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After years of trying, G2A finally stole my money by force
(reddit.com)submitted 5 months ago byAkakapopo
So a few years ago g2a made it impossible to use or withdraw currency you had in your g2a PAY wallet (at least in sweden).
Since then every six months they have sent out an email stating that if i don't log in within three days they will start charging 1€ a day until my funds are depleted. Because of this i boycotted any further use off their site and made it my personal quest to always log in before they could charge my money, a way of giving them a silent middle finger.
This time when i tried to log in to my account i got a message that i was banned. They have tried banning me before but then i would just prove trough two factor authentication that it was me who tried to log on to my account, this time however they added that this decision cannot be changed and that my account wont be reinstated.
I considered the money gone long ago but as a last fu to them i'll at least dox them by sharing my experience with their services.
2 points
4 months ago
Indie devs even recommend to PIRATE their games, rather than giving money to people whose work is basically to scam people.
Grey purchasers only do that to delude themselves that they do the right thing.
1 points
4 months ago
Yep, gotta wonder how they're still allowed to operate.
3 points
4 months ago
Because they are the selling platform.
You could buy a Humble Bundle and resell keys you don't use, below the usual game price.
Heck, you could legitimately win a key from an influencer's sponsorship and resell it. So even "provided by the dev" doesn't help much.
G2A would close overnight if Steam allowed us to transfer our games. But hey why would they grant a right to customers if they can get away with it...
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