>How to Earn Shark Cards in GTA Online for Free in 2025
How to Earn Shark Cards in GTA Online for Free in 2025
Updated on Apr 1, 2025
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The best way to earn Shark Cards is by completing paid tasks on Freecash and using the money to buy them.
No matter how you fund Shark Cards, you should always use a 3rd-party seller for cheaper prices.
Joining Rockstar Social Club is free and will provide you with regular Shark Card discounts.
Shark Cards give you money to spend in GTA Online, from $250,000 to $10m, and can be bought directly from Rockstar, starting at $5 (or from a 3rd-party seller for only $3). But who wants to spend their own money?
I get Shark Cards for free by doing paid market research tasks online, then using the money to buy them from a 3rd-party seller. I'll explain this method, which usually earns me around $4m to spend in GTA Online, and then go over discounts you should take advantage of.
Using Freecash to get free Shark Cards
The best way to earn Shark Cards is by using Freecash to get the funds, and then buying them from a third-party seller. Freecash is a website where you can earn money by completing market research tasks, like answering surveys or levelling up in a new game as a player tester.
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Sign up to Freecash with just a name and email, log in with Google or Facebook.
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Pick offers that interest you, I recommend gaming offers because the tasks are more fun to complete.
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Finish the tasks in the Freecash offer, and withdraw your funds (I find PayPal easiest)
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Use the funds to buy discounted Shark Cards from a third-party seller.
With this method, I can reliably buy a Whale Shark Cash Card every week for just a few hours of answering surveys and gaming. But you could earn more; the average daily user on Freecash makes $35, while top earners race to make $5000 every month!
They have an excellent Trustpilot score of 4.7 and a 24/7 support team, so you can feel confident about getting paid quickly and correctly.
Using Buff to get free Shark Cards
Buff is basically a loyalty scheme for gamers; keep it running in the background while you game, and earn a very small amount for the time you spend playing games.
If you play GTA V with Buff running in the background, you will slowly earn points that can be redeemed for Steam/PSN/Xbox Live gift cards, which can then be used to buy Shark Cards.
Buff is an incredibly slow way to get Shark Cards compared to Freecash, but it is free, easy to set up, and requires no ongoing effort.
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Discounts on Shark Cards
Although there are very few ways to get Shark Cards for free, there are multiple ways to get a discount.
Always use a 3rd-party seller — Search "Buy Shark Cards" and you will find hundreds of online sellers who offer Shark Cards at up to 50% off. I highly recommend everyone to at least consider buying through a 3rd-party seller before using an official store.
Consider joining GTA+for $8/month — GTA+ is a subscription service that gives you regular deals and freebies, as well as a guaranteed $500,000 every month, and an extra 15% cash whenever you buy Shark Cards. If you are buying multiple Shark Cards a month, you will save money in the long-run by subscribing to GTA+.
Join Rockstar Social Club — The Social Club is completely free to join, and Rockstar regularly send out exclusive offers on Shark Cards to members.
