

G2A’s CEO on fraud, money laundering and the future of his online marketplace - Polygon (21Jul16).G2A, Piracy, and the Four Currencies - Fortress of Doors (28Jun16).The G2A/Gearbox situation - Total Biscuit via Twitlonger (6Apr17).Gearbox cuts ties with G2A after game key reseller fails to meet demands - EuroGamer (7Apr17).“It is a normal practice to have maintenance or inactivity fees for accounts deemed no longer in use” - VG247 (21Dec18).Getting Windows on the BLACK MARKET - Techquickie (1Jan19).G2A says it’ll pay devs 10x the money lost on fraud chargebacks, if they can prove it (VG24/7, 5Jul19), Factorio dev gives it a try ( blog).G2A confirms stolen game key sales, pays $40,000 to Factorio devs -Ars Technica (21May20).Please don't take their advertisement as anything more than a paid endorsement. There are some YouTubers who are sponsored by G2A and other key resellers they're paid to tell you that you should use G2A/other key resellers. And for many people it's a hard lesson learned. When working with resellers there's always the chance of getting a bad key, or having a game later revoked from your account. It's a bit like claiming that winning at Russian Roulette makes it a "safe game". One thing to remember is that even if you receive a working key from a reseller, this doesn't necessarily make them "legit".

If a store is included at one of these, they should be okay. It can also be worth keeping an eye on /r/GameDeals. IsThereAnyDeal and CheapShark are the best way of finding deals from authorized sellers.
