Is it actually a scam to trade a free copy away or just good to be aware that the prices for them should be devaulted due the new influx of copies? I don't think there will be unlimited free copies, so it's not like trying to trade a free to play game away.
I think it is but so long as people are warned and this site actually has rules for not trading exploited keys but while steam gifts is being sorted out no one is here to moderate it so it has thrived where nearly every post has an offer of Starvoid, A Valley Without Wind etc
Oh ok I guess I'm unclear on what an exploited key is. I thought it meant like a valley without wind where they actually were illegal, versus keys that were given away freely by the developers. I've been thinking of such giveaway keys like getting bonus games/items with preorders or developer gifts like nuclear dawn. But you are right people should be aware that the extra copies will make the games cheaper in trading.
Also bump :p
With that logic, IGN keys should be banned or any bonuses from bundles since you only paid for the initial bundle and the "bonus" is free. Even Steam Gifts from the Holiday sales should be excluded since they were obtained for free.
The exploited keys are almost all from incidents where lists of keys were obtained and distributed or from a region specific promotion such as Hitman Sniper Challenge.
These keys are a limited supply and only available to those who have played enough in certain other games, not everyone will have the chance to obtain them even if they were unlimited.
You are right they should be banned and used to be but like i said no one is moderating this at the moment. If it was how it used to be IGN etc would be banned, and i hope it gets back to that soon. Too many scumbags using giveaways and different accounts to trade free stuff and rip people off ;) When you get a key it is meant to be used by you, if you dont want it dont get it.
Raptr rewards are giving away Steam codes 25/09 so probably going to be a lot of them offered in trades by the more shady characters on Steam Trades just a heads up ;)