WHY IS THERE NO DEBIT CARD OPTION TO BUY!!!!

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Abc Feb 17, 2022 @ 1:59pm

WHY IS THERE NO DEBIT CARD OPTION TO BUY!!!!

I dont have a credit card rn and i really wanna buy some games

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B l u e b e r r y P o p t a r t Feb 17, 2022 @ 2:00pm

You can use a Debit Card to add funds to Steam, if you can't you go buy a Steam gift card at store in your local area that sells them and add the funds later.

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Watermelon {JESUS IS LORD} Feb 17, 2022 @ 2:01pm

????

debit is same as credit
just choose whether its visa or mastercard

for example my debit card is a mastercard it is debit only not credit

whether the card is credit or debit it still connects to visa, mastercard, etc

ambosen Feb 17, 2022 @ 5:06pm

You do understand that the only difference between a debit and credit card is which account it draws money from, right? A debit draws from your own account and cannot spend money you don't have, a credit draws from an account owned by a third party, who charges you interest on top of the amount spent you have to pay back, and usually various other terms and conditions.

Literally, if you can use a credit card, you should also be able to use a debit card, unless your bank or credit union or steam itself for some bizarre reason is blocking purchases. My advice if you're having problems, check with your bank or credit union first. Nine times out of ten, it's an overzealous "security" program blocking purchases from websites you don't use often that has to be manually flagged for approval.

crunchyfrog Feb 17, 2022 @ 6:34pm

I have ALWAYS used debit cards online. Every game on here is bought with a debit card, so it might simply be YOUR card is not recognised.

What country are you from and what debit card (bank) are you trying to use?

The Giving One Feb 17, 2022 @ 6:40pm

Originally posted by crunchyfrog:
I have ALWAYS used debit cards online.

Yep, same here. Been using a debit card for my Steam purchases for over 13 years. No issues.

As you mentioned, maybe OP should tell us the exact message they are seeing or what they are reading so we can be sure what the issue is.

no154370 Feb 18, 2022 @ 4:40am

OP needs to contact his bank to allow his Debit Card to be allowed to do ONLINE PURCHASE.

i myself got a debit card and i need to contact my bank to allowed my debit card to make online purchases.

Esgo Pablo CSGOSKINS Jul 21, 2023 @ 9:04am

When i try it says "your purchase has not been completed.your credit card information has been declined by your credit card company"

crunchyfrog Jul 22, 2023 @ 11:28am

Originally posted by Esgo Pablo:
When i try it says "your purchase has not been completed.your credit card information has been declined by your credit card company"

Then follow what that says.

And don't hijack old posts please.

If your credit card has been declined then you MUST contact the credit card company - the problem is on their end and Valve CANNOT tell you anything.

Eclipse Nov 25, 2023 @ 1:23am

Originally posted by ambosen:
You do understand that the only difference between a debit and credit card is which account it draws money from, right? A debit draws from your own account and cannot spend money you don't have, a credit draws from an account owned by a third party, who charges you interest on top of the amount spent you have to pay back, and usually various other terms and conditions.

Literally, if you can use a credit card, you should also be able to use a debit card, unless your bank or credit union or steam itself for some bizarre reason is blocking purchases. My advice if you're having problems, check with your bank or credit union first. Nine times out of ten, it's an overzealous "security" program blocking purchases from websites you don't use often that has to be manually flagged for approval.

what if the debit card has no cc

crunchyfrog Nov 26, 2023 @ 3:00pm

Originally posted by Void_Aspect:
Originally posted by ambosen:
You do understand that the only difference between a debit and credit card is which account it draws money from, right? A debit draws from your own account and cannot spend money you don't have, a credit draws from an account owned by a third party, who charges you interest on top of the amount spent you have to pay back, and usually various other terms and conditions.

Literally, if you can use a credit card, you should also be able to use a debit card, unless your bank or credit union or steam itself for some bizarre reason is blocking purchases. My advice if you're having problems, check with your bank or credit union first. Nine times out of ten, it's an overzealous "security" program blocking purchases from websites you don't use often that has to be manually flagged for approval.
what if the debit card has no cc

What is cc?

You mean CVV? Please explain.

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