i bought 4 packs of payday 2 and skull girls and both the sellers didn't tell me how they manage to buy it :(

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Buy 4 packs as a gift at checkout? (or steam key?)

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one game from 4 pack is attached to the buyer afaik

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Can't you buy 4pack as a gift?

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Nope.

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Yes. Someone even posted link, so you don't have to google it. :)

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That doesn't work in a lot of cases, and it's against the SSA (URL manipulation).

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;)

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some games are bugged and allow it but usually not.

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There was a trick involving logging in different browsers adding someting else to the cart then deleting it and I dunno what else. Can't really tell.

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Never heard of anyone buying them as a gift...in fact the Buy as Gift option isn't even enabled in that case in checkout :S

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yea its weird

http://imgur.com/M1ZmWxF

crappy cropping but u can read 4 pack

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There's a trick people use. I think you have to buy it through your browser.

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tried,can't

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It's not only using your browser... you have to do something else. Someone posted here on SG forum how to do it. I can't remember where.

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The old method using copy/paste of your checkout key from single item doesn't work any more. Two people I bought from refused to tell me the new method they use.

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It bugs sometimes and the option becomes available. I was able to buy 5 packs of Trackmania Canyon for 3/4 days before they fixed it.

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its a secret :) and im quite sure everybody that knows how to wont tell on steamgifts :D

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Anyone knows the trick to this?

Would anyone care to share that secret method of buying a 4-pack as a gift item .. not asking to reveal it directly here but just to me. I have no commercial intentions and would just love to be able to buy 4-packs for my 4 nephews from now till xmas and today's deal would be one I'd like to get.

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4 nephews! You must have a full plate.

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I got 7 nephew and nieces -.- Hence where 4-packs can get interesting for me.

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As said above, some are bugged and allow you to buy as a gift... Did it on Don't Starve, while it was on Early Access.

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How exactly is a 4pack more advantageous than 4 single copy gifts (bought as a 4pack at the same price)?

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Well usually 4 packs are cheaper than 4 individual copies.. most of the time it's 4 for the price of 3.

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We're talking here about buying 4-packs. Normally when you buy a 4-pack, you get 4 single copies.
OP wants the same 4-pack in his inventory as 1 item instead of the usual 4.

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1 copy that gets added automatically to the buyer's account and 3 gift copies for the inventory.

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Wizardry. That's how they did it.

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+1

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They have a pact with the devil.

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Gaben knows how.

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Have to do with url manipulation

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The 4 pack of Payday 2 was only purchasable before it was released and I think the same with skullgirls

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This comment was deleted 2 years ago.

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up..

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This.

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interesting..
edit: did not work at this end

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It still works, you did something wrong.

for safety since this is likely against SSA
DON'T DO THIS ON YOUR MAIN ACCOUNT OR ANY ACCOUNT THAT CAN BE TRACKED TO IT.

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I don't see why it would be. But, I personally have never done it with this account just to be on the safe side.

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What is against what?

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paying Gabe on Steam is illegal...didn't you know?

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probably, i guess i'll just take safe path and buy individuals tough, thanks

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I bet it wasn't that hard to find it ^^

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Aha, thanks, I also had that question in mind on the past, but never got so much interest as for seeking for the answer.

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Aliens

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I never bought 4 packs before, but don't they already have 4 packs for games on steam? Like.. You can just buy them directly

Edit: no?

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You can't gift it tho. 1 games goes directly to your acc, 3 to your inv.

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Plus the whole point of trading is not to have to buy from the steam store

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Sorry for bothering, but I have a question to ask.

The 4-pack game that goes in your inventory, does it act like a single gift/unit, like it's just a 4pack gift that when activated it will give a game in your library + 3 gift copies, or is it 4 individual gift copies of the game?

Thanks!

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Activates 1 in your account + 3 gifts.

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My bad, I meant when buying a complete 4-pack, putting it directly in you inventory, like stated here.

I think it's obvious that if you buy a 4-pack directly from Steam you get the game in your library + 3 gifts. I'm asking what happens when you buy a 4-pack without activating it.

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It works same way, you don't get 4 separate copies, but one gift that when activated gives 3 other copies.

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I see, then what's the point? If you are looking to buy a 4-pack of a game and want a copy for yourself, then why bother buying an unactivated 4-pack?

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Not sure if troll or serious

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Ehm... what?

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Getting 4 copies for price of 3 - what part is that hard to understand?

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Yeah, I get that captain obvious! I'm wondering why buy it as a gift, stored in your inventory, without activating it.

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Beacuse you buy the desired game to a russian trader and you get a better deal than buying it yourself

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This!

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Because when you already own the game, you cannot buy the 4 pack again? I am no only captain obvious, I am also general logic.

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you get 3 copies in your inventory and 1 in your library

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EASY!You go to store and buy a 4 pack then buy an extra copy :D

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Wow.

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"How do you buy a 4-pack?" "You buy 5 copies obviously!"

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Are there still any sites around that let people share 4 pack games for less money?

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Closed 11 years ago by lak3108.