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Is this legal?
It's entirely legal, yes. As people have been saying for years, you don't own the games, you own a license to them.
Depends, in US (and now UK maybe too) I'd agree on yes, but in EU I wouldn't know, since even selling 2nd hand licence is allowed and perfectly legal, and also any shit written in an EULA doesn't make it legal no matter how small is written and how many times someone might have signed it.
Anyway for any EU citizen here just get in contact with your regional consumer centre for dispute resolution:
https://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/consumers/consumers-dispute-resolution/informal-dispute-resolution/index_en.htm#shortcut-2-european-consumer-centres
And in Australia I’m sure a complaint to the ACCC would go a long way
Let me know when you know.