question about gifting

[caltrop77]

i read that steam removed some currenices a while ago. also that u can't gift to people if price difference is to big. but i have a question, in the regions where the currency is counted as USD, can I still gift or will the price be different? i live in the us and for ex. can i gift to someone in georgia (country) or any other CIS country, or someone in latam like argentina?

[HikariLight]

If the price difference is more than 10%, then the answer is no.
Or if the game is banned in that region you cannot gift it.

[caltrop77]

Originally posted by HikariLight:

If the price difference is more than 10%, then the answer is no.
Or if the game is banned in that region you cannot gift it.

so the price can be different? i'm just confused because i don't know if it counts as a separate currency or not

[HikariLight]

Originally posted by caltrop77:

Originally posted by HikariLight:

If the price difference is more than 10%, then the answer is no.
Or if the game is banned in that region you cannot gift it.

so the price can be different? i'm just confused because i don't know if it counts as a separate currency or not

The the sale price between both regions has a difference of 10% or more you cannot gift it because people would use that as a way to try and get expensive games for cheaper.
It would lead to abuse of regional pricing.

[caltrop77]

Originally posted by HikariLight:

Originally posted by caltrop77:

so the price can be different? i'm just confused because i don't know if it counts as a separate currency or not

The the sale price between both regions has a difference of 10% or more you cannot gift it because people would use that as a way to try and get expensive games for cheaper.
It would lead to abuse of regional pricing.

ya i get that part, i just mean so CIS and LATAM price can be different to the US? is there a way to know if it is?

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by caltrop77:

Originally posted by HikariLight:

The the sale price between both regions has a difference of 10% or more you cannot gift it because people would use that as a way to try and get expensive games for cheaper.
It would lead to abuse of regional pricing.

ya i get that part, i just mean so CIS and LATAM price can be different to the US? is there a way to know if it is?

Valve's lowered suggested pricing for those regions don't always mean the devs/pubs will offer lowered USD prices. You can check the difference in price on Steamdb. Starfield as an example...

https://steamdb.info/app/1716740/

[caltrop77]

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

Originally posted by caltrop77:

ya i get that part, i just mean so CIS and LATAM price can be different to the US? is there a way to know if it is?

Valve's lowered suggested pricing for those regions don't always mean the devs/pubs will offer lowered USD prices. You can check the difference in price on Steamdb. Starfield as an example...

https://steamdb.info/app/1716740/

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thank you

[JohnMars78]

The price difference matters if it's negative.
If you gift towards a region where the price is lower than what you paid, there shouldn't be any problem.

[peppermint hollows]

Originally posted by JohnMars78:

The price difference matters if it's negative.
If you gift towards a region where the price is lower than what you paid, there shouldn't be any problem.

That is not true. The price difference can't exceed 10% one way or the other.

[RPG Gamer Man]

Originally posted by caltrop77:

Originally posted by HikariLight:

The the sale price between both regions has a difference of 10% or more you cannot gift it because people would use that as a way to try and get expensive games for cheaper.
It would lead to abuse of regional pricing.

ya i get that part, i just mean so CIS and LATAM price can be different to the US? is there a way to know if it is?

Ask a financial institute if you want the price of currencies in those countries. Usually a local bank can also give you this information. It is probably easier though to google it yourself though the currency difference.

[peppermint hollows]

Originally posted by RPG Gamer Man:

Originally posted by caltrop77:

ya i get that part, i just mean so CIS and LATAM price can be different to the US? is there a way to know if it is?

Ask a financial institute if you want the price of currencies in those countries. Usually a local bank can also give you this information. It is probably easier though to google it yourself though the currency difference.

That's obviously not what they're asking about. Read the context of the thread.

[RPG Gamer Man]

Originally posted by caltrop77:

Originally posted by HikariLight:

The the sale price between both regions has a difference of 10% or more you cannot gift it because people would use that as a way to try and get expensive games for cheaper.
It would lead to abuse of regional pricing.

ya i get that part, i just mean so CIS and LATAM price can be different to the US? is there a way to know if it is?

OP asked about different prices on items above. The best way to find out currencies differences is in a financial institutions. Then use math to figure out the price differences. I do it all the time when gifting friends in other countries.

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[peppermint hollows]

Originally posted by RPG Gamer Man:

Originally posted by caltrop77:

ya i get that part, i just mean so CIS and LATAM price can be different to the US? is there a way to know if it is?

OP asked about different prices on items above. The best way to find out currencies differences is in a financial institutions. Then use math to figure out the price differences. I do it all the time when gifting friends in other countries.

Financial institutions are not going to tell you the price of a game on Steam in another currency. This isn't about exchange rate between different currencies or anything like that anyway, because CIS and certain LATAM countries now have to pay in USD. It's the same currency, they just have a separate region that allows for its own pricing. Not to mention that developers set the prices and they don't always follow Valve's suggested pricing which means it isn't going to reflect the value of the local currencies.

[JohnMars78]

Originally posted by peppermint hollows:

Originally posted by JohnMars78:

The price difference matters if it's negative.
If you gift towards a region where the price is lower than what you paid, there shouldn't be any problem.

That is not true. The price difference can't exceed 10% one way or the other.

I don't know, mate. I've gifted when the price difference was around 50%, so you tell me how that's possible.

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