Question on DLC giveaway

Well you generally can't enter giveaways for DLCs unless you own the base game. That being said, there have been DLCs in the past in which you could enter, but not many. I really can only think of one (part of magic the gathering).

If you weren't aware, here is what pops up when you go to a page for a DLC where you don't own the base game:
http://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/ekHSV/the-walking-dead-400-days

You're well within your rights to request that they make their profile public for a short time so that you can check their credentials (base game, activation of previous wins, etc).

I find that many DLC items still allow you to enter even if you already own them, and some allow you to enter even if you don't have the base game, so definitely worth checking.

If they refuse, I would fully expect Support to grant a re-roll, and maybe even look into their sync records too...

I have a private profile, but would have no qualms about doing this. Not everyone with a private profile has "something to hide", but some do :)

I suggest always checking if your giveaway winner owns what you're giving away, whether full games or random junky dlc. Sometimes people buy a game but forget they are still entered in your giveaway. And some clowns enter giveaways with a script, and don't even know what you're giving away. :(

Please don't just send the game because someone has a private profile, or because checking is too much work. :) If we want this to stay a nice place, we all have to do our part to keep it that way... :)

You can check most games people own easily enough, but checking dlc is a hassle. Some dlc will show up in their list of games, but most won't. :(

So, first you need to add them to your Steam friend list. When they accept, go to the Steam store page for the dlc you're giving away, and pretend you're going to buy that dlc for them. In other words, click add to cart, purchase as a gift, send my gift directly through steam, and (finally!) find your giveaway winner in the list of possible gift recipients. If you see an orange "already owns blabla" they already own it. Yes, it's a hassle. If you find a simpler method, I'd love to hear about it. :)

It is expected that you will check to see if your winner already owns the game (or DLC) you are giving away. Winners who fail to respond to your attempts at contact are eligible to be re-rolled after one week. Support Staff will ask for a screenshot of your email/friend invite/chat attempts in order to verify.

The giveaways of DLC are some's not shown correctly. I have in my settings turned on that DLC where that I don't own the base game are not shown. Most recently I have had several giveaways shown of King's Bounty Warriors of the North: Valhalla Upgrade when i don't own King's Bounty Warriors of the North. This was also recently the case with command and conquer DLC.