- This is actually the first post we've ever written about some guy selling his Steam account
- We can't believe someone would actually want to get rid of their Steam account
[Thanks, Terry]
[Thanks, Terry]
Reader Comments (91)
Posted: Jan 16th 2010 1:21AM HighFiveJesus said
Could be wrong but i think you don't actually own the digital content tied to an account because you are only leasing it. so its a breach probably.
Posted: Jan 16th 2010 2:02AM PN04 said
This is exactly the reason not to fall into this ridiculous trend of digital content. There is no ownership and your access to the content you paid good money for can disappear on a whim. Whether you did something to get banned or not there's always a risk of losing your content because you dont actually own what you pay for.
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Posted: Jan 16th 2010 3:07AM (Unverified) said
Or your house could burn down and you could lose all of your stuff, but your steam games would still be there!
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Posted: Jan 16th 2010 12:50PM HighFiveJesus said
the reason i go digital is because, the stores (steam and maybe another i use) always are easier to get a great PC game than to go hunt down in person. often faster, especially for pop cap type games. sometimes you can get great deals on websites but you have to look.
On average, i pay 5 to 20 dollars for a title on steam due to their great deals constantly. No, you may not own it definitately, but you do own it for as long as you would possibly want to before you get tired of it. Its about as cheap as you can get to renting, because i'm so frugal about it. There's really no value to your box and retail pc games to go sell to someone else sadly, so never getting a return is not a big deal. especially with the amount of time you can sink in or mods.
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On average, i pay 5 to 20 dollars for a title on steam due to their great deals constantly. No, you may not own it definitately, but you do own it for as long as you would possibly want to before you get tired of it. Its about as cheap as you can get to renting, because i'm so frugal about it. There's really no value to your box and retail pc games to go sell to someone else sadly, so never getting a return is not a big deal. especially with the amount of time you can sink in or mods.
Posted: Jan 16th 2010 1:42AM Michael Leung said
He bought Stormrise. Whatever he thought the account was worth is out the window.
Posted: Jan 16th 2010 2:02AM Assmar said
I want proof of the value via steamcalculator.com but it failed when I tried to look him up. That's a pretty good collection though: way more than what mine's worth.
Posted: Jan 16th 2010 7:53AM KeenCommander said
Oh, freaking cool site! Apparently mine is worth $1634.18 USD. Not bad. Actually, that just makes me feel really silly for all the games I've bought on Steam and don't actually play.
(Steam: epeternally, if you wanted to see my games for some weird, stalkerish reason)
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(Steam: epeternally, if you wanted to see my games for some weird, stalkerish reason)
Posted: Jan 16th 2010 2:06AM Kyammi said
WTF Joystiq.
#1. This isn't news at all. It happens all the time
#2. People constantly sell their game collections for many reasons
#3. 139 games on Steam isn't impressive at all
#4. I hope whoever paid $1000 for the games isn't actually going to honor that payment, or they're a complete idiot
#1. This isn't news at all. It happens all the time
#2. People constantly sell their game collections for many reasons
#3. 139 games on Steam isn't impressive at all
#4. I hope whoever paid $1000 for the games isn't actually going to honor that payment, or they're a complete idiot
Posted: Jan 16th 2010 2:21AM DarknessBear said
MW2 for PC is 60 bucks?
Posted: Jan 16th 2010 2:32AM mattimus said
I've got 110 games on my steam account. It's those weekend deals man... Can't resist.
Posted: Jan 16th 2010 2:42AM (Unverified) said
This is against TOS, yes, but I would imagine that you could make a killing by waiting to fill up on games when they go on sale then unload the whole bunch when there aren't any sales. Even if you cut the price in half from what they usually go for on Steam you'd still make a nice profit if you wait long enough for the right titles.
Posted: Jan 16th 2010 2:45AM Jacksy said
the account was stolen , gee thanks joystiq for promoting theft ! lol jk but thats what it sounds like it !
Posted: Jan 16th 2010 2:55AM FOI said
Terms of Service and End-User License Agreements are rarely, if ever, challenged in a court of law. Which is strange because they are flimsy as hell in regards to actual binding contract law. (nothing is signed, you can use a third-party, license transfer laws, and so on)
If anything, this guy's mistake was "selling" his account rather than "transferring" his licenses.
I expect to see more of this as digital distribution becomes the norm.
If anything, this guy's mistake was "selling" his account rather than "transferring" his licenses.
I expect to see more of this as digital distribution becomes the norm.
Posted: Jan 16th 2010 3:14AM Jjjjames said
Dude, that is a smart idea. I know he said start a new hobby but if you had all those games. your not guna fuckin playem all again so you sell them and have money to buy a new list all over.
Posted: Jan 16th 2010 3:27AM ouenwoof said
What...the hell is the point? Metaphorically, this is the equivalent of a store selling apples for 1$ each, and a smelly homeless guy outside the store selling the same apples at 10$ for a box of 5. It's stupid, and I hope the person who actually bought this feels stupid too.
Posted: Jan 16th 2010 4:18AM Otimus said
This is against the steam TOS, because Steam is a lot more evil than people give credit for. Whine about restrictive DRM, but if Steam finds you sharing or selling an account, they'll ban it, and you'll lose every bit of everything you paid for.
Posted: Jan 16th 2010 8:43AM KeenCommander said
They're customer service also sucks horribly in general. My one dealing with them almost caused me to stop buying games on Steam entirely. Unfortunately, the convenience is...tempting, and no rival has produced a better service yet.
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Posted: Jan 16th 2010 5:36AM (Unverified) said
i have a barely-used steam account from 2004 which i only had because of HL2. I think the only games I have on it are HL2, CS, and The Ship.
Remember back then, when people were like "You have to use the INTERNET to activate an OFFLINE GAME?!?!?!? PREPOSTEROUS" and Steam was an overloaded piece of shit?
good times.
Remember back then, when people were like "You have to use the INTERNET to activate an OFFLINE GAME?!?!?!? PREPOSTEROUS" and Steam was an overloaded piece of shit?
good times.
Posted: Jan 16th 2010 7:27AM Omnistatic said
It's those initial memories that prevented me from using steam for years and years...
First time activated: September 20, 2003
First time I bought a game from Steam: July 3rd, 2009
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First time activated: September 20, 2003
First time I bought a game from Steam: July 3rd, 2009
Posted: Jan 16th 2010 10:10AM (Unverified) said
If he did sell it, right before he sold it he could go in "offline mode" and still have access to all of his games! BASTARD!!
Posted: Jan 17th 2010 11:14AM Major5 said
"Looks like the "buyer" bought two other steam accounts and immediately dropped negatives on them too."
Looks like someone at Valve is buying them.
Looks like someone at Valve is buying them.
Posted: Jan 16th 2010 11:23AM (Unverified) said
To all the people saying his account will get pulled because it's against TOS. People buy steam account all the time, their are whole forums related to nothing but buying and selling steam accounts. I successfully have bought and still own 4 accounts with all different games. Against TOS or not, steam doesn't care as long as the accounts aren't stolen.
Posted: Jan 16th 2010 11:59AM phizzyphizzy said
The guy who bought the account just to leave negative feedback seems to be doing it a lot on other items, even on ones that look completely legitimate. Trolling eBay isn't fun kids, it costs people money to put listings up!
Posted: Jan 16th 2010 1:57PM mundox said
Posted: Jan 16th 2010 2:13PM callumshell1 said
That's not fair. I tried to sell my account and it was promptly removed from ebay.
Posted: Jan 16th 2010 4:03PM GuardianLegend said
Yeah I sold my CODMW2-only Steam account on Ebay about three weeks ago. I only got about $35 though. I forgot to mention that I had a level 45 account connected to it in the auction. If I had done so, I think I would've gotten a much better final price. Sigh.
Posted: Jan 16th 2010 10:53PM AntiClockClock said
So which one of you shmucks at joystiq own this account?
Posted: Jan 16th 2010 10:54PM AntiClockClock said
lol
Posted: Jan 17th 2010 7:19AM (Unverified) said
yes its a criminal offence to sell virtually all digital content. Steam, microsoft 360, all PSN. they are trying to destroy the second hand market, and you are wilfully letting them.
Posted: Jan 17th 2010 12:19PM Dragod said
I think it's the friend of this guy who posted on reddit. I don't remember where the post was, but someone logged on to their steam account to find that they had every game on Steam. He was freaked out and was unsure if he would lose his steam account. Apparently, he has a netbook and isn't great with computers...
Found it: http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/apym6/rgaming_my_friend_just_got_every_single_game_on/
Found it: http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/apym6/rgaming_my_friend_just_got_every_single_game_on/
Posted: Jan 17th 2010 12:38PM captcarl said
I thought I had a lot of games on Steam. I clock in at 118.
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