Steam Wallet

Adding Steam Wallet funds

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The Steam Wallet is a feature Valve has implemented into their Steam content delivery system for the purpose of micro-transactions. The Steam Wallet beta was released on September 10, 2010, and was officially released on September 30, 2010 in line with the Mann-Conomy Update. The Steam Wallet is essentially a bank on Steam which contains money to be spent on games, downloadable content (DLC), and in-game content.

Usage

In order to use their Steam Wallet, users must first add funds to it. The money that is added will be 'pre-loaded' so that bank details do not need to be exchanged at the time of purchase. Adding money is similar to how users currently make purchases through Steam, though a user must purchase at least a $5.00 / £4.00 / €5.00 / 150 rub increment for their Steam Wallet to make purchases. The player's current Steam Wallet balance is also displayed in the top-right corner of the Steam client window.

The Steam Wallet can be used to make purchases over the Steam Store, like how users could with a credit card or Paypal account, as well as make purchases in-game. In-game purchases can be done quickly through the in-game browser simply by verifying the purchase. If users do not have enough money in their Steam Wallet, they will be able to add more funds at the time of purchase.

The only way to buy items from the Mann Co. Store is through the Steam Wallet. Once a user checks out from the store, they are brought to the in-game browser and asked to verify their transaction or to add additional funds to their wallet. Once the transaction has been verified, the money required is automatically transferred and players will receive their item.

Pricing

Users can add funds in the following increments to their Steam Wallet via the Steam website or the Mann Co. Store:

• $5.00 / £4.00 / €5.00 / 150 rub
• $10.00 / £10.00 / €10.00 / 300 rub
• $25.00 / £25.00 / €25.00 / 750 rub
• $50.00 / £50.00 / €50.00 / 1500 rub
• $100.00 / £100.00 / €100.00 / 3000 rub

Users are limited to these amounts when adding funds to their Steam Wallet via the Steam website, however, funds can be added in any amount when purchasing from the Mann Co. Store, provided that the amount is greater than the minimum amount of $5.00 / £4.00 / €5.00 / 150 rub.

Users can view their personal purchase history in the Steam purchase history screen, which includes game purchases and in-game microtransactions, although exact quantities of items purchased through microtransactions are not listed. Records of funds being added to the user's Steam Wallet are also listed here.

Steam Agreement

The Steam Subscriber Agreement states below that Steam Wallet funds cannot be refunded, as well as have no real-world value outside Steam. The Agreement also states that when attempting to make a transaction with Steam Wallet that lacks sufficient funds, and the user has a credit card set in their account details, Steam will charge the remaining or whole amount to the credit card instead.

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C. Steam Wallet. ALL STEAM FEES ARE PAYABLE IN ADVANCE AND ARE NOT REFUNDABLE IN WHOLE OR IN PART. Steam may make available an account balance associated with your Account (the “Steam Wallet”). You may place funds in your Steam Wallet up to a maximum amount determined by Valve, by credit card, prepaid card, promotional code, or any other payment method accepted by Steam. You may use Steam Wallet funds to purchase Subscriptions or make transactions within Subscriptions, where Steam Wallet transactions are enabled. Funds added to the Steam Wallet are non-refundable and non-transferable. Steam Wallet funds have no value outside Steam and can only be used to purchase Subscriptions and related content via Steam (including but not limited to games offered on the Steam Store). To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Steam Wallet funds that are deemed abandoned or unused by law will not be returned or restored. When your account uses your Steam Wallet to fund a purchase, you authorize Valve to deduct the amount of the purchase from your Steam Wallet. If you do not have sufficient funds in your Steam Wallet to make a purchase and you have previously entered your credit card information, we may automatically charge your credit card a minimum amount determined by Valve to make the purchase, even if such minimum amount exceeds the cost of your purchase. Any difference between the minimum charge and the cost of the purchase will be credited to your Steam Wallet. — Steam Subscriber Agreement

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External links

• Steam Wallet – Add Funds page