G2A games

[ripper101]

So I am just wondering if anyone knows how G2A gets their codes for so cheap without losing money? Do they get the codes for the games when they're on sale or something?

[Enderman]

People steal credit cards and quickly buy game codes with them, then resell the game codes at G2A.

[asapansh]

1 minute ago, ripper101 said:

So I am just wondering if anyone knows how G2A gets their codes for so cheap without losing money? Do they get the codes for the games when they're on sale or something?

 

always use G2A shield for all purchases and you will be fine. But the general consensus is that it is kinda sketchy so always buy with the sellers with G@A shield

[ARikozuM]

3 minutes ago, ripper101 said:

So I am just wondering if anyone knows how G2A gets their codes for so cheap without losing money? Do they get the codes for the games when they're on sale or something?

I sell keys that I receive from Humble Bundle.

[ripper101]

21 hours ago, Enderman said:

People steal credit cards and quickly buy game codes with them, then resell the game codes at G2A.

Lol makes sense.

[Praesi]

22 hours ago, Enderman said:

People steal credit cards and quickly buy game codes with them, then resell the game codes at G2A.

Oh please....

[ARikozuM]

22 hours ago, ripper101 said:

So I am just wondering if anyone knows how G2A gets their codes for so cheap without losing money? Do they get the codes for the games when they're on sale or something?

G2A is more like Ebay. Users sell keys that they have. G2A checks for authenticity and allows it. The money goes to the user with a cut going to G2A.

[Enderman]

27 minutes ago, ripper101 said:

Lol makes sense.

4 minutes ago, Praesi said:

Oh please....

Well, I mean it's true...sometimes...

[demonaii]

It is shaddy business but that's what makes it cheap.

[Praesi]

13 minutes ago, Enderman said:

Well, I mean it's true...sometimes...

And sometimes US Drones actual murder a bad Guy.

[SteveGrabowski0]

You might as well just pirate instead of using G2A. At least with pirating you're not stealing money from the companies whose games you play.

[CAPCOM UK]

IDC as long as my games are cheap.

[Maist]

On 9/19/2016 at 1:30 AM, CAPCOM UK said:

IDC as long as my games are cheap.

Same here.

If battlefield 1 would have costed 60usd for the full game i would have had no problem buying it from Origin, but since it costs 120USD for the full game i couldn't care less whether the key i'll get is stolen or not.

 

[sgtcool]

On 9/18/2016 at 0:35 AM, ripper101 said:

So I am just wondering if anyone knows how G2A gets their codes for so cheap without losing money? Do they get the codes for the games when they're on sale or something?

People buy games on steam sale or humble bundle then sell them on G2A.

[sgtcool]

On 9/18/2016 at 0:38 AM, Enderman said:

People steal credit cards and quickly buy game codes with them, then resell the game codes at G2A.

if that was in most cases, G2A would be having backcharges 24/7, 99% rating says otherwise

[Enderman]

16 minutes ago, sgtcool said:

if that was in most cases, G2A would be having backcharges 24/7, 99% rating says otherwise

Most of the time the seller wins...

[Praesi]

9 hours ago, Enderman said:

Most of the time the seller wins...

Lets throw a single random what ever this is in here..."most of the time" ...?

[ARikozuM]

5 hours ago, Praesi said:

Lets throw a single random what ever this is in here..."most of the time" ...?

If he thinks it'll work in any scientific/engineering journal, let him.

[sgtcool]

15 hours ago, Enderman said:

Most of the time the seller wins...

 

Doesn't prove anything , whats the backstory and the problem?

cant even see the full discussion.

 

and what is the buyer even talking about? Giving G2As order ticket to steam support??

[Real_PhillBert]

On 9/18/2016 at 5:15 PM, SteveGrabowski0 said:

You might as well just pirate instead of using G2A. At least with pirating you're not stealing money from the companies whose games you play.

Could you elaborate? I've never used G2A so I have no experience with it. 

[SteveGrabowski0]

2 hours ago, Real_PhillBert said:

Could you elaborate? I've never used G2A so I have no experience with it. 

One of the big scams is people buying keys with stolen credit cards and then selling them on G2A. Then the credit card companies hit the seller with chargebacks once they find out the cards are stolen. It can really fuck small studios over especially.

 

http://tinybuild.com/g2a-sold-450k-worth-of-our-game-keys

[Praesi]

2 hours ago, Real_PhillBert said:

Could you elaborate? I've never used G2A so I have no experience with it. 

Someone who say pirating is not stealing shouldn´t get mucn attention

[Real_PhillBert]

1 hour ago, SteveGrabowski0 said:

One of the big scams is people buying keys with stolen credit cards and then selling them on G2A. Then the credit card companies hit the seller with chargebacks once they find out the cards are stolen. It can really fuck small studios over especially.

 

http://tinybuild.com/g2a-sold-450k-worth-of-our-game-keys

Huh, I didn't realize that individuals could sell keys there. 

 

Thanks for the info, I've heard people talk about them before but never used them. 

[SnakeDrone]

On 18.9.2016 at 1:35 AM, ripper101 said:

So I am just wondering if anyone knows how G2A gets their codes for so cheap without losing money? Do they get the codes for the games when they're on sale or something?

http://kotaku.com/g2a-scammer-explains-how-he-profited-off-stolen-indie-g-1784540664

 

http://www.polygon.com/2016/6/20/11982544/indie-dev-says-grey-market-key-seller-cost-them-450k-in-sales

http://www.polygon.com/2015/2/9/8006693/the-truth-behind-those-mysteriously-cheap-gray-market-game-codes

[typographie]

Outright credit card theft certainly happens on G2A, but it's not the only way to sell games cheaply. Sometimes it's a key purchased in a low-income foreign territory, then resold in the west to undercut all of the authorized resellers. Sometimes it's just someone innocently trying to turn a profit from a charitable organization by reselling Humble Bundle keys. You know, totally legit stuff.