steam gift ban

[russha rpstore.ir]

hi i wanted to know how does steam gifting ban work and why i cant gift steam games any more?
how many gifting make you giftban?

[LowJack_VA1]

What errors are getting?

[AmsterdamHeavy]

As far as anyone can tell, if you spend more on gifts than your own purchases by a factor of somewhere between 1.5 > 1.8 : 1, then you will get flagged as a reseller.

Perfectly reasonable. Who spends that much money on gifts consistently, without buying anything for themselves?

You, for example, own ONE game. You are also a member of a "key selling" group.

Your ban from gifting appears to be legitimate.

[LowJack_VA1]

Originally posted by AmsterdamHeavy:

As far as anyone can tell, if you spend more on gifts than your own purchases by a factor of somewhere between 1.5 > 1.8 : 1, then you will get flagged as a reseller.

Perfectly reasonable. Who spends that much money on gifts consistently, without buying anything for themselves?

Didn't know that, thx

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Use external payment methods to purchase gifts.

[Tobi.byte]

Originally posted by AmsterdamHeavy:

As far as anyone can tell, if you spend more on gifts than your own purchases by a factor of somewhere between 1.5 > 1.8 : 1, then you will get flagged as a reseller.

Perfectly reasonable. Who spends that much money on gifts consistently, without buying anything for themselves?

You, for example, own ONE game. You are also a member of a "key selling" group.

Your ban from gifting appears to be legitimate.

When I buy a game for me with PayPal, count this to the factor "own purchases" or just purchases for my own, with wallet?

[jfoytek]

Originally posted by AmsterdamHeavy:

As far as anyone can tell, if you spend more on gifts than your own purchases by a factor of somewhere between 1.5 > 1.8 : 1, then you will get flagged as a reseller.

Perfectly reasonable. Who spends that much money on gifts consistently, without buying anything for themselves?

You, for example, own ONE game. You are also a member of a "key selling" group.

Your ban from gifting appears to be legitimate.

Interesting... Guess its a good thing the library happened and I have now moved to GoG.

Sounds like I would have been banned anyway for buying multiple copies of the games I buy for my friends.....

Typically nearly every game I get I buy 1-3 more copies of.... but now GoG will get that money!

[Tobi.byte]

Originally posted by jfoytek:

Originally posted by AmsterdamHeavy:

As far as anyone can tell, if you spend more on gifts than your own purchases by a factor of somewhere between 1.5 > 1.8 : 1, then you will get flagged as a reseller.

Perfectly reasonable. Who spends that much money on gifts consistently, without buying anything for themselves?

You, for example, own ONE game. You are also a member of a "key selling" group.

Your ban from gifting appears to be legitimate.

Interesting... Guess its a good thing the library happened and I have now moved to GoG.

Sounds like I would have been banned anyway for buying multiple copies of the games I buy for my friends.....

Typically nearly every game I get I buy 1-3 more copies of.... but now GoG will get that money!

Other user send muuuuuuuch games and spend not much into Steam. It need very long, for the ban...So it's possible to resell this, and it's a good secure against these. ;)

[JustMaddi]

Originally posted by AmsterdamHeavy:

As far as anyone can tell, if you spend more on gifts than your own purchases by a factor of somewhere between 1.5 > 1.8 : 1, then you will get flagged as a reseller.

Perfectly reasonable. Who spends that much money on gifts consistently, without buying anything for themselves?

You, for example, own ONE game. You are also a member of a "key selling" group.

Your ban from gifting appears to be legitimate.

I got banned myself. I have like, 90 games. My gifting history isn't all that bad. What do you feel about mine?

[gia]

oh those evil resellers

[Radene]

Originally posted by AmsterdamHeavy:

As far as anyone can tell, if you spend more on gifts than your own purchases by a factor of somewhere between 1.5 > 1.8 : 1, then you will get flagged as a reseller.

Perfectly reasonable. Who spends that much money on gifts consistently, without buying anything for themselves?

Me every holiday. Though I don't often gift games.

[AmsterdamHeavy]

Originally posted by Radene:

Originally posted by AmsterdamHeavy:

As far as anyone can tell, if you spend more on gifts than your own purchases by a factor of somewhere between 1.5 > 1.8 : 1, then you will get flagged as a reseller.

Perfectly reasonable. Who spends that much money on gifts consistently, without buying anything for themselves?

Me every holiday. Though I don't often gift games.

This is months old, but: thats holiday shopping. if they are looking at things like gifting : bought, how long people have been "friends" etc, then it makes perfect sense to me.

You dont game the system and they can tell. You also probably dont buy those gifts with a steam wallet fat from market transactions.

Valve has a lot more data to look at that any of us to determine this. Time on friends list being a good one, for example. Games that you already own and are buying for friends as another.

Obviously, legitimate activity would have a large overlap with non- so Valve has determined what key metrics they are comfortable using making this determination.

With access to all of the data, it probably isnt hard to sort out, honestly.

[Zulas]

this sucks ass man i just gifted my brother gmod then i was going to gift my other friend l4d2 so me my brother and him could game but instead when i tried to gift my friend l4d2 it said"you can no longer gift with steam wallet funds because of commercial thingie" no idea what that means

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by blue gradient man:

this sucks ass man i just gifted my brother gmod then i was going to gift my other friend l4d2 so me my brother and him could game but instead when i tried to gift my friend l4d2 it said"you can no longer gift with steam wallet funds because of commercial thingie" no idea what that means

Contact support.

Or use an external payment method.

[Zulas]

i contacted support with tons of proof that i gifted my brother but steam just tells me to screw off and the help support is closed

[Zekiran]

Originally posted by blue gradient man:

i contacted support with tons of proof that i gifted my brother but steam just tells me to screw off and the help support is closed

When they have told you the case is closed, that means that case is closed.

Use another form of payment, if the one you've been using has been refused entirely.