Please help. I can't buy anything

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76561199245011750 Feb 22, 2022 @ 9:38am

Please help. I can't buy anything

I tried Visa, Webmoney, Paypal. Nothing is working. Always the same error:

There seems to have been an error initializing or updating your transaction. Please wait a minute and try again or contact support for assistance.

Any ideas how to fix this? Thanks!

Last edited by おい; Feb 22, 2022 @ 9:40am

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Originally posted by rawWwRrr:

Originally posted by おい:
There seems to have been an error initializing or updating your transaction. Please wait a minute and try again or contact support for assistance.

You're getting this possibly because Steam's payment servers are not working as expected at the moment, or you need to contact Support, as the message explains, for more assistance.

Originally posted by おい:
"It looks like you've been attempting a lot of purchases in the last few hours. Please wait a while before trying again."

You're getting this because you made a lot of purchase *attempts* in a short period of time. The cooldown for this is usually one full hour since you last see the error, meaning if you try another attempt before the cooldown has expired, it resets. Just refrain from making a purchase attempt for 60 minutes and it should expire. Or, in the meantime, reach out to Support and ask them about the first error and see if there is anything wrong that is preventing you from making a purchase.

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[UAQ] Gumpull [UAE] Feb 22, 2022 @ 9:39am

MAYBE I CAN HELP YOU

my new friend Feb 22, 2022 @ 9:40am

Tuesday issues. Try using a browser or just try again later.

76561199245011750 Feb 22, 2022 @ 9:41am

Originally posted by Gunpull:
WHAT THE ERROR NAME

There seems to have been an error initializing or updating your transaction. Please wait a minute and try again or contact support for assistance.

7-Mary-3 Feb 22, 2022 @ 9:45am

Are you talking about in the game?

76561199245011750 Feb 22, 2022 @ 9:48am

Originally posted by 7-Mary-3:
Are you talking about in the game?

Steam Wallet, games. I can not buy anything. Now I have this error:

"It looks like you've been attempting a lot of purchases in the last few hours. Please wait a while before trying again."

Just What is Going on

my new friend Feb 22, 2022 @ 9:50am

Stop spamming the checkout. Wait about 30 minutes or an hour and try again. If you still get the error, contact support.

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rawWwRrr Feb 22, 2022 @ 11:05am

Originally posted by おい:
There seems to have been an error initializing or updating your transaction. Please wait a minute and try again or contact support for assistance.

You're getting this possibly because Steam's payment servers are not working as expected at the moment, or you need to contact Support, as the message explains, for more assistance.

Originally posted by おい:
"It looks like you've been attempting a lot of purchases in the last few hours. Please wait a while before trying again."

Last edited by rawWwRrr; Feb 22, 2022 @ 11:05am

xCBx Feb 22, 2023 @ 9:03pm

Every time I reach out to support for help my support requests just keep closing by themselves. Not sure what else I can do but I’m having the same issue.

neverclear Jun 21, 2023 @ 11:23pm

Originally posted by xCBx:
Every time I reach out to support for help my support requests just keep closing by themselves. Not sure what else I can do but I’m having the same issue.

did this issue ever get resloved? im having the same issue at the moment

Майор Пейн Jun 21, 2023 @ 11:43pm

Originally posted by NeverClear:
Originally posted by xCBx:
Every time I reach out to support for help my support requests just keep closing by themselves. Not sure what else I can do but I’m having the same issue.
did this issue ever get resloved? im having the same issue at the moment

same here man. It seems likes on Steam side

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neverclear Jun 22, 2023 @ 2:09am

Originally posted by NeverClear:
Originally posted by xCBx:
Every time I reach out to support for help my support requests just keep closing by themselves. Not sure what else I can do but I’m having the same issue.
did this issue ever get resloved? im having the same issue at the moment

okay it sucks but im glad it seems to be on steams side, I literally bought 5 cases earlier, was about to get the keys and then i got that message

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neverclear Jun 22, 2023 @ 2:11am

literally just started working again for me

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♂Joseph Joestar♂ Jun 22, 2023 @ 3:05am

Originally posted by NeverClear:
Originally posted by xCBx:
Every time I reach out to support for help my support requests just keep closing by themselves. Not sure what else I can do but I’m having the same issue.
did this issue ever get resloved? im having the same issue at the moment

yea man, me too, can't buy anything in store right now

Last edited by ♂Joseph Joestar♂; Jun 22, 2023 @ 3:08am

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