Buying a gaming account on AccountShark is straightforward: find the account you want, review exactly what is included, complete payment, receive the account, check it against the listing, and secure it before confirming delivery.

🛒 Step 1: Choose your game and account

Go to Accounts and select the game you want to buy an account for.

Browse the available listings and use the filters to narrow down your options. Depending on the game, you may be able to compare accounts by region, platform, rank, characters, cosmetics, achievements, account level, or other game-specific features.

🔎 Step 2: Review the listing carefully

Open the account you are interested in and check the entire listing before purchasing.

Pay particular attention to:

Title and description: Make sure the features you are buying are specifically included.
Screenshots: Compare the screenshots with the description, especially for valuable characters, ranks, cosmetics, achievements, or items.
Region and platform: Confirm the account works where you intend to play.
Account access: Check what email, recovery, or other account access is included.
Delivery: Check whether delivery is automatic or manual and the expected delivery timeframe.
Seller: Review the seller's feedback and previous sales when available.

If something important to you is not stated in the listing, ask before purchasing rather than assuming it is included.

💳 Step 3: Complete checkout

Select the account and continue to checkout.

Review the account price, applicable payment fees, and final order total. Choose one of the payment methods available for your order and complete the instructions shown at checkout.

Once payment is confirmed, your AccountShark order is created and delivery can begin.

📦 Step 4: Receive the account

Open Orders from your AccountShark dashboard and select your purchase.

With automatic delivery, the available account credentials appear directly on the order after payment. The seller may still need to assist with a verification code, email change, or another part of the transfer.

With manual delivery, the seller provides the credentials and coordinates the account handoff with you after the order is placed.

See How do I receive my account information? for what should be included with delivery.

🔍 Step 5: Check the account before changing anything

Do this before changing passwords, emails, linked accounts, or other settings.

Log in and compare the account with the listing you purchased. Check the important features yourself, including the region, characters, ranks, cosmetics, achievements, items, or anything else that influenced your decision to buy it.

Also confirm that the access promised in the listing was actually provided.

If something is missing or substantially different, report it before making unnecessary changes to the account.

🔐 Step 6: Secure the account

Once you have confirmed that you received the correct account:

1. Secure any included email account and change its password. 2. Change the game or platform account password to something unique. 3. Remove the seller's phone number, authenticator, payment information, or other personal information if any remains and can be removed. 4. Enable your own two-factor authentication where supported. 5. Save any recovery or backup codes somewhere private. 6. Review linked platforms or accounts before removing or replacing them.

Do not reuse a password from another account you own.

🎮 Game-specific precautions

The exact handoff differs by game. After completing the general steps above, follow the precautions that apply to the account you purchased.

World of Warcraft

For a WoW account, start with the Battle.net account, not just the individual World of Warcraft license.

Confirm that the correct WoW license, region, characters, achievements, mounts, titles, and other advertised features are present.
Secure the email access included with the purchase before changing the Battle.net password.
Replace the existing Battle.net Authenticator or other 2FA with your own where possible.
Review the Battle.net account information and connected accounts before changing anything you do not recognize.
Do not immediately make unnecessary changes to several pieces of account information at once.
Avoid contacting Blizzard about the account's ownership history.

See How do I safely use my new World of Warcraft account? for the full WoW guidelines.

Old School RuneScape / Jagex

First determine whether you purchased a Jagex Account or an account using another supported login setup. The distinction matters because a Jagex Account can contain multiple RuneScape characters.

Confirm that the correct OSRS character is present and that its stats, quests, items, wealth, achievements, and other advertised features match the listing.
Secure the email associated with the Jagex Account and change the Jagex Account password.
Enable your own authentication and save the provided recovery or backup codes securely.
Check which RuneScape characters are already attached to the Jagex Account.
Do not import or merge your personal RuneScape characters into the purchased Jagex Account.
Likewise, do not use the purchased Jagex Account as the home for other accounts you personally own. Mixing your personal characters with a purchased account can create additional security and ownership problems, and those characters can be permanently lost if the purchased account is later recovered or closed.

See How do I safely use my new OSRS or Jagex account? for the complete Jagex guidelines.

Fortnite

A Fortnite purchase is primarily an Epic Games account, so secure the Epic login and whatever email access was included.

Confirm the cosmetics, account level, platform, and other advertised Fortnite features before making changes.
Secure the included email first, followed by the Epic Games password and your own 2FA.
Review the PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo, and other accounts currently connected to Epic.
Do not unlink or replace connected platforms until you understand what can actually be changed on that account.
Avoid changing the email, display name, password, and every connected platform immediately after your first login.
Never use cheats, injectors, exploits, or unofficial account/cosmetic tools.
Avoid contacting Epic Games about the account's ownership history.

See How do I safely use my new Fortnite account? for the complete Fortnite guidelines.

League of Legends and Valorant

League of Legends and Valorant accounts both use the Riot Account system.

Confirm the account's region before making changes. Do not purchase an account expecting that you will necessarily be able to move it later.
Verify the advertised rank, champions, skins, agents, weapon skins, level, or other features before securing the account.
Secure any included email access, then change the Riot Account password.
Enable your own supported authentication.
Keep the account private rather than sharing the credentials between multiple people or locations.
Never use scripts, cheats, macros, or unauthorized third-party software. This is particularly important with Valorant and Vanguard.
Avoid contacting Riot about the account's ownership history.

See How do I safely use my new League of Legends or Valorant account? for the complete Riot guidelines.

✅ Step 7: Confirm delivery

Once you have:

Received the account → logged in successfully → checked it against the listing → received the promised access → secured the account

you can confirm delivery from your AccountShark order.

You have 72 hours after delivery to review your purchase. If you do not confirm it yourself, the order automatically confirms when that review period expires.

If the account is significantly different from the listing or the seller cannot complete the promised handoff, report the problem before the review period ends.

Eligible orders are covered during the transaction by Apex Protection. Account purchases also include a separate 12-month Account Warranty against seller reclaim after successful delivery.

How to buy an account on AccountShark