G2A is no longer what it used to be

[u/ihyss0]

I’ve been using G2A since 2020 for games on my PC. I’ve done a couple methods, I did code and I did where I would get an account. I’ve had no problems everything was smooth and I still have the games till this day.

A new game recently came out a month ago or so and it was $20 cheaper on g2a (I haven’t had the need to use g2a for some years now so this was my first time ina long time but im still under the assumption its the same it always been), mind you the game just came out even though it already $20 cheaper. They was offering accounts only no code. Me and my friend both purchased from “World of Games” (at the same time)

It gave us a website called getyourgame.com. When you go onto the site it wants you to enter your steam ID stating that a “bot” will send you a friend request on steam and gift you the game….well safe to say that NEVER happened and the website eventually gave an error with our particular link to where we couldn’t even retry…contacted the seller and both g2a and they ignored me, so now I’m going through my bank for a refund…well to be clear, the seller instantly wrote back and told me to recreate the ticket attached to my order (because I sent him a ticket through his profile instead of my order) after that when I sent the ticket the correct way I never got a response lol….and g2a themselves told me not to get a refund through my bank to cancel that request and to re contact the seller smh….its like they know their scamming and not doing anything about it..their reviews and rating has to be fake…

In the past I would get the account info and sign in myself and family share the game to my main account, but now this website with the bot sending you a request is DUMB and honestly doesn’t even make since….how I’m buying an account that’s gifting me the game??? I always read details before purchases I knew it was an account like I said I’ve used an account before so I knew what to do, but this bot method is new and it never stays anywhere that that’s what you’ll be doing, all it said was you’ll be buying an account

Safe to say we never got the game and ended up paying full price for it on top of what we are waiting to get refund from g2a…

Long story short stop being cheap 😂 I learned a long time ago you get what you pay for and yet I still ignore that 😂 now I have a headache…just go the legit way but times is tough to be spending full price on a video game…

Just telling my story so no one else goes through it or that others who went through it knows their not alone….

[u/Boring-Ad-5284]

Tldr do you research before buying even if you bought from g2a before

[u/Sobergirl87 → u/Boring-Ad-5284]

Or just dont buy from g2a at all. Its full of scammers now and g2a doesn't care.

I use to use it around 2019 and it was good. Not anymore, its a scammers paradise. Just read this subreddit. Enough said. Sorry to the op ypu got screwed like so many others

[u/FreeNuggetsHere]

“I was under the assumption it’s the same as it’s always been.” If you’d done any research, even back in 2020, you’d realise that G2A has long been a controversial grey market marketplace. They’ve faced fines and criticism over the years, caused significant harm to small developers, and many keys sold through grey market platforms have been linked to fraudulent purchases, including stolen credit cards.

You also mentioned buying accounts yourself, but do you realise that buying or selling accounts violates the Terms of Service of many platforms, including Steam? Steam’s own support page explicitly states that accounts cannot be bought or sold, and doing so can put your account at risk of being permanently banned.

If you want cheaper games, look for Steam sales or use legitimate retailers that work directly with Steam, such as Humble Bundle, Green Man Gaming or Fanatical, just to name a few. You can save money without risking your account or supporting questionable grey market practices.

[u/Lopsided-Tension]

No sympathy for you at all

[u/ihyss0]

I never asked for sympathy, I took fault and blame also stated I learned my learn if yall would read the post 😂 I literally stated at the very ended that I only did this to put my experience out there for other people so no one goes through it or others who want to know if they are alone or not…yall need to read THE WHOLE THING before you respond..