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Hi! I want to play sims 3, and trying to redeem the product code but it then says that it has already been consumed. I used it before with cd. What should I do?
- puzzlezaddict5 years agoHero+
@mrpraha If you registered the code in Origin when you previously installed the game, or registered it later in Origin or on the old Sims 3 site, then you can't use it again. However, you should be able to sign into the same Origin account where the code was registered and download Sims 3 from your game library, no need to use a code.
If you're not sure what email address you used back then, try entering any address you can think of in Origin's sign in window and clicking "Forgot your password?" Any address associated with an Origin account should receive a password recovery email. Be sure to check the spam folder as well.
- 5 years ago
Glad you want to help eventhough u don't work for EA. I come across a bunch of dead ends on the Origin/EA help/support. It seems impossible.
Maybe you can help me out? I ordered yesterday 14 Sims 3 games on g2a. I redeemed 10 of them. 4 out of the 14 i cannot redeem on origin.
It says the code is invalid. Now i contacted the seller but they say only Origin can help?
What can i do when the code is invalid? I checked their websites but its only dead ends ... frustrating!- puzzlezaddict5 years agoHero+
@Piimper The best approach would be to get a refund from G2A for the four codes that don't work. The problem with buying codes from unauthorized keysellers is that sometimes the codes are invalid, most often because they were originally stolen or otherwise fraudulently obtained. When that happens, EA isn't going to help—from its perspective, it was never paid for the codes and doesn't have to honor them, especially since the codes weren't sold by an authorized retailer.
I'm surprised that G2A won't help you here. Among keysellers, it has a better reputation for offering refunds than others, unless something has changed recently.
In a way, you might be lucky here. The other common occurrence is that product codes like this work initially but are later blocked when EA does an accounting. In those cases, it's often too late to get a refund, and people are stuck with packs they can't use and can't even rebuy from Origin without jumping through hoops.