Why are Microsoft product keys so cheap on eBay? A case study

1. Why are Microsoft product keys so cheap on eBay? A case study We are aware that you can find the cheapest prices for Microsoft product keys in EBay. But, What’s the trick behind this? Is it true that they sell the same keys to more than one person? How do they manage to offer the cheapest prices on the web? These are related common questions. We prefer that people draw their own conclusions after reading this article. We pick the 5th result from the first page. A seller from the UK that offers a cheap windows 10 key for just 5$. It may seem like a good deal at first. But, there’s something suspicious ?. The seller states that no more than 2 keys can be placed per order. What’s the reason for this? Wouldn’t a seller want to make the most revenue from their sales? Please read this carefully There is max of 2 keys per order. If more are ordered, you will be issued with a key which has limited uses for how many you purchase (can be used on multiples) if you don't agree, then please don’t purchase, you will be refunded if you don’t accept these terms. Table of Contents 1.About Microsoft software distribution channels 2.Our eBay order update 3.How to know what kind of license they sold you on eBay? 4.The truth about cheap eBay product keys 5.Not the cheapest option, but the most reasonable

2. About Microsoft software distribution channels Keep in mind that Microsoft distributes its software license via multiple channels: Retail, OEM and Volume. Retail is oriented to final consumers. OEM means Original Equipment Manufacturer; it’s the channel that computer assemblers prefer to cut on costs. Volume licensing it’s the most practical and cost effective approach for business. Some organizations prefer to use MAK (Multiple Activation Keys) to deploy Microsoft software on a wide range of computers by using a unique product key with a certain number of activations. For example, there is Multiple Activation Keys for Windows 10 Pro which you can use to activate up to 500 PC’s with a unique license. It seems that this is the case for the product offered by this seller. Our eBay order update The code was manually sent the next day. So now we have our Windows 10 pro key

3. How to know what kind of license they sold you on eBay? There’s a portable tool that some may not know called “PID Checker“. PID stands for Product Identifier. It’s an easy to use tool with a simple user interface. With this utility, you can check if a Microsoft product key is actually valid, if it’s already activated, and find out what type or channel it is. Extract the files and launch PID Key Checker.exe We want to obtain information about the license that we acquired through eBay US, so we place it on the available field and press on “Check Key“.

4. The truth about cheap eBay product keys As we suspected from the beginning, the same key is sold to hundreds of users. It still has an activation count of around 500 times left. So this pretty much shows how they can offer such economical prices for Windows 10 Pro and Office keys in eBay. You’re sharing the same code with hundreds of users, with the risk of being deactivated if some people decide to report it to Microsoft. There’s also the chance that you wait a while after the purchase to use it, and when you decide to use the code it no longer has activations left because it has been sold to many people. Now, it doesn’t mean that if you want to activate your Windows 10 copy you have to spend full retail price or go for the riskiest option of using an activator like KMS Pico instead. Just think about it before going for the cheapest option. Now that you know how to verify what type of licenses are sold, you can make a better decision. Not the cheapest option, but the most reasonable In Software Planet, we offer various types of keys for different needs. If you need a single activation license, you can opt for Retail keys. If you need to activate more than one device, we offer MAK licenses that allow you to activate 5 or 20 devices and save money. We do not fool our customers by offering the same keys to hundreds of people as many shady eBay sellers do, and that’s because we care about our reputation. It’s not as simple as creating a new user account in eBay and continue selling. Logically, this is why our prices will not be the cheapest in the market, but we respond with a guarantee and answer the inquiries because we value our customers. Address: Guayaquil 1730 City: Grand Bourg State: Buenos Aires Country: Argentina Call us: 54 1124012440 Email us: contact@softwarepla.net Website: https://softwarepla.net/