So, I was always against those shady key resellers. You can never be sure where they got the copy. There have been problems in the past. People got their games revoked. There were even some incidents where stolen keys have been sold. Until end of last year I wasn't even thinking about using those stores. There was no reason anyway, since the trading market allowed cheap Steam copies from Russia, Brazil etc. So often you could get the same price, while getting a Steam gift (known origin) instead of a shady key. But now that everything is region locked, most games cost 60€ or close to that. You can't really save money anymore. I am someone who buys lots of games. And that's not really possible anymore with those prices. So I have to admit, I already used a key store for one game. And I am thinking about whether the money saved is worth the risk. Whether I should use those stores more often now. I am still struggling with the idea. Worst case would be a stolen key, I guess. And even if that (probably) doesn't happen very often - I don't want to pay for stolen goods.

What are your thoughts about that? Do you use those stores? Are you aware of all the negative aspects, and does it bother you?

Anno 2205 is released now. And I am really thinking, if I should buy a Uplay key on those sites for half the price...

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Do you use shady key stores?

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I use Greenmangaming if I need to purchase other than from Steam or a place like Humble, Bundle Stars, or Indie Gala. Those are the only ones I use.

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I've never used them. I don't understand that "G2A Shield" thing.
Shouldn't they be responsible for what they sell if it doesn't work?
Why should I pay extra for the scam shield?

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Well, yea. As example, I'm not willing to pay god damn 89,99€ for Batman: Arkham Knight Premium Edition on Steam. 90€. Like, seriously? Bought a key (Premium Edition) for 10€ instead. Sounds like a good deal for me.

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How about NO

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I do use Steam. Why do you ask?

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Well, I'm one of those shady resellers in g2a, and sometimes I also purchase from my colleagues. I can guarantee that my keys are not stolen nor will be revoked.

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I think I've only used g2a once, for some Civ V DLC

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Simply no since they have taught me well...

G2A's useless refund system refused to refund a duplicate key of a high rating seller.
Kinguin refused to refund a game that seller charged as deluxe yet deliver standard.

In short anybody who suggests them are merely not screwed yet since most people (including me) do not learn from other's mistake yet to make their own to learn. Only way I can see those stores to be viable is "last resort" since games removed from Steam usually ends up those sites. Those discounts come at a price mostly unseen, but not cheap since they charge for everything, transaction fee, conversion fee, refund system fee, automatic subscription.

Anyways these are my bits...

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Only for extremely cheap stuff (I might occasionally use HRK make bundle to get a few games I missed from some other bundle), but I'd never spend more than $2-3 at a time.

I never use grey market resellers for steamgifts GAs.

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keys only comes from DRM itself, otherwise the key shouldn't work if isn't on their database.
why people think that it possibly came from somewhere else?
by the way, keys "revoked" is theft. steam can't do that since the profit has been made on the first sell.

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