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I have never bought anything from the Marketplace as all my games come from Steam or Origin and I don't have an XBOX. So here I am today reading this and I decide "Well shit time to buy Gears of War" when I log in and click buy to only be told that they need to send a code to some email I never...

TY to everyone who gave input. I have scoured the net also and come up with a 50/50 answer. They will either ask for PoP or they won't. So I am going to give it a shot bc the price is great for the unit and hope for the best. Thanks again guys.

I really hate doing that as I know I'm probably not the first person to call them and ask but the paranoia of tipping my hat when calling them is high. :) I will maybe call them this monday if I can't find the answer.

True. So I'm still confused by this answer "I am pretty sure it's serial based, so no proof of purchase is necessary" if read this way I am covered by warranty and should buy it?

Ok, so I am out of luck? Should I even risk buying it bc that price is delicious and hard to pass up, but at the same time throwing money away is still throwing money away.

So I found a NIB Intel i7-3770k for $150 and it is sold as is. I do not have a way of testing it so I am wondering how Intel handles a warranty claim if and when I test this CPU and it is bunk will they allow me to RMA it w/o proof or purchase. Most companies that I have dealt with have...