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Jalawa

Is there a way to know if a key is taken or not?

I have quite a few (~50) keys from different steam games, however I do not know which are taken and which aint.
Is there a way to know so I can make some giveaways?

Regards

13 years ago*

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datenshi

Not that I know of. Only way is to actually enter the key into steam.
How the hell did you get so many keys anyways :o

13 years ago
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Jalawa

You'd be suprised how much freebies you can get from 'journalism'. Heh...

13 years ago
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CodeShatter

'Journalism'. That makes you sound like a drug dealer or a mob boss. O_O

13 years ago
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Aziraphale1981

Dude, i am running a blog and i am trying to be serious and not extort the generosity of developers.
stop this shit before serious people don't get any freebies anymore.

12 years ago
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LSD

Translation: "dude i only just found out about this and you're revealing the scam to everyone, stop it before i don't get my freebies".

12 years ago
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Hanneman213

LOL

12 years ago
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ihavenosteam

give them all to me, i'll tell you..

13 years ago
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Jalawa

Now that sure wouldnt be so fair, would it? xD

13 years ago
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kalekip1

Best option:

You could give them to a trusted person who has nearly all games, then it says "You already have this game" or "This product has already been used" and he can tell you which are used.

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Faark

Are you sure you get a different dialog in that case and not always the same "You already have this game"-message?
Never had the chance to try it :(

13 years ago
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datenshi

Yep.

13 years ago
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Heretic

No, this doesn't work. Steam checks to see if you own the game before it checks if the key has been used.

13 years ago
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datenshi

You sure? My memory must be playing tricks on me again then :(

13 years ago
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KKCryptic

I can state from personal experience that if you use a key for a game that you own you get the "already owned" message regardless of if the key has been used before or not.

I activated a key and then immediately tried to activate the same key: already owned message.

12 years ago
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CocodaMonkey

Yeah I've tried this myself. It does not work.

13 years ago
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Awesom3

I've tried it and it does.

13 years ago
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CocodaMonkey

Well you're a wizard then because there's been threads here and in the steam forums specifically saying it doesn't work as well as a people asking steam to add this feature.

Also just for fun I tried it again right now and yup, it still doesn't work. If you own the game it says you own it and offers to install it. If you don't own it, it adds it to your library. There is no way to check if a key is unused unless you don't have the game and then when you check if it is unused it'll use it so there isn't really anyway to check at all.

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Oxol

That doesn't always work. I bought Saints Row 2 in Steam, then managed to register the CD key a few months later, because I had forgotten I already owned the game. I had to contact Steam and get the CD key un-redeemed.

12 years ago
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Waqas

just post it on pastebin and give us a link :D

Ninjas ftw

13 years ago
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Jalawa

Thats one possibility...

13 years ago
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Gramis

If they are from bundles, you can't create a giveaway for em, unless the entire bundle is unused. Just the rules.

You can however post them here on the forum.

If they are from a site like amazon, then you can give them out. those are fine.

13 years ago
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sebag

Only way is to write to Steam Support, they can tell you but not sure if they will be happy to do so many ;)

Also read what Gramis commented here.

13 years ago
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rewas

Well, there's no harm giving me one, for testing purposes only of course.

13 years ago
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ozo2003

ninjas suckz
at least make puzzle or somethin' with pastebin link or what

13 years ago
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datenshi

First guy to solve the puzzle wins a shitloads of games!

13 years ago
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ozo2003

than puzzle for every key :D

13 years ago
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Daiz

Also if you write to Steam Support, be sure to ask them if it's possible before you send them any keys.

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kalekip1

Do you know which games they are? No matter if they're used or not...

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TDOTN

Give me a game and i say to you yes or not duplicated.

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FapFap

no

13 years ago
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Bennyny

I would love way to check it on steam.

13 years ago
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oniz

If there's anything from Oddworld pack, you may pass it to me to check :)

13 years ago
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Eread

I could participate in the testing :D

13 years ago
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ultimatedraq

GO Ninjas!

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DDAN0-FZIN8-A0ZVF

QFAJL-J28FG-6G8LH

MF2FX-6WRXI-DNBJ4

GQWID-FZHG2-P95G9

13 years ago
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Sebastien

all used ninja

13 years ago
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Psycho345

Damn ninjas...

12 years ago
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Jalawa

So from the comments I understand that I have no possibility beside contacting steam for it?

13 years ago
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FapFap

no, y can make forum giveway =0

13 years ago
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DanMoody

Tonight I love humping dead threads.

12 years ago
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darkdude8

it was you >;(

12 years ago
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BubbyBobble

*Smacks with a rolled-up newspaper* SHTAP ET

12 years ago
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Cookies217Lol

You can tell if a key has been used by just USING IT. But if you don't want it you can cancel the download and it'll count as unused.

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MrCastiglia

No it wont

12 years ago
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Nock

^ This

12 years ago
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Brotbaum

It is used when you do this but AFAIK you can check a key when you already have the game.

12 years ago
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Peroxide

Can I have some of whatever you're having?

12 years ago
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danilodw

You can do a forum giveaway, the most fast bastard you have it and with luck the key will work... :D

12 years ago
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kOROMOShYdOpOlOuS

add me on steam and ill tell you what keys are used and what arent :D

12 years ago
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omega64

My guess is after your inspection they'll all be used. :P

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gagu93

u can enter code and if you have thatgame and its valid it would say that game is allready in your inventory so you will know its valid :)

12 years ago
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FiuRy

Send me and check valid XDXD

12 years ago
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Nock

I suppose not, but you probably should close this thread, since it's already 5 months old and nobody has an idea how to know if it's used.

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Closed 12 years ago by Jalawa.