Wallet Fund gifting has been restricted for some users. You'd have to open a ticket with Support to verify if they done the same to your account. You should still be able to use non-wallet funds.

If you're suspected of using your Steam account for commercial purposes, you may be blocked from using wallet funds for gifts.

Originally posted by FFL2and3rocks:

If you're suspected of using your Steam account for commercial purposes, you may be blocked from using wallet funds for gifts.

Why? Why specifically the wallet funds?

Originally posted by rawWwRrr:

Wallet Fund gifting has been restricted for some users. You'd have to open a ticket with Support to verify if they done the same to your account. You should still be able to use non-wallet funds.

Already did, they just said I'm restricted and offered no explanation whatsoever.

Originally posted by jacinto pinto akino rego:

Originally posted by FFL2and3rocks:

If you're suspected of using your Steam account for commercial purposes, you may be blocked from using wallet funds for gifts.

Why? Why specifically the wallet funds?

I assume it's because wallet funds can come from a number of sources which are more likely to be used with commercial purposes to try to hide the fact, such as from selling market items, redeeming wallet cards, and digital gift cards from Steam friends. When you purchase a gift directly with your own CC it's a different story.

Originally posted by peppermint hollows:

Originally posted by jacinto pinto akino rego:

Why? Why specifically the wallet funds?

I assume it's because wallet funds can come from a number of sources which are more likely to be used with commercial purposes to try to hide the fact, such as from selling market items, redeeming wallet cards, and digital gift cards from Steam friends. When you purchase a gift directly with your own CC it's a different story.

It's not like Steam can't know where mine came from (item selling). It's so illogical it's laughable. I've had that item for 4 years now and its sale was the only time I ever "added" funds to steam.

Originally posted by jacinto pinto akino rego:

Originally posted by rawWwRrr:

Wallet Fund gifting has been restricted for some users. You'd have to open a ticket with Support to verify if they done the same to your account. You should still be able to use non-wallet funds.

Already did, they just said I'm restricted and offered no explanation whatsoever.

I'm sure they gave at least a high level explanation.

Originally posted by jacinto pinto akino rego:

Originally posted by peppermint hollows:

I assume it's because wallet funds can come from a number of sources which are more likely to be used with commercial purposes to try to hide the fact, such as from selling market items, redeeming wallet cards, and digital gift cards from Steam friends. When you purchase a gift directly with your own CC it's a different story.

It's not like Steam can't know where mine came from (item selling). It's so illogical it's laughable. I've had that item for 4 years now and its sale was the only time I ever "added" funds to steam.

So, I've come across multiple users facing this new gifting restriction where you are selling an inventory from one account with the intention of using that money to buy a game for a second account. Why not trade the item to the account that needs the funds?

Originally posted by rawWwRrr:

Originally posted by jacinto pinto akino rego:

Already did, they just said I'm restricted and offered no explanation whatsoever.

I'm sure they gave at least a high level explanation.

Originally posted by jacinto pinto akino rego:

It's not like Steam can't know where mine came from (item selling). It's so illogical it's laughable. I've had that item for 4 years now and its sale was the only time I ever "added" funds to steam.

So, I've come across multiple users facing this new gifting restriction where you are selling an inventory from one account with the intention of using that money to buy a game for a second account. Why not trade the item to the account that needs the funds?

The item in question is from CS2, which I got a VAC ban in the game in the other account back in 2017.

Originally posted by jacinto pinto akino rego:

Originally posted by rawWwRrr:

I'm sure they gave at least a high level explanation.


So, I've come across multiple users facing this new gifting restriction where you are selling an inventory from one account with the intention of using that money to buy a game for a second account. Why not trade the item to the account that needs the funds?

The item in question is from CS2, which I got a VAC ban in the game in the other account back in 2017.

Well, bans suck on multiple levels, I suppose.

Originally posted by jacinto pinto akino rego:

Originally posted by FFL2and3rocks:

If you're suspected of using your Steam account for commercial purposes, you may be blocked from using wallet funds for gifts.

Why? Why specifically the wallet funds?

There were too many people trying to profit from market revenue by undercutting Valve through offering real money trading ("You give real $$$ I buy game X with wallet $$$ for you").

Originally posted by Ettanin:

Originally posted by jacinto pinto akino rego:

Why? Why specifically the wallet funds?

There were too many people trying to profit from market revenue by undercutting Valve through offering real money trading ("You give real $$$ I buy game X with wallet $$$ for you").

Sounds like a scam

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