A thread about G2A, come all!

Okay, so this is what I've noticed.
Always make sure you've disabled the shield. It's pointless.
With VAT, I've never had a need to pay it and I've never heard of consequences for not paying it. Your choice.
Find a seller that's reputable. And when you do, check his sales history and see what the negative/neutral transactions were about. Some people are just mad when their "5 random Steam keys" aren't AAA games, even if they paid 20 cents for it.

Just make sure that G2A shield is turned off. They'll bug you about it a fair few times. Very scummy in that front.
Otherwise it's a good store for some stuff.
(Dissapointed that I'm not on the poll, considering that I'm probably the most popular Zeruel on this site! ;_;)

I have a personal rule for useing shield. If the items is under 5-7 euro I don't use it. It's worth the risk so far

Usually hig voted sellers are the ones to choose, even though that in itself is not necessarily a guarantee either (i know because I had issues 2 occasions with such myself)

Always and I mean ALWAYS use Paypal. Even though they supposedly dont assist with transactions dispute like this, knowing how they more often than not side with the buyer and G2A not willing to get on a limbo over this, chances are if there is an issue and the seller isnt willing to cooperate and you dont want to take the hassle with the site, you can get your cash back fadter

Strictly speaking, the shield might save you from having pounding headaches ever since they made live chat for shield users only apparently (citation needed to this though). other than that its not something you should buy because its literally not something they are allowed to charge you, aka buyers protection.

But basically what miroe said: with higher priced games, its usually better to swallow the bitter pill and buy the shield.

If the key gets revoked or copy, at worst you can try and make a chargeback if it happens in 30 days limit, though I myself have yet to have anything bought from there revoked.

I dont think theres much point in keeping transaction confirmations from there but as always, do what you see fit

once I have bought GTA V there and key don't worked. My shield was OFF, BUT then I asked for refund they send me refund in less than a 2 min after my support ticket creation. Also, buy from ppl who have good reputation

Buy with paypal
Chargeback if something bad happens

Don't activate the G2A-Shield.
If a key is wrong, invalid or gets revoked the support will help you even if you don't have it and usually decides the case in your favour.

The the support is slow and the options to report cases feel like they are designed to keep you from using them, but until now I always got my money back when something went wrong and I had cases of wrong games, wrong region versions, duplicate keys and revoked keys.

If possible avoid G2A all together, especially sending their keys to winners here. You will never know nor claim right against them if anything goes with the key or gift they sold to you even after months. There were posts about such users blaming G2A to revoke games whereas it was their responsibility to provide games from reliable sources.

Also if to go with G2A shield, it is both viral and adds hidden or additional fees and can only be truly cancelled by your payment provider.

Avoiding sites like that like the plague .... even if you dont get burned ... you are still technically supporting shady business thats build over re selling keys with questionable origin and ppl flat out scamming others >.>

You need G2A shield for sure,
i bought so many big games like 2xR6,2xGTA V
before 1 year and still working,i got unworking key once but i had the shield so i was able to refund the money

Bought 1 item there so far,quite expensive one so used shield. Item was fine,no problems with that. Shield is straight up lie and way to overcharge you. Made ticket to paypal and they refunded my money+prevented g2a from ever putting any monthly-like charges on my account.
Overally - Ok,just need to avoid that shield scam.

Shield -> No
Locked -> Refund (+ get to keep key)
Revoked -> Refund
Hidden Fees -> Many

"do I need a shield and what is it for?" -> It's for milking money from suckers. Been discussed many times before on these forums, what they offer the shield for is stuff they are legally required to do anyway.
"Should I keep some confirmation of transaction?" -> yes. Always. Doesn't go just for G2A, goes for any store. In case of any dispute, this is the evidence you need to prove you acted in good faith
"Are there any additional hidden fees?" -> with G2A ? probably yes, knowing their reputation.

The shield is useless. They're gonna help you anyway, but with the shield, they usually help you faster.
If there's any problem with the game, you can always request a refund, but please remember to take pics or even a video when trying to activate it. Also, stick to the trustworthy sellers.
Hidden fees? Depends on how you're going to pay! Paypal? G2A wallet?

I've had many good experiences with G2A, bought like a dozen games there, one of them was a duped key, and support gave me a refund within an hour, even without G2A shield, I do recommend using G2A to catch a deal.
Be warned though, there are several fees, and the price will go up up to a dollar, but sometimes it's still worth it.

Never buy anything that costs more than 20 dollars at full price.
Never buy anything that hasn't been on a 50% sale at least somewhere.
Never buy anything that is popular.
Never buy from anyone under 99% ratings.
Never buy from anyone with 5 digits worth of sent keys or more. They are the one that generate so much revenue for G2A that they can pretty much do anything they want.
If the price is lower than the minimum the game was ever sold for, then don't buy it.
Only buy with PayPal because that way you can at least have a digital receipt even if the game gets revoked half a year later.
Forget Shield.
Choose 0% VAT at checkout. If the company is not paying taxes, why should you send them more money for nothing?

If you dont want to use the shield, try to buy from 5 stars seller
95% of their games are legal