How to know when and where a steam wallet code is redeemed

[GoshI]

So this happened today, i was at a shop and a guy came saying that he bought 3 100$ steam wallet codes and all of them are not working, the suspicious part was i have bought many coeds from that shop and all of them worked perfectly in past, and the probability of all three codes not working is quite low IMO. the shop keeper asked me and i said there are two possibilities that whether he is trying to scam and already redeemed card in another account and now he is saying that these codes does not work, or the code provider provided the wrong codes and is trying to scam by selling already redeemed codes.
so i was wondering if there is a way to check when and where a steam wallet code is redeemed?
there must be a way to find it.

[999999999]

No. There is not a way to find that out. Only scammers want that info because they know Valve won't produce that info to anyone.

[Messy]

lol so did they let you return them or what?

[999999999]

Of course not. He shouldn't buy from shady resellers on shady sites.

[Messy]

well they could have bought steam cards and then tried to return them to wal mart after they used them thinking wal mart wouldnt even bother to check.

[999999999]

Wal-Mart policy on gift cards...

Walmart Gift Card Returns and Refunds

We’re sorry, but except in states where required by law, our Gift Cards and eGift Cards can’t be exchanged for cash. However, if you return merchandise purchased with a Walmart Gift Card, the refunded amount will be credited directly back to your Walmart Gift Card.

Please do not throw away your Walmart plastic Gift Card unless you are sure of your purchase, and make certain you save your Walmart eGift Card email.

http://help.walmart.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/178/~/walmart-gift-card-returns-and-refunds

[Messy]

Originally posted by 999999999:

Wal-Mart policy on gift cards...

Walmart Gift Card Returns and Refunds

We’re sorry, but except in states where required by law, our Gift Cards and eGift Cards can’t be exchanged for cash. However, if you return merchandise purchased with a Walmart Gift Card, the refunded amount will be credited directly back to your Walmart Gift Card.

Please do not throw away your Walmart plastic Gift Card unless you are sure of your purchase, and make certain you save your Walmart eGift Card email.

http://help.walmart.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/178/~/walmart-gift-card-returns-and-refunds

yeah im certain its like that for any store. didnt stop the guy in question returning there. could have been any store. wal mart just an example as people tend to know how easy it is to return stuff there.

[999999999]

That shop owner knows it was a scam and is using the same questions online resellers use to try to get proof of the code being activated.

[Messy]

Originally posted by 999999999:

That shop owner knows it was a scam and is using the same questions online resellers use to try to get proof of the code being activated.

strange that the shop keeper is asking OP those questions about another customers funny codes eh?

[GoshI]

well here is another thing, the shopkeeper offered the guy a 100$ card and said that he needs time to confirm whether the codes were bad or not, if the codes were bad he is going to give the remaining 200$ as well, but the guy who bought cards refused the offer saying that he was using these steam codes to buy bit coins(i dont even know if thats possible) and he can only do it in the morning so he needs his money back for those cards. although i know the shopkeeper was giving him a favor by giving him 100$ card but i still think the buyer was trying to scam here.

plus the guy who bought codes said that he is going to buy bitcoin from those codes but when asked to show how he is redeeming codes, he signed into the steam account and shows the error when he redeems code.

[Ogami]

Originally posted by GoshI:

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plus the guy who bought codes said that he is going to buy bitcoin from those codes but when asked to show how he is redeeming codes, he signed into the steam account and shows the error when he redeems code.

Yeah that is 100% a lie , you cant buy Bitcoins with Steam Wallet codes.
Apart from that, Bitcoins are at 10k dollars at the moment for a single one.
He would need quiet a bit more.

[csfweed01]

You can't see information for your Steam Wallet Code . You are lucky or not with the code.

[Kargor]

I'm pretty sure wallet codes work the same way as games.

Shops don't really have check whether a key worked or not. If someone returns it, they can tell the publisher and the publisher will just revoke the key, regardless of whether it was activated or not.

I would expect that wallet codes can be revoked as well.

[Quazzy86]

This is seriously ridiculous! Of course the time stamp in steams servers show when, in some cases where, a code was redeemed. In case you uninformed people don't know, almost everything, unless directed to be deleted, that goes on on a computer is saved somewhere. It is a shame that Steam has no help for their customers having issues with their cards. It is a shame!

[FFL2and3rocks]

Originally posted by matthewlee0614:

This is seriously ridiculous! Of course the time stamp in steams servers show when, in some cases where, a code was redeemed. In case you uninformed people don't know, almost everything, unless directed to be deleted, that goes on on a computer is saved somewhere. It is a shame that Steam has no help for their customers having issues with their cards. It is a shame!

Why is it any of your business who redeemed a code they bought and when?

Any website that asks you for this information is trying to scam you, and will just think of some other excuse to keep your money anyway.

[J4MESOX4D]

Originally posted by matthewlee0614:

This is seriously ridiculous! Of course the time stamp in steams servers show when, in some cases where, a code was redeemed. In case you uninformed people don't know, almost everything, unless directed to be deleted, that goes on on a computer is saved somewhere. It is a shame that Steam has no help for their customers having issues with their cards. It is a shame!

That information is known to Valve and is not divulged back to anyone asking for it. A wallet code which has been activated on Valve's network can be added to any Steam account of the person who possesses it. There is no reason why someone should require such information and nothing they can do with it anyway.

If you bought a wallet code and it was used then you were flat out scammed.