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Fisto, He-Man's treuer Kumpan Jan 24, 2020 @ 12:40pm
Steam purchasing limit
During the steam sales (like the ongoing lunar sale right now) i sometimes buy a lot of games. and i mean like yeah...a lot.

but after one or two transactions none of my preferred payment methods work anymore. steam just keeps telling me that the purchase can’t be completed, even if i wait several hours. i know for sure that there is nothing wrong with my bank account and i am not aware of any transaction restrictions that my bank may have.
it just seems like steam does not want to have my money...🧐

does anyone have an idea why steam just won’t let me buy games after a couple of transactions?
is there a daily transaction limit or something like that?
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Xite >X< 👁️👁 🇦🇺 Jan 24, 2020 @ 1:06pm 
Not the I have found, how many transactions outside Steam. Perhaps there is a limit there. I just add $100 every time no issues.
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Dr.Shadowds 🐉 Jan 24, 2020 @ 1:11pm 
Did the message say contact support? If so then might want to do that.
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cinedine Jan 24, 2020 @ 1:16pm 
Many transactions in a short time can trigger a cooldown and flagyour account in the fraud detection system. Both on Steam's and your bank's (or other payment providers') sites. Try again in a few hours. The sale lasts till Monday 10 am Pacific.
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Fisto, He-Man's treuer Kumpan Jan 24, 2020 @ 1:56pm 
thx, might try it tomorrow again...
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Fisto, He-Man's treuer Kumpan Jan 25, 2020 @ 12:09am 
tried again this morning. still doesn't work. always get the message:
"Unexpected Error occured. Contact Steam Support."

Yay. Guess I'm really not gonna give my money Steam...whatever.
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GuRu Asaki Jan 25, 2020 @ 1:53am 
STEAM Limits how many purchases you can make now,
it's like a form of Baby proofing things, ~_~

I guess...

Thats basically the jist of it...

A work around is, to buy everything at once... & anything you miss,
you'll just have to wait for another Sale to buy...

The Wait period is 24 to 48 hrs, but if that don't work, i'd probably wait a Week,
before trying to spend money again...
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Dr.Shadowds 🐉 Jan 25, 2020 @ 2:08am 
Originally posted by Phili Vanilli Dicrelli:
tried again this morning. still doesn't work. always get the message:
"Unexpected Error occured. Contact Steam Support."

Yay. Guess I'm really not gonna give my money Steam...whatever.
I suggest contact support.
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GuRu Asaki Jan 25, 2020 @ 2:19am 
i'd probably wait a Week


Again, if a week doesn't cover it, then there is more likely something wrong...

I've never really had issues by the end of a Week... & it specifically states
24 to 48 hrs, which is 1 to 2 days, but I don't think the hrs are accurate,
because i've given up to 3 Days, & it seems not even 3 Days is enough time...

But giving a week, has always worked for me, so if anyone can confirm the
Exact amount of hrs we need, that would be great?
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