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I do believe a sticky needs to be put into place.
 
Just wanted to let everyone know.
 
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Hi Alpha,
 
I have made a sticky regarding this.  Thanks for the input.
 
Thanks,
Rob

Ha.. as I said few times before.. locking doesn't do any good! I'm saying it again... it should be removed instead of locked!  If it is just locked, then I could still contact the OP via chat and make deals!  Mods should allowed to delete these kind of threads.
 

So this means if you get the card as a gift they code technically isn't yours... It belongs to the family member who has no tech knowledge and doesn't even game... Makes sense to me....

We are not permitted to allow free give aways.  This is directed from NVIDIA.  Most of our code promotions are in partnership with NVIDIA.  If we ever run a promotion outside of NVIDIA, we will clearly state if you are allowed to buy/sell/trade.  As to codes outside of EVGA/NVIDIA, if you can provide a moderator with terms that specifically state you CAN buy/sell/trade/give, then we would allow it.
 
We are going to leave the threads in place that are already here, however future threads that do not follow the above will be deleted.
 
Thank You,
Rob

I guess this means if you get a code for a game you already have, or buy 2 GPUs or whatever the game comes with, the other copy of the game can only remain unused? Seems like a waste, but then again it's not like a code costs much to make, cost is 99% in R&D for digital stuff anyway, so throwing away a few GBs of info (in an abstract sense) is cheaper than throwing away perfectly good food or clothes that some places do.

It's not like Nvidia going to break down your door if you give extra code away or sell it.  They just don't want partners to allow it. 
 
 
 

I can see it now, a guy in a dark alley: "Pst. Hey you, want to buy a game code?" *spots Nvidia Police car* "It's Nvidia! beat it!" *runs off*

As an employee of a national enterprise level company I find this business practice laughable. The consumer can spend $1600 CDN + tax for two cards, receive the exact same code twice (since we aren't given an option) and then is told that they can't give one away or trade it? In what world is this considered a value add and improve the customer experience?

I've seen people trying to ask for things in return for a "Giveaway." If you ask for something to trade for a game code, that's not a giveaway, it cost you a code to get a code... Which should be a WTT thread, not a "Giveaway" thread.
 
I think that's what got their interest.