NCSoft has now come out and stated for the record that they do *not* want people buying serial codes from third parties as many of the codes are apparently stolen or obtained by other ill means. Full text follows: Third Party Serial Code Purchases 07/27/2004 It has come to our attention that some customers are purchasing illegally obtained Lineage II serial codes from questionable third party retailers (such as ebay or Amazon Merchants and Marketplace sellers). Please be aware that if you purchase such a code, your account will be cancelled. It is strongly recommended that you only purchase sealed box copies from known retailers (such as Gamestop, Best Buy, EB, CompUSA, Fry's, etc.) or for international customers, directly from the PlayNC website. Thank you.