pay 5-7 for each code depending if newer. PM me! I have a pretty good feedback list here.
Just FYI, even in code sale groups, it's often tough to find them that low. They tend to cost quite a bit more than other Vudu/iTunes codes.
This is, in-part, due to the fact that Disney cut out the dual redeem option last month.
Disney codes used to be able to be used twice. Now those same codes can only be used once.
This is, in-part, due to the fact that Disney cut out the dual redeem option last month.
Disney codes used to be able to be used twice. Now those same codes can only be used once.
Beyond Eyes
Aviary Attorney
Gravity Rush Remastered
Infamous: Second Son
The Order: 1886
Final Fantasy Type-0
Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix
Transformers Devastation
Memory Card 32/64GB
Ar Nosurge Plus
Hyperdimension Neptunia U
Ragnarok Odyssey Ace First-Print Edition
One Piece Unlimited World Red
Deception IV: The Nightmare Princess
Retro City Rampage
IA/VT Colorful
DJ Max Technika Tune Limited Edition
Hyperdimension Neptunia U Limited Edition
Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls Limited Edition
Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 1 Limited Edition
Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 3 Limited Edition
Club Nintendo 3DS Game Case
The Legend of Zelda: TriForce Heroes
Mario Kart 8
Splatoon
Mario Maker
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse
Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon
Kirby: Return to Dream Land
Sakura Wars: So Long My Love
WTS:
A couple of The Division Nvidia codes - $15 Paypal each
WTS:
A couple of The Division Nvidia codes - $15 Paypal each