Is this site ok to use for game keys???

Edward78 · 11 Apr 2017 at 18:32

https://www.g2a.com

scritchyrat · 11 Apr 2017 at 18:35

Depends, how much do you want a Russian to potentially empty your bank account?

Aberfala · 11 Apr 2017 at 19:12

Steer well clear, far too many horror stories around about them.

Edward78 · 11 Apr 2017 at 19:12

scritchyrat said:
Depends, how much do you want a Russian to potentially empty your bank account?

Ya, thougt it was to good to be true...

cheesyboy · 11 Apr 2017 at 19:25

Depends on your morals.

They're a fence for stolen keys. You'll probably get your game, and at a good price, but the seller might very well have committed credit card fraud to steal the keys from the developers.

Ree · 11 Apr 2017 at 19:31

half the time the prices they have are not very good once vat goes on. most of the time av always managed to find it cheaper elsewhere.

yeah you'll get the game but as others have said about how some of them acquire the keys.. if your not bothered by that then batter in.

FloppyPoppy · 11 Apr 2017 at 20:10

Dlcompare usually helps its like a middleman with user ratings of each site

Bryan Kortez · 11 Apr 2017 at 20:13

I've used them loads. Thought it was all legit lol

terley · 11 Apr 2017 at 20:14

Watch this before you use them

And if you do use them (and decide to get cheap stuff off the back of stolen property) DO NOT, sign up for G2a shield..

Gimpymoo · 11 Apr 2017 at 20:23

If you have to ask, you already know the answer.

Raumarik · 11 Apr 2017 at 20:35

No.

Indy devs lost a lot of money to them, their GTA shield is a scam that's likely illegal is many countries and they're generally scum.

bayo000 · 12 Apr 2017 at 07:09

I haven't used them in a long time but not had any problems with them in the past. As someone else mentioned their prices aren't that great anymore once VAT is added.

dave1180 · 12 Apr 2017 at 07:35

What's wrong with the g2a shield? Not used the site just interested..

FloppyPoppy · 12 Apr 2017 at 08:08

dave1180 said:
What's wrong with the g2a shield? Not used the site just interested..

Basic overview of the issues in order.

credit cards get stolen - Games get bought - Credit cards get charged back - Keys remain in hands of thief and person whos card was stolen gets their money back - Devs have lost that sale and key. G2A then proceed to profit directly from this by taking X% of sales from the stolen keys and then adding on fraud protection insurance for a fee that is supposed to be free.

Thats as clearly as i can sum it up

scritchyrat · 12 Apr 2017 at 08:09

That G2A - Gearbox partnership was a strange one.
It's weird, because it's not like it would have taken much due diligence to reveal that your chosen business partner is a grotesquely dodgy outfit with a long history of ripping people off. All they had to do was google "Gearbox".

d_brennen · 12 Apr 2017 at 08:15

scritchyrat said:
That G2A - Gearbox partnership was a strange one.
It's weird, because it's not like it would have taken much due diligence to reveal that your chosen business partner is a grotesquely dodgy outfit with a long history of ripping people off. All they had to do was google "Gearbox".

Coffee nearly came out of my nose, thanks very much

DONOHUE07 · 12 Apr 2017 at 10:54

Absolutely fine I have used them countless times, as mentioned above, use DLCompare, it's basically a 'compare the market' for online key sites, never had a problem

Gimpymoo · 12 Apr 2017 at 12:11

scritchyrat said:
That G2A - Gearbox partnership was a strange one.
It's weird, because it's not like it would have taken much due diligence to reveal that your chosen business partner is a grotesquely dodgy outfit with a long history of ripping people off. All they had to do was google "Gearbox".

Bravo

tres · 12 Apr 2017 at 12:33

Used them many times, all fine

IronWarrior · 12 Apr 2017 at 12:49

Too many horror stories about them.

I use Kinguin if I have too, only had a few games so far from them and never had a problem.