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That's the main problem with sites like those, especially for independent developer's. If the keys that are sold by resellers are bought fraudulently which seems to be fairly common then the credit is refunded to owner of the card. If that happens then: 1: The publisher and/or developer has to refund the original to the credit company, so not only do they not get a cut of the resale but the loose the money from the initial sale and have to pay additional fees. 2: The customer who bought the key from the reseller can then loose access to the game without warning and no chance of a refund. Inde developer's especially are so against key resellers that some have even gone on record stating that they would prefer you pirate their games then purchase them from G2A! https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.pcgamer.com/uk/amp/developers-tell-people-to-pirate-their-games-instead-of-using-g2a/ These sites are better avoided.

Welcome to the forums. Firstly, and most importantly, I would avoid key resellers, especially G2A. The idea is that people put up unused game keys for sale to unlock games on digital sales platforms such as Steam. It's easy to end up with extra games keys that you don't want. For example, unwanted gifts or if you bought a bundle but there are games in that bundle you already own, you could sell those keys on these sites to someone else that wants them. It's kind of like an eBay for game keys and digital software. The key reselling sites of course take a cut of that sale and/or host ads on the site that's how they make money. The first problem is you can only take these resellers at their word that the keys are genuine and haven't been used, so it's always a risk. Second issue, and this is especially true with G2A, these sites have been known to sell games bought from the original retailer with stolen credit card info, turning their store fronts into a front for fraud. G2A has found itself in hot water over this a lot of the last 2-3 years. Yes, keys on these sites can be very cheep, much cheaper than buying direct from Steam, Epic Game Store, GOG, PSN, XBox Live or whoever it happens to be, but I personally wouldn't be tempted by them.