windows 7 keys on ebay

[pizzaboy9990]

need some advice..

why are the keys so cheap
the guy selling states 100% legit
key works forever

you get the picture...

it also goes on to say activate as many times as you like on the same pc...

someone please explain

 

[zigzag3143]

need some advice..

why are the keys so cheap
the guy selling states 100% legit
key works forever

you get the picture...

it also goes on to say activate as many times as you like on the same pc...

someone please explain

All I have to say is buyer beware. Too many stories of users being burned by "legit" keys

You get what you pay for


Ken

 

[metalmania31]

Use your common sense. Too good to be true it's probably not. Every cliche could apply to this ebay guy.

 

[derekimo]

If it sounds to good to be true.....

http://www.sevenforums.com/chillout-room/42711-ebay-windows7-keys.html

 

[Sanvean]

Probably MSDN keys, there is a danger of them becoming "blacklisted". Safest way for budget reasons, is a OEM System Builders pack.

 

[theog]

Have a read:

http://www.sevenforums.com/general-discussion/33175-would-you-buy-w7-key-ebay.html
http://www.sevenforums.com/chillout-room/42711-ebay-windows7-keys.html
http://www.sevenforums.com/general-...-key-purchases-difference-store-bought-2.html

 

[WindowsStar]

Don't buy them; it is a waste of your money. They are MSDN or TechNet Keys. If the person gets busted for selling the keys all keys will be blocked by Microsoft. Microsoft states very clearly you CANNOT sell the keys. If you buy them you will not know when they will be blocked it may take for 3 to 6 months and then it is too late to file a claim on eBay or PayPal, plus without tracking back to where you purchased them Microsoft will not help you through the piracy program.

 

[pizzaboy9990]

ok thanks for replying back guys....

i knew it sounded to good to be true...

but curiosity gets the better.....

after emailing the ebayer

he was very insistant in reminding me that the key could only be activated a few times and one only one computer..

if these keys are as dodgey as what people say they are surely i can use the key he has on any computer...

or is he telling me this,so i perhaps buy more keys...

sorry for naivity...

 

[Dwarf]

Steer well clear as already advised. Apart from the keys potentially being on or ending on Microsoft's blacklist, you can never be totally sure that the disk itself is genuine. I would only buy it from a reputable dealer.

 

[derekimo]

ok thanks for replying back guys....

i knew it sounded to good to be true...

but curiosity gets the better.....

after emailing the ebayer

he was very insistant in reminding me that the key could only be activated a few times and one only one computer..

if these keys are as dodgey as what people say they are surely i can use the key he has on any computer...

or is he telling me this,so i perhaps buy more keys...

sorry for naivity...

That's how any key is, so you don't buy one copy and put it on 10 machines.

You're really playing with fire if you end up buying that or any key on ebay.

 

[pizzaboy9990]

ok thanks guys...

so just to clarify....the ebay seller problem sells the same keys hundreds of times to different buyers..

and eventually the keys become black listed due to being activated to many times....

 

[derekimo]

ok thanks guys...

so just to clarify....the ebay seller problem sells the same keys hundreds of times to different buyers..

and eventually the keys become black listed due to being activated to many times....

No those keys are not supposed to be sold, that's why they will get blacklisted.

 

[pizzaboy9990]

got it thanks for helping me out.....

 

[Dwarf]

You're welcome. Also see this thread: http://www.sevenforums.com/chillout-room/42711-ebay-windows7-keys.html#post761823

 

[zay]

I have a feeling this is like one of those times where you tell someone don't touch that, it is hot, and they touch it anyway just to see. After the first three or four posts telling him to stay away, it is almost as if he was hoping somewhere along the thread, you all might change and say it was ok to buy the keys. Like my dad used to say, "if you see a house on fire, and you go and get burned, whose fault is it?" Once again, my friend, stay away from those ebay keys!!!

 

[pacinitaly]

try this:

email the guy stating you need to contact Microsoft about the order then see how fast the listing goes away:roflmao:

 

[BadHairSpray]

I read about alot of situations where MS have started blocking MSDN/TechNet Keys...most of them were purchased off some of the internet sites.....more worrying for users of these internet shopping sites.. is reading about how windows 7 disks have been manufactured and sold with MSDN keys attached to the certificate...

Scary stuff I think.....especially if MS makes huge changes to the MSDN/TechNet programs or god forbid do away with it completely

 

[richc46]

I do not think there is any need for worry. I do not think that the sites will be come a thing of the past, they will survive until MS finds a way to avoid the problem and changes the method of distribution, or increase security. Purchses who buy from legit sources without trying to get a deal to good to be true will not have problems.

 

[sandman]

I am surprised the key's on E-bay have not been removed, I tried to sell a legit copy and they removed my auction. Well any way i have four systems and i have a Technet Subscription because of cost and being a beta MS tester it came to me at a good price and if i had to buy the software on these 4 systems it would cost me $1000.00's of dollars were as the Technet is X amount of dollars. I have read the licenseing agreement and it states that a key can be transfered to a third part but can only be on one system at a time, selling them is a very grey area, but some people are doing it and will they get caught could be or they may be safe if they do not get greedy.