next time just get a steam card instead

Originally posted by Helen!:

I have put all my info correctly and i tried getting my bf his birthday gift,,,,,,,,,,,now i need to wait for around an hr i think but im unsure on why this is happening, i have accepted the payment even from my bank app multiple times but for some reason it just wouldn't wanna go through. Any tips?

usually (and unfortunately) it's a "banking" issue (an issue that your bank has with unknown payments)

But what does that mean? is steam a scamming company?

-no, but steam being a gaming company, usually means that when your bank recieves the payment (expecially if you're spending above a certain amount of money) They will put the payment on "hold" because they think that you're not the one that did the payment, or that the "site" that you're paying on is a scam.

(i had the same issue years ago with my bank, and i had to call them and ask them about it, because i really tough that steam was the issue, but it was my bank)

Plus keep in mind that apparently "some" card companies, nowdays want to "decide" what the users can and cannot buy, there's a huge scandal going on with MasterCard Credit cards with Steam right now.


And spoilers, steam is in the right...

brokass, lamo

Originally posted by 𝕯𝖔𝖏𝖔𝖏𝖎:

Originally posted by Helen!:

I have put all my info correctly and i tried getting my bf his birthday gift,,,,,,,,,,,now i need to wait for around an hr i think but im unsure on why this is happening, i have accepted the payment even from my bank app multiple times but for some reason it just wouldn't wanna go through. Any tips?

usually (and unfortunately) it's a "banking" issue (an issue that your bank has with unknown payments)

But what does that mean? is steam a scamming company?

-no, but steam being a gaming company, usually means that when your bank recieves the payment (expecially if you're spending above a certain amount of money) They will put the payment on "hold" because they think that you're not the one that did the payment, or that the "site" that you're paying on is a scam.

(i had the same issue years ago with my bank, and i had to call them and ask them about it, because i really tough that steam was the issue, but it was my bank)

it's either this, or you have less money than the product or the exact perfect amount (yes because usually if you have 4,99 on a card and the product costs 4,99 it can cause issues)

Originally posted by Roman von Ungern-Sternberg:

brokass, lamo

It means the bank blocked the card entirely. Doesn't mean the user is broke.

he needs to contact his bank to unblock it.