I looked up the FAQ and I can't find a definitive answer
from the FAQ:
You should only enter to win giveaways for yourself, and if you win a game, it must be activated and redeemed to the Steam account used during registration.
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I think that 'must' needs to be increased a few sizes, people keep skipping over it. :P
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It is, however, under a more specific question: "Can I enter a giveaway for a friend?" That's why I was dubious.
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You can enter for what ever reason but you must activate your win on your account used during registration)
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Terms of Service under "If You enter a Giveaway"
any Gift you receive is for personal use, and must be activated, or redeemed by the Steam ID associated with your SteamGifts.com account. The Gift should not be used for other purposes, including by not limited to, trading, selling, or regifting.
much clearer then the faq. ;)
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I always thought that there was a specific rule that imposed the activation of the gift ASAP,
Yes.
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Also, I'm just going to point out that the Dark Universe Bundle doesn't trade well at all, since all its components have been bundled quite a few times.
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I looked into your inventory but cannot find anything "very substantial". If you mean the Dark Eye pack, it is four mediocre-tiered bundle games that may be worth 2-3 dollars/euros at best as a pack.
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Nowhere to be seen? Let's see, a few quotes from FAQ and Guidelines:
Won gifts should be activated to the Steam account used during registration, and they should not be regifted, traded, or sold.You should only enter to win giveaways for yourself, and if you win a game, it must be activated and redeemed to the Steam account used during registration. If a friend is interesting in joining giveaways, they'll need to register for their own account.You could also just use Forum Search option...
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Aside from others told you; with those non-activations on your profile you won't be able to enter a lot of sgtools protected GAs.
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Trying to make a profit on a giveaway you've won, very classy.
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Same class as being unhelpful and drop in just to sound smart, I suppose? ;)
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Thanks for clearing my doubt. I've read the rule most of you pointed out but at first I interpreted it as referring to more specific situations. Gift activated.
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now tell us how many BLs you got thanks to posting it instead of properly searching for answer yourself ;p
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Well, a dozen already. But after all, stupid question, consequences. I'd better laugh at myself ;)
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Well, the question was a bit out there, no doubt, but I'm not going to fault you for asking [which is always a good idea, when unsure].
(Searching previous threads is always a good idea, though- the same topics come up on SG over and over, which tends to make people a bit worn out in addressing them. If your on-site search doesn't work, use Google and add "Site:steamgifts.com" to the end of your search.)
Your phrasing was pretty.. awkward, though, since it gave an impression of ingratitude. Add in how touchy many of us have become about the subject, given how commonly such things come up based in entitlement and disrespect, and it's easy to assume something negative from the start.
(P.S. Don't forget you can close a thread using the Open button in the top right corner, if desired.)
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I'm sorry if it gave that impression. The sarcasm at myself is honest, and I appreciated most replies.
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He read the rules, wasn't sure about how to interpret them, came here to ask, had it explained, abided to the rules, people blacklist him. He may miss out on a couple of games, but the joke's on the losers blacklisting him.
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Would not activating the gift and using it elsewhere risk me sanctions here.
Yes: https://www.steamgifts.com/roles/member
Check under 'Suspension Permissions' -> 'Not Activating Won Gift'
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Can you believe in all this time here I never noticed that tab on the bottom of the page? Good to know anyway. Never fallen in any of those nor I want to (and that's why I asked here).
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Honestly, if they just replaced the FAQ with that page, it'd probably work as well at informing people, if not better. :P
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Never had any intention of re-gifting. I knew that since my first day here.
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I don't have one for trading wins away, so it's close enough.
It's not like getting something in exchange makes it better that re-gifting.
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True that. I shouldn't have doubted and activate the gift immediately, like I always did before.
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I think the confusion here is as to what regifting is.
You're thinking "re-giving-away", while the actual interpretation on the site is that gifting is the giving of a game to someone, and hence regifting is giving a game you've been gifted over to a third party.
While yes, that does have a foundation in preventing direct site manipulation, it also acts to prevent people from taking honestly given gifts and attempting to resell them, spending that money on cheap gifts for CV, gaining levels for more high-value games... in other words, any form of regifting can be used to manipulate the site, if you're willing to put in the effort.
And, of course, that's just if you look at the exploitative elements of the rule. From a community integrity/site dependability angle, it's crucial that people have an idea of what's going to happen to the games they freely give away. So the regifting rule is important in that respect, as well, as it prevents another kind of abuse [that is, the abuse of someone's trust and generosity].
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Suspension Permissions
Not Activating Won Gift - 5 days
https://www.steamgifts.com/roles/guest
You would not be perma suspended but it is definitely not allowed. And you would not be able to join SG Tools restricted giveaways because most of them don't allow this kind of rule breaking.
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I looked up the FAQ and I can't find a definitive answer to my doubt, so I'll ask here.
Usually, as soon as I receive the key, gift link or inventory item gift for a game, I activate it on Steam and it's done. For the first time however, having won and received a very substantial gift as an inventory item, I'm interested in seeing if I can use it to get some game(s) I'm even more interested in out of it, and Barter would be the place. The creator of the giveaway (which I asked first) has no problem if I decide to use the gift that way - I got it in my inventory, marked it as received, and it's only my problem now.
However, that's the fact of SG's rules, even "unwritten" ones: they exist because in the past, people has tried to exploit the system, like re-gifting won items, especially between small groups, to raise levels. I always thought that there was a specific rule that imposed the activation of the gift ASAP, while in truth, it's only the giveaway creator's responsibility to check (especially in case one activates the gift but does not mark it as received).
So, what should I do? Would not activating the gift and using it elsewhere risk me sanctions here. Where the written rules end and just common sense begins?
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