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Is the website g2a.com safe to buy from especially with multiplayer games like battlefield. There prices are so low it seems to good to be true
 
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Yes, I buy from there a lot, there is also a feature called g2a shield to use when buying from people rather than the g2a company, this ensures your code works, if it don't then you get a refund or new code, although you have to use their "live chat" to use the shield service which means you have to wait in que, look for trusted settlers with tons of successful purchases before buying, I bought pixelpiracy, grid 2, gmod and a few others from there 😀.

shield = definite code, but long wait time, depending on the que

without shield, instant code through email but if it don't work then you're on your own.
 
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If it seems too good to be true, it probably is.

That's not to say that it's absolutely a rip-off. Do your research. Look for parent company information and check them out online, reviews, BBB (or the overseas equivalent). Check out how long the company has been in business. Check out their web prominence (how prominent they are in a google search). Look for any clue that states it's a rip off. If I found even one, I'd probably look somewhere else.

-Wolf sends
 
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It is legit, trust this random stranger on the internet (i know it sounds bad lol) just buy from the company if you can, you get the company then the marketplace sellers (people selling keys) if you buy from g2a then it's guaranteed, from the marketplace users then there is a chance it wont work which is why the shield is an option.
 
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Look, this means it has been approved and is a legt site, if a selling site doesn't have this or something similar then it's not legit, also I have recipts order screenshots I can show you.

http://prntscr.com/3f1gva

http://prntscr.com/3f1h7s

http://prntscr.com/3f1he9

Just buy something really cheap, like speed runners or something, thats what I did to test if it was legit.

5 mins later I got my email with a link to my key.
 
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I'm not saying it's not legitimate. All I'm saying is for the OP to do the research... and I'm sorry, but one forum poster saying, "Yes, I've done it before" does not constitute adequate research.

Provide impersonal guidance (links to reviews from respectable sources), but let the OP make his/her own decision.

-Wolf sends
 
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Heartbleed only affects you if you already have accounts with certain websites, plus g2a wasn't affected by heartbleed, and yes all my keys have worked. But open ssl verifies the websites legitimacy. also g2a wouldn't get affected as there payments are through paypal so paypal would have had to get infected, which it didn't because they shut down there servers until the heartbleed was sorted.
 
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Just make sure on your first purchase you either buy from a trusted person (click blue arrow and it shows sellers, go for someone with a high rating and successful purchase rate) or buy from g2a its self. And make sure it says global and not russia only as they're region locked.
 
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This website is absolutely safe. The reason games are very cheap here is because of their 'marketplace'. Here people can sell their games to a big public. The sellers may sell their games that cheap because they bought them in steam sales, they got it as gift, or they just have their sources... Anyone can sell his or her games there. That's why you have to be careful sometimes. If you buy an item from the marketplace you can always select from which seller you are going to buy, just select one of the sellers with 4-5 stars rating (and at least 10 good ratings) and changes something goes wrong are very small. If you don't trust the seller, just pay an extra euro and you have a guaranteed working code or chargeback. Just wanted to mention this cause I use this site to sell games and just want to make sure to everyone that this is not some kind of scam.
 
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Avoid at all cost if you value your money. I purchased a product from G2A and included the G2A shield. I lodged a complaint that the product I purchased wasn't the one advertised. They acknowledged my complaint and then refuse to speak to me at all. It's been weeks now and they won't issue a refund or replace the product with a working one. Complete fraud.
 
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They of course don't sell for a lower price than they purchased for (unless for money laundering or what not.)

I have no idea whatever G2A sells anything themselves or not, I think in general it work as a market for anyone to tell their keys so they are just as trust worthy as .. they are .. Though they get reaction and have their shield system so I guess that would be some protection but not necessarily full.

As for the price differences what I've been told is that (it's Russians running?) a Polish Company. If you check steamdb prices of games are often much cheaper in Russia than they are in say EU1 on Steam.

Many of these sites (I may mix them together) also sell scans/photos of boxes/manuals from retail copies, so if a game sell cheaper in say Russia they take a Picture of the key and sell the key to a region where the game is more expensive.
 
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Lampan:
"G2a shield (1.25$ fee) is a nothing else than a poor excuse just to rip you off from money. You kinda need it tho."

Would be a funny system if they only gave fake keys when one didn't included it = 100% profit and real keys when one had it = not really useful but they made more money on the sale than without =P
 
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"Just make sure on your first purchase you either buy from a trusted person (click blue arrow and it shows sellers, go for someone with a high rating and successful purchase rate) or buy from g2a its self. And make sure it says global and not russia only as they're region locked."

And what sales is from G2A themselves?

They list their recommended seller sometimes. Now they have their "Paypal deals" or whatever. Who's selling then?
 
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When you hover over the game, you can see it's price and a green "BUY NOW" button. That means that you're buying from G2A themselves. Above the green button there's a text saying "[number of] sellers from [cheapest reseller price]" with a blue button. If you click on the blue button, it will take you to another page where you can select from which (re)seller you want to buy a game, you can see their rating etc.

I've personally bought few games from them (including some pricey games like FIFA 15) and haven't had a single problem.
 
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