Sooo, after reading all these ratings here on WoT I kinda got the feeling that g2a.com was a scam website... but after searching for a while, I understood what g2a does:
-It lets the COMMUNITY sell THEIR OWN keys to other people, just like how ebay allows its users to sell things to other people. People are being RATED! That means, if the guy who's selling all those keys is distributing shit - like a stolen key or sum'in - he gets a bad rating. So, what happens if you buy a key that isn't working? G2A has set up a little "anti-scam" insurance, it costs 1,20 $ (USD) and if your key isn't working, you go visit the support chat where they try to FIX your problem.
-G2A sell keys themselves aswell, and I have yet to come across a key that isn't working that's being sold by G2A (once again: I've been doing some research on endless forums, I will name my sources at the bottom of this rating). Also, G2A does not sell stolen keys. What G2A does, is called "business". They are doing the same thing your local supermarket does: it buys a bulk of something for a cheap price, and sells them in their store for a convinient price. This is called distribution and has been used forever by ANY COMPANY.
My own experience:
I was hesitant at first, and decided to try it. I haven't bought anything big, I bought Supreme Commander Forged Alliance, Terraria and Torchlight 2 - each available for under 5$.
Every key worked instantly. That being sad, I bought steam keys, so I can't really say anything for other platforms like Origin.
I have spoken to many, MANY guys on the net and it seems like most of them - not everyone - did not have any issues with g2a at all. And those who had issues had their problems resolved.
My rating:
I have to say, that after reading all these ratings on WOT I was shocked: I couldn't believe how anyone would rate this site A GOOD SITE when it's so obvious that it's a scam site. Oh boy was I wrong.
Also, you're able to use PAYPAL. PAYPAL, people, do you even know how safe paypal is? People saying shit like "omg, I bought this game for 4$ and it took 159$ from my bank - dont trust this" are either REALLY stupid, or make these things up just so they get upvoted and fuel the hate for g2a. Which brings me to my next part:
Why does every good rating get downvoted into oblivion? I tell you why: People believe in what they want to believe in.
They see good ratings and think "wow, this must be spam. better downvote it.". And what do they do with ratings that say "I THINK THIS SITE IS SCAM !!1one"? Better upvote that shit, he might be right!
I can't wait for my rating to be downvoted aswell.
I do hope my review solves the trust issue for anyone reading this. I definitely had trust issues with g2a, but I am convinced that they do not want to trick you into buying shit.
TL;DR:
- people able to sell their own keys, hence the "fraudelent keys"
+g2a selling LEGIT keys
+"g2a shield" as an anti-scam measure
- people being paranoid on WOT and downvote every positive rating because they think it's spam
sources:
( I am not sure if I am allowed to post links, I'm gonna keep it short... if you wanna research g2a like I did, just use google..)
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-reddit/r/gaming
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Great website, has lots of deals.
Cheap games for a cheap gamer like me!
Haven't encountered problems yet, though experience is limited.
Currently they are running a 10% Off sale, that is from the already low prices at:
https://www.g2a.com/r/10february
Solid support, quick replies.
And they ship the codes fast, too!
G2A claims to be a legit key reseller that sells keys from regions with lower pricing but that's only half of the truth.
In reality the site is just a shady and dubios key reseller that laundries keys from the black market with a bunch of legitimate ones.
G2A has been caught time and time again in selling keys acquired through credit card fraud, keys that were directly stolen from legit sellers, keys of review/press copies, bundle keys and other things.
So it is rather likely that the game you bought might get its key revoked sooner or later, all while costing the devs of said game lots of money thanks to the charge backs from the keys that were acquired through the means of credit card fraud.
Adding to that it also requires the use of an untrustworthy third-party program.
You have been warned.
The license key I bought was already registered - already sold to some one else. Support asked me for evidences - which I sent.
Never heard any news any more.
Potentially this site is made for fraud - and you have no chance to get your money back - even with 98% "customer satisfaction" - this is just a joke.
For kids it is very dangerous, as they are not aware, that they are just misused and do not have any possibility to get money back. Any body telling different is just blind on both eyes...
Attempts to sell CD keys for games at insanely discounted prices.
These CD keys are not officially supported by the developers (and actually they might not be legal at all!)
I've seen constant complaints that games go missing off of steam/origin/uplay because the developer revoked the illegitimate keys. You won't get a refund either, g2a support casually ignores you or tells you to ask uplay/steam/etc why the key was revoked (only to be told by them to ask g2a, etc)
Adding to something that shouldn't be trusted: The business is hosted in hong kong. Customer support is in poland.
If you're lucky enough to get a working key, ok, but if you're given a dodgy non-working key (or one that is unexpectedly revoked by steam/uplay/origin) good luck getting a refund from them. They'll simply ignore you and stop responding to emails. Verging on fraud/scamsters.
G2A.COM ist ein vertrauenswürdiger Onlinehändler für Videospiele verschiedener Downloadplattformen, wie Steam und Uplay. Ich habe dort schon mehrmals bestellt und wurde noch nie enttäuscht. Der Support antwortet sehr schnell (innerhalb von 10 Minuten).
I once bought "Dead Space 2" there for 4€ and several days after, my bank account got deduced by 82€ from G2A. Fortunately, we got refunded (by my bank, not G2A) So don't trust it, i swear.
I bought a key from there 1 week ago and it didnt work. then I contacted with the customer service but still no solution. On every my contact they say please be patient! I dont have to be patient becuase if I pay for an item and I cannot use it, I shouldnt be patient ! This is going to be last purhcase from there.
A Symantec support employee claims that ***** is not an official Symantec partner. Yet the Symantec logo is diplayed as a partner on the G2A site. G2A refuses to comment on this.
Furthermore, G2A refuse to show proof of obtaining game keys from legal sources, and as such it can be suspected that atleast some of them may be obtained in an illegal fashion.
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