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jpruitt2297 Jul 30, 2015 @ 7:42pm
limited accounts and gifts?
my brother has a limited account and i have some Steam wallet on my account. i was wondering if i could purchase a game on my account and gift it to him for him to get a full account?
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Hextravert Jul 30, 2015 @ 8:13pm 
Brotherly as that may be, it will not turn him into a full-fledged user. :DEALWITHIT:

I received my game(s) as a gift, will I gain access to all features?
No, games that have been received as a gift or via Steam Trading are not eligible.

Originally posted by jpruitt2297:
my brother has a limited account and i have some Steam wallet on my account. i was wondering if i could purchase a game on my account and gift it to him for him to get a full account?
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jpruitt2297 Jul 30, 2015 @ 8:14pm 
would he be able to accept friend requests at least on a limited?
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Tev Jul 30, 2015 @ 8:43pm 
Originally posted by jpruitt2297:
would he be able to accept friend requests at least on a limited?
Yup, just not send them.
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Pcnuttie Jul 30, 2015 @ 8:57pm 
It does not work like that. He can get your gift but in the end of the day he HAS to spend 5 dollars or more to have an unlimited account. This is to prevent scammers and phishers!
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Tev Jul 30, 2015 @ 9:00pm 
Originally posted by Kal-El:
It does not work like that. He can get your gift but in the end of the day he HAS to spend 5 dollars or more to have an unlimited account. This is to prevent scammers and phishers!
This was only answered 46 minutes ago.
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Pcnuttie Jul 30, 2015 @ 9:02pm 
Doesn't matter just posting it. IN case he DOESN'T pay attention. Double posts don't hurt. Don't be butthurt. HUEHUEHUEH!
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Tev Jul 30, 2015 @ 9:05pm 
But he clearly was paying attention?

Originally posted by jpruitt2297:
would he be able to accept friend requests at least on a limited?
He even questioned it.
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Quint the Alligator Snapper Jul 30, 2015 @ 9:22pm 
If he's your brother and you want to give him full account features, then you can use your credit card on his account or buy him a Steam Wallet card.

Note that if you give him a Steam Wallet card he could actually buy you game gifts in return with the Steam Wallet credit from that Wallet card.
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jpruitt2297 Jul 30, 2015 @ 10:22pm 
Originally posted by Quint the Robot Girl:
If he's your brother and you want to give him full account features, then you can use your credit card on his account or buy him a Steam Wallet card.

Note that if you give him a Steam Wallet card he could actually buy you game gifts in return with the Steam Wallet credit from that Wallet card.
i do not have a credit card as of this moment nor an extra wallet card (the two i got today i put on my account because a game i wanted was more than just $20 so i had to use both)


thanks to all of those who gave me information and helped
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zedkay May 22, 2020 @ 6:11am 
quick question: a friend of mine wanted to gift me portal 2 but my acc is limited. will it still work?
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Cathulhu May 22, 2020 @ 6:12am 
Not sure why you resurrected a five year old thread, but a limited account can receive game gifts.
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Quint the Alligator Snapper May 22, 2020 @ 9:34am 
Originally posted by zekticezyy:
quick question: a friend of mine wanted to gift me portal 2 but my acc is limited. will it still work?
A limited account can receive game gifts.

But the game gifts will not turn it into a non-limited account.
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Don Lino May 22, 2020 @ 10:08am 
No, he has to purchase a game on his account in order for him to get full
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catharthritis May 17, 2021 @ 9:03am 
can limited accounts send game gifts though?
for example, someone gave me money, so im a limited account and i wanted to gift a game to another limited account, is that possible?
Last edited by catharthritis; May 17, 2021 @ 9:04am
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ReBoot May 17, 2021 @ 9:04am 
Originally posted by 505tsurugi:
can limited accounts send game gifts though?
Yup. That's how I unlimited my secondary account.
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