product codes for sims 3 from steam do not work in origin

Sims 2 is digitally only officially and legally available in a Super Collection on Mac with all expansion packs except FreeTime and Apartment Life, which were never released for Mac, and a few stuff packs (I believe Family Fun Stuff, Glamour Life Stuff and Happy Holiday Stuff). There are many downloads online for the Complete Collection and any expansion pack (as well as the base game) and it's abandonware, therefore you don't need to worry about EA trying to do anything to you. Sims 1 isn't available digitally and was never available digitally in any way. In other words you can order a DVD copy of the game with an unused code because Origin is a bit too expensive with the game. It is unfortunate that Origin can sometimes detect that you're using a cheap code, but many people report that they haven't had a single problem with the site CDkeys. If not, I'd suggest you to purchase it on a cheap site for CD/DVD keys. I'm sorry that EA was no help to you, but there's nothing you can do unless you didn't use these codes and you're able to return them.

Product codes for sims 3 from steam do not work in origin