abharsair
Grumpmaster
Maybe we should first define what an "unauthorized" reseller actually means in this discussion.
I think no one here condones selling keys from questionable sources without caring whether they originate from credit card fraud, stealing them from retail boxes, and other similar illegal methods.
On the other hand, if I acquire keys legally (e.g. by purchasing bundles) and decide to sell them again, then it should be possible (and my good right) to use decent reselling platforms to do so. Yes, publishers and developers might not like it for obvious reasons, but I see no moral obligation to oblige to their desires.
I also have no problem with resellers who use regional pricing to their advantage. Globalization is a double-edged sword and it's hypocritical of publishers to complain about reselling keys from other regions, but at the same they outsource jobs to where there is cheap labor. Heck, people in my country even re-import cars because it's often cheaper to first ship them to a neighboring country and bring them back than to directly buy them here.
I think no one here condones selling keys from questionable sources without caring whether they originate from credit card fraud, stealing them from retail boxes, and other similar illegal methods.
On the other hand, if I acquire keys legally (e.g. by purchasing bundles) and decide to sell them again, then it should be possible (and my good right) to use decent reselling platforms to do so. Yes, publishers and developers might not like it for obvious reasons, but I see no moral obligation to oblige to their desires.
I also have no problem with resellers who use regional pricing to their advantage. Globalization is a double-edged sword and it's hypocritical of publishers to complain about reselling keys from other regions, but at the same they outsource jobs to where there is cheap labor. Heck, people in my country even re-import cars because it's often cheaper to first ship them to a neighboring country and bring them back than to directly buy them here.