145925-beware-buying-boxed-copies-of-wildstar

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			Apparently there are unopened boxed copies that have invalid serial numbers ... I bought one from amazon and tried to enter my code only to have a 'invalid' error. After nearly 2 days I finally get a support ticket back saying the code has already been registered and they can't do anything about it. Such crap.	
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			I saw some copies for sale at walmart. What is the point of buying a box copy now?	
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I saw some copies for sale at walmart. What is the point of buying a box copy now?
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			Likelihood is you got scammed by the vendor from Amazon. There are ways to get the serial code from the box while making it appear as though it were never opened. This can happen to physical stores too, but less likely given security measures.	
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I must be really unlucky then...
 
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	Edited November 1, 2015 by Silas Varin	
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I saw some copies for sale at walmart. What is the point of buying a box copy now?
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Walmart price matched Gamestop's now $5 price for me two days ago, the key worked 100% fine when used today for making my friend's account. Also bought a copy directly from Gamestop for $10 about a month ago, and again the key worked 100% fine when used on my own account.
 
The title should be "Beware scam sellers" or something, boxed copies still work 100% fine, and can be obtained VERY cheaply from Gamestop or anywhere that price matches Gamestop, like Walmart.
			
				
	Edited November 1, 2015 by Zazaaji	
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			I've purchased in excess of...well..I stopped counting at 30... All codes worked without issues, whether redeemed by me, or someone I gave the code to. Most box copies are just fine..sounds like your code didn't actually come from Amazon, but from a 3rd party via their marketplace..	
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Apparently there are unopened boxed copies that have invalid serial numbers ... I bought one from amazon and tried to enter my code only to have a 'invalid' error. After nearly 2 days I finally get a support ticket back saying the code has already been registered and they can't do anything about it. Such crap.
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Still have sellers out there trying to scam players with old humble bumble $1 codes, these only work for brand new accounts ( or give code invalid ) plus you get no promo offer...I say scam but to be fair, lots do state NEW accounts only if you read the small print.	
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			I bought a boxed copy from Target a couple of months ago and ran into the same problem.  Neither Target nor Carbine would do anything about it.  And yes, the box was sealed (not just shrink wrapped, but also glued) and everything was legit in terms of it being a fresh off the shelf box copy.  	
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I bought a boxed copy from Target a couple of months ago and ran into the same problem.  Neither Target nor Carbine would do anything about it.  And yes, the box was sealed (not just shrink wrapped, but also glued) and everything was legit in terms of it being a fresh off the shelf box copy.  
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			Finally got a reply ... took them 2 days to tell me that amazon isn't an authorized reseller even though this link http://www.wildstar-online.com/en/retailers/ says otherwise.	
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Finally got a reply ... took them 2 days to tell me that amazon isn't an authorized reseller even though this link http://www.wildstar-online.com/en/retailers/ says otherwise.
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I saw some copies for sale at walmart. What is the point of buying a box copy now?
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The same point as before.........?
 
And if you buy one from amazon, how do we know it simply wasnt already used by the previous owner?
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			Dude you got scammed. Report that to Amazon, that's a big no no to them and they should refund you and ban the seller.	
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			Contact the seller.  They may not have been aware and will refund your money.  It's happened before.	
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			This is a bit strange. The norm should be to request proof of purchase and photos of the merchandise along with the serial number, and to activate it if the proof has been provided. Sure there's the risk of people exploiting this, but then it becomes a trend which can be addressed differently.	
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			Short Question, can i activate a new serial number to my account (it's an old account before f2p, so a serial code was allready used) ?	
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Short Question, can i activate a new serial number to my account (it's an old account before f2p, so a serial code was allready used) ?
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If you buy it from Amazon, you should be fine.
 
If you buy it through a third party retailer via Amazon marketplace (as the OP appears to have done), you may encounter issues.
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Are you sure? It  kind of sounds like he got scammed. What proof do either of you have either way? Again, how do we know this isn't the fault of amazon or some third party retailer through amazon?
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I used multiple codes on my account as I managed to get a hold of a few standard editions. So you can use more than one serial number on your account. 
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Okay, do i only get the Item and 12k CP or also 30 Day Subscripor Mode ?
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Okay, do i only get the Item and 12k CP or also 30 Day Subscripor Mode ?
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