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Are there any legal workarounds or specific rules for reselling digital game keys that I bought legally on Steam but no longer want to use?

ChatGPTgpt-63 queries11/1/2026
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.

SEED QUERY
Are there any legal workarounds or specific rules for reselling digital game keys that I bought legally on Steam but no longer want to use?
3 real searches · 1 real-search pass
Steam Subscriber Agreement transfer sell account subscriptions game licenses non-transferable officialGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDConsequence
United States law resale unused digital game activation keys first sale doctrine digital goods license casesGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDReason
Steamworks documentation Steam keys third party sale restrictions resale keys officialGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational

Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.

Query classes

Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.

ChatGPT real searches (3)
Short factOther / navigational33%ComparisonConsequence33%Reason33%DefinitionInstructionYes / no

Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 3 of 3 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.

Searches and sources

ChatGPT3 real searches · gpt-6
Steam Subscriber Agreement transfer sell account subscriptions game licenses non-transferable official Google ↗
United States law resale unused digital game activation keys first sale doctrine digital goods license cases Google ↗
Steamworks documentation Steam keys third party sale restrictions resale keys official Google ↗
  1. Steam Keys (Steamworks Documentation) · partner.steamgames.com
  2. Steam Keys (Steamworks Documentation) · partner.steamgames.com
  3. Steam Subscriber Agreement · store.steampowered.com
  4. Steam Support :: Contested Steam account ownership · help.steampowered.com

Queries

3 queries · click a column to sort
Query / typeSearchIntentQuery classRouting formatClusterFreq ↓Weight
Steam Subscriber Agreement transfer sell account subscriptions game licenses non-transferable official
OBSERVED
Google ↗
AI Mode ↗
—Consequence——1x
of 1
United States law resale unused digital game activation keys first sale doctrine digital goods license cases
OBSERVED
Google ↗
AI Mode ↗
—Reason——1x
of 1
Steamworks documentation Steam keys third party sale restrictions resale keys official
OBSERVED
Google ↗
AI Mode ↗
—Other / navigational——1x
of 1