Expired PSN Plus codes.. Any recourse?

[goldenpp73]

So I haven't been a member of PSN+ for awhile (mostly because of moving and being overly busy) but my schedule has been normalizing and I figured I could get back into the swing of it. I ordered 2 PSN Plus year codes on amazon back at the end of 2017 and I still have them on Amazon. Unfortunately when I got to redeem them it says they're expired.. I never knew codes expired in the first place, since I've had Xbox codes that I use over years, and it's kind of a bummer to waste 80 bucks on these only to find they won't work because I waited too long.. Anything that can be done? I've heard Sony CS can be impossible to deal with so I assume i'm already screwed here.

https://www.amazon.com/PlayStation-...igital/dp/B004RMK5QG/ref=dsvrt_myd_asin_block

That's where I bought it from, I don't see anything on it that says hey you better use it immediately.

 

[TimPV3]

I'd try contacting Amazon first

 

[BadWolf]

They expire?

I had mine for years before using it and had no issues.

 

[goldenpp73]

I'd try contacting Amazon first

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Dunno if Amazon will do much good after a year and a half, but I can give it a go.

 

[henhowc]

Maybe they were used already or weren't activated. I always double check on the website that the codes I receive are valid.

 

[Storm]

I believe every PSN code has an expiry date, so best to use them instantly.

Try contact Sony.

 

[Kolx]

I believe every PSN code has an expiry date, so best to use them instantly.

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Are you sure? AFAIK they don't.

 

[goldenpp73]

Amazon support said they can't issue a code because they didn't 'develop the code' and told me to contact Sony.. Seems kinda shitty that they don't mention these codes expire on the site :/

 

[Storm]

Are you sure? AFAIK they don't.

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Might be a region thing? I don't really get physical stuff often enough to know if it's changed, but generally every code I've seen in Europe has a expiration date printed on it.

 

[JayVegas702]

Contact PlayStation Customer Service. See what they can do for you.

 

[Res]

Happened to me as well. Bought a code a couple years ago that was on sale on amazon, and figured that I would save it if I ever decided I wanted to play online again. Tried putting the code a few months ago, but it was invalid. I wasn't given an expiration date when I bought it

 

[The Spoony Hou]

Are you sure? AFAIK they don't.

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Oh, they do. Believe me

 

[SonicXtreme]

this happened to me, and after wasting hours contacting sony support all i got out of it was a $5 psn code from them (for quite a few expensive gift cards i purposely didn't load to my account immediately...in fear of losing them if i got hacked lol). let this be a lesson to the masses i guess

 

[RestEerie]

Are you sure? AFAIK they don't.

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there's an expiry...look for those physical cards and you can see them printed on it.

 

[RestEerie]

i purposely didn't load to my account immediately...in fear of losing them if i got hacked lol

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i am not sure whether to call you stringent or paranoid.

 

[henhowc]

Isn't it illegal for these type of things to expire in some places or is that just gift cards?

 

[Khaidu]

PSN codes are usually a mess, from my experience reviewing games. It's pretty common that I get codes that don't work, and this also gives you an error message in the line of "expired or already used".

 

[Komo]

That's pretty weird I have codes i bought back last year and I pray my Xbox nor PSN codes get expired. Ask amazon about this.

 

[Taker34]

I think what can happen is once you buy one of the codes they become activated and can technically be redeemed by anyone who guessed the code. There are plenty of people online who guessed an activated code correctly without owning one. That's why I always redeem my codes immediately. I'm don't know when or if those codes expire but these things seem to happen more often with codes which haven't been redeemed after their activation / purchase.

 

[SonicXtreme]

i am not sure whether to call you stringent or paranoid.

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sony / psn has been hacked an unreal amount of times. i trusted myself to not lose the code more than i trust that company. still do, but i won't make the mistake of buying discount PSN codes i'm not gonna use immediately again, and i hope whoever reads this doesn't either unfortunately

 

[xxracerxx]

sony / psn has been hacked an unreal amount of times. i trusted myself to not lose the code more than i trust that company. still do, but i won't make the mistake of buying discount PSN codes i'm not gonna use immediately again, and i hope whoever reads this doesn't either unfortunately

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Besides the big outage, are you talking individual account hacks or system wide hacks? I still feel like the 360 FIFA shit is the worst stealing of money from accounts that I have experienced personally.

 

[cecilpaladin32]

Oh wow - that sucks! I guess I'll be using the code I bought last weekend tonight. Wanted to grab the Utawarerumono games that are on sale, anyways, so I need to activate by Weds night, anyways.

 

[SonicXtreme]

Besides the big outage, are you talking individual account hacks or system wide hacks? I still feel like the 360 FIFA shit is the worst stealing of money from accounts that I have experienced personally.

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fifa stuff wasn't just on xbox , used to get 2FA notifications on my PSN account a few times a year, admittedly haven't in a while ('a while' being about a year and a half)

i get random ass messages and group invites from 0 trophy accounts on PSN about monthly (admittedly i could turn off all messages from strangers but i welcome meeting friends in online games so i deal with it)