key sites to stay away from

[.Lethal]

G2A, Kinguin - both dodgy, you may never have an issue but both aren't legit.

CDKeys and GreenManGaming are the most reliable.

Used CDkeys and Fanatical in last few months, no issues to date.

GreenManGaming and Fanatical are authorised resellers, you'll have no problems with them.

CDKeys, G2A, Kinguin aren't authorised resellers but of all the dodgy ones, CDKeys are by far the best.

 

[hyperseven]

Or your account gets banned, ala Ubisoft or Guild Wars 2

That was years ago

 

[loftie]

That was years ago

But still happened. If the game was removed from your account, then go back to whichever site you got, or paypal, and get your money back. IIRC Steam has removed games from libraries like this. Ubi however decided to ban accounts for it, so you lost everything on that account. Unless you've got one account per game, you might be losing a fair amount. At the end of the day, it's everyones decision to make themselves, but it should be an informed decision.

 

[mark43]

I usually try to stick with the legit sellers, though CD Keys is the one non-official one I'll use occasionally. I think the ones to avoid the most are those that act as a marketplace for other sellers, they often seem to allow you to pay a bit extra as insurance if there is a problem with the key, the fact that they offer such a service tells you all you need to know.

 

[Tired9]

Used them all, never had an issue with any of them.

 

[Tykey]

i just go with the cheapest, not yet had a problem.

 

[Semple]

Has anyone used instant gaming?

 

[.Lethal]

Has anyone used instant gaming?

Yeah didn't have any issue personally, used them once or twice iirc but they aren't an authorised reseller.

 

[hyperseven]

i just go with the cheapest, not yet had a problem.

Yep, use a site like dlcompare and look for the cheapest also use a plugin like Honey to see if you can get any money off vouchers.

 

[.Lethal]

I use gg.deals since that also checks the latest discount codes to give better prices.

 

[robfosters]

I’ve never had a problem with Gamivo

 

[GlitterBalls]

Never had any issues with CD keys. Or cjs. Never use g2a.

 

[Semple]

Has anyone bought recently on CD keys? I've just had 2 orders get an immediate refund. First on paypal and second on normal card. I had a look through their Twitter and there's a few comments of others experiencing the same.

 

[drakulton]

I've always thought Timpsons was a bit of a dodgy place.

 

[Shingyboy]

If you use isthereanydeal.com that place shows you deals from a range of different websites and I am sure that they only show deals from legit websites that don't get their keys from dodgy sources.

 

[UTmaniac]

Has anyone bought recently on CD keys? I've just had 2 orders get an immediate refund. First on paypal and second on normal card. I had a look through their Twitter and there's a few comments of others experiencing the same.

I bought stuff in June, July and end of October with no problem.