Changing store country while traveling

[Owlet VII]

I'm planning a trip to Bulgaria soon, and I wish to purchase an Index while I'm there. I would use my Bulgarian friend's address and his local payment method (with his permission, of course).

The question is, if I change my store country in the account settings and purchase it that way, would I be at risk of having my account suspended, or is it a legitimate way of using that feature? Do I need to inform Steam Support beforehand? If I do, which category should I open the ticket to?

I've searched around and haven't found a concrete answer to this question, and I hope somebody here knows more about this than me.

[Owlet VII]

I wish to purchase it there specifically because the Index isn't available in Israel. Not to get it cheaper, but to get it at all.

[ReBoot]

There's a cool down between location changes. Apart from that, should be not an issue.

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Valve Index is only available ON Steam.

[Owlet VII]

Originally posted by ToS:

You agree that you will not use IP proxying or other methods to disguise the place of your residence, whether to circumvent geographical restrictions on game content, to purchase at pricing not applicable to your geography, or for any other purpose. If you do this, Valve may terminate your access to your Account.

I wouldn't be using any such methods, I would be physically in that place.

Originally posted by Store Country support page:

What if I want to purchase in a currency or region other than what is shown?

Your store country must be set to the country where you currently reside and you must have a local payment method you can use to make purchases.

All available payment methods in your current region are listed during the checkout process.

If you are unable to make purchases in your current region, look for Steam-compatible CD Keys and/or Steam Wallet Codes available for purchase at your local gaming retail stores.

That doesn't seem to go against what I wish to do, except maybe "Your store country must be set to the country where you currently reside", specifically the definition of the word "reside".

Originally posted by politediligence:

I don't know if the Valve Index is sold in physical shops or not ...

It isn't.

Originally posted by politediligence:

... but that would probably be the safest way of purchasing one. Alternatively having your friend purchase it from his own Steam account, and then simply repaying him may also be OK.

It wouldn't be okay because he'd be the owner of it, he'd receive the copy of Half-Life: Alyx and all of its Index exclusive bonus content, and most importantly he'd have the product warranty.

I'd be more comfortable about this if I could get an answer from Steam Support, but the Support site is kind of confusing me and I don't know which category I should open the ticket for.

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

I wouldn't use another persons payment method. That may create more issues than you want.

But the warranty can be transferred if done correctly. Not saying it is a good option though.

At the bottom... https://help.steampowered.com/en/accountdata

[Owlet VII]

I'd gladly use my own payment method, but Steam requires a payment method that matches the store country that your account is set to.

I couldn't find anything related to hardware warranties on that page. Or do you mean I should use the "Have an account data question? Contact Steam Support" option at the bottom to ask a general question?

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by Owlet VII:

Or do you mean I should use the "Have an account data question? Contact Steam Support" option at the bottom to ask a general question?

That^^.

Account Data question.

[Owlet VII]

Ah, thanks!

[Owlet VII]

For anybody else wondering the same thing, I got a reply from Support saying that it's okay to purchase the Index while traveling to a country where it's supported and taking it out with you home, but that they won't be able to RMA it to your address.

[Hodman]

Thanks for replying back with the support answer.