Buying a game already in library

[Uwtaris]

Why can't I buy a game already in my library?
I am going to gift it to a friend, but that friend does not have steam yet..
In the past I could purchase it and have it stored so I could send it later.

[999999999]

The person must have a Steam account to gift the game.

Inventory game gifts were removed last year in May.

https://steamcommunity.com/games/593110/announcements/detail/1301948399254001159

[Cathulhu]

Since May 2017 you can't store games in your inventory. That got changed due to some users massively exploiting it by buying discounted games for cheap and then re-selling them.

Now you must send a game gift immediately and the recipient must be on your friendlist for at least a few days.

[999999999]

Originally posted by Cathulhu:

...and the recipient must be on your friendlist for at least a few days.

I thought it only applied to digital gift cards and not games. At least that is what I did for my other alt account.

[VaLiuM]

You can schedule a gift to be sent to your Steam friend on a specified date.

Not all games can be gifted.

[999999999]

Originally posted by VaLiuM:

You can schedule a gift to be sent to your Steam friend on a specified date.

Not all games can be gifted.

Not until the account is made though.

[Uwtaris]

Damn, no more spontaneous purchases for later gifting I guess.
This sucks..
Thanks for the extremely fast reply though :)

[VaLiuM]

Originally posted by 999999999:

Not until the account is made though.

That's why i wrote Steam friend.