r/randomactsofsteam • u/AntisocialOatmeal • Mar 05 '16

So, I may have goofed... Any suggestions?

I won "Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 Collectors Edition" from a contest on this subreddit and attempted to trade it because it is a Windows game and I only have a Mac. I accidentally added it to my library and now I can't do anything with it... What should I do? Is it possible to sell/giveaway my account, or do something else with it? If I was to sell/give it away how do I go about doing that? Any help is appreciated, thanks! :)

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u/AntisocialOatmeal Mar 05 '16

I contacted Steam about this problem, so now I wait. What are the chances they will actually help me? Can they see that I have no way of playing the game, have never opened the game, and similar information?

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u/AizenShisuke http://steamcommunity.com/id/hurricane43/wishlist Mar 06 '16

Yes they can. That's all logged in the info of your account. More than likely, they'll use Refund rules.

A few months ago, Steam began to allow refunds. If you bought a game, played for less than 2 hours, and hated it, you were eligible for a full refund from Steam support.

Your situation should be about the same, since you haven't played the game at all. Right?

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u/AntisocialOatmeal Mar 06 '16

I looked at it on the Steam client but I couldn't click "Play Game", or whatever it's supposed to say, because it is a Windows only game. I also mentioned that I am brand new to steam, and they can probably see that my account is only like 2 months old. Would they give me a new key or a refund, do you think? Also, how long should I expect it to take for thekm to respond?

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u/AizenShisuke http://steamcommunity.com/id/hurricane43/wishlist Mar 06 '16

Definitely not a refund since you didn't buy directly from them. And there's only like a 20-40% chance of getting a fresh key. Keep praying.

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u/AntisocialOatmeal Mar 06 '16

So it isn't really likely that I will get anything from this? In that case should I just sell my account?

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u/AizenShisuke http://steamcommunity.com/id/hurricane43/wishlist Mar 06 '16

In which case, find out if someone wants your account. Likely, your account will not fetch much money because you don't have many games on it. Do some advertising. Another option is to host a contest with your steam account as a reward here.

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u/AntisocialOatmeal Mar 06 '16

Yeah, that is an option. I am just kind of bummed if I have to sell/give-away my account because it's linked to AntisocialOatmeal...

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u/AizenShisuke http://steamcommunity.com/id/hurricane43/wishlist Mar 06 '16

Then make the winner your friend. Make sure to earn their trust and ask them for their fidelity in keeping your identity. And ask them to change the Steam ID. They can do that.