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|8=http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/g2a-tightens-seller-verification/
|9=http://www.gamerevolution.com/features/gearbox-draws-controversy-after-g2a-partnership-with-bulletstorm-full-clip-edition
|10=http://www.polygon.com/2017/4/7/15223622/g2a-gearbox-bulletstorm-ultimatum-collectors-edition
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Sections such as "G2A is a member of the Merchant Risk Council[22], emphasizing its commitment to a secure marketplace." are biased [[User:Random kittens|Random kittens]] ([[User talk:Random kittens|talk]]) 22:31, 8 February 2024 (UTC)
== Edit re Owner ==

Wikimedia received an email from a representative of the company, requesting the addition of Dawid Rożek to the sidebar. However, I checked the template, and did not not see a “founder” entry. He is one of the two co-founders. I have not seen a reference identifying the owner(s). I removed the entry from the infobox, and corrected the lede.--[[User:Sphilbrick|<span style="color:#000E2F;padding:0 4px;font-family: Copperplate Gothic Light">S Philbrick</span>]][[User talk:Sphilbrick|<span style=";padding:0 4px;color:# 000;font-family: Copperplate Gothic Light">(Talk)</span>]] 13:57, 22 January 2016 (UTC)

== As the keys sold were not always bought directly from the developer, sometimes the companies would not receive any money from the sales.[7] ==

The statement that developers not always receive some money is really false. No matter what the origin of the keys is, they always come from the developer at the end and it was developer who produced the keys in the first place. These keys are not randomly generated in Excel using =rand() or something, they are sold by developers to distributors (to be used in boxed editions), to online distribution platforms (like GMG) to be resold, to bundle selling platforms (e.g. Humble Bundle) or other places but are always sold somewhere to someone first and then they're redistributed via G2A. The very same example can be made for used cars. While a person can sell a car they owned to someone else, it was the car's manufacturer who sold the car first and that's when their money came. <small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/91.189.30.69|91.189.30.69]] ([[User talk:91.189.30.69|talk]]) 11:18, 8 February 2016 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

== hpHosts listing ==

Is it notable that G2A is blacklisted by hpHosts by their own administrator? Source: hosts-file.net/?s=g2a.com [[User:BFeely|BFeely]] ([[User talk:BFeely|talk]]) 16:12, 26 March 2016 (UTC)
* G2A has been reported for selling pirated Malwarebytes keys on multiple occasions - https://forums.malwarebytes.org/topic/168469-are-these-legit-mbam-keys/ [[User:BFeely|BFeely]] ([[User talk:BFeely|talk]]) 16:15, 26 March 2016 (UTC)

*Notable enough to be included under the 'controversies' section, yes. [[User:Chimon|Chimon]] ([[User talk:Chimon|talk]]) 22:22, 4 February 2017 (UTC)

== Semi-protected edit request on 8 September 2016 ==

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G2A itself does not sell the keys and software on the site, the users do
Should be corrected to
G2A itself does not sell the keys and software on the site except for the pre-orders, the users do.

G2A currently sells all pre-order products on their website, under the same 100% feedback untraceable account
That specific user is the only one who you can't either pull their profile or feedback from the product page or checkout page.

[[User:Thefinalwar|Thefinalwar]] ([[User talk:Thefinalwar|talk]]) 08:57, 8 September 2016 (UTC)
:[[File:Red information icon with gradient background.svg|20px|link=|alt=]] '''Not done:''' please provide [[WP:RS|reliable sources]] that support the change you want to be made.<!-- Template:ESp --> -- [[User:Ferret|ferret]] ([[User_talk:Ferret|talk]]) 15:02, 8 September 2016 (UTC)

== Article Bias ==

This article is biased in that it makes no mention of all the shady things G2A is known for, such as making it extremely difficult to unsubscribe from their premium "Shield" service, claiming that they offer refunds for faulty keys — but in reality simply spin the customer around in circles and never actually refund any money — and their lies about not selling stolen keys, and lies about purported "key verification" that is supposed to test whether a key is real or not but in reality does nothing.

These facts should be included in the article so as not to paint a false positive picture of the company, when such a picture is dishonest. [[User:Biglulu|Biglulu]] ([[User talk:Biglulu|talk]]) 08:11, 3 February 2017 (UTC)
:{{ping|Biglulu}} There's nothing stopping you from adding it yourself. There's already a controversies section, so it's not like it doesn't include anything on that. '''<font face="Papyrus">[[User:Anarchyte|<font color="#3ab628">Anarchyte</font>]] <font color="#000"><small>([[Special:Contributions/Anarchyte|<font color="#247018">work</font>]] &#124; [[User talk:Anarchyte|<font color="#247018">talk</font>]])</small></font></font>''' 08:21, 3 February 2017 (UTC)
:You just need ''reliable sources'' for these things, and while I myself am fully aware of these issues, we don't really have coverage of them outside of forum posts, etc. Now, I do know there was that AMA yesterday that got reported, and which specifically highlighted the key verification issue. However, the only RSes that covered it simply noted that this came up , a user supposedly provided real-time proof, and G2A couldn't really respond well. ''This is not verification that the issue exists'', from RSes. In other words, that AMA issue is not really helpful towards this end. --[[User:Masem|M<font size="-3">ASEM</font>]] ([[User Talk:Masem|t]]) 14:33, 3 February 2017 (UTC)

== Sentence Disconnected/Extraneous Information - Misleading (Save The Children) ==

The first sentence of the Charity section is disconnected from all other content in the article, and misleadingly introduces the following discussion of G2A charity activity as though it were associated with either "#GamingTuesday" or the charity "Save The Children" or the date 01-12-2015 with any significance, but all statements in the article, preceding or following, make no connection between G2A or any other topic discussed and the topics in this sentence. G2A supports a different charity over Save The Children, was not involved in #GamingTuesday, and has no particular association with the date. The rest of the article neither connects nor contrasts the quoted sentence. Either a connection, logically and semantically, between this sentence and the rest of the article needs to be added, or the out of place sentence needs to be removed, as it erroneously implies an equivalence between Save The Children and Gaming For Good, and G2A's respective relationships with the two disparate organizations.

{{quotation|On 1 December 2015, multiple Twitch.tv streamers, YouTubers, websites and gamers participated in a program dubbed #GamingTuesday in order to raise funds for the charity Save The Children.}}

[[User:Chimon|Chimon]] ([[User talk:Chimon|talk]]) 22:18, 4 February 2017 (UTC)

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Sections such as "G2A is a member of the Merchant Risk Council[22], emphasizing its commitment to a secure marketplace." are biased Random kittens (talk) 22:31, 8 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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