anyone have experience with "Kinguin"? seems a bit TOO cheap to be legal to me.

OneMoar · Feb 22, 2016

just anouther site gaming the currency conversion rates
use at your own risk

Ahhzz · Feb 22, 2016

We've used it very recently, and had no issue (had to have a win7 key re-issued, took no time at all), but as the OM master says, use at your own risk....

TheGuruStud · Mar 15, 2016

Got very bored and bought JC3 for 25 and Hitman for a friend for 34.

This Denuvo shit is terrible. Both games are eating 85% CPU. That's absurd for Hitman.

kronic1 · Mar 15, 2016

never had an issue with any keys brought from kingun have brought several windows keys and they have all been oem /retail keys no issues with them whatsoever, never had a game key or windows key fail yet ,of corse i don't buy from places that have a bad rating , but thats about it , windows licensing is a complete scam anyway, and is only still going strong because fools think that its fine you have to pay $150 -$450 For a so called Valid license for buggy as crap software

TheGuruStud · Mar 15, 2016

kronic1 said:
never had an issue with any keys brought from kingun have brought several windows keys and they have all been oem /retail keys no issues with them whatsoever, never had a game key or windows key fail yet ,of corse i don't buy from places that have a bad rating , but thats about it , windows licensing is a complete scam anyway, and is only still going strong because fools think that its fine you have to pay $150 -$450 For a so called Valid license for buggy as crap software

Nothing that KMSpico can't solve lol

Sasqui · Mar 15, 2016

Vayra86 said:
Don't buy Windows keys at these prices, it's not worth the risk.

Don't get me wrong, I buy all my games through G2A and the like, but Windows... no. Just no.

You can also find cheaper Win 7 keys now, look for those, especially on business-related sellers. They sell them at a good price and you can still upgrade to 10 until 29 june or july. If you find them at 40-60 bucks, that's very decent.

I found my OEM W7 key for 45 or so, not too long ago.

Amazon price for Win 7 OEM (thru some sellers) has been ranging $45-$55 depending on the day. Appears quite legit, and the amazon cops will presumably protect you.

crazyeyesreaper · Mar 15, 2016

LOL 45-55 try $20-25 on reddit microsoft software swap.

Windows 10 PRO for 45. have had better luck with Windows software on reddit.

As for games bought plenty along with DLC no issues as i have said before.

c2DDragon · Mar 16, 2016

Hey !

I did buy games on this site and a FF XIV ARR Prepaid time game card, no issues anywhere.
Every Win 10 pro keys I see there are 25,99€ with the buyer protection (1€) (KINGUIN buyer protection 100% money back guarantee within 30 days)
Maybe prices are better for US, Idk but if you want to try a Windows key, let the buyer protection ticked.

My bro did take a very cheap Windows 8.1 Pro key on G2A to wipe his Windows 7 Pirate and go to Windows 10 Pro, no issues, Kinguin and G2A are pretty similar.

little cat · Mar 16, 2016

I havent bought anything from there . This is mainly second market i.e. one bought it , then another and then You . Also such a scenario may happen : One buys 1000 keys with not covered credit card . You buy from the guy but since the key was bought with uncovered credit card firstly , it becomes invalid

Baum · Mar 27, 2016

And Kinguin is just a "market" ...1 Dollar for safety sure... talking snowball system :-(

i would not buy my operating system from there just because: risk vs. use? makes no sense....

TheGuruStud · Mar 27, 2016

crazyeyesreaper said:
LOL 45-55 try $20-25 on reddit microsoft software swap.

Windows 10 PRO for 45. have had better luck with Windows software on reddit.

As for games bought plenty along with DLC no issues as i have said before.

What's funny is that anyone can get a legitimate win10 key. Install and um...activate...win 7/8, install updates, then get your real win10 key.

crazyeyesreaper · Mar 27, 2016

True @TheGuruStud until you run into the issue where the update wont complete. Microsoft still hasn't fixed the error where the update will freeze at various points. It is rare but Out of 15 machines built and upgraded. (Win 7 legit for $20) I have had 2 machines that could not finish the upgrade to Windows 10 and required a fresh install. Granted at the time. You could not use the win 7 / 8 keys to activate a fresh install. Now its not a problem. That said the free upgrade cycle wont last forever. In which case a key for $40-45 is alot cheaper than most will sell for via Kinguin etc.

jaggerwild · Mar 27, 2016

TheGuruStud said:
What's funny is that anyone can get a legitimate win10 key. Install and um...activate...win 7/8, install updates, then get your real win10 key.

Plus after doing this, when the year is up what happens then if you have issue's? We haven't past this point yet.....
I aim in need of a new windows install, I'm just gonna buy a copy of OEM at New Egg. As was said in a few years after all those keys start retrying to activate new installs aint worth it!

blobster21 · Mar 27, 2016

TheGuruStud said:
What's funny is that anyone can get a legitimate win10 key. Install and um...activate...win 7/8, install updates, then get your real win10 key.

Just nitpicking, but in this scenario you will get a "digital entitlement" which, like any regular product key, is tied to your hardware (ie. motherboard) ( source )

TheHunter · Mar 28, 2016

Its a good site, I selected the cheapest games on there and all work fine.
MKX premium for 8€
DeadRising 3 for 10€ and 2 more cheap games..

Imo much better store then cjskeys. Nubs gave me gift key and in end had to exhange 15mails and get angry inbetween until they returned me money credit for that said game.. Also ripoff by paysafe card, £ to € tax on top of it.. They wont see me there anymore.

gottistar · Nov 13, 2016

ive bought 3 win10 keys off them......and ive no problems with them so far......all updated without a problem....pcs are working great.

i might add ive been using them for around 6 months.

R-T-B · Nov 13, 2016

I don't know why people bother paying for these keys to feel legit... unless you bought a full retail key, you're still in violation of the EULA and ms can revoke it at any time. Heck, you may as well just crack windows, it's just as legal... You basically just paid for a pirate copy that just happens to presently trick the DRM because the key hasn't been reported as misused yet.

To be clear, many of the keys sold on Kinguin are misused OEM or volume license keys. They are NOT legal to use in this context.

Don't believe me? Check the "legit" key you paid for with this:

https://github.com/Superfly-Inc/ShowKeyPlus/releases

If you really got a retail key, good job.

gottistar · Nov 13, 2016

R-T-B said:
I don't know why people bother paying for these keys to feel legit... unless you bought a full retail key, you're still in violation of the EULA and ms can revoke it at any time. Heck, you may as well just crack windows, it's just as legal... You basically just paid for a pirate copy that just happens to presently trick the DRM because the key hasn't been reported as misused yet.

To be clear, many of the keys sold on Kinguin are misused OEM or volume license keys. They are NOT legal to use in this context.

Don't believe me? Check the "legit" key you paid for with this:

https://github.com/Superfly-Inc/ShowKeyPlus/releases

If you really got a retail key, good job.

Is there a site you're aware of that sells "cheap" or "cheaper" retail keys? legit...

from what ive researched so far, they are ranging from 75 to 155 a pop from various sites.

Frick · Nov 13, 2016

Retail keys cost the same as OEM keys these days, at proper stores. People are so cheap.

MasterInvader · Nov 13, 2016

I have 261 games / 104 DLC´s on my Steam acc and 80% were bought on Kinguin/G2A, never had a single problem.
Running 2 PC´s [for at least one year] on Win7 keys from Kinguin, working just fine.

Recon-UK · Nov 13, 2016

LOL who pays for Windows??? Sucks to be you i guess.

I have 436 games & 205 DLC on Steam alone, around 15 games were bought on G2A with no issues.
I checked out that i reside in Pakistan to avoid tax cost too, you mad?

gottistar · Nov 13, 2016

Recon-UK said:
LOL who pays for Windows??? Sucks to be you i guess.

I have 436 games & 205 DLC on Steam alone, around 15 games were bought on G2A with no issues.
I checked out that i reside in Pakistan to avoid tax cost too, you mad?

LOL? plenty of people pay for windows, doesnt mean we suck...its the same as you pay for your games.

Recon-UK · Nov 13, 2016

gottistar said:
LOL? plenty of people pay for windows, doesnt mean we suck...its the same as you pay for your games.

I am an assistive user, i can't see, i have no hands and no legs so i get it free :laugh:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/accessibility/windows10upgrade

gottistar · Nov 13, 2016

Recon-UK said:
I am an assistive user, i can't see, i have no hands and no legs so i get it free

You sir, are a comedian. :roll:

Vayra86 · Nov 13, 2016

R-T-B said:
I don't know why people bother paying for these keys to feel legit... unless you bought a full retail key, you're still in violation of the EULA and ms can revoke it at any time. Heck, you may as well just crack windows, it's just as legal... You basically just paid for a pirate copy that just happens to presently trick the DRM because the key hasn't been reported as misused yet.

To be clear, many of the keys sold on Kinguin are misused OEM or volume license keys. They are NOT legal to use in this context.

Don't believe me? Check the "legit" key you paid for with this:

https://github.com/Superfly-Inc/ShowKeyPlus/releases

If you really got a retail key, good job.

It will be an interesting case if it EVER reaches court. Buyer buys product that looks legit, does its research as far as can be reasonably expected, finds nothing strange - versus the EULA that is already been very clearly put on the backbench because (inter)national laws always come first and last. You can put whatever the F ever in your EULA, I honestly don't give a damn. I care about national law, nothing else, and that law offers consumer protection to a great degree and puts the responsibility of a legit product almost entirely in the hands of the seller. The only thing I really NEED to do as a consumer, is convince myself its legit. And when I see OEM keys on Google for 30 bucks a pop, and find them on a keysite for 19-25, I really can't say that 'looks like it is not legit'. All it looks like, is a good and plausible discount. What's more, I have no real, plausible way of finding out a specific key is legit or not.

Thus far, all I see is companies taking the hit themselves, Microsoft included, because it is simply not worth chasing down individual sales and customers for as little as 10-40 bucks per product.

And it will remain so as long as the group that buys these keys doesn't grow exponentially. This goes for Windows keys, but also games.

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anyone have experience with "Kinguin"? seems a bit TOO cheap to be legal to me.

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