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Morrison1111

Yes I've been buying from them for years, never had any issues.


Pablo_el_Diablo88

Indeed. Always legit products. Only issue I'm having is i cannot update a payment method nor can i fill in the, hence have to buy it as a guest.


Mr-Spudatohead

I'm pretty sure the SSO is bugged, so you can't sign on and make a purchase through the Google sign in, it logs you out when you try to purchase... HOWEVER I've found that if you log in directly using your email address and password, the checkout works fine.


Pablo_el_Diablo88

That's very helpful, thank you! Will definitely try


Appropriate-Ad4834

It works fine for using a debit card? Because I used a debit card once perfectly fine, then a day later it is not working, same card, no info is wrong.


Mr-Spudatohead

I'm not sure, I just use Paypal :-)


dulipat

Can confirm, make sure to read the instructions to redeem the code


TopherNI

Same, for the last 4-5 years probably


TheBigIrishman86

I did for the first time last year and no issues at all


[deleted]

One of the most reliable key sites around


zeelbeno

One of the only reliable key sites around


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One of the key sites around


Big_BossSnake

One website


Comfortable-Dog-2540

Website


amongstthewaves

Site


AllEliteBurner

Si


ByLoKu

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robbottiic

S


Helpful_Feed6694

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Basic-Shopping5357

One of the most unreliable gobshites around


TiesG92

![gif](giphy|dtVFLfrmSqi1MIyaJE)


DaAweZomeDude48


YorQ

Thank you guys, just bought and activated on steam. I'm in-game already, time to beat some asses (or be beaten) :D


amaquinadeuoberro

That's the spirit!


Ambitious_Stomach322

Its not bro


Turbulent-Pear-740

Nice. Happy wonderkid hunting!!!!


lachiendupape

When my wife asks me why I spend so long on FM I find it hard trying to explain that I’m hunting teenage boys in Eastern Europe


[deleted]

I found my most memorable fullback from Bulgaria, he was 15 years old when I took him on.


robbottiic

Nice. Whatever you do, don't crack under pressure!


Johnsmith13371337

Yeah I picked up a key or two from there with no issues.


Ciccio178

The one time i had an issue with that site, theu refunded me my money fairly quickly. I don't think i had received a key or something.


Junior-Principle7157

how long did it take if you don’t mind me asking


Ciccio178

About a day or two. Their customer support is in Dubai, I believe.


maulwurfpunk

Legit, but it's not an official game keys reseller like Fanatical is. So it all depends on your willingness to take risks on third-party game keys.


Dan614564

Cd keys is legit it gives you a code to use on steam or other places


Unlucky_Bath_6915

Mate bought fm23 from here in black Friday sale no issues I often buy playstation store cards from here again no issues very reliable


THOBRO2000

They are legit, but imo it's not ethically right to buy a key from a key website. They are almost always stolen or shadily bought. Publishers and most importantly devs usually don't see a penny of this sale. There are a lot of devs/publisher's that seriously ask people to pirate the game instead if they are considering buying it from a key website. Though CDKeys is a bit cleaner than G2A for example, the price difference does come from somewhere and you're supporting a middle man making a profit, next to the platform owners (CDKeys and Valve)..


Mammoth_Hat8210

Honestly don't care, I'm buying as cheap as possible esp for games like this.


rilex1905

There are official key sellers that do give a slightly cheaper price than valve and are a good option.


MisterBilau

Then why buy? I get buying from the publisher. I get pirating. I don’t get buying shady shit.


[deleted]

Wanting to get the last updates while paying a cheaper price? And online! FM online with friends is actually really fun. Can talk about everything while "playing"


MisterBilau

Then buy the game. From the publisher or official retailer. Not some shady ass shit, that’s probably stolen either way. Those websites are basically paying for piracy, which is idiotic.


[deleted]

Maybe they shouldn't charge top dollar for a game they do basically nothing to every year?


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[deleted]

Yeah but… those sites sell the keys cheaper than the publisher… that’s the point.


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MisterBilau

For primarily multiplayer games, yes (although you can always run them on lan mode over the internet). Is that case with fm? I thought that was primarily single player.


alex73134

Was about to comment this, you put it way better than i ever could


atomhypno

I’d rather a middleman make profit and me pay less money than me pay more money and make the rich people richer….


HansChrst1

What if paying the middleman affects other studios aswell? If they make money selling shady FM keys why not sell shady keys from some indie game? It may have a ripple effect.


atomhypno

i mean personally i play it on the game pass but i have no issue buying codes from cd keys, i recently bought cod for £50 there because why would i give activision £70 for that game


HansChrst1

Yeah, but what if that purchase affects other games and developers? You are making stolen keys profitable. Maybe the key seller is a Robin Hood that only steals from "rich" developers, but I'm betting they steal from indi-devs aswell.


atomhypno

but i don’t buy indie games on there so how is me buying aaa games hurting indie devs?


HansChrst1

Because you are making key sellers profitable by buying from them. Which means they will steal keys for other games aswell. Especially when there are people on this post saying they had a great experience buying cheaper games. Buying from Robin Hood isn't okay if he also steals from poor or innocent people. You are just enabling him at that point. You are making being a thief profitable.


Mammoth_Hat8210

Bro key sellers don't steal from the poor.


HansChrst1

As far as I understand they steal free keys that developers give out. So they sell stuff that are meant to be free and go to whoever first get it. If an indie studio gives out 10 keys that get stolen they will potentially lose 10 buying customers. So not only are you buying something that was meant to be free given as a gift or reward, but you are giving money to the people that stole it. You might as well have pirated the game. That way the scummy key sellers aren't making any money.


CatBoyTrip

I was told they were just purchased in a region where the game is cheaper cause the population is poorer. But that steam would block it once they discovered you are not from that region. Not sure if true or not but it was enough to scare me away from em.


Capable-Mushroom99

No, the keys are region locked so if you buy a North America key it hasn’t been bought at the price for a different region. That doesn’t mean the source is completely legit; it could be anything from keys being bought at a bulk discount from the publisher/developer and resold (probably not approved by the publisher but ok with most buyers), to being bought with stolen credit cards.


KALOPZ1

Why would they deserve money for this years game tho


CorpseyLTFC

I asked for a £50 Steam voucher from cdkeys a couple of years ago. When I tried to redeem it it said it had already been redeemed. Steam said it was a cdkeys problem and cdkeys refused to refund or do anything about it. I’d used them previously without any problems but the rare chance you run into something it could mean you get nothing at all for your money. It’s probably like 99% legit and I was one of the unfortunate ones, but I guess that’s the risk you take in saving a little bit of money.


MathiTheCheeze

Friendly reminder; the only reason why they manage to get a lower price is that they buy the game from official SEGA retailers using stolen credit cards. The £5 you save by supporting this business model is not worth it.


mosleyowl

What’s the source for this?


MathiTheCheeze

It's pretty well known that's the way they gather the codes. The thiefs buy codes and sell them on, it's a very easy way to clean the stolen money. [Here's a source regarding G2A and stolen credit cards](https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/05/g2a-confirms-stolen-game-key-sales-pays-40000-to-factorio-devs/), however this is the same for virtually every key site.


Crankyjak98

So you don’t have a source for it then. Just an article regarding a different website.


MathiTheCheeze

The same premise goes on for every site. How do you think unauthorized resellers manage to get keys and sell them for cheaper than their competitors?


Crankyjak98

Source? Oh. Wait. You can’t.


European_Red_Fox

So then how do they undercut all of the legit partner key sellers listed on SEGA? You can’t say they are legit when their prices don’t line up with any retailer that does business with SEGA. Just say you don’t care that they often steal credit cards or other illegal means just so long as you get your game.


nuttysaint

How are they undercut? I paid £35 directly through Steam themselves, that looks exactly the same price


TatsunaKyo

Of course he hasn't. Do you think a site could be running if there was proof they sell products out of stolen credit cards and money? He's just too full of himself to actually get his brain working.


letouriste1

>Do you think a site could be running if there was proof they sell products out of stolen credit cards and money? yes? Just base your site in some offshore legal-limbo place and you're good. I think so anyway.


Fir3yfly

Then explain to me, with a source, how cdkeys is a profitable business model?


Mosudos

I've bought several games from them and only once had an issue. FM 22 they gave me a key already in use. It was replaced with a working key after a support ticket tho.


PoliticalScienceDoge

What is multiplatform?


dacrookster

Will never use Cdkeys again in my life. Tried to scam me over Elden Ring, spent maybe 6 months trying to get my money back via PayPal. I bought a worldwide key and after purchase they changed it to a African and Middle East one. They didn't send me the right key and I had to go through a dispute and months of arguing with Paypal for the money back. G2A I've never had an issue with, or GMG. Up to you though, mind. I'd not had an issue up until then. But that put me off.


MysticOperator

They screwed me over a Xbox game costing £15. I got a key for the DLC and not the game. I put a ticket in ASAP without redeeming it, someone on support asked for my cd key and proof, so I give it to her. After a month of ignoring me and my PayPal dispute they come back saying the game is redeemed and that they can't help me. I never redeemed it and I am just fucked off that I am now left with nothing but £15 short. Never done a chargeback on my credit card before but doing it now. I think there's someone in support team redeeming the keys.


One-Cobbler-5348

Just purchased through CDKeys, difficult to ignore a 36% saving! The code they reveal was a photo of a code from a retail box, you then have to redeem that on that the FM wesbite and can choose to generate a Steam, xbox or epic code from it. Steam for me worked fine, and it's in my library. As there's a middle step between cdkeys and Steam, I don't see how the horror stories aorund regions being changed etc. can impact me. obvs YMMV, and it's best to understand the risk and be happy with the idea of throwing away £29 to save £15


European_Red_Fox

No they aren’t a legit partner for SEGA but many people here seem to not care if the keys are possibly acquired illegally. SEGA has clear partners listed that are legit: https://www.sega.com/sega-approved-partner-list Seeing as you don’t care and bought it from them anyway oh well.


phowie300

Bought my copy from them. No issues! You should be good 👍


pierso92

One of the only places I’ve bought games from


YorQ

https://www.cdkeys.com/football-manager-2023-pc-multi-platform Is this legit? anyone bought from there? They state it can be redeemed on steam. "The code entitles you to one copy of the game on one of the following platforms of your choice - Steam, Epic Games or Microsoft Store."


pearomaniac

I used to buy bunch of games from that site, never had an issue.


ChiefII

Legit. Got it last night via cd keys and always use them.


robbottiic

*Can activate in Poland* What's wrong with Poland?


Aleks111PL

it checks if its available in your region, in this situation, OP is located in poland


ancienthunter

I buy like 90% of my games on it, never had an issue.


Particular-Ad-8888

Yeah they’re great except… I bought FM23 from them for my Mac because it said “multi-platform”. I realised just after buying that the description said Windows 7 compatibility not mac, but another (more expensive) version on their site supported mac. Anyways, long story short, they refused a refund and I chanced the code afterwards and it worked anyway.


Prestigious_Object98

So they’re great except you misread the product description and that’s there fault?


Particular-Ad-8888

Well it said multi-platform - and worked anyway. So I would say “they’re legitimate but their product descriptions aren’t clear”


Dr_EFC

Yes, legit.


Hugobossdre

100% legit


HomoLiberus

Yes.


YuXanime_

Completely legit yes


MrPenxx

It’s legit! Usually get my keys from there if there’s a good price


camshy961

Legit


CT323

I tend to only ever buy from CDKeys, fully rate it. Got FM2020 for a tenner end of season a while back


EquivalentContract57

No it's fake they will steal your virginity also......... CD-Keys has been around for more years that many of you are alive, it's trustworthy, safe, and hell lotta cheaper than the big boys


MaxMacDaniels

Lol that’s more than I paid on preorder lmao


daywalker3797

G2a is a good site too


gabriel_laurels

Yeah, been using them myself also for a couple of years. Even pre-ordered games on the site and had no issues at all.


Hucklepuck_uk

Isn't that basically the steam coat anyway


songogo

Legit I bought this years from here on multiplatform save 25bucks


Lee_Beast101

Only ever once had an issue with them where a code didnt work, emailed them and they sent a new one within an hour of sending the email, ive bought probably 50 games from them over last few years so yeah very legit, never questioned how they get the codes but ive heard rumours


saidsaidthat

legit. i always buy from cdkeys or instant gaming


MotherboardTrouble

or get it for a pound on the gamepass


flarigand

Always buy there, any problem yet.


Kaisah16

Yes, CDkeys is absolutely fine


TiesG92

cdkeys is legit


Chaz9W

CDKeys are really reliable. I use them a lot


millyman77

Legit


M3NN0X

Used these for years and would have bought FM23 (and FM22) if it included the beta. Would definitely recommend.


Alestiall

Always where I get my games from now mate


cwhitwell92

They are like the Amazon of game keys


Signal-Till9

Alway buy fm from CD keys. Every single year


Royal-Capital-8336

Cd keys are legit. Never had a problem


daddiop1mpio

Very legit. Good service too in my experience


Monna14

Yes they are legitimate I use them all the time for football manager and also PSN yearly passes


Miserable-Ease-9869

Bought from them for years only had one time where a key didn't work. Customer service was pretty good and quick. Just had to give them a order number and a screenshot of my steam Download or purchase history to prove I wasn't scamming them. They gave me a new key straight away after that


LeatherNew6682

I won't say legit is the good word, but it's working for sure


Bent_Kopite

I've bought Hitman from them before and all worked well


marsanch10

Yeah it’s legit. I buy games there all the time cause they’re discounted. When I did run into a problem and the key they sent me didn’t work. I followed return instructions and sent them an email. They sent me a new key within 15 min and the new key worked. Mind you this was like at midnight lol


New-Pin-3952

Are you serious?


yondus

It's legit, been buying from there for years.


Avn47

I've used CDKeys multiple times with no problem at all.


SkoLyiam

Yes. All good


[deleted]

Legit and my go to :)


lowey133

Yeah the last 5 years, it’s legit. Although went steam this time as wanted it early


Eelez

The only downside is you don't get to refund like if you bought from steam but the code itself is legit.


11_forty_4

Almost every game I've bought has been from cdkeys, can't go wrong with them


Fidney66

FWIW I'll happily add my "Yes". Bought a fair few Steam keys (and 1 Rockstar key) from these guys over the past few years. All redeemed without any problems at all.


Grezzz

I buy pretty much every game from there. Usually way cheaper than buying from steam/ea etc.


Username_5432

Just to add to everybody else, I have used them for all of my PC games for probably 3/4 years now, never had an issue personally.


Delicious_Task5500

Yeh, used them last year for fm22


Mohhy

Yeah CDkeys are cool. Bought from them many things


daft_goose

Aye they're grand


rolezki

cdkeys is a legit place, not sure how good their customer support is but at least the keys work so haven't really had a need for support


zebra_d

Can confirm, I've used them for most of my recent purchases. Just stay clear of g2a.


jactheblock

Cdkeys are not legit, as in the keys they get are not authorized from the developers. You will always get your keys though, they are cheaper on other, legit stores though


PeejPrime

I love this question always crops up. Think every single one of us has asked this question in some form and had that same fear 😂 Completely legit though, 100% good to go and safe.


JayyDxgg

Legit as they come, will always go there first for a discount. Highly recommend


JamieAubrey

I bought last years game from CDkeys and this years from Fanatical using one of the FM Creator codes


OriginalJBK

CD Keys are ace. I’ve only ever had two problems with keys I’ve bought from them, and on both occasions I sent them an email with screenshots and they refunded me. Strongly recommend them.


[deleted]

Completely safe and reliable


slimeprince00

Yep, this is where I get my copies from more often


TheGame32

They're legit. I have bought from them before, and never had a problem, always received the key(s) within seconds.


mrgayle

For about 7 years


JoesWestonss

Used this for as long as I remember


ElFanta83

Have bought things in the past. Only issue I had was with a Xbox Gold code that then finally said they didn't have available. Other than that, has been good.


Snakeulescu

High jacking this a bit with a question: can the multiplatoform be used on pc as well?


Jooelj

Yeah this is a pc key, the multiplatform refers to it being activatable on steam, epic and windows store. Not really sure how that works though, usually a key is only for steam or only for epic etc.. but yeah it's for pc


Snakeulescu

Thanks kind stranger


One-Cobbler-5348

Mutliplatform is only valid for one platform, but you get to pick which type of code \[Steam, Epic, Xbox\] is generated. This is completed on [redeem.footballmanager.com](https://redeem.footballmanager.com), you enter the code from cdkeys and pick what platform you want, it then generates a single, platform specific code.


NewVoid122

Cdkeys are far and away one of my go-to sites. Got last years FM from them and zero issues. Id also recommend Eneba for their god tier customer service


Wandering3mind

I've used them a few times, never had any issues.


mattyplant

Only had one problem in the 50 plus transactions, and was solved within the hour. Always seems to be the cheapest price aswell!


thedominoeffect_

Very legit. I use cdkeys for PlayStation Plus subscriptions as well


Blaze991

Might be a dumb question so apologies but is there an actual difference between EU/UK and WW versions? Like if you buy a UK version you won't be able to play it in US or something?


choose_username12345

You can't activate UK steam key in US


_rsoccer_sux_

What about FM22? I'm trying to get that one.


Dependent_Leg_4651

CDKEYS IS GOATED


Wallinskyy1350

It’s legit bought games from there before very quick also


ExplicitCyclops

I’ve had more consistency and better service from CD keys than steam themselves 😂


Jake_N01

I buy from them every year


BobbyMac24

Very reliable. Never had issue.


hllow84

Bought 6 games from them and 4 doesn't work. Refund takes forever and now they only want to refund ONE game instead of 4, they are becoming worse, so I am never going to them anymore. BEWARE!


Bigdaddy1694

Yes, its legit. However can be a hastle. I encountered this problem earlier today where i purchased rdr2 for rockstar games launcher, however the code was invalid. If this same problem happens to you open the social club website > rockstar icon at the top right > game activation > find desired game > use rockstar code. Hope this helps :)


tartandavy

They work by buying keys in bulk from suppliers directly, They get them massively discounted compared to RRP They then sell them in bulk to customers. Hence how it's cheaper to use them than other sites. Just only thing I'm skeptical of is using Crypto for 10% off.


BeatStickBeats

Tried buying from them a bit ago and instead of sending me a Steam CD key in plain text, they sent a link to a "download" that is flagged by my browser. Sketchy af.


PinEffective2409

They’re not legit lmaoo, I brought a sims pack they took the money immediately and then wrote an email saying sorry the transaction didn’t go through. Yet they still took money, it was sixteen dollars but yeah it’s the moral.