Unable to send gifts to foreign friend

[Saint Jiub]

So a friend of mine in Ireland gifted me (a Canadian) a game so, with a little extra cash in my steam wallet I decided to give him something on his wishlist. However, no matter which gift I tried, it didn't work and I got this message.
"Due to regional price differences, the gift you are trying to send cannot be sent to the recipient's region."
This is very bizarre, wouldn't he have gotten the same message? Why was his gift successful? I even tried one game that wasn't on sale and it still failed, what's going on?
I'd have gone to steam support but none of the options they give in regards to questions about gifting lead to an input where I can ask about this specific problem

[999999999]

If the price difference between the 2 regions is more than 10% after currency conversion, you can not gift it. The original regional restrictions still apply, if the game has them.

If that is the case, send one of these using external funds only...

https://store.steampowered.com/digitalgiftcards/selectgiftcard

For custom amounts over the minimum allowed to purchase, use this guide...

https://www.howtogeek.com/331114/how-to-send-a-steam-digital-gift-card-in-any-amount/

For price references, use this site... https://steamdb.info/

Or use https://isthereanydeal.com/

Originally posted by Yaldabaoth:

This is very bizarre, wouldn't he have gotten the same message? Why was his gift successful?

Difference was less the other way around.

[Jaunitta 🌸]

May help you
Region Restrictions on Steam
https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=1266-QFZC-2141

[999999999]

Originally posted by Jaunitta 🌸:

May help you
Region Restrictions on Steam
https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=1266-QFZC-2141

That article does not cover the price difference when trying to gift to other countries.

[unicorn6630]

im having a similer problem but mine isnt a game gift i have tried to both send a gift of a money pack card thing and it says this paerson cannot accept this and im uk and he is american and i cant sent him a gift and i have another friend thats is as i type this trying to send me a gift card thing for 50 dollars and he gets the same message this person cannot accpet ur gift its doesnt mention anything about it being a regional problem it just says cant accept it , now reading this thread i see that it might be a exchange/currency value thing if so i can under if my friend thats trying to send me a money gift could have a problem as the us dollar is worth less than british pound so given the 10% mention in previous comments i can understand why but why would my american friend that im trying to send money to why would i get the same message wen the pound is worth more than the dollar ??

[999999999]

Originally posted by unicorn6630:

im having a similer problem but mine isnt a game gift i have tried to both send a gift of a money pack card thing and it says this paerson cannot accept this and im uk and he is american and i cant sent him a gift and i have another friend thats is as i type this trying to send me a gift card thing for 50 dollars and he gets the same message this person cannot accpet ur gift its doesnt mention anything about it being a regional problem it just says cant accept it , now reading this thread i see that it might be a exchange/currency value thing if so i can under if my friend thats trying to send me a money gift could have a problem as the us dollar is worth less than british pound so given the 10% mention in previous comments i can understand why but why would my american friend that im trying to send money to why would i get the same message wen the pound is worth more than the dollar ??

You need to be Steam friends for at least 3 full days. There are no other restrictions on sending them.

FAQ is at the bottom... https://store.steampowered.com/digitalgiftcards/selectgiftcard

[TristanMike]

Originally posted by 999999999:

If the price difference between the 2 regions is more than 10% after currency conversion, you can not gift it. The original regional restrictions still apply, if the game has them.

If that is the case, send one of these using external funds only...

https://store.steampowered.com/digitalgiftcards/selectgiftcard

For custom amounts over the minimum allowed to purchase, use this guide...

https://www.howtogeek.com/331114/how-to-send-a-steam-digital-gift-card-in-any-amount/

For price references, use this site... https://steamdb.info/

Or use https://isthereanydeal.com/

Originally posted by Yaldabaoth:

This is very bizarre, wouldn't he have gotten the same message? Why was his gift successful?

Difference was less the other way around.

That sir/madam, is magnifico !

[Nemo, Forevermore]

So, my best friend in Canada can no longer gift me Steam games during the holidays ...

[Saint Jiub]

Well thanks for the help, was hoping to purchase the gift card but it doesn't accept steam wallet as a form of payment, really sucks honestly

[NeuroSkein]

WTF? Steam is refusing gift purchases because they can't apply a single international exchange rate multiplier? This is literally costing Steam and game developers MILLIONS in revenue... Steam, if you hire me at $1M / year, I'll code this exchange multiplier into your merchant services...

[Brian9824]

Originally posted by NeuroSkein:

WTF? Steam is refusing gift purchases because they can't apply a single international exchange rate multiplier? This is literally costing Steam and game developers MILLIONS in revenue... Steam, if you hire me at $1M / year, I'll code this exchange multiplier into your merchant services...

Nothing to do with the exchange rate and everything to do with taxes and who gets it.