crystals2002
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Alabama
So here is another ebay issue. So i purchased 2 of
New Window 7 Ultimate Full retail! Look!!! 64 or 32bit - eBay (item 200441507528 end time Feb-20-10 11:45:04 PST)
Too good to be true right? righhhhtttt. So i received these feb the 22. I install them shortly after (3-4 days before March 1st.), I activate the key on both just fine, so i didn't realize anything was wrong with my keys. Over 60 days later I get a nice little icon at the bottom right of one of my computer screens saying oh hey your copy of windows may not be genuine. So i call up Microsoft and ask what is the problem. They tell me that My key is an MSDN key. And i also confirm that my other key is an MSDN key as well.
(long story short, I am told (from Microsoft support) that it is illegal to sell MSDN keys. They are only used by people who have a subscription with Microsoft Developers network, and can only be used on machines for developmental research. To sell them is in violation of there agreement, and needless to say they make alot of money from the scam. and is HIGHLY ILLEGAL. Where as Retail keys (that are legal) are the ones that are suppose to be sold in the Box container. MSDN keys are never sold in boxes, in-fact you can only get them offline. what is even wonderful is it can take months or even years before you find out your key is an MSDN key and it can be black listed at any moment. You can not get your key back or a new one with out being a MSDN subscriber AND using it for Developmental purposes. Also there is no way unless you specifically call Microsoft about it. So obviously i didn't know until it was to late.
sooo back to the story. I contact the seller, he cusses me out for leaving a negative feed back (poor baby), because he was willing to give me ... another key... which im sure was another MSDN key and would get black listed.. again. Hes not responding to me for a refund. Ebay wont help me at all because its past the 45 days mark. I reported the fraud to piracy, i have Microsoft sending me Physical evidence that to sell these is illegal. I'm collecting all information i can. I still have the boxes.
I spent 370$ total through Paypal, I know there isn't probably much i can do. But at this point, im stressed, tired, I missed work to spend all day trying to find something to help me out, while on phone tag to everyone. And i just need any kind of hope. I want to take him to court... Hopefully i can get some good news
Thank you all who can help... *face palm's in stress*
(forgive my horrible typing skills)
So here is another ebay issue. So i purchased 2 of
New Window 7 Ultimate Full retail! Look!!! 64 or 32bit - eBay (item 200441507528 end time Feb-20-10 11:45:04 PST)
Too good to be true right? righhhhtttt. So i received these feb the 22. I install them shortly after (3-4 days before March 1st.), I activate the key on both just fine, so i didn't realize anything was wrong with my keys. Over 60 days later I get a nice little icon at the bottom right of one of my computer screens saying oh hey your copy of windows may not be genuine. So i call up Microsoft and ask what is the problem. They tell me that My key is an MSDN key. And i also confirm that my other key is an MSDN key as well.
(long story short, I am told (from Microsoft support) that it is illegal to sell MSDN keys. They are only used by people who have a subscription with Microsoft Developers network, and can only be used on machines for developmental research. To sell them is in violation of there agreement, and needless to say they make alot of money from the scam. and is HIGHLY ILLEGAL. Where as Retail keys (that are legal) are the ones that are suppose to be sold in the Box container. MSDN keys are never sold in boxes, in-fact you can only get them offline. what is even wonderful is it can take months or even years before you find out your key is an MSDN key and it can be black listed at any moment. You can not get your key back or a new one with out being a MSDN subscriber AND using it for Developmental purposes. Also there is no way unless you specifically call Microsoft about it. So obviously i didn't know until it was to late.
sooo back to the story. I contact the seller, he cusses me out for leaving a negative feed back (poor baby), because he was willing to give me ... another key... which im sure was another MSDN key and would get black listed.. again. Hes not responding to me for a refund. Ebay wont help me at all because its past the 45 days mark. I reported the fraud to piracy, i have Microsoft sending me Physical evidence that to sell these is illegal. I'm collecting all information i can. I still have the boxes.
I spent 370$ total through Paypal, I know there isn't probably much i can do. But at this point, im stressed, tired, I missed work to spend all day trying to find something to help me out, while on phone tag to everyone. And i just need any kind of hope. I want to take him to court... Hopefully i can get some good news
Thank you all who can help... *face palm's in stress*
(forgive my horrible typing skills)
