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I think, somwhere between 25 and 30 Euro...At least, that is the price, the resellers take the last weeks -> https://www.google.de/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=hearts of iron iv&safe=off&tbm=shop

If it looks too good to be real (as sales before a brand new game is even in pre-order mode), that not real most of the times...

As it was said by Paradox, beware of resellers. And look at the warning they provided for Stellaris (they used the red color):

Countdown to Launch: Stellaris Now Available for Pre-Order...

I found this other retailer that is selling the game cheaper, how is that?

According to European law, retailers are allowed to set a different price than the suggested price. However, in the most cases, the a cheaper retailer is usually not legit or have got keys to our games in an unauthorized way. We recommend that you purchase keys from ParadoxPlaza, Steam or any other major retailers.

Important information about retailers!
There is a large so called “grey market” which has made it a business to obtain Steam keys through illegal means (false credit card information usually) that they sell under market price. The most common outcome of buying keys like this is that after a few days the game will be removed from your Steam account due to the payment never going through. You will still have paid money however, and you will not get this money back. You have been warned!
 
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I always buy my games there. Up to now, without any problem. They accept paypal, so that nothing really bad can happen. And they have thousands os positive reviews. Not only at google, but from indipendent sites too.

The SteamStore is always more expensive, but i think, just for marketing reasons. I know nobody who pays these suggested prices...
 

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I always buy my games there. Up to now, without any problem. They accept paypal, so that nothing really bad can happen. And they have thousands os positive reviews. Not only at google, but from indipendent sites too...The SteamStore is always more expensive, but i think, just for marketing reasons. I know nobody who pays these suggested prices...

Just read that news feature about the grey market, it says that though the keys sold are not necessarily illegal (games received as gifts or as promotional offers, speculative purchases made during promotions like Steam discounts and Humble Bundle sales) but you have no real guarantee by the reseller about their provenance and they may be revoked if they were stolen. So you take some risk, it's up to you to estimate the level of risk and if the rebate is worth it.

Also, I wonder where they get the keys for a game still in Beta and not yet in pre-order mode ?

The truth behind those mysteriously cheap gray market game codes.
Here: http://www.polygon.com/2015/2/9/800...ose-mysteriously-cheap-gray-market-game-codes
 
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All of this still doesn't really explain how these grey markets would be able to get keys for a game like HoI4 before release even. I can see months or years later but how do they obtain them before release? If codes given out as demo's are being sold id track them as a developer and not give codes out to the people who sold theirs ever again.
 

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All of this still doesn't really explain how these grey markets would be able to get keys for a game like HoI4 before release even. I can see months or years later but how do they obtain them before release? If codes given out as demo's are being sold id track them as a developer and not give codes out to the people who sold theirs ever again.

Seems you missed this in my post:

...Also, I wonder where they get the keys for a game still in Beta and not yet in pre-order mode ?...

And this in my previous post:

If it looks too good to be real (as sales before a brand new game is even in pre-order mode), that not real most of the times...