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- 2FA (Two-Factor Authentication)Safety
- A second check at login, usually a code from an authenticator app or a text message, on top of your password. The single best defence against account theft. See what to do if your account is hacked.
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- Account Reclaim (Pullback)Accounts
- When the original owner of a sold account uses its original email, billing or creation details to recover it from the buyer. It can happen weeks or months after the sale. See what to do if a bought account is taken back.
- Account SharingAccounts
- Letting someone else log in to your account, for example a booster on a piloted service. Most publishers forbid it, and it is the main reason piloted boosts carry more risk than self-play.
- AuthenticatorSafety
- An app or device that generates one-time login codes. Most large publishers offer their own (Blizzard, Jagex, Steam and others), and many games give a small in-game reward for turning it on.
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- Ban WaveSafety
- A batch of account bans that a publisher issues all at once, often weeks after the rule-breaking happened, so cheaters and gold buyers can't tell exactly what got them caught.
- Bind on Pickup / Account-BoundCurrency & Items
- Items that become tied to a character or account once acquired and can't be traded. Sellers can't deliver these directly, so they are sold as boosting services instead.
- BoostingBoosting
- Paying a skilled player to complete difficult in-game content, or gain rank or levels, on your own account. Full breakdown in When Does Boosting Make Sense?
- Bot / BottingSafety
- Using automated software to play the game, usually to farm gold. Bot-farmed gold is the most likely kind to be removed in a publisher crackdown, which is one reason seller sourcing matters.
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- CarryBoosting
- A boosting service where high-level players bring your character through content in their group. Often used for raids and dungeons.
- CD KeyTrading
- A code that unlocks a game, expansion or subscription time. Sold by key resellers, often cheaper than official stores. Prices vary because of regional pricing.
- ChargebackPayments
- Reversing a card payment through your bank after a purchase goes wrong. A chargeback against a game publisher's own store can get the account suspended. Covered in Refunds & Disputes.
- CoachingBoosting
- A paid session where an experienced player teaches you, live or by reviewing your gameplay, instead of playing for you. No account sharing is involved.
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- Delivery MethodTrading
- How in-game gold or items reach you: face-to-face trade, in-game mail, an auction-house listing, or a guild bank. Explained in Digital Item Delivery Explained.
- Direct SellerTrading
- A company that fulfils every order itself from its own stock, as opposed to a marketplace of independent sellers. Compared in Direct Sellers vs. Marketplaces.
- DisputePayments
- A formal complaint opened through a marketplace, PayPal or your card issuer when an order isn't delivered as described. Step-by-step help in What to Do If a Gold Seller Scams You.
- Duo QueueBoosting
- A boosting style in competitive games where the booster plays alongside you in your matches instead of logging in to your account. Safer than piloted, slower than a solo boost.
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- EscrowTrading
- A marketplace holding your payment until you confirm an order was delivered, instead of releasing the money to the seller straight away. See our safety guide for why this matters.
- Extraction ShooterGenre
- A genre where players enter a map to loot, then must successfully leave ("extract") to keep what they found, as seen in Escape from Tarkov.
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- Face-to-Face (F2F) TradeTrading
- Delivery where the seller's character meets yours in game and trades the gold or items directly. Common for currency in games without mail.
- FarmingCurrency & Items
- Repeating an activity to build up gold, materials or items. Our farming guides cover the best routes game by game.
- Full-Loot PvPGenre
- A death penalty where a defeated player drops some or all of their carried items and currency for the killer. Relevant to EVE Online and Albion Online in particular.
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- GachaGenre
- A monetisation system where premium currency is spent on random character or item pulls. Plan spending with our pity calculator.
- Gold SellerTrading
- Anyone selling in-game currency for real money, from a one-person shop to a large marketplace. Compare rated sellers on any game page.
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- Hand-Leveled AccountAccounts
- An account leveled by a real person, not a bot. Hand-leveled accounts are less likely to be caught in a ban wave and usually cost more.
- HWID BanSafety
- A hardware ban that blocks a whole computer, not just one account, from playing a game. Mostly used against cheaters in shooters.
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- In-Game Mail DeliveryTrading
- Delivery where the seller sends gold or items through the game's mailbox. Fast and requires no meeting, but mail can be traced, so some games police it closely.
- Instant DeliveryTrading
- An order fulfilled automatically or within minutes, usually from a seller's ready stock. Big orders and rare items are rarely truly instant.
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- MarketplaceTrading
- A platform connecting independent sellers with buyers, usually with escrow and a dispute system, such as PlayerAuctions, G2G or Eldorado. See PlayerAuctions vs G2G vs Eldorado.
- MiddlemanTrading
- A trusted third party who holds both sides of a player-to-player trade until each side has delivered. Fake middlemen are a common scam, so prefer marketplace escrow.
- Modded ServerGenre
- A community-run game server with custom rules or economies, common in DayZ, where no official currency exists.
- MuleCurrency & Items
- An extra character or account used to store or pass on gold and items. Sellers often deliver from mules rather than their main characters.
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- Original Email (OE)Accounts
- The email address an account was first registered with. Whoever controls it can usually recover the account, which is why account listings that include it are worth more and are less likely to be reclaimed.
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- Per-Clear PricingBoosting
- Boosting priced per individual clear of rotating challenge content, common in gacha games like Honkai: Star Rail and Zenless Zone Zero.
- Per-Service PricingBoosting
- Boosting priced per task instead of per raid clear, common in survival and sandbox games like EVE Online and Escape from Tarkov.
- PhishingSafety
- A fake login page, email or message designed to steal your password. A seller or booster should never send you a link to log in. Learn the signs in How to Avoid MMO Trading Scams.
- PilotedBoosting
- A boost where the booster logs in to your account and plays your character. Usually faster and cheaper, but it means sharing your login, which carries more risk. The alternative is self-play.
- PityGenre
- A guarantee in gacha games that you'll get a top-rarity pull after a set number of attempts. Work it out with the pity calculator.
- Player-Driven MarketCurrency & Items
- An in-game economy where prices are set by real player supply and demand rather than fixed vendor rates. Covered in our sandbox economy guide.
- Power LevelingBoosting
- A service that raises a character to a target level fast, usually piloted. Our leveling guides cover doing it yourself.
- Price per UnitCurrency & Items
- How currency prices are quoted, such as dollars per 1,000 WoW gold or per 1M OSRS GP, so offers can be compared.
- Private ServerGenre
- A fan-run copy of a game, separate from the official one. Currency bought for one doesn't work on official servers. See our private server FAQ.
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- Recovery GuaranteeAccounts
- A seller's written promise to refund or replace a bought account if the original owner reclaims it within a set period. Check the length and exclusions before you buy.
- Recovery ScamSafety
- A follow-up scam where someone offers to get your hacked account back, or your money back from a scammer, for a fee. Real support never charges for recovery.
- Refund PolicyPayments
- A seller's written rules for when you can get your money back. Read it before you pay, especially for accounts and boosts. Our seller checklist covers what to look for.
- RMT (Real-Money Trading)Trading
- Exchanging real money for in-game currency, items, accounts or services. Prohibited by most publishers' terms of service, regardless of vendor. See what publishers say about RMT.
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- Self-PlayBoosting
- A boost where you play your own character while the booster joins your group, so you never share your login. Usually slower or pricier than piloted, but much safer for your account.
- Smurf AccountAccounts
- A second, often low-ranked account used by an experienced player, common in competitive games. Many "accounts for sale" in shooters and MOBAs are smurfs.
- Starter AccountAccounts
- A fresh or lightly played account sold cheaply, often with a good early roll in gacha games. Usually low value and quick to resell.
- StockTrading
- The amount of currency or items a seller has ready to deliver. Low stock can mean slower delivery or a partial order.
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- Top-UpPayments
- Buying a game's premium currency, often at a discount, through a third-party seller who delivers it through the game's official purchase system. See Best Gacha Top-Up Deals.
- Trustpilot ScoreTrading
- A seller's average rating on the independent review site Trustpilot. Useful, but check the number and age of reviews and how the seller answers complaints. See how we score vendors.
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- VPNSafety
- A service that encrypts your connection and can change your apparent location. Some players use one for regional pricing or protection on public Wi-Fi. See Best Gaming VPNs.
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- WipeGenre
- A full server reset of player progress, common in Rust and DayZ. Currency bought shortly before a wipe disappears with it. See Best Sellers for Survival & Extraction Games.
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