To quote the Valve forum page describing this problem:
Question When attempting to register my CD Key, I get the error message Steam Error: Game not available in your territory. What does this mean and what should I do?
Answer You will receive this error message if you have purchased a copy of the game in Russia or Thailand. If you purchased a game from Thailand or Russia and you do not live in one of those countries, you need to contact the seller for a refund.
This stub and the articles it points to are misleading and close to being troll bait. Plus if you look at both articles reader/user "Todd" is the source for the info, no looking or further digging required. I'm sure he's pissed because his good Russian/Thailand deal went sour but buyer beware does fall in to this, if it looks to good it is to good.
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To quote the Valve forum page describing this problem:
Question
When attempting to register my CD Key, I get the error message Steam Error: Game not available in your territory. What does
this mean and what should I do?
Answer
You will receive this error message if you have purchased a copy of the game in Russia or Thailand.
If you purchased a game from Thailand or Russia and you do not live in one of those countries, you need to contact the
seller for a refund.
This stub and the articles it points to are misleading and close to being troll bait. Plus if you look at both articles
reader/user "Todd" is the source for the info, no looking or further digging required. I'm sure he's pissed because his good
Russian/Thailand deal went sour but buyer beware does fall in to this, if it looks to good it is to good.