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Sisal

I'm wondering if there is any official statement on safety of trading with Russians, in the context of Steam trade via Steamtrades.com etc. Since Valve is against buying games in different region, do they take any steps against trades through Steam trade for TF2 keys from buyers perspective? Thanks.

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AgeOfArmageddon

S'fine.

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Sisal

But there isn't anything official?

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MaximumBunny

Just make sure the games aren't region locked.

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Bigshrimp

It's fine as long as the games aren't region locked.

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dennism

Check if the games aren't region locked.

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Devil231

Just be sure that the game isn't region locked

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EvilCupcake

It's fine as long as the game isn't region locked.

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MagYCko

Just check the games aren't region locked.

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iamjellyman

Double check that the game isn't region locked.

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qetc

region locked check the double sure make

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Yusyuriv

C-C-C-COMBO BREAKER!

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AgeOfArmageddon

Games that they don't want traded over certain borders are locked to the region they are purchased in (see comments above this one :P).

If there is no region lock, you are fine to trade/activate the game. Valve has never made a rule to prevent this and there are tons of these kinds of trades done every day.

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BongoGT

I just felt like making this longer.

But I've traded with Russians before all turned out good but I seek out the ones with high rep.

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Drumoff

Arent those with who you traded before trustable enough?

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Dimmmkko

Most games (95%) are not region locked, otherwise russians wouldn't be able to giveaway games on SG.

But some new AAA titles are. So double check that.

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jordekid

Just check the games aren't region locked.

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Mew2

'Tis.

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Materia

Valva is against buying games in other regions because of the price. Russsia, and other close countries in that part of the globe, have the cheapest games available.

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Jonex

If Valve didn't want it to happen, they would prevent it from happening with mandatory region locks etc. Everything that is bought through Steam gives them money, so if people want to buy lots of Russian versions of games, Valve are ok with it. I'm sure they don't support it, but they obviously don't mind it happening.

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Sisal

Yeah, I'm aware of region locks, but it still sounds like pretty grey area.

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SleepyCat

Actually, I've seen reports of Russians getting banned for cross-border game/keys trading. Apparently, support thinks that cross-border trading violates the "non-commercial use" rule in SSA, regardless of the payment method - Paypal, keys, items, etc. Not sure to what extent those reports are true, however, and what happens to the buyers.

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Sisal

But how can we know that we're trading with Russian?

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Veliar

You can guess by their prices, though it's still not the best way to determine one, because even then it might not be a Russian.

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BrutoDetestsDT

I don't think publishers love very much steam trading capability (every countries has regional prices, not just the CIS ones and Russia) but safety of trading doesn't depends on nationality, that would not be acceptable.

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EddyGaming

At least in Europe (which is your region) it is like this:

The one who buys pretty many games from regions with cheaper prices with the intention to sell them (commercial use) and not to activate them himself (e.g. Russian traders) are not allowed to do so. They can even get punishments for it. The one who buys a game for a cheaper price, even if he knows it is from a cheaper region (e.g. you, non-commercial use), is allowed to do so.

This is also why many DVDs state "Not for commercial use" ;)

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