Okkazeo - Revision history

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	In 2023, Okkazeo revoked its users' lifetime subscription and turned it into an annual subscription<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|date=2025-08-21 \|title=New VIP Subscription \|url=https://www.okkazeo.com/users/abonnement_vip \|url-status= \|website=Okkazeo Official Website \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251126001330/https://www.okkazeo.com/ \|archive-date=26 Nov 2025}}</ref> (to be renewed at the anniversary of the original payment date, should it be less than 1 year old). Some new limitations were also introduced to non-paying users, like not being able to see the new games for sales for the first 24 hours of publication of each new item, leaving a significant advantage to buyers of the new formula.		In 2023, Okkazeo revoked its users' lifetime subscription and turned it into an annual subscription<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|date=2025-08-21 \|title=New VIP Subscription \|url=https://www.okkazeo.com/users/abonnement_vip \|url-status= \|website=Okkazeo Official Website \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251126001330/https://www.okkazeo.com/ \|archive-date=26 Nov 2025}}</ref> (to be renewed at the anniversary of the original payment date, should it be less than 1 year old). Some new limitations were also introduced to non-paying users, like not being able to see the new games for sales for the first 24 hours of publication of each new item, leaving a significant advantage to buyers of the new formula.

	After notifying the website by email that renegotiating the terms of a past trade was a breach of agreement, a refund for the original payment could be issued (with immediate termination of the advantages it procured), or the user could simply wait until the anniversary of the subscription and decide to pay or not for the new formula. This change raised little concern overall but a few users were surprised or disappointed on some community forums.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web \|title=Discussion on forum.cwowd.com \|url=https://forum.cwowd.com/t/okkazeo-lbc-cwowd-boire-et-deboires-la-hutte-du-schtroumpf-grognon/10433/8979?page=442 \|website=forum.cwowd.com}}</ref>		After notifying the website by email that renegotiating the terms of a past trade was a breach of agreement, a refund for the original payment could be issued (with immediate termination of the advantages it procured), or the user could simply wait until the anniversary of the subscription and decide to pay or not for the new formula. This change raised little concern overall but a few users were surprised or disappointed on some community forums.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web \|title=Discussion on forum.cwowd.com \|url=https://forum.cwowd.com/t/okkazeo-lbc-cwowd-boire-et-deboires-la-hutte-du-schtroumpf-grognon/10433/8979?page=442 \|website=forum.cwowd.com \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250901110637/https://forum.cwowd.com/t/okkazeo-lbc-cwowd-boire-et-deboires-la-hutte-du-schtroumpf-grognon/10433/8979?page=442 \|archive-date=1 Sep 2025}}</ref>

	The discontinuation of the original offer is acknowledged although "barely" described on the official website<ref name=":3" /> .		The discontinuation of the original offer is acknowledged although "barely" described on the official website<ref name=":3" /> .

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	\|Website=https://www.okkazeo.com/		\|Website=https://www.okkazeo.com/
	\|Description=Okkazeo allows board game players selling/buying second hand game		\|Description=Okkazeo allows board game players selling/buying second hand game
	}}Okkazeo<ref name=":3">{{Cite web \|date=2025-08-21 \|title=Okkazeo Homepage \|url=https://www.okkazeo.com/ \|website=Official Okkazeo Website}}</ref> is a French company founded in 2007 that offers a consumer to consumer platform for board games enthusiasts. It allows board game owners to sell board games from their collections to potential buyers. The website is using a reference list of existing board games to make the articles easier to find for adding your copy for sale or find one to buy.		}}Okkazeo<ref name=":3">{{Cite web \|date=2025-08-21 \|title=Okkazeo Homepage \|url=https://www.okkazeo.com/ \|website=Official Okkazeo Website \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251126001330/https://www.okkazeo.com/ \|archive-date=26 Nov 2025}}</ref> is a French company founded in 2007 that offers a consumer to consumer platform for board games enthusiasts. It allows board game owners to sell board games from their collections to potential buyers. The website is using a reference list of existing board games to make the articles easier to find for adding your copy for sale or find one to buy.

	==Consumer-impact summary==		==Consumer-impact summary==
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	This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].		This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].
	===Lifetime membership revoked (''2023'')===		===Lifetime membership revoked (''2023'')===
	Okkazeo used to offer a "Premium" <ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|date=2025-08-21 \|title=End of Premium Program \|url=https://www.okkazeo.com/users/premium \|website=Official Okkazeo website}}</ref> status to its users. This came with several benefits : it was a '''one-time payment''' to be able to promote 5 active sales simultaneously (instead of only 1 for free users) and additional quality of life advantages. Some users perceived this permanent transaction as a good investment as well as a nice way to promote and encourage a growing website.		Okkazeo used to offer a "Premium" <ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|date=2025-08-21 \|title=End of Premium Program \|url=https://www.okkazeo.com/users/premium \|website=Official Okkazeo website \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251126001330/https://www.okkazeo.com/ \|archive-date=26 Nov 2025}}</ref> status to its users. This came with several benefits : it was a '''one-time payment''' to be able to promote 5 active sales simultaneously (instead of only 1 for free users) and additional quality of life advantages. Some users perceived this permanent transaction as a good investment as well as a nice way to promote and encourage a growing website.
	[[File:Okkazeo revokes its original offer.jpg\|left\|thumb\|Official details about the original offer disappearance.]]		[[File:Okkazeo revokes its original offer.jpg\|left\|thumb\|Official details about the original offer disappearance.]]
	In 2023, Okkazeo revoked its users' lifetime subscription and turned it into an annual subscription<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|date=2025-08-21 \|title=New VIP Subscription \|url=https://www.okkazeo.com/users/abonnement_vip \|url-status= \|website=Okkazeo Official Website}}</ref> (to be renewed at the anniversary of the original payment date, should it be less than 1 year old). Some new limitations were also introduced to non-paying users, like not being able to see the new games for sales for the first 24 hours of publication of each new item, leaving a significant advantage to buyers of the new formula.		In 2023, Okkazeo revoked its users' lifetime subscription and turned it into an annual subscription<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|date=2025-08-21 \|title=New VIP Subscription \|url=https://www.okkazeo.com/users/abonnement_vip \|url-status= \|website=Okkazeo Official Website \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251126001330/https://www.okkazeo.com/ \|archive-date=26 Nov 2025}}</ref> (to be renewed at the anniversary of the original payment date, should it be less than 1 year old). Some new limitations were also introduced to non-paying users, like not being able to see the new games for sales for the first 24 hours of publication of each new item, leaving a significant advantage to buyers of the new formula.

	After notifying the website by email that renegotiating the terms of a past trade was a breach of agreement, a refund for the original payment could be issued (with immediate termination of the advantages it procured), or the user could simply wait until the anniversary of the subscription and decide to pay or not for the new formula. This change raised little concern overall but a few users were surprised or disappointed on some community forums.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web \|title=Discussion on forum.cwowd.com \|url=https://forum.cwowd.com/t/okkazeo-lbc-cwowd-boire-et-deboires-la-hutte-du-schtroumpf-grognon/10433/8979?page=442 \|website=forum.cwowd.com}}</ref>		After notifying the website by email that renegotiating the terms of a past trade was a breach of agreement, a refund for the original payment could be issued (with immediate termination of the advantages it procured), or the user could simply wait until the anniversary of the subscription and decide to pay or not for the new formula. This change raised little concern overall but a few users were surprised or disappointed on some community forums.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web \|title=Discussion on forum.cwowd.com \|url=https://forum.cwowd.com/t/okkazeo-lbc-cwowd-boire-et-deboires-la-hutte-du-schtroumpf-grognon/10433/8979?page=442 \|website=forum.cwowd.com}}</ref>

Keith: slight tidy-up

2025-08-26T16:23:17Z

slight tidy-up

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	This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].		This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].
	===Lifetime membership revoked (''2023'')===		===Lifetime membership revoked (''2023'')===
	~~{{Main\|link to the main article}}~~
	Okkazeo used to offer a "Premium" <ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|date=2025-08-21 \|title=End of Premium Program \|url=https://www.okkazeo.com/users/premium \|website=Official Okkazeo website}}</ref> status to its users. This came with several benefits : it was a '''one-time payment''' to be able to promote 5 active sales simultaneously (instead of only 1 for free users) and additional quality of life advantages. Some users perceived this permanent transaction as a good investment as well as a nice way to promote and encourage a growing website.		Okkazeo used to offer a "Premium" <ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|date=2025-08-21 \|title=End of Premium Program \|url=https://www.okkazeo.com/users/premium \|website=Official Okkazeo website}}</ref> status to its users. This came with several benefits : it was a '''one-time payment''' to be able to promote 5 active sales simultaneously (instead of only 1 for free users) and additional quality of life advantages. Some users perceived this permanent transaction as a good investment as well as a nice way to promote and encourage a growing website.
	[[File:Okkazeo revokes its original offer.jpg\|left\|thumb\|Official details about the original offer disappearance.]]		[[File:Okkazeo revokes its original offer.jpg\|left\|thumb\|Official details about the original offer disappearance.]]

Ryo: Corrected spacing

2025-08-21T19:34:06Z

Corrected spacing

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	[[File:VIP Changes.jpg\|left\|thumb\|The new VIP subscription continues the advantages of the previous Premium using a yearly fee (instead of a one off payment). It also adds a partnership with a store and offers a time-limited offer for 12€ instead of 15€ if subscribed in the same calendar month of the announce.]]		[[File:VIP Changes.jpg\|left\|thumb\|The new VIP subscription continues the advantages of the previous Premium using a yearly fee (instead of a one off payment). It also adds a partnership with a store and offers a time-limited offer for 12€ instead of 15€ if subscribed in the same calendar month of the announce.]]
	[[File:VIP Impact.jpg\|center\|thumb\|VIP users (theoretically for life) will continue to have access to their privileges up to 1 year after subscription anniversary. If the VIP purchase dates back more than 1 year ago, privileges stop immediately. Users are then encouraged to purchase a yearly subscription on top of the "no longer for life" advantage they purchased. Interestingly, the payment for the premium status is referred to as a "gift" which seems to make it of lesser importance and thus less engaging for the provider.]]		[[File:VIP Impact.jpg\|center\|thumb\|VIP users (theoretically for life) will continue to have access to their privileges up to 1 year after subscription anniversary. If the VIP purchase dates back more than 1 year ago, privileges stop immediately. Users are then encouraged to purchase a yearly subscription on top of the "no longer for life" advantage they purchased. Interestingly, the payment for the premium status is referred to as a "gift" which seems to make it of lesser importance and thus less engaging for the provider.]]


	==Products==		==Products==

Ryo: Corrected "membership" into "status" for the Premium offer

2025-08-21T19:32:33Z

Corrected "membership" into "status" for the Premium offer

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	However an email sent to users at the time of the change was more explicit about the impacts:		However an email sent to users at the time of the change was more explicit about the impacts:
	[[File:VIP Changes.jpg\|left\|thumb\|The new VIP subscription continues the advantages of the previous Premium using a yearly fee (instead of a one off payment). It also adds a partnership with a store and offers a time-limited offer for 12€ instead of 15€ if subscribed in the same calendar month of the announce.]]		[[File:VIP Changes.jpg\|left\|thumb\|The new VIP subscription continues the advantages of the previous Premium using a yearly fee (instead of a one off payment). It also adds a partnership with a store and offers a time-limited offer for 12€ instead of 15€ if subscribed in the same calendar month of the announce.]]
	[[File:VIP Impact.jpg\|center\|thumb\|VIP users (theoretically for life) will continue to have access to their privileges up to 1 year after subscription anniversary. If the VIP purchase dates back more than 1 year ago, privileges stop immediately. Users are then encouraged to purchase a yearly subscription on top of the "no longer for life" advantage they purchased.Interestingly, the payment for the premium ~~membership~~ is referred to as a "gift" which seems to make it of lesser importance and thus less engaging for the provider.]]		[[File:VIP Impact.jpg\|center\|thumb\|VIP users (theoretically for life) will continue to have access to their privileges up to 1 year after subscription anniversary. If the VIP purchase dates back more than 1 year ago, privileges stop immediately. Users are then encouraged to purchase a yearly subscription on top of the "no longer for life" advantage they purchased. Interestingly, the payment for the premium status is referred to as a "gift" which seems to make it of lesser importance and thus less engaging for the provider.]]

	==Products==		==Products==

Ryo: Simplified text, removed useless empty lines

2025-08-21T19:31:19Z

Simplified text, removed useless empty lines

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	===Lifetime membership revoked (''2023'')===		===Lifetime membership revoked (''2023'')===
	{{Main\|link to the main article}}		{{Main\|link to the main article}}
	Okkazeo used to offer a "Premium" <ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|date=2025-08-21 \|title=End of Premium Program \|url=https://www.okkazeo.com/users/premium \|website=Official Okkazeo website}}</ref> status to its users. This came with several benefits : it was a '''one-time payment''' to be able to promote 5 active sales simultaneously (instead of only 1 for free users) and additional advantages. Some users perceived this permanent transaction as a good investment as well as a nice way to promote and encourage a growing website.		Okkazeo used to offer a "Premium" <ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|date=2025-08-21 \|title=End of Premium Program \|url=https://www.okkazeo.com/users/premium \|website=Official Okkazeo website}}</ref> status to its users. This came with several benefits : it was a '''one-time payment''' to be able to promote 5 active sales simultaneously (instead of only 1 for free users) and additional quality of life advantages. Some users perceived this permanent transaction as a good investment as well as a nice way to promote and encourage a growing website.
	[[File:Okkazeo revokes its original offer.jpg\|left\|thumb\|Official details about the original offer disappearance.]]		[[File:Okkazeo revokes its original offer.jpg\|left\|thumb\|Official details about the original offer disappearance.]]
	In 2023, Okkazeo revoked its users' lifetime subscription and turned it into an annual subscription<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|date=2025-08-21 \|title=New VIP Subscription \|url=https://www.okkazeo.com/users/abonnement_vip \|url-status= \|website=Okkazeo Official Website}}</ref> (to be renewed at the anniversary of the original payment date, should it be less than 1 year old). Some new limitations were also introduced to non-paying users, like not being able to see the new games for sales for the first 24 hours of publication of each new item, leaving a significant advantage to buyers of the new formula.		In 2023, Okkazeo revoked its users' lifetime subscription and turned it into an annual subscription<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|date=2025-08-21 \|title=New VIP Subscription \|url=https://www.okkazeo.com/users/abonnement_vip \|url-status= \|website=Okkazeo Official Website}}</ref> (to be renewed at the anniversary of the original payment date, should it be less than 1 year old). Some new limitations were also introduced to non-paying users, like not being able to see the new games for sales for the first 24 hours of publication of each new item, leaving a significant advantage to buyers of the new formula.
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	[[File:VIP Changes.jpg\|left\|thumb\|The new VIP subscription continues the advantages of the previous Premium using a yearly fee (instead of a one off payment). It also adds a partnership with a store and offers a time-limited offer for 12€ instead of 15€ if subscribed in the same calendar month of the announce.]]		[[File:VIP Changes.jpg\|left\|thumb\|The new VIP subscription continues the advantages of the previous Premium using a yearly fee (instead of a one off payment). It also adds a partnership with a store and offers a time-limited offer for 12€ instead of 15€ if subscribed in the same calendar month of the announce.]]
	[[File:VIP Impact.jpg\|center\|thumb\|VIP users (theoretically for life) will continue to have access to their privileges up to 1 year after subscription anniversary. If the VIP purchase dates back more than 1 year ago, privileges stop immediately. Users are then encouraged to purchase a yearly subscription on top of the "no longer for life" advantage they purchased.Interestingly, the payment for the premium membership is referred to as a "gift" which seems to make it of lesser importance and thus less engaging for the provider.]]		[[File:VIP Impact.jpg\|center\|thumb\|VIP users (theoretically for life) will continue to have access to their privileges up to 1 year after subscription anniversary. If the VIP purchase dates back more than 1 year ago, privileges stop immediately. Users are then encouraged to purchase a yearly subscription on top of the "no longer for life" advantage they purchased.Interestingly, the payment for the premium membership is referred to as a "gift" which seems to make it of lesser importance and thus less engaging for the provider.]]




	==Products==		==Products==

Ryo: Corrected terms (status instead of subscription)

2025-08-21T19:30:07Z

Corrected terms (status instead of subscription)

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	===Lifetime membership revoked (''2023'')===		===Lifetime membership revoked (''2023'')===
	{{Main\|link to the main article}}		{{Main\|link to the main article}}
	Okkazeo used to offer a "Premium" <ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|date=2025-08-21 \|title=End of Premium Program \|url=https://www.okkazeo.com/users/premium \|website=Official Okkazeo website}}</ref> ~~subscription~~ to its users. This ~~subscription~~ came with several benefits : it was a '''one-time payment''' to be able to promote 5 active sales simultaneously (instead of only 1 for free users) and additional advantages. Some users perceived this permanent transaction as a good investment as well as a nice way to promote and encourage a growing website.		Okkazeo used to offer a "Premium" <ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|date=2025-08-21 \|title=End of Premium Program \|url=https://www.okkazeo.com/users/premium \|website=Official Okkazeo website}}</ref> status to its users. This came with several benefits : it was a '''one-time payment''' to be able to promote 5 active sales simultaneously (instead of only 1 for free users) and additional advantages. Some users perceived this permanent transaction as a good investment as well as a nice way to promote and encourage a growing website.
	[[File:Okkazeo revokes its original offer.jpg\|left\|thumb\|Official details about the original offer disappearance.]]		[[File:Okkazeo revokes its original offer.jpg\|left\|thumb\|Official details about the original offer disappearance.]]
	In 2023, Okkazeo revoked its users' lifetime subscription and turned it into an annual subscription<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|date=2025-08-21 \|title=New VIP Subscription \|url=https://www.okkazeo.com/users/abonnement_vip \|url-status= \|website=Okkazeo Official Website}}</ref> (to be renewed at the anniversary of the original payment date, should it be less than 1 year old). Some new limitations were also introduced to non-paying users, like not being able to see the new games for sales for the first 24 hours of publication of each new item, leaving a significant advantage to buyers of the new formula.		In 2023, Okkazeo revoked its users' lifetime subscription and turned it into an annual subscription<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|date=2025-08-21 \|title=New VIP Subscription \|url=https://www.okkazeo.com/users/abonnement_vip \|url-status= \|website=Okkazeo Official Website}}</ref> (to be renewed at the anniversary of the original payment date, should it be less than 1 year old). Some new limitations were also introduced to non-paying users, like not being able to see the new games for sales for the first 24 hours of publication of each new item, leaving a significant advantage to buyers of the new formula.

Ryo: Updated references

2025-08-21T19:28:46Z

Updated references

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	==Products==		==Products==

	*Premium <ref name=":0" /> (deprecated in October 2023) : one-time payment (15€)		*Premium <ref name=":0" /> (deprecated in October 2023) : one-time payment (15€)

	#'''Up to 5 highlighted active sales'''		#'''Up to 5 highlighted active sales'''
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	==References==		==References==
	{{reflist}}~~<ref name=":3" />~~		{{reflist}}
	[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]		[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]

Ryo: Removed inline links in favor of references

2025-08-21T19:27:50Z

Removed inline links in favor of references

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	\|Website=https://www.okkazeo.com/		\|Website=https://www.okkazeo.com/
	\|Description=Okkazeo allows board game players selling/buying second hand game		\|Description=Okkazeo allows board game players selling/buying second hand game
	}}[https://www.okkazeo.com/ Okkazeo] is a French company founded in 2007 that offers a consumer to consumer platform for board games enthusiasts. It allows board game owners to sell board games from their collections to potential buyers. The website is using a reference list of existing board games to make the articles easier to find for adding your copy for sale or find one to buy.		}}Okkazeo<ref name=":3">{{Cite web \|date=2025-08-21 \|title=Okkazeo Homepage \|url=https://www.okkazeo.com/ \|website=Official Okkazeo Website}}</ref> is a French company founded in 2007 that offers a consumer to consumer platform for board games enthusiasts. It allows board game owners to sell board games from their collections to potential buyers. The website is using a reference list of existing board games to make the articles easier to find for adding your copy for sale or find one to buy.

	==Consumer-impact summary==		==Consumer-impact summary==
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	===Lifetime membership revoked (''2023'')===		===Lifetime membership revoked (''2023'')===
	{{Main\|link to the main article}}		{{Main\|link to the main article}}
	Okkazeo used to offer a "~~[https://www.okkazeo.com/users/premium~~ Premium]" <ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|date=2025-08-21 \|title=End of Premium Program \|url=https://www.okkazeo.com/users/premium \|website=Official Okkazeo website}}</ref> subscription to its users. This subscription came with several benefits : it was a '''one-time payment''' to be able to promote 5 active sales simultaneously (instead of only 1 for free users) and additional advantages. Some users perceived this permanent transaction as a good investment as well as a nice way to promote and encourage a growing website.		Okkazeo used to offer a "Premium" <ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|date=2025-08-21 \|title=End of Premium Program \|url=https://www.okkazeo.com/users/premium \|website=Official Okkazeo website}}</ref> subscription to its users. This subscription came with several benefits : it was a '''one-time payment''' to be able to promote 5 active sales simultaneously (instead of only 1 for free users) and additional advantages. Some users perceived this permanent transaction as a good investment as well as a nice way to promote and encourage a growing website.
	[[File:Okkazeo revokes its original offer.jpg\|left\|thumb\|Official details about the original offer disappearance.]]		[[File:Okkazeo revokes its original offer.jpg\|left\|thumb\|Official details about the original offer disappearance.]]
	In 2023, Okkazeo revoked its users' lifetime subscription and turned it into an ~~[https://www.okkazeo.com/users/abonnement_vip~~ annual subscription]<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|date=2025-08-21 \|title=New VIP Subscription \|url=https://www.okkazeo.com/users/abonnement_vip \|url-status= \|website=Okkazeo Official Website}}</ref> (to be renewed at the anniversary of the original payment date, should it be less than 1 year old). Some new limitations were also introduced to non-paying users, like not being able to see the new games for sales for the first 24 hours of publication of each new item, leaving a significant advantage to buyers of the new formula.		In 2023, Okkazeo revoked its users' lifetime subscription and turned it into an annual subscription<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|date=2025-08-21 \|title=New VIP Subscription \|url=https://www.okkazeo.com/users/abonnement_vip \|url-status= \|website=Okkazeo Official Website}}</ref> (to be renewed at the anniversary of the original payment date, should it be less than 1 year old). Some new limitations were also introduced to non-paying users, like not being able to see the new games for sales for the first 24 hours of publication of each new item, leaving a significant advantage to buyers of the new formula.

	After notifying the website by email that renegotiating the terms of a past trade was a breach of agreement, a refund for the original payment could be issued (with immediate termination of the advantages it procured), or the user could simply wait until the anniversary of the subscription and decide to pay or not for the new formula. This change raised little concern overall but a few users were surprised or disappointed on some community forums.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web \|title=Discussion on forum.cwowd.com \|url=https://forum.cwowd.com/t/okkazeo-lbc-cwowd-boire-et-deboires-la-hutte-du-schtroumpf-grognon/10433/8979?page=442 \|website=forum.cwowd.com}}</ref>		After notifying the website by email that renegotiating the terms of a past trade was a breach of agreement, a refund for the original payment could be issued (with immediate termination of the advantages it procured), or the user could simply wait until the anniversary of the subscription and decide to pay or not for the new formula. This change raised little concern overall but a few users were surprised or disappointed on some community forums.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web \|title=Discussion on forum.cwowd.com \|url=https://forum.cwowd.com/t/okkazeo-lbc-cwowd-boire-et-deboires-la-hutte-du-schtroumpf-grognon/10433/8979?page=442 \|website=forum.cwowd.com}}</ref>

	The discontinuation of the original offer is acknowledged although "barely" described on the official website ~~[https~~:/~~/www.okkazeo.com/okkazeo/soutien?srsltid=AfmBOoqYLOu_6TmkQbNIFiNLgeDgpfb6nKooi017x8czeSvbrHEH8LWv here]~~ .		The discontinuation of the original offer is acknowledged although "barely" described on the official website<ref name=":3" /> .

	However an email sent to users at the time of the change was more explicit about the impacts:		However an email sent to users at the time of the change was more explicit about the impacts:
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	==Products==		==Products==

	*~~[https~~:/~~/www.okkazeo.com/users/premium Premium]~~ (deprecated in October 2023) : one-time payment (15€) ~~<ref name=":0" />~~		*Premium <ref name=":0" /> (deprecated in October 2023) : one-time payment (15€)

	#'''Up to 5 highlighted active sales'''		#'''Up to 5 highlighted active sales'''
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	[[File:Okkazeo VIP program.jpg\|thumb\|Advantages of the new VIP program as explained in the original email that all users received. However, the list of privileges was updated since the launch. The description on the left is up-to-date.]]		[[File:Okkazeo VIP program.jpg\|thumb\|Advantages of the new VIP program as explained in the original email that all users received. However, the list of privileges was updated since the launch. The description on the left is up-to-date.]]
	*~~[https~~:/~~/www.okkazeo.com/users/abonnement_vip VIP Membership]~~ (active since October 2023) : This new offer replaces the "Premium Platinum" one-time payment. It currently costs 15€/year and provides the following :~~<ref name=":1" />~~		*VIP Membership <ref name=":1" /> (active since October 2023) : This new offer replaces the "Premium Platinum" one-time payment. It currently costs 15€/year and provides the following :

	#A badge before the user name		#A badge before the user name
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	==References==		==References==
	{{reflist}}		{{reflist}}<ref name=":3" />
	[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]		[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]

Keith: removed incomplete notice - well done!

2025-08-21T19:24:31Z

removed incomplete notice - well done!

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	This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].		This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].
	===Lifetime membership revoked (''2023'')===		===Lifetime membership revoked (''2023'')===
	~~{{Main\|link to the main article}}~~
	Okkazeo used to offer a "Premium" <ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|date=2025-08-21 \|title=End of Premium Program \|url=https://www.okkazeo.com/users/premium \|website=Official Okkazeo website}}</ref> status to its users. This came with several benefits : it was a '''one-time payment''' to be able to promote 5 active sales simultaneously (instead of only 1 for free users) and additional quality of life advantages. Some users perceived this permanent transaction as a good investment as well as a nice way to promote and encourage a growing website.		Okkazeo used to offer a "Premium" <ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|date=2025-08-21 \|title=End of Premium Program \|url=https://www.okkazeo.com/users/premium \|website=Official Okkazeo website}}</ref> status to its users. This came with several benefits : it was a '''one-time payment''' to be able to promote 5 active sales simultaneously (instead of only 1 for free users) and additional quality of life advantages. Some users perceived this permanent transaction as a good investment as well as a nice way to promote and encourage a growing website.
	[[File:Okkazeo revokes its original offer.jpg\|left\|thumb\|Official details about the original offer disappearance.]]		[[File:Okkazeo revokes its original offer.jpg\|left\|thumb\|Official details about the original offer disappearance.]]

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	===Lifetime membership revoked (''2023'')===		===Lifetime membership revoked (''2023'')===
	{{Main\|link to the main article}}		{{Main\|link to the main article}}
	Okkazeo used to offer a "Premium" <ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|date=2025-08-21 \|title=End of Premium Program \|url=https://www.okkazeo.com/users/premium \|website=Official Okkazeo website}}</ref> status to its users. This came with several benefits : it was a '''one-time payment''' to be able to promote 5 active sales simultaneously (instead of only 1 for free users) and additional advantages. Some users perceived this permanent transaction as a good investment as well as a nice way to promote and encourage a growing website.		Okkazeo used to offer a "Premium" <ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|date=2025-08-21 \|title=End of Premium Program \|url=https://www.okkazeo.com/users/premium \|website=Official Okkazeo website}}</ref> status to its users. This came with several benefits : it was a '''one-time payment''' to be able to promote 5 active sales simultaneously (instead of only 1 for free users) and additional quality of life advantages. Some users perceived this permanent transaction as a good investment as well as a nice way to promote and encourage a growing website.
	[[File:Okkazeo revokes its original offer.jpg\|left\|thumb\|Official details about the original offer disappearance.]]		[[File:Okkazeo revokes its original offer.jpg\|left\|thumb\|Official details about the original offer disappearance.]]
	In 2023, Okkazeo revoked its users' lifetime subscription and turned it into an annual subscription<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|date=2025-08-21 \|title=New VIP Subscription \|url=https://www.okkazeo.com/users/abonnement_vip \|url-status= \|website=Okkazeo Official Website}}</ref> (to be renewed at the anniversary of the original payment date, should it be less than 1 year old). Some new limitations were also introduced to non-paying users, like not being able to see the new games for sales for the first 24 hours of publication of each new item, leaving a significant advantage to buyers of the new formula.		In 2023, Okkazeo revoked its users' lifetime subscription and turned it into an annual subscription<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|date=2025-08-21 \|title=New VIP Subscription \|url=https://www.okkazeo.com/users/abonnement_vip \|url-status= \|website=Okkazeo Official Website}}</ref> (to be renewed at the anniversary of the original payment date, should it be less than 1 year old). Some new limitations were also introduced to non-paying users, like not being able to see the new games for sales for the first 24 hours of publication of each new item, leaving a significant advantage to buyers of the new formula.
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	[[File:VIP Changes.jpg\|left\|thumb\|The new VIP subscription continues the advantages of the previous Premium using a yearly fee (instead of a one off payment). It also adds a partnership with a store and offers a time-limited offer for 12€ instead of 15€ if subscribed in the same calendar month of the announce.]]		[[File:VIP Changes.jpg\|left\|thumb\|The new VIP subscription continues the advantages of the previous Premium using a yearly fee (instead of a one off payment). It also adds a partnership with a store and offers a time-limited offer for 12€ instead of 15€ if subscribed in the same calendar month of the announce.]]
	[[File:VIP Impact.jpg\|center\|thumb\|VIP users (theoretically for life) will continue to have access to their privileges up to 1 year after subscription anniversary. If the VIP purchase dates back more than 1 year ago, privileges stop immediately. Users are then encouraged to purchase a yearly subscription on top of the "no longer for life" advantage they purchased.Interestingly, the payment for the premium membership is referred to as a "gift" which seems to make it of lesser importance and thus less engaging for the provider.]]		[[File:VIP Impact.jpg\|center\|thumb\|VIP users (theoretically for life) will continue to have access to their privileges up to 1 year after subscription anniversary. If the VIP purchase dates back more than 1 year ago, privileges stop immediately. Users are then encouraged to purchase a yearly subscription on top of the "no longer for life" advantage they purchased.Interestingly, the payment for the premium membership is referred to as a "gift" which seems to make it of lesser importance and thus less engaging for the provider.]]




	==Products==		==Products==

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	===Lifetime membership revoked (''2023'')===		===Lifetime membership revoked (''2023'')===
	{{Main\|link to the main article}}		{{Main\|link to the main article}}
	Okkazeo used to offer a "Premium" <ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|date=2025-08-21 \|title=End of Premium Program \|url=https://www.okkazeo.com/users/premium \|website=Official Okkazeo website}}</ref> ~~subscription~~ to its users. This ~~subscription~~ came with several benefits : it was a '''one-time payment''' to be able to promote 5 active sales simultaneously (instead of only 1 for free users) and additional advantages. Some users perceived this permanent transaction as a good investment as well as a nice way to promote and encourage a growing website.		Okkazeo used to offer a "Premium" <ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|date=2025-08-21 \|title=End of Premium Program \|url=https://www.okkazeo.com/users/premium \|website=Official Okkazeo website}}</ref> status to its users. This came with several benefits : it was a '''one-time payment''' to be able to promote 5 active sales simultaneously (instead of only 1 for free users) and additional advantages. Some users perceived this permanent transaction as a good investment as well as a nice way to promote and encourage a growing website.
	[[File:Okkazeo revokes its original offer.jpg\|left\|thumb\|Official details about the original offer disappearance.]]		[[File:Okkazeo revokes its original offer.jpg\|left\|thumb\|Official details about the original offer disappearance.]]
	In 2023, Okkazeo revoked its users' lifetime subscription and turned it into an annual subscription<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|date=2025-08-21 \|title=New VIP Subscription \|url=https://www.okkazeo.com/users/abonnement_vip \|url-status= \|website=Okkazeo Official Website}}</ref> (to be renewed at the anniversary of the original payment date, should it be less than 1 year old). Some new limitations were also introduced to non-paying users, like not being able to see the new games for sales for the first 24 hours of publication of each new item, leaving a significant advantage to buyers of the new formula.		In 2023, Okkazeo revoked its users' lifetime subscription and turned it into an annual subscription<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|date=2025-08-21 \|title=New VIP Subscription \|url=https://www.okkazeo.com/users/abonnement_vip \|url-status= \|website=Okkazeo Official Website}}</ref> (to be renewed at the anniversary of the original payment date, should it be less than 1 year old). Some new limitations were also introduced to non-paying users, like not being able to see the new games for sales for the first 24 hours of publication of each new item, leaving a significant advantage to buyers of the new formula.