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expiredBOBIROC posted Jan 15, 2023 04:29 PM
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expiredBOBIROC posted Jan 15, 2023 04:29 PM
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VLK are far more likely to get deactivated quickly, but it can happen with MSDN too, especially since these sellers seem to be selling every key until it stops working (10 activations usually) then start selling the next one, etc. So lots of keys generated from the same MSDN and each one activated the max # of times - gets flagged automatically.
There have been examples of selling KMS licenses but since they can't phone home they self-deactivate pretty quickly, I think 30 days max. Those are less common now, most of these scam sellers are selling VLK or MSDN.
Plenty of other grey market keys out there for cheap.
NerdUsed is finding install keys through any means possible (MSDN user development license banks, corporate, government, or educational codes, etc.). The deals are limited-time deals and they move on to another marketplace site for a different promo. Often, the deals suddenly end when Microsoft determines complementary for-development codes origining from a legal MSDN account user are exhaused or misused.
More recently, NerdUsed is selling codes through the financial marketplace hubs of 'credible' newspaper and TV news media sites. Their mailbox is in the U.K. but there is no actual office there. From their actual sites that they directly sell through, we know that English is not their language (using translators), so it's almost certain that they're operating out of a non-English speaking country. They likely do not reside in the U.K. Complaints and re-issuing of declined codes is mostly done through their Telegram account for legal and privacy purposes.
The 39 'reviews' are totally fake. Notice they are all very English first and last American and British names - again to appear more legitimate. No bad reviews, yet we know they exist from the many discussion boards complaining of needing replacement codes, not getting responses, etc. It's pretty sick that they be allowed to promote "Regular $349.00" and "lifetime license" - and your recourse if/when your code is diabled? Go to the seller? Go to the reseller? Go to Microsoft? Not.
There is no difference between a $30, $40, $10 or $2 install code from NerdUsed and other gray-market code finders/creators. They are all the same. It's interesting how people feel it's more "authentic" when they pay more money for one. Therefore this is not a "good deal" compared to other gray-market licenses - and this is definitely NOT equivalent to a $300-$600 Microsoft (or other) software license purchased from almost any U.S. store (except Craigslist and marketplace hubs).
Regarding your financial and personal privacy, you're better off purchasing by cash or from a site that does NOT remit your personal contact (or credit card) details to NerdUsed (or any other install code finder/creator). There were a couple of reports from buyers having credit card numbers compromised 1-2 months later, which they associated with their install code purchase; however they purchased from one of NerdUsed's direct-sell sites.
"It installed" does not equal "it's legitimate and for life" when purchasing this way.
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