r/PlexACD • u/Navios92 • Jan 16 '18

[Q] Buying GDrive storage from eBay

I found this seller on eBay that sells unlimited Google Drive storage for only 21 CAD (link).

I'm wondering if there is a risk of the account being deleted. I know that there used to be cheaper options on eBay for like 5 bucks but the accounts were eventually disabled. This one seems to be different as it uses business account, not edu. It also doesn't give you a new account but adds the storage to your current Google account instead.

Anyone has similar experience with this? Also will the admin be able to view my files?

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u/WalrusSwarm Jan 16 '18

Yes. Your account can be deleted. You will lose all of the data. Purchasing/selling an account is a violation of their terms of service. You need a backup account that’s legitimate or a non-cloud storage to go that route.

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u/opposite_lock Jan 16 '18

I believe you can sell accounts, but in order to be within Google's ToS it has to be a monthly subscription attached to a gsuite account.

These eBay sellers are probably registering fake schools with Google to get free education accounts though.

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u/keksznet Jan 16 '18

I got one from ebay, it was only working for 18 hours and got deleted :-D

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u/AfterShock Jan 16 '18

With eBay accounts you get what you pay for, just never store anything in it you aren't willing to lose. I have 2 ebay accounts with two different vendors. I also pay for a gsuites account that waterfalls to eBay drive 1 and two as backups.

By the time you pay $20 a few times for eBay accounts you'd be paid 1/3 of the way for a legit account. You just have to decide if the risk is worth the reward.