Getting a Premium Steam Account

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Piggybag Sep 29, 2014 @ 5:39am

Getting a Premium Steam Account

Hi to all, I recently received (just yesterday) a gift (Gun Monkeys) from a friend. I redeemed the gift. Is this sufficient to give me a full steam account (eg. can trade at marketplace)? If yes, how long do I need to wait before I can trade in the market? Thanks for your time! :D

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Acey Sep 29, 2014 @ 5:46am

Unfortunately not. You have to purhase something on the store, in-game store or fill your Steam Wallet to be able to use the market and then wait 30 days.

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=1047-EDFM-2932

Purchase Limitations
Your account must have a successful purchase older than thirty days, but not older than a year in order to access the Marketplace. The purchase of wallet funds qualifies for this requirement. Retail CD key activations do not satisfy this requirement.

Piggybag Sep 29, 2014 @ 5:47am

However, I received a game gift. That does not satisfy the requirement?

Acey Sep 29, 2014 @ 5:49am

Originally posted by Journeyman:
However, I received a game gift. That does not satisfy the requirement?

It's pretty much the same as activating a CD key, because Steam has no information about you buying the game. But if you bought Gun Monkey regardless if it's a gift or just for yourself, that would count.

Piggybag Sep 29, 2014 @ 5:51am

I see. Thanks!

wuddih Sep 29, 2014 @ 5:57am

And that is not a Premium Account, it is the normal state of an account. Everything else is a Limited Account. There is no Premium.

Acey Sep 29, 2014 @ 5:59am

Originally posted by ☔ wuddih SpNv ✔:
And that is not a Premium Account, it is the normal state of an account. Everything else is a Limited Account. There is no Premium.

Ohh... First time seeing a 11 years of service badge

But yes Journeyman, as ☔ wuddih SpNv ✔ said, when buying anything from Steam you get out of the limited account, usually 1 game (not F2P)

Piggybag Sep 29, 2014 @ 6:03am

#wuddih SpNv, oh yeah, thanks for the clarification

Piggybag Sep 29, 2014 @ 6:04am

Originally posted by Dark Ace:
Originally posted by ☔ wuddih SpNv ✔:
And that is not a Premium Account, it is the normal state of an account. Everything else is a Limited Account. There is no Premium.

Ohh... First time seeing a 11 years of service badge :OrangeSurprise:

But yes Journeyman, as ☔ wuddih SpNv ✔ said, when buying anything from Steam you get out of the limited account, usually 1 game (not F2P)

But I didn't buy anything. My friend gifted a game to me and it is not a CD key. I got the game through Steam Trading.

Acey Sep 29, 2014 @ 6:16am

Originally posted by Journeyman:
Originally posted by Dark Ace:

Ohh... First time seeing a 11 years of service badge

But yes Journeyman, as ☔ wuddih SpNv ✔ said, when buying anything from Steam you get out of the limited account, usually 1 game (not F2P)

But I didn't buy anything. My friend gifted a game to me and it is not a CD key. I got the game through Steam Trading.

Then you need to buy something, if you want to use the market, that's pretty much it.

wuddih Sep 29, 2014 @ 6:34am

I don't know if Gun Monkeys is a special case, but you always get 2 copies(one for your account and one as a gift), I don't even know if the gift in this case counts as valueable for making an account unlimited.

Also there might be a difference in Trading and Gifting. Steam has a gifting function and if you are the receiver of the gift via the gifting function you are immediately asked if you wanna add it to your library or if you wanna put it in your inventory. If you redeem it at that point, it might unlimit the account, if you add it to inventory(which would be the same as trading) and redeem it later from there it might not unlimit the account.

Well the easiest method is to buy a game.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/113200/ costs like 50cents when you sell the cards.

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Piggybag Sep 29, 2014 @ 6:41am

Originally posted by ☔ wuddih SpNv ✔:
I don't know if Gun Monkeys is a special case, but you always get 2 copies(one for your account and one as a gift), I don't even know if the gift in this case counts as valueable for making an account unlimited.

Also there might be a difference in Trading and Gifting. Steam has a gifting function and if you are the receiver of the gift via the gifting function you are immediately asked if you wanna add it to your library or if you wanna put it in your inventory. If you redeem it at that point, it might unlimit the account, if you add it to inventory(which would be the same as trading) and redeem it later from there it might not unlimit the account.

Well the easiest method is to buy a game.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/113200/ costs like 50cents when you sell the cards.

I think maybe I should wait for 30 more days and see if I can access Steam marketplace.

PS: I hate spending money on games. All my games were free :D

Anyway, thanks.

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Azlherod Mar 2, 2015 @ 9:39am

i just buy some crap game less than 1$ its name is larva mortus,so i got unlimited acount?when i get unlimited acount?

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Rein Kayomi May 14, 2016 @ 11:45am

Originally posted by wuddih:
I don't know if Gun Monkeys is a special case, but you always get 2 copies(one for your account and one as a gift), I don't even know if the gift in this case counts as valueable for making an account unlimited.

Also there might be a difference in Trading and Gifting. Steam has a gifting function and if you are the receiver of the gift via the gifting function you are immediately asked if you wanna add it to your library or if you wanna put it in your inventory. If you redeem it at that point, it might unlimit the account, if you add it to inventory(which would be the same as trading) and redeem it later from there it might not unlimit the account.

Well the easiest method is to buy a game.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/113200/ costs like 50cents when you sell the cards.

how about http://store.steampowered.com/app/322170/?snr=1_5_9__300

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