So these new Steam Wallet Digital Gift Cards ... cannot be bought with Steam Wallet funds?

[kalirion]

Am I missing something? Decided - finally, there's a way to transfer some steam wallet funds between accounts, but it's not even an option when choosing how to pay for the card.

[gwait]

Nope, not missing anything.

[999999999]

Scroll down to the FAQ here http://store.steampowered.com/digitalgiftcards/selectgiftcard

Are there any restrictions on purchasing digital gift cards?

You and your friend must both have Steam accounts and you'll need to be friends on Steam. You can purchase Steam digital gift cards for any user that you have had on your friends list for at least 3 days. Please note that you cannot use existing wallet funds to purchase a digital gift card.

[Spawn of Totoro]

They are not a way to transfer wallet funds.

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

Are there any restrictions on purchasing digital gift cards?
You and your friend must both have Steam accounts and you'll need to be friends on Steam. You can purchase Steam digital gift cards for any user that you have had on your friends list for at least 3 days. Please note that you cannot use existing wallet funds to purchase a digital gift card.

[kalirion]

Well, that's really dumb. Ah well.

[999999999]

Not really, no.

[Ogami]

Originally posted by kalirion:

Well, that's really dumb. Ah well.

Yes, give scammers and other similar people a way to get the money they got from selling scammed items to other accounts easily. Brilliant idea.

[kalirion]

I find it very dumb that Valve cares more about stolen items than stolen credit cards.

[999999999]

Originally posted by kalirion:

I find it very dumb that Valve cares more about stolen items than stolen credit cards.

They care about both. I don't know what you a going on about here.

[JPMcMillen]

Originally posted by kalirion:

I find it very dumb that Valve cares more about stolen items than stolen credit cards.

Transfering funds between users in different countries might require Valve to follow both countries banking laws, plus all the other countries they do business in. That is a legal nightmare that is complicated, time consuming, and expensive. By requiring a credit card, it shifts the legal requirements onto the banks involved, and keeps Steam out of it.

[999999999]

Originally posted by JPMcMillen:

Originally posted by kalirion:

I find it very dumb that Valve cares more about stolen items than stolen credit cards.

Transfering funds between users in different countries might require Valve to follow both countries banking laws, plus all the other countries they do business in. That is a legal nightmare that is complicated, time consuming, and expensive. By requiring a credit card, it shifts the legal requirements onto the banks involved, and keeps Steam out of it.

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