Selling games today is sometimes directly related to crime — millions of dollars stolen from ordinary people are pouring into this area. Today we are talking with Denis Pavlov, director of the "white" marketplace called EVAULT.
In this interview, we analyze the dark side of the digital games market — from "white" marketplaces to gray and frankly black platforms. Why game keys can cost suspiciously cheap, how money laundering and account theft schemes work, what mass bans in PSN and Xbox lead to, and what real risks buyers face.
We also talk about doing business in Russia: the difficulties of launching a legal marketplace, problems with banks and the tax office, legislative restrictions and the responsibility of bloggers. As well as personal conclusions and reflections on the future of this market, as well as tips on how to buy games as safely as possible.
00:00:00 About the video
00:01:21 White marketplace EVAULT
00:02:10 Lack of responsibility
00:04:47 Schemes of gray marketplaces
00:09:36 Delays in fulfilling orders
00:11:03 Where do game keys come from
00:13:53 Theft and money laundering
00:19:08 Black and gray marketplaces. No guarantees
00:23:31 A check is a document
00:25:25 Mass bans in Turkish PSN
00:28:40 Xbox bans
00:30:57 Why doesn't sell keys for games on Steam
00:31:45 The safest way to buy games on Steam
00:33:43 Refilling your balance on Steam. Banks vs. marketplaces
00:35:40 Problems creating PSN accounts
00:39:52 Why Sony left 180 countries
00:41:11 Which consoles have the fewest problems
00:46:19 Scary Steam
00:49:33 Beware of low prices
00:49:55 Business in Russia. Non-obvious problems
00:52:12 Seven programmers
00:55:22 Refusals from banks
01:00:44 Creating a legal marketplace
01:02:15 Fine from the tax office
01:03:58 Advertising law
01:07:50 Danger for bloggers
01:08:53 The safest keys
01:11:22 Would you start a white marketplace again?
01:12:33 Dream
