$50 steam card not working

[Sad]

so i got a couple steam cards for christmas, and the tw $50 dollar ones don't seem to be working? idk if they were scanned correctly or not, i wasn't there when they bought them, but i just want to use my cards. ive tried using different letters, numbers, etc. please, answer asap

[Ogami]

What is the error message you get?

[loharris09]

I am having the same issues, it says invalid code and I just scratched off the code to enter it in my steam wallet. Any help to fix this issue would be great!

[Sad]

Originally posted by Ogami:

What is the error message you get?

"There was an error redeeming the entered code.
The code may be invalid. Please carefully verify the characters as you re-enter the code and double check to see if you've mistyped your key. I, L, and 1 can look alike, as can V and Y, and 0 and O.
The code may not yet have been activated. It may take several hours after time of purchase before activation is completed by your retailer, please wait and try redeeming the code again in a little while.
If the currency of the code you are attempting to redeem is different than the region in which you are located, you may not be able to redeem this gift card to your account. If this is the case please return this code to the retailer where it was purchased.
If the problem persists, please contact Steam Support for further assistance."

[adimanav pac man]

same but only for a $20 card,
drop a request with the support team (hopium)
I hope you get your issue resolved,
and Please do tell how was your issue resolved

[no154370]

kindly provide the Country your are staying at honestly here.

then kindly provide the Currency you used to pay for your Digital Steam Gift Cards.

if both don't match at all, then you are the one at fault.

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also, there is a fine print written in Steam Subscriber Agreement

1) 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 order or 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.

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if the problem is due to Physical Steam Gift Cards, then kindly go and contact the 3rd party retailer.

especially when the Physical Steam Gift Cards are bought from 3rd party website.

if the problem is due to Digital Steam Gift Cards

then Steam Support can't help you if you are a very dishonest person who go violate the Steam Subscriber Agreement especially the one i mention above.

[no154370]

kindly remember this

1) buying Steam Gift Cards from 3rd party website is not Safe at all and can't be fully Trusted as there is a very high chance that the Steam Gift Card could have been redeemed

even if you buy it from your house nearby at a retailer shop, chances are high that it has been redeemed as well.

since it is very highly likely they go sell the Redeemed Steam Gift Card(s) to you.

[no154370]

you can read here on how to prevent yourself from being getting "Steam Gift Cards scam".

https://www.aura.com/learn/steam-card-scams

p.s i don't recommend people going to websites like Carousell website there and buy Steam Gift Cards at all. this type of website have plenty of scammers and fraudsters.

p.s next time, asks your relatives to buy Digital Steam Gift Cards from Steam Store directly and give it to you.

[no154370]

the only solution i can give if none of your bought the Steam Gift Card(s) from Steam Store directly is this

1) asks for a refund

^_^

[м]

You are trying to redeem it there https://store.steampowered.com/account/redeemwalletcode
and not as regular cd-key, right?

[no154370]

Originally posted by м:

You are trying to redeem it there https://store.steampowered.com/account/redeemwalletcode
and not as regular cd-key, right?

based on OP's post and the other people who got the problem.

the answer is very obvious.

Steam Wallet Codes and CD-keys are completely different.

no one here who bought Steam Gift Cards will treat it as Game(s) CD-keys at all.

p.s kindly please don't treat people here who asks for help as "fools who can't read on how to redeem Steam Gift Cards".