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Price difference between (Steam and instant gaming)

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3 years ago
Aug 18, 2021, 11:25:13 PM
  1. Hi I noticed that on (Instant Gaming) the game (Humankind Standard Edition) costs € 30.99, is it normal that the price is this low, or is it illegal?                                                                       - (steam offer): Standard Edition € 49.99
    - (steam offer): Digital Deluxe Edition € 59.99
    - (instant gaming offer): Standard Edition -48% 30.99 €
    - (instant gaming offer): Digital Deluxe Edition (Out of stock) €?
  2.  I await the response of a moderator, or members of the comunoter, to shed some light on the question.                                                                                                                                     - Thanks in advance. And Live Long and Prosper.?
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3 years ago
Aug 18, 2021, 11:50:33 PM

Instant Gaming is Grey Market, not illegal but a bit shady and using legal loopholes

They usually buy keys in countries where its cheaper in big quantities, getting discount and resell them


Also, they dont show taxes contrary to steam, once going in the page to pay, you chose your country and then they add your country tax

It might or not make the price similar to standard retail price


Stores that propose attractive prices via private resellers (like G2A) are also grey market but worse, because you arnt sure the key will be valid, and the keys might have been bought with stolen money from scams (scammers use this as a way to launder money)

Also stolen keys can be revoked (the game is removed from steam library) if it proves to have been initally illegally acquired


A pleasure to shed some lights

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