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General discussion (archive)Buying a game from gog directly vs through steam?(23 posts)solved(23 posts)solved
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Posted December 17, 2010
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Aliasalpha: Unless I'm very much mistaken, mastercard & visa charge a 3% fee on every transaction.
GOG may also be using a third party payment gateway.
Posted December 17, 2010
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orcishgamer: Visa and Mastercard merchant agreements are generally more favorable, so GOG gets a bit more of your cash if you use one of those directly. Paypal is an extra middleman that takes a fee.
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Aliasalpha: Unless I'm very much mistaken, mastercard & visa charge a 3% fee on every transaction.

For me paypal is the better option because I have it linked to my bank account rather than to my visa debit card. That means they have to send a request to my bank to get the money from my account which usually takes 2 days so I can use it like cheque float and buy things I technically don't have money for so when GOG put up a new game on a wednesday I can buy it even though I won't have the money till friday
Check what Paypal charges the merchant, it's probably a lot more than 2-3%. Plus I'm pretty sure Paypal doesn't pretend it's a debit card even though it drafts directly from your account.
Posted December 17, 2010
Oh I'd not be in the least bit surprised if paypal was a lot worse, I actually suspect its about 5% based on my occasional selling of things on ebay. I'm not saying that paypal is better than using a credit card, I'm saying paypal is better FOR ME.
Posted December 17, 2010
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Aliasalpha: Oh I'd not be in the least bit surprised if paypal was a lot worse, I actually suspect its about 5% based on my occasional selling of things on ebay. I'm not saying that paypal is better than using a credit card, I'm saying paypal is better FOR ME.
Oh sorry, I thought you were intimating it would be better for GOG to buy via Paypal. Why there's no Google Checkout or Amazon Checkout option yet is beyond me, though.
Posted December 17, 2010
There any restrictions on which countries can use google or amazon checkout? Maybe they have drm
Posted December 17, 2010
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Aliasalpha: There any restrictions on which countries can use google or amazon checkout? Maybe they have drm
Probably. Do you even have an Amazon for the Oceania region (Australia, New Zealand)?
Posted December 17, 2010
Not anymore, there used to be an australian amazon but now they just let you view the american shop in australian dollars
Posted December 20, 2010
i must admit (talking about steam) the bonuses you get here kinda sway me to here rather than steam
Post edited December 20, 2010 by ShogunDarius
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