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PlayerAuctions runs a marketplace for buying and selling characters, virtual goods and virtual currency from massively multiplayer online games (MMOGs).


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Founded in 1999
Los Angeles, CA, United States
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PlayerAuctions Reviews Summary

PlayerAuctions has a rating of 4.5 stars from 3,189 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. Reviewers satisfied with PlayerAuctions most frequently mention good deal, fast delivery and top notch. PlayerAuctions ranks 1st among Virtual Goods sites.

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North Carolina
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Safe
December 30, 2020

First day of using their service. Automated system is clean and they seem very experienced in their craft.

Date of experience: December 29, 2020
Washington
1 review
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FAST AND CHEAP
March 23, 2021

The prices for gil were better than other websites and the delivery was about 5 minutes after purchase.

Date of experience: December 27, 2020
PlayerAuctions T. — PlayerAuctions Rep
over a year old

Thank you very much for the kind feedback, Jacob! :)

Massachusetts
1 review
4 helpful votes
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The seller himself actually responded extremely promptly. Unfortunately, the PlayerAuctions support team is garbage and made this such an unbearable experience I could not even get through it with them to receive my order.

Poor sellers on this site. I wouldn't bother working for them, they are doing you a disservice and losing you money with their terrible customer service.

Date of experience: December 19, 2020
PlayerAuctions T. — PlayerAuctions Rep
over a year old

Hello Rick,

I'm sorry for the concern you had with our payment processing. I'm afraid the documents you sent didn't pass our requirements and since you've canceled the order now, the refund will be processed in 2-5 business days. This isn't instant, I'm afraid, and payment providers require 2-5 business days to clear the funds back to you.

If you have anything you need help with or have further questions, please write back to the same ticket thread you had with us or use SiteJabber's Q&A form so we can help you:
https://www.sitejabber.com/reviews/playerauctions.com#questions

Best regards,
Richard

Sweden
1 review
0 helpful votes
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It's great site to buy items for your favorite game without stressed or warry to get scammed, they protect you against scammers, I use it now and will keep using their service for sure.

Date of experience: December 17, 2020
PlayerAuctions T. — PlayerAuctions Rep
over a year old

Thank you for the very kind review and for the recent order you completed with us, Dark! Much appreciated! :)

Canada
1 review
1 helpful vote
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FRAUD AVOID!
December 13, 2020

Fraud. ColludeS with seller to defraud buyers. Avoid!

Bought fifa 21 account, seller put origin account under my email. It was working for 5 days until payment is released, then the login no longer works LOL. And guess what, the origin account is no longer on my email! I cant request password change and login just stopped working. I went through the dispute system, provided screenshot of login not working. All seller said was I verbally abused him, and Im lying for whatever reason they think im lying for. The guy in charge of the dispute ruled in favor of seller, with no explanation.

Seller on the day of the purchase:"Ok i provided the account details. Also I don't know for sure if that's the correct password, but you can change it because the account is now on your email."

5days later I request pw reset, no reset came to my email address. LOL

This is seller defense, without any proof

"he literaly provided a screenshot with log in not working with the same password that i told him :)) ) It's obvious that he changed the password and did this just to try to get his money back. I mean who doesn't change the password of an account they bought from someone else :)) . He provided no proof. And i have no time to answer him."

I had to buy insurance for this purchase because the seller has review calling scam. Check the review screenshot. That neymar 1.3M account is same one I bought LOL, they defrauded 2 people within 2 weeks with one account.

Even though I bought insurance against fraud, they still wouldn't refund me. You tell me what kind of company is PA.

The PlayerAuctions Final Resolution Committee has completed its impartial review of the reported dispute and found in favor of sellers demands.

Refund to the Buyer:$0.00

Disbursement to the Seller:$100.00

Guess someone working at PA doesn't know how origin works. Or complete scum like I said in the title.

I bought 2 accounts within 2 weeks with PA, both got reclaimed. They will say sorry this was mistake blablala, in fact this is their business model hoping you are too lazy to deal with it, I guess most people are too lazy. Buy game from DEV DIRECTLY!

Date of experience: December 11, 2020
PlayerAuctions T. — PlayerAuctions Rep
over a year old

Hi Yuntao,

As per checking with our team, I'm afraid the evidence they received is insufficient at the time. Please contact back our team if you're able to get ahold of newer evidence so they can check again on this.

Best,
Richard

New York
1 review
0 helpful votes
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PlayerAuctions provides a simplistic, direct interface of which to provide a platform for both sellers and buyers with plenty of purchasing options, an expansive marketplace with unique arrays of virtual items, and incorporated reviews to assess each buyer's individual credibility. The site is updated frequently, and transactions are transparent while manageable. Product movement is quick, but replaced frequently. All in all, the website is a pleasure to use.

Date of experience: December 11, 2020
PlayerAuctions T. — PlayerAuctions Rep
over a year old

Thank you very much for the detailed and kind review for us, Han! We're delighted to read and know this. Much appreciated! :)

New Zealand
1 review
7 helpful votes
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Went to buy things for $30, they asked for sooo much personal information, it's absolutely disgusting, and to my knowledge, illegal.

This is what they wanted.
1) photo of your ID.
2. Selfie while holding your card and ID beside you. Your face must not be blocked and should be clearly identifiable.
3. Photos of my cards used for the purchase
4. Bank proof of a screen shot the whole page showing the payment details for this order.

Date of experience: December 10, 2020
PlayerAuctions T. — PlayerAuctions Rep
over a year old

Hi Jared,

I'm really sorry if this concerned you. Rest assured that canceled orders are fully refunded.

As for the process itself, we need to validate identities and authorization for the payment; even other payment portals ask the same. We never share your info and they are treated professionally and confidentially — they are only used for verification.

You may use Skrill Bank Transfer or crypto currency in case you'd like to try buying again.

Best regards,
Richard

North Carolina
1 review
0 helpful votes
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PlayerAuctions is king!
December 11, 2020

PlayerAuctions.com is simply the best site that offers a setting for gamers to buyu and sell ingame content. Never had a serious issue with the site or any sellers. Keep it up PlayerAuctions!

Date of experience: December 10, 2020
PlayerAuctions T. — PlayerAuctions Rep
over a year old

Thank you very much for the incredibly kind review for us, Patrick! :)

Canada
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I TRIED PURCHASING 2 ACCOUNTS AND THE WEBSITE SAID IT FAILED THE PAYMENT. HOWEVER, MY CARD LOST ITS MONEY AND I GOT NOTHING
Edit: They said they will refund in 5-7days, hopefully I can get my money back.
Edit: my money was finally refunded after 7days

Date of experience: December 9, 2020
PlayerAuctions T. — PlayerAuctions Rep
over a year old

Hi Jun,

Rest assured, you're not being scammed. The funds you paid us were declined so it will have to be refunded by your payment provider, who needs time to clear and authorize the funds back, hence the 2-5 business day processing. Sorry for the confusion with this.

The payment was declined because your real name is mismatched between your PlayerAuctions account and the payment account you used. Due to anti-fraud/anti-theft policies, we need this to exactly match. I hope this information helps.

Best,
Richard

New York
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Confirmation time
December 27, 2020

I have already sent in my photos of my identification and everything else required, however it said my order would be confirmed in a few minutes and it has been almost 3 hours. If a representative could please respond to this with some insight about my order that would be great...

PlayerAuctions attempted to help this customer through the SmartCustomer Resolution Center, but the customer did not respond
Date of experience: November 26, 2020
TW
1 review
4 helpful votes
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The staff team takes forever to reply to messages even when we paying a hefty fee for thier service, my account was suspended due to violation of posting discord, they told me to contact back and i did still no reply.

Bought an account that was reclaimed by the original owner and the owner still posted the same exact offer on their site i told the staff and seems like no one gives a $#*! about it.

Overall never recommending this site again.

Date of experience: November 21, 2020
PlayerAuctions T. — PlayerAuctions Rep
over a year old

Hello Jame,

Your case with the bought account is still on-going and rest assured, we haven't closed our doors on this yet. As for your account reinstatement on ticket 560111, we are indeed delayed and for that I sincerely apologize, I have now requested for this to be taken care of.

The offer you reported was already closed by our team for good measure, and dont worry, as per initial checking, it looks like a different account. It seems he has another with the same stats but different login information. As mentioned, we already closed it for good measure.

Thank you for your time and I'm sorry again for the inconveniences, Jame.

Best regards,
Richard

Canada
1 review
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Love it
November 13, 2020

Makes playing the game better overall very good sellers. Mostly good communication from all. Couldnt ask for a better experience

Date of experience: November 12, 2020
PlayerAuctions T. — PlayerAuctions Rep
over a year old

Thank you so much for the kind words and rating for us, Matt. We're very happy to read this and we hope you continue to enjoy your trades on our site!

Georgia
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I sold my fortnite account on this site for 120$, fees took 20$ but i don't complain about that. Then i have 100$ left in my balance and i cant withdraw it. Whenever i'm trying to change disbursement account i set up skrill payment name and mail address. Then i receive verification code and write it down. After i submit it's still same old disbursement account and withdraw button isn't working. (its black). I contacted support 2 months ago and ticket is still open, they reply rarely and if they reply it doesn't help with anything. Very terrible support

Date of experience: November 11, 2020
PlayerAuctions T. — PlayerAuctions Rep
over a year old

Hello Jeremy,

I'm very sorry for the hassle with this. I sent a reply followed by another by our agent on ticket 531903, we're prepared to take care of the disbursement change and we just need to do another phone call with you. Rest assured I'll do what I can to have this taken care of.

Best,
Richard

GB
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Always had successful orders on this site. I did have an account compromised at one point and they were kind enough to refund this back - they could've quite easily decided against this... so very much appreciated from a customer point of view which has actually led to me spending more on the website.

Date of experience: November 5, 2020
PlayerAuctions T. — PlayerAuctions Rep
over a year old

Thank you very much for the kind words — I'm grateful for your acknowledgement and appreciation of our efforts, Luke. We hope you continue to enjoy all your future transactions with us! :)

Washington
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I would prefer to give them a negative 5 star but that is not an option. I have spent 8 days trying to finish processing a transaction with them. I have used Player Auction since 2008 but they have changed. They asked for specific documentation which I provided on six different days but it was never to their liking. They want no scanned documents only pictures. No pictures from cell phone only from your desktop computer. Too much white in the back ground of the image. So I crop out the white and then they say no cropped images. Then they want higher pixilations. Sadly I will no longer be using them. I have cancelled my transaction and am very disappointed with their customer service. There needs to be a phone number and Chat options rather than back and forth through email. All they do is send the same repetitive responses back to me rather than resolving the issues they are causing.

Date of experience: November 4, 2020
PlayerAuctions T. — PlayerAuctions Rep
over a year old

Hello Susan, I already sent this reply to you and I hope you won't mind if paste the same response; please note this is not automated and is based purely on your situation:

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Thank you for explaining the details of your concern, and I'm sorry if you had inconveniences with your payment processing.

I was able to check on your ticket and the reason for the requests is as follow:

- We need payment receipts to be in screenshot form and in not in camera picture form because these are directly taken from a website
- We need pictures to be in high resolution and in clear copies because we need to see the details written in ID pictures clearly
- We have this in place because we need to eliminate any instances of photo manipulation in order to make documents as legitimate and as valid as possible

As for the cropping, this depends and in your case, your picture and the ID essentially needs to be still in full view. Cropping is ok as long as these requirements are still followed. In some instances, very much related to your case, the pictures can look too bright and we couldn't make out the details in the pic. I'm sorry and I hope this explains it.

I respect your decision to cancel the order and if there's any way I can help with another order or a follow-up concern/question, please let me know Susan — I'd be happy to help.

Best regards,
Richard

Mississippi
1 review
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I have never in my life felt more scam vibes from a company. They allow you to pay with things like Apple Pay or PayPal then email you on your personal email, not the on web messaging to request ludicrous documents such as your photo ID with your address, an electric bill, your bank screenshot, your credit card photo and more. I've done some research and they seem legit, but they make it almost impossible to trust them with their super sketchy practices. My transaction never finished by the way. I wasn't about to send a picture of my bank account. Ridiculous.

Date of experience: November 1, 2020
PlayerAuctions T. — PlayerAuctions Rep
over a year old

Hello Jeremy,

I understand where you're coming from and rest assured, your scam vibes are totally unfounded. I'm sorry for the inconvenience with this.

The canceled order will be fully and automatically refunded back to you. As for why we ask the documents: we have this in place to validate the identity of our users and to fully authorize the payment. Your documents are only used for verification and they are treated confidentially; there are never shared outside of PlayerAuctions.

We respect your decision not to send them over. If you'd like to try buying again without going through this process, please use crypto currency or Skrill Bank Transfer as your payment, since both methods no longer require verification on our end.

Best regards,
Richard

Japan
1 review
1 helpful vote
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They force me to use a cryptocurrency and then they stole my money, the robot customer send the same FAQ over and over, don't buy anything from them they are Thieves who steal your money

Date of experience: October 28, 2020
PlayerAuctions T. — PlayerAuctions Rep
over a year old

(Updated - Customer's payments are already refunded; Payment account is ready to be used for orders again)

Hello Nima,

Thank you for sending the list of order IDs for us to check.

Your payments were declined since there were security issues with the orders you've placed at the time before. You should be able to pay again using your payment account. All declined orders are automatically refunded back to the user and your last payment was dated October 2 — you should already have the refunds for that.

As for "thieves who steal your money", I'm afraid this is heavily defamatory, Nima. Checking your account history, you've had many successful payments last September with us when you started purchasing from PlayerAuctions. You even had several disputes where PlayerAuctions served to protect you by refunding you back. As you can see, you have experienced our legitimate services.

If there's anything I can help with this, please let me know, Nima. I would be happy to look into it.

Best regards,
Richard

Montana
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Started purchasing an account from these guys 5 days ago. Did their verification and things seemed to be going smooth, then the seller never responded so I cancelled the order (not sure if ill get that refund back or not yet, they haven't been clear even though I've sent screenshots that the seller was outside his delivery time) So I like the idea of the website so I figured id try a different account. Completed their verification last night on an instant delivery ticket and they now cant seem to get back with me. They also changed the ticket to a new one instead of just responding with the account information then and there. But they were very prompt at responding before my final verification went through. Feels very scammy the way they are going about this so I will probably be out about 500$ but if not I will update and let you guys know.

EDIT: They have now reached out and made things right. It appears my refund is being processed for the first account and they have finally authorized my second purchase. I enjoy their service very much and really hope they can work on their customer service. Its already scary buying things online so they really need to look at their communication. Other then the response time issues I had with them I'm overall happy that the sale went through.

Date of experience: October 25, 2020
PlayerAuctions T. — PlayerAuctions Rep
over a year old

Hi Brian,

We have now processed order 6740266, thank you for letting us know about this. I'm sorry if the replies you got on the refund inquiry was slightly delayed; our agents were doing their best to take care and expedite your existing order because refunds are automatically processed on the site in 2-5 business days. If you canceled it a few days ago, it should be with you very soon.

Is there any chance I could ask you to please update the review/rating if it's alright? Thank you for your time, Brian.:)

Best,
Richard

Ukraine
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I have been banned literally just after registration. "This decision is final and binding." I have never seen such a dumb service. OK, I'll find another place to spend money.

Date of experience: October 21, 2020
PlayerAuctions T. — PlayerAuctions Rep
over a year old

Hi Vlada,

I checked the reference text you provided and it turns out to be a username; I'm sorry but your account is restricted due to security and government compliances. Rest assured that there are no charges incurred nor any information collected on your account. I'm afraid this is indeed already final.

Best regards,
Richard

Indiana
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Scam
October 22, 2020

They take your money and cancel your order. You contact support they always send the same message about risk and everything, then they ask you to use crypto... Very unreliable service.

"Thank you for reaching out to us regarding your order. I understand that you are concerned about your transaction being cancelled. We regret to inform you that your payment to PlayerAuctions has been declined by our payment risk systems. Unfortunately, due to security reasons, we can't provide any further information as to why the order was cancelled.

The payment has been released or voided at our end when the order was failed. Usually it takes 5 business days to receive funds in your account. In rare cases, if it doesn't still reflect in your account after 7 days especially if the payment was paid via credit card, please contact your bank. Rest assured that your payment will reflect back on your account for this transaction.

For now, the solution we can provide to you is to use crypto wallet as your payment method. We suggest the use of USD Coins or DAI under Coinbase as these are stablecoins that does not fluctuate much in terms of price."

Date of experience: October 20, 2020
PlayerAuctions T. — PlayerAuctions Rep
over a year old

Hi Lucas,

I'm very sorry for the hassle with this. We contacted you on ticket 543285 to provide an explanation about what happened. Thanks in advance for your time.

Best regards,
Richard