What happened to Steam Game Coupons?

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Lemons Feb 24, 2015 @ 11:23pm

What happened to the coupons you get when you craft a badge?

It says (no longer valid)
Did steam changed the validity of the free coupons after you craft a badge?

I got them by crafting random badges. i was about to redeem a coupon of 50% OFF Psychonauts though.

Kindly help me. Thank you.

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Satoru Feb 24, 2015 @ 11:28pm

you need to check the expiration date on them. They dont last forever

Lemons Feb 24, 2015 @ 11:30pm

i just crafted tons of badges and got the coupons. go check my inventory. those coupons are fresh but im wondering why are they not valid?

Elgar Feb 24, 2015 @ 11:51pm

OP is right, I have the same problem. First time it happens to me.

I just crafted a "Two Worlds - Epic edition" badge, and as usual I received a coupon. It is for "Actual Sunlight", but it is... expired !!

You can see it in my public inventory.

I created a thread about that in the Trading Cards group discussions : http://steamcommunity.com/groups/tradingcards/discussions/1/617328967241649404/

Last edited by Elgar; Feb 24, 2015 @ 11:53pm

casssss... Feb 25, 2015 @ 1:11am

you only get the deal for a short time

Lemons Feb 25, 2015 @ 1:15am

i just made it now. i mean after getting the coupon from making the badge. it says not valid.

Elgar Feb 25, 2015 @ 1:18am

Originally posted by PotatoVSBapple:
you only get the deal for a short time

Did you really read the OP and my post ?...

OP and I we crafted badges -> we get non valid coupons.

Talana 💃 Feb 25, 2015 @ 1:25am

Same problem here - I crafted a couple of badges a few hours agao, and now my coupons shows "no longer valid ! "
Also, usually when a coupon is no longer valid, it simply disappeares from my inventory - these are still there.
Strange issue !

Lemons Feb 25, 2015 @ 1:27am

Originally posted by Elgar:
OP and I we crafted badges -> we get non valid coupons.

Can i ask, Who's/What's OP?

kumori Feb 25, 2015 @ 2:26am

Same issue. Three coupons, rewards from badge crafting TODAY. Last one created a few minutes ago.
http://steamcommunity.com/id/kumorig/inventory/#753_3_663490863436891023
http://steamcommunity.com/id/kumorig/inventory/#753_3_663490863437868401
http://steamcommunity.com/id/kumorig/inventory/#753_3_663490863437871925
(I'm temporarily living in another country from where I have my credit card registred. I fully expect this to be the reason. Perhaps valve has choosen to go full lock down on regions? How about you OP?) OP = Original Poster.

Last edited by kumori; Feb 25, 2015 @ 2:30am

Elgar Feb 25, 2015 @ 3:08am

Except that I live in the country where my credit card is registered (France), and that the non-valid coupon I get is for a game which is not region-locked for me.

So it's definitely a bug.

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Lemons Feb 25, 2015 @ 3:10am

I just hope that i can use atleast some of the coupons tho. discounts are useful too. I just hope that they can fix it before they expire.

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Gekkibi Feb 25, 2015 @ 4:02am

I might as well report that this happened to me as well. Crafted 3 badges in a row and now I have 3 expired crafting reward coupons in my inventory. Can't trade, can't delete. Nostalgic vibes.

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Sir_Shaggy Feb 25, 2015 @ 4:46am

I've also have an expired coupon which I just crafted.

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a zombie Feb 25, 2015 @ 6:02am

Just crafted about 22 badges that came with 22 useless and (no longer valid) coupons. Thanks Steam. Can you kindly take these back, I have no use for them if I cannot use them. Complete

they are.