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

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Gooey Jun 18, 2016 @ 9:05am

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

Steam, come on. What is this suppose to mean?
I just tried to buy "Enter The Gungeon" And that was my ONLY attempt at purchasing SOMETHING!
Is this a bug or something?

Please respond asap!

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Forcen Jun 18, 2016 @ 9:14am

https://help.steampowered.com/en/wizard/HelpWithPurchase
This is the list of purchase attempts they have for you.

Double check if you forgot purchase some purchase attempts or something.

Gooey Jun 18, 2016 @ 9:16am

I double checked it, NO other attempts were made except adding the money (which worked out just fine)

Forcen Jun 18, 2016 @ 9:19am

You know you can just buy games without adding money to your wallet before right?
That way you only get one purchase instead of two.

Wait a bit and see if it works later, it might be a bug.

Gooey Jun 18, 2016 @ 9:20am

Alright, I'll be patient. Thanks for helping me ^^!

Gooey Jun 18, 2016 @ 9:52am

This is the result of waiting about 30 minutes :
It looks like you've been attempting a lot of purchases in the last few hours. Please wait a while before trying again. I seriously have no idea what to do. :/

Persian Ghost Jun 27, 2016 @ 1:44pm

Same here :\ how long does one have to wait?

hyli Jun 27, 2016 @ 1:52pm

Its because of the way the banks work.
If a card is stolen, theives will usually make multiple small purchases to verify the stolen card works before making a big one, or continue to buy small things at a time. They do this so the real account holder doesn't notice a large sum of money being removed at once. The reason you'll get a cooldown on Steam for this is so your bank doesn't lock you out of your card mistakenly. To avoid this, add multiple things to your basket and purchase them in one transaction.

Basically, you'll just have to deal with it and wait a while. Next time, add multiple things to your basket and purchase them all in one payment, or add funds to your steam wallet and do the same, instead of buying directly with the card.

Last edited by hyli; Jun 27, 2016 @ 1:54pm

Persian Ghost Jun 27, 2016 @ 4:24pm

Originally posted by Zaiyaire:
Its because of the way the banks work.
If a card is stolen, theives will usually make multiple small purchases to verify the stolen card works before making a big one, or continue to buy small things at a time. They do this so the real account holder doesn't notice a large sum of money being removed at once. The reason you'll get a cooldown on Steam for this is so your bank doesn't lock you out of your card mistakenly. To avoid this, add multiple things to your basket and purchase them in one transaction.

Basically, you'll just have to deal with it and wait a while. Next time, add multiple things to your basket and purchase them all in one payment, or add funds to your steam wallet and do the same, instead of buying directly with the card.

Thanks mate! :) Finally got it working

Msooby Oct 9, 2019 @ 9:07am

I have the same disturbance issue in the balance of my purchases at this period. I visited https://help.steampowered.com/en/wizard/HelpWithPurchase and it gives the option to finish a failed purchase although when trying to finish the purchase, the same issue appears...

Last edited by Msooby; Feb 17, 2020 @ 8:08am

cSg|mc-Hotsauce Oct 9, 2019 @ 9:16am

Originally posted by Elfezen:
I have the same disturbance issue in the balance of my purchases at this period. I went to https://help.steampowered.com/en/wizard/HelpWithPurchase and it gives the option to finish a failed purchase yet when trying to finish it the same issue appears...

Join the "current" mega thread as the issue in the OP was years ago.

https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/1/1631916406857285536/

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Need6'8"TattedSharkWife Aug 5, 2021 @ 4:54pm

Originally posted by Faulei:
Its because of the way the banks work.
If a card is stolen, theives will usually make multiple small purchases to verify the stolen card works before making a big one, or continue to buy small things at a time. They do this so the real account holder doesn't notice a large sum of money being removed at once. The reason you'll get a cooldown on Steam for this is so your bank doesn't lock you out of your card mistakenly. To avoid this, add multiple things to your basket and purchase them in one transaction.

Basically, you'll just have to deal with it and wait a while. Next time, add multiple things to your basket and purchase them all in one payment, or add funds to your steam wallet and do the same, instead of buying directly with the card.

this is what i did, im trying to purchase a game and a few dlcs with my steam wallet, but i have multiple PREPAID cards that arent exactly $5, $25, etc. so im just trying to add funds, WITH MULTIPLE PREPAID CARDS, to my steam wallet, idk what to do but oh well i guess. -w-

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👽InvaderGator Dec 25, 2021 @ 9:38am

Bruh, I was buying games as gifts for my friends, and this came up.

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Story Nov 11, 2022 @ 3:34pm

I had to use 3 credit cards to top up enough of steam credit. Now it won't let me buy the game I want cause of that message. Grrrrree... All that work for waiting now!!

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cSg|mc-Hotsauce Nov 11, 2022 @ 4:06pm

Originally posted by FutaQueenDreamer:
I had to use 3 credit cards to top up enough of steam credit. Now it won't let me buy the game I want cause of that message. Grrrrree... All that work for waiting now!!

Try again now or in 30 minutes.

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