Why isn't it allowed to add a custom amount of Steam wallet funds?

[barakokula31]

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=228410859

They just patched that. Why? Why can't we have get a custom amount of funds?

[Zefar]

Could be for a few reasons. Like if you add too small it'll just cost for Steam and they get nothing out of it.
Or if someone adds too much and it just becomes problematic to deal with. Lets say someone throws in $1000 by accident.

So it's just better to have a standard.

[crunchyfrog]

As Zefar's already pointed out, the reason a lot of places (not just Steam, or gaming for that matter) ofen have thresholds for such things is because of cost. Many business accounts can be charged for transactions, so it's obviously best to set a baseline that is over and above this cost, otherwise they'd simply lose money.

Custom amount can also be the same sort of thing. A lot of games have broadly similar ranges of prices, so if you have an amount that is nowhere close, you could be left with a small balance, which if you tried to use that could result in a loss of money for them.

For instance, if you have a lot of games going at, say £4, and you top up with £6.10, spending £4 of it, you're now left with £2.10. You buy something else for £2 and you're now looking at just 10p left. If you wanted to spend that on a single transaction that would cost Valve money for the transaction.

Granted, standardized amounts don't solve this issue, but they just make the issue less prevalent.

[Black Blade]

I am not really sure how it work but if you use the browser with Enhanced Steam[www.enhancedsteam.com] you can add a castum amount over 5$

[CloudGT4]

When I used to run a business of my own, we got charged like $2.10 per Credit/Debit Card Transaction. So most companies set a base no less then $5.00 transactions as to not as said before lose money. It is most likely Steam is faced with this same dilema.
Everyone wants there hands on money.. Visa wants the store owner to pay 15 cents to visa just for allowing that store to allow visa customers to buy stuff there. Then the Banks want 50 Cents for allowing Visa to allow You to Allow Visa Customers to shop at your store.. Etc.

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Escrito originalmente por =TGY=CloudGT4:

When I used to run a business of my own, we got charged like $2.10 per Credit/Debit Card Transaction. So most companies set a base no less then $5.00 transactions as to not as said before lose money. It is most likely Steam is faced with this same dilema.
Everyone wants there hands on money.. Visa wants the store owner to pay 15 cents to visa just for allowing that store to allow visa customers to buy stuff there. Then the Banks want 50 Cents for allowing Visa to allow You to Allow Visa Customers to shop at your store.. Etc.

Business with amount of transactions of Steam level are charged monthly. $2 per transaction is too high for anyone but with low number of transactions per month (where monthly fees would cost more).

[Spawn of Totoro]

Escrito originalmente por apache_ace_:

Business with amount of transactions of Steam level are charged monthly. $2 per transaction is too high for anyone but with low number of transactions per month (where monthly fees would cost more).

While they do probably get charged a monthly rate, they also get charge a % per a transaction when someone uses their credit card (AMX is the highest @ 4-6%). In the US, debit card transactions have a cap on their transaction fee, but it still adds up.

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Escrito originalmente por Spawn of Totoro:

Escrito originalmente por apache_ace_:

Business with amount of transactions of Steam level are charged monthly. $2 per transaction is too high for anyone but with low number of transactions per month (where monthly fees would cost more).

While they do probably get charged a monthly rate, they also get charge a % per a transaction when someone uses their credit card (AMX is the highest @ 4-6%). In the US, debit card transactions have a cap on their transaction fee, but it still adds up.

Yes but that is a very small amount. $2 is just too high.

[Hibuki]

I realise that this is an old thread but couldn't Steam simply add restrictions to the custom amount? e.g. 5€ < "Custom Amount" < 100€
For example, I'd like to add 15€ to my wallet but can't - instead I have to add 5€ + 10€ and since the currency in my card is not Euros each of these transactions is going to cost me money (The transfer from my local currency to Euros isn't free...)

[Citox]

I know this is old, as well, but if you guys are trying to add a specific amount for a specific purchase, just go ahead and make the transaction without having enough money. It will allow you to pay the exact amount.

[Gevaudan]

Escrito originalmente por Black Blade:

I am not really sure how it work but if you use the browser with Enhanced Steam[www.enhancedsteam.com] you can add a castum amount over 5$

I can confirm this works, just tried it. I added $5.90 successfully (trying to empty a visa gift card :P)

[Chickachoy]

Escrito originalmente por Black Blade (Card Rain):

I am not really sure how it work but if you use the browser with Enhanced Steam[www.enhancedsteam.com] you can add a castum amount over 5$

Thanks! When I came to this thread I was hopeless.