Account Marketplaces: Is It Legit, and What Are the Alternatives?
One page per account marketplace, each answering the two questions buyers ask most: is the site legit, and what are the alternatives. Every fact comes from the marketplace's own Terms, fee and help pages, linked and dated, and each page says when the other site is the better choice.
Which marketplace do you want to check?
- Is FameSwap legit? Fees, protection and alternatives
Fameswap, LLC, USA. Inspection before release, with a dispute option. No post-sale guarantee published.
- Is PlayerUp legit? Fees, protection and alternatives
Not named; the Terms name PlayerUp.com, under Washington State law. "Partial" recall protection included; full cover only with a paid insurance package.
- Is SWAPD legit? Fees, protection and alternatives
VEYYO Limited Partnership, Ontario, Canada. Any warranty is the seller's; transactions older than 90 days cannot be disputed.
- Is Social Tradia legit? Fees, protection and alternatives
Not named; a Toronto, Canada address. 24-hour test window after the credentials change, for masked listings only.
- Is AccsMarket legit? Fees, protection and alternatives
Carfax Commerce Inc, Seychelles. 48-hour validity warranty, with a replacement or refund.
- Is G2G legit? Fees, protection and alternatives
GAMER2GAMER GLOBAL Pte. Ltd., Singapore. 72-hour inspection, then a 14-day warranty on account purchases.
- Is Z2U legit? Fees, protection and alternatives
Macro Excellence Technology Limited, Hong Kong. Claims within 72 hours of delivery; after that, recovery from the seller is best effort.
- Is PlayerAuctions legit? Fees, protection and alternatives
PlayerAuctions, Inc., USA. 72-hour inspection; optional 7, 14 or 30-day seller warranty and paid after-sale protection.
- Is Eldorado.gg legit? Fees, protection and alternatives
GWD Processing FZCO, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Free 5-day TradeShield on account orders (up to 14 days on some), covering a seller taking the account back; 3 or 6 months for an extra fee on select offers.
- Is EpicNPC legit? Fees, protection and alternatives
MMOBay LLC, Westwood, New Jersey, USA. Trade Guardian does not protect against account recoveries. Disputes are investigated only if Trade Guardian was used, and the Terms cap compensation at $100 and exclude recalls after a 72-hour window.
- Is FunPay legit? Fees, protection and alternatives
Funpay LTD, Mahe, Seychelles (registration number 241718). A deal closes when the buyer confirms receipt. FunPay's rules make the seller liable for a refund of up to 100% if the account is recovered and up to 50% if the game bans it for being traded, with no time limit published.
- Is U7BUY legit? Fees, protection and alternatives
Bounty Hunter Technology Co., Limited, Hong Kong (PHOSPHERUS TECHNOLOGY LLC for US users). A free 14-day warranty on full-access game accounts from the moment the seller marks the order delivered, covering recovery by the seller, missing assets, bans from the seller's past violations and lost login access.
- Is GameBoost legit? Fees, protection and alternatives
Global Gaming Services d.o.o., Zagreb, Croatia. A free 14-day warranty on every account: store credit for the full amount if the account is banned or compromised through no fault of the buyer. A lifetime warranty run by GameBoost costs 15% more than the account price.
Can I see them all side by side?
Yes. The account marketplace comparison puts PlayerSells, FameSwap, PlayerUp, SWAPD, Social Tradia, AccsMarket, Z2U, G2G and PlayerAuctions in one table, with the period each one protects you after the sale. PlayerSells runs one of them; see Is PlayerSells legit? for how it handles your money.