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joker Sep 13, 2015 @ 1:55am
Can I use market money for games?
I want to sell a few items from my cs go inventory for money to buy games but from past experience I noticed when I sold my items and I got the money I couldn't buy games. Am I able to buy games? I haven't tested it out yet.
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Snapjak Sep 13, 2015 @ 1:56am 
Market sales put the money into your wallet, which you can use for anything on Steam.
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joker Sep 13, 2015 @ 1:57am 
Originally posted by Snapjak:
Market sales put the money into your wallet, which you can use for anything on Steam.
Really? I don't want to risk selling an expensive item just to find out I can't buy a game with it.
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ReBoot Sep 13, 2015 @ 1:58am 
Originally posted by Harry Hart:
Originally posted by Snapjak:
Market sales put the money into your wallet, which you can use for anything on Steam.
Really? I don't want to risk selling an expensive item just to find out I can't buy a game with it.
Don't be paranoid. Of course you can buy Steam games with Steam wallet.
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joker Sep 13, 2015 @ 1:59am 
Originally posted by ReBoot:
Originally posted by Harry Hart:
Really? I don't want to risk selling an expensive item just to find out I can't buy a game with it.
Don't be paranoid. Of course you can buy Steam games with Steam wallet.
Alright i'll try it out I guess.
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Astraea Kisaragi Sep 13, 2015 @ 2:04am 
Market uses Steam wallet. It's real money there, not gold coins, bottlecaps, zenis, gallian ducats, septims, orens or whatever fictional currency.

I regularly make booster packs for expensive tradings cards and use the money for buying games. Selling some virtual guns is not really different as long is a normal market listing inside Steam.
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аdvicebanana Sep 13, 2015 @ 2:13am 
Originally posted by Astraea Kisaragi:
Market uses Steam wallet. It's real money there, not gold coins, bottlecaps, zenis, gallian ducats, septims, orens or whatever fictional currency.
Not exactly. It's not like you can buy groceries with your Steam wallet. But you can buy games on the platform, yes
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Tev Sep 13, 2015 @ 2:15am 
Originally posted by аdvicebanana:
Originally posted by Astraea Kisaragi:
Market uses Steam wallet. It's real money there, not gold coins, bottlecaps, zenis, gallian ducats, septims, orens or whatever fictional currency.
Not exactly. It's not like you can buy groceries with your Steam wallet. But you can buy games on the platform, yes
I'm sure the "there" part refers to the Steam -platform. :)
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Astraea Kisaragi Sep 13, 2015 @ 2:17am 
Guess is called Steam wallet cause it meant to be used inside Steam. But yes, you can't transfer it outside of the platform.

But there are enough amazing games here to spend it on them anyways.
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Vengeance Sep 13, 2015 @ 2:39am 
Dude two years you've been on steam and you don't know how the market and steam wallet works...
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joker Sep 13, 2015 @ 2:40am 
Originally posted by Vengeance:
Dude two years you've been on steam and you don't know how the market and steam waller works...
Like I said from EXPERIENCE I have had times where it has not work probably because I didn't put my social security yet but I put it in 2 months ago.
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Tev Sep 13, 2015 @ 2:43am 
Originally posted by Harry Hart:
Originally posted by Vengeance:
Dude two years you've been on steam and you don't know how the market and steam waller works...
Like I said from EXPERIENCE I have had times where it has not work probably because I didn't put my social security yet but I put it in 2 months ago.
That's for Steam Community Market.

It shouldn't affect your Steam Wallet's behavior on the Steam Store.
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joker Sep 13, 2015 @ 2:45am 
Originally posted by Teutep:
Originally posted by Harry Hart:
Like I said from EXPERIENCE I have had times where it has not work probably because I didn't put my social security yet but I put it in 2 months ago.
That's for Steam Community Market.

It shouldn't affect your Steam Wallet's behavior on the Steam Store.
Eh I don't know it never worked before but now it does I just bought dark souls 2 scholar of the first sin fine and now i'm trying to gift my friend witcher 2 but now that isn't going through.
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Tev Sep 13, 2015 @ 2:46am 
Originally posted by Harry Hart:
now i'm trying to gift my friend witcher 2 but now that isn't going through.
What's the error you're seeing?
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joker Sep 13, 2015 @ 2:46am 
Originally posted by Teutep:
Originally posted by Harry Hart:
now i'm trying to gift my friend witcher 2 but now that isn't going through.
What's the error you're seeing?
An unexpected error has occurred. Your purchase has not been completed.
Please contact Steam Support.
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Tev Sep 13, 2015 @ 2:49am 
That only happens when you attempt to gift something; but not when you buy something for yourself? Odd.

The Steam Support -article regarding this:
https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=3382-QYOD-8584

The Big Picture Mode (ALT+ENTER) may also work; or attempt on another web-browser, but no promises there.
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