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ShuCai Dec 10, 2020 @ 7:38pm
Purchasing Gift for People in Different region
I'm in the United States, is it possible for me to purchase a game from the Chinese store and gift it to my Chinese Friend? Right now it seems I can't without changing my region.
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Pigeon Pecking Keyboard Dec 10, 2020 @ 7:57pm 
No. But you could gift them a Steam Wallet, please read the faq too. We used to have all these privileges, but was abused :(
https://store.steampowered.com/digitalgiftcards/selectgiftcard

There are ways to get specific amount rather than preset amount.

There are also new restrictions to changing regions on your account.
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Dr.Shadowds 🐉 Dec 10, 2020 @ 8:11pm 
Just like Pigeon said, you can gift funds directly to your friend, and they can buy the game you wanted to gift them.
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ShuCai Dec 10, 2020 @ 8:13pm 
But it looks like some people reporting a US gift card cannot be redeemed in the Chinese Steam store? Can anyone help me clarify this?
Last edited by ShuCai; Dec 10, 2020 @ 8:14pm
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999999999 Dec 10, 2020 @ 8:17pm 
Originally posted by ShuCai:
But it looks like some people reporting a US gift card cannot be redeemed in the Chinese Steam store? Can anyone help me clarify this?

Correct. Valve changed it to stop reselling abuse. Read the info in the green box at the top of this page...

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=1122-RTSC-0478
Last edited by 999999999; Dec 10, 2020 @ 8:17pm
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Dr.Shadowds 🐉 Dec 10, 2020 @ 8:22pm 
Originally posted by ShuCai:
But it looks like some people reporting a US gift card cannot be redeemed in the Chinese Steam store? Can anyone help me clarify this?
Steam physical gift cards are region restricted, they are only for the region they were made for, and sold in only. That means if you went to Walmart to buy a Steam card, and gave the code to your friend, the code won't work for him, as he not in the USA, hence regional restricted.

You can send Steam wallet gift funds directly Via Steam, but you can only use external payment methods, such as credit card, bank transfer, or etc. You can't use your own Steam wallet funds, to transfer/send to another account, as once funds enter the Steam wallet, it's for that account only. That means when you select your amount you want to send to your friend, you be ask to pay using credit card, bank transfer, or etc... Steam physical gift card, and amount on your Steam account wallet are not optional as a payment method.

Here a video to help you understand visually as well being explain how it works.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0MAdgKvNyUo
Last edited by Dr.Shadowds 🐉; Dec 10, 2020 @ 8:26pm
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