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how safe is this? 

 

https://www.reddit.com/r/microsoftsoftwareswap/

 

What experiences do you guys have with this?

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Its safe as long as you're buying from a "moderator" or "verified seller"

 

I've personally purchased from https://www.reddit.com/r/microsoftsoftwareswap/comments/3xapi0/h_windows_10_7_8_81_servers_office_visio_project/  Before, without issue.

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Never had a problem, bought 2 or 3 keys from different people.

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Only ever used it once and had no problems at all. Just make sure you buy from verified sellers.

 

 

safe enough, simple paypal transation, ezpz

 

theres some scammers here and there but other than that 

 

 

Its safe as long as you're buying from a "moderator" or "verified seller"

 

I've personally purchased from https://www.reddit.com/r/microsoftsoftwareswap/comments/3xapi0/h_windows_10_7_8_81_servers_office_visio_project/  Before, without issue.

Ok thanks! these are legal keys right? 

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how safe is this? 

 

https://www.reddit.com/r/microsoftsoftwareswap/

 

What experiences do you guys have with this?

Some sellers are fully legit, others not so much(they steal the keys in some way). I tend to call these places "legal" piracy, since selling a stolen key is shady AF.

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from what i've heard, about as safe as buying second hand online i guess...

nah, it's better. It's reddit so you can't scam shit because people will hunt you down through the internet and it's moderated quite well too.

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Ok thanks! these are legal keys right? 

 

From verified sellers, or moderators, Yes.

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Ok thanks! these are legal keys right? 

technically no, 

you really cant know

all you will know is that they work and their cheap (just like drugs :c)

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how safe is this? 

 

https://www.reddit.com/r/microsoftsoftwareswap/

 

What experiences do you guys have with this?

 

I've had good and bad experiences with it, my microsoft office key from there went bad, though my windows 8.1 key still works fine.

 

Overall, I'd say it's alright to use, though I'd suggest buying from amazon or microsoft directly instead.

If you use MSSS, buy from a moderator or whatever, don't just buy from a random seller.

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They're keys that the people get from like enterprise or education stuff where they're violating the terms of their purchase but they'll work and technically you're not the one doing the violation.

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I've had good and bad experiences with it, my microsoft office key from there went bad, though my windows 8.1 key still works fine.

 

Overall, I'd say it's alright to use, though I'd suggest buying from amazon or microsoft directly instead.

If you use MSSS, buy from a moderator or whatever, don't just buy from a random seller.

If microsoft didnt want $900 for a freaking key I would. lets see Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard for $900 or Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard for $20

 

 

It sucks but its true :/

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If microsoft didnt want $900 for a freaking key I would. lets see Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard for $900 or Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard for $20

 

 

It sucks but its true :/

And now let's see how much you pay for Red Hat.  You pay for the support, not the software.

 

Ok thanks! these are legal keys right? 

They are not.  These keys are not for sale but they do it anyway.

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And now let's see how much you pay for Red Hat.  You pay for the support, not the software.

 

They are not.  These keys are not for sale but they do it anyway.

red hat?

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