You can view the article at https://ufplanets.com/news.php?1297-...f-Steam-Titles
Awarded during the UFP Award Ceremony to those who go above and beyond for the community
Unlocked Sat 28 Sep, 2019 9:19 PM
0.24% have received this achievement
Join the Federation Executive Office
Unlocked Mon 04 Oct, 2021 8:01 PM
0.06% have received this achievement
Submit a Federation News Service article
Unlocked Tue 17 Sep, 2019 9:00 AM
0.42% have received this achievement
Receive a promotion to the rank of Admiral
Unlocked Sat 27 Jun, 2020 9:03 PM
0.22% have received this achievement
Reach one-thousand posts on the forums
Unlocked Mon 08 Oct, 2018 11:01 AM
0.69% have received this achievement
RSVP to ten events via the Events System
Unlocked Sun 20 May, 2018 12:04 AM
1.27% have received this achievement
You can view the article at https://ufplanets.com/news.php?1297-...f-Steam-Titles
Fleet Admiral
Awarded during the UFP Award Ceremony to those who go above and beyond for the community
Unlocked Sat 29 Jun, 2019 9:56 PM
0.24% have received this achievement
Win an Annual Elite Force Tournament
Unlocked Sun 28 Aug, 2016 7:24 PM
0.04% have received this achievement
Reach the highest Starfleet Rank
Unlocked Sat 17 Dec, 2016 10:30 PM
0.03% have received this achievement
Reach ten-thousand posts on the forums
Grandfathered
0.02% have received this achievement
Receive every medal the UFP has to offer
Unlocked Sun 27 Mar, 2016 2:00 PM
0.18% have received this achievement
Win the annual Hearthstone Tournament
Unlocked Mon 04 Jul, 2016 6:08 PM
0.01% have received this achievement
IMO the best way they can impliment this from their perspective is by having games being sold via Steam wallet money, this keeps the games, and the money within the closed platform. This means people can sell their games through Steam, and get wallet money to buy games.
Global Moderator
Be a registered user for 10 years
Unlocked Wed 04 Oct, 2023 10:07 AM
36.01% have received this achievement
Reach one-thousand posts on the forums
Unlocked Mon 29 Apr, 2019 8:00 PM
0.69% have received this achievement
Receive a promotion to the rank of Rear Admiral
Unlocked Sat 30 Dec, 2023 10:09 PM
0.48% have received this achievement
Be a member of Starfleet Operations
Grandfathered
27.37% have received this achievement
Be a member of the House of Kular
Unlocked Sat 20 Apr, 2024 9:03 PM
12.73% have received this achievement
Be a member of the Federation Administrative Bureau
Unlocked Wed 07 Apr, 2021 10:00 PM
0.34% have received this achievement
Yes that sounds reasonable I think.
Allowing them to be sold for real cash would open up all kinds of hell once certain sites (which we shall not mention) got wind of it. At least keeping it all "in-house" so to speak means it can allow people to sell games they don't want but then get new ones from a controlled source and everything is wrapped up in a single protected system. Less chance for exploitation this way.
A huge number of games are on Steam anyway so it is not like you are limited by only getting credits/steam money etc.
Reach one-thousand posts on the forums
Unlocked Tue 13 Jan, 2015 9:01 PM
0.69% have received this achievement
Receive the rank of Warrant Officer
Unlocked Sat 27 Jun, 2015 9:55 PM
0.01% have received this achievement
Be a registered user for five years
Unlocked Mon 26 Jun, 2017 6:07 AM
80.37% have received this achievement
Receive the rank of Command Master Chief Petty Officer
Unlocked Sat 24 Sep, 2016 10:52 PM
0.03% have received this achievement
Receive the rank of Master Chief Petty Officer of the Fleet
Unlocked Fri 13 May, 2016 11:01 AM
0.03% have received this achievement
Sit and pass the Officer Qualification
Unlocked Mon 05 Jan, 2015 2:38 AM
5.69% have received this achievement
The balance of your Steam Wallet doesn't count as money, it's store credit.
That allows them to claim the digital goods being exchanged on the Steam Community Market have no monetary value, which is important because Valve wants to avoid a broad swath of strict national and international regulations and oversight. The most powerful agencies watching are the tax agencies - the government always wants their cut.
Simply putting games onto their existing Steam Community Market isn't going to be sufficient for compliance, much like how the Steam Wallet being the only option for a refund wouldn't have been sufficient back when that was before the courts.
Fleet Admiral
Awarded during the UFP Award Ceremony to those who go above and beyond for the community
Unlocked Sat 29 Jun, 2019 9:56 PM
0.24% have received this achievement
Win an Annual Elite Force Tournament
Unlocked Sun 28 Aug, 2016 7:24 PM
0.04% have received this achievement
Reach the highest Starfleet Rank
Unlocked Sat 17 Dec, 2016 10:30 PM
0.03% have received this achievement
Reach ten-thousand posts on the forums
Grandfathered
0.02% have received this achievement
Receive every medal the UFP has to offer
Unlocked Sun 27 Mar, 2016 2:00 PM
0.18% have received this achievement
Win the annual Hearthstone Tournament
Unlocked Mon 04 Jul, 2016 6:08 PM
0.01% have received this achievement
Unfortunatly, it might be the only option in this case, as oppose to refunds. Allowing games on Steam to be sold second hand for real cash opens up a real possibility of money laundering, you could buy a game with dirty money, and sell it on multiple times, and clean the money. Then there are problems with overseas tax, and the price differences for Steam games, as well as regional limitations for certain games. There are things patched out in Germany that aren't the UK for example.
Trading digital goods for real money has a unique set of problems, which isn't faced by selling a physcial item.
Reach one-thousand posts on the forums
Unlocked Tue 13 Jan, 2015 9:01 PM
0.69% have received this achievement
Receive the rank of Warrant Officer
Unlocked Sat 27 Jun, 2015 9:55 PM
0.01% have received this achievement
Be a registered user for five years
Unlocked Mon 26 Jun, 2017 6:07 AM
80.37% have received this achievement
Receive the rank of Command Master Chief Petty Officer
Unlocked Sat 24 Sep, 2016 10:52 PM
0.03% have received this achievement
Receive the rank of Master Chief Petty Officer of the Fleet
Unlocked Fri 13 May, 2016 11:01 AM
0.03% have received this achievement
Sit and pass the Officer Qualification
Unlocked Mon 05 Jan, 2015 2:38 AM
5.69% have received this achievement
It's not an option. If real money isn't involved, then it wouldn't count as a resale.
AML/CTF regulations and agencies are actually what I specifically had in mind when I wrote my comment. The issues around not-yet-regulated digital markets like this was literally one of the things we covered in my financial crimes analysis certification last year. I'm not familiar with the specifics about what the tax agencies intend, only that they'll be the ones taking the lead on these transactions.
We're still struggling to catch up with gift cards, so the these digital markets are probably safe from regulatory oversight for some time yet.