Do retail boxes preclude using the RAF benefits?

[combhua]

I've recently ordered 4 new Battlechests and 4 copies of WotLK to get all my accounts straight for multiboxing. Can I leverage benefits from RAF if the retail boxes are sent to me?



I understand that a new trial account needs to be set up from the email
generated by the RAF system, but when you go to "upgrade" to the retail
game, do you have to do it through the website or can you enter the
serial number from the physical retail boxes?

Apologies if this has previously been addressed, I wasn't able to successfully locate a definitive answer.

[hardcoded]

you need to set up the accounts using the raf and then upgrade the accounts using the cd keys on the boxes.

[Basilikos]

you need to set up the accounts using the raf and then upgrade the accounts using the cd keys on the boxes.

He's right. Specifically, you Recruit using your existing account. You answer the email that you send to yourself AND THEN (as in, "NOT BEFORE THEN") you create the recruited account. After that, you upgrade the account to retail using the boxes' keys. Repeat as much as you see fit.

[combhua]

Thanks! I created an account on the wiki and added this tidbit of information to it.