Hello guys, Merry Christmas.

I was trying to sell my leftover trading cards on the community market when I reached the 200 items limit when I recieved a message from Steam about my non-US status.

This is the email:


Thank you for submitting a Form W-8BEN to certify your status as a non-U.S. person. We have identified an issue with your certification that will require additional documentation to cure.

Even though you may never have been to the U.S. or lived in the U.S., you have previously used a U.S. address in one or more failed or successful purchases on Steam. The most recent transaction reflecting a U.S. address can be viewed on your account page at https://store.steampowered.com/account/ underneath the "Tax Information" section on the right side of the page. Because you have used or attempted to use a U.S. address on Steam, you must provide ALL of the following:

One piece of legible and unexpired documentation indicating foreign residence. The name on the documentation needs to match the name used to complete the Form W-8BEN. Acceptable documents include copies of the following: Driver's license Passport Residence card National identity Card Other government issued photo-id Birth Certificate (only acceptable for persons under the age of 18) AND A written explanation to substantiate foreign status. The explanation must meet these criteria: Must be reasonable and explains why you used a U.S. address on Steam Must support your foreign status Must not indicate that you are a U.S. person Examples include, but are not limited to, the following: Selecting "United States" as your country by mistake during checkout Entering a U.S. address while visiting a friend or relative on vacation Using a credit card that belongs to a family member who resides in the United States AND Your response must include your seller ID. Your seller ID is: xxxxxxxx

Please note that Valve uses a third-party validation service to receive and validate this additional documentation.
All three pieces of information as indicated above must be sent either by email to: valvesoftware@cticompliance.com, or by mail to: PO Box 1635 Andover, MA 01810.


Said transaction was made back in 2012, obviously I can't remember why I did it back then. Maybe there was a price glitch or something.
Can you help me with a good explanation regarding the matter, as I'm not into this stuff.
Sorry for my English and thank you in advance.

8 years ago

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The 200 limit is for each year. If you don't want to submit anything, just wait until January to sell your cards on the market.

8 years ago
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Really? Didn't know that.

Can someone else back this up?

8 years ago
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This is what I see in the market:
"You have created 183 listings this year. Before you can sell or list more than 200 items in a calendar year, we are required to collect certain information from you. This does not affect buying. Please click here to provide the necessary information. To find out more about this requirement, please visit our FAQ."

8 years ago
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So if I wait until January 1st I'll be able to sell more cards, correct?

8 years ago
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Correct and confirmed :-)

8 years ago
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+1

8 years ago
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As far as I know yes, I've definitely sold more than 200 things on the market and I haven't had any problems or notifications so far.

8 years ago
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Thanks for your feedback.

Have a nice day! :D

8 years ago
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because belgium

8 years ago
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Yes that's true

What if I choose not to provide or fill out the additional documentation?
You are not required to provide the additional documentation, however if you do not provide this information and reach 200 Market sales you will not be able to list additional items. You will still be able to purchase items from the Community Market as this form does not affect buying on The Market.

Source: https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=6088-UDXM-7214

8 years ago
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and reach 200 Market sales you will not be able to list additional items. You will still be able to purchase items from the Community Market .

It says that I'll be able to buy for the Market, nothing about selling after a calendar year.

8 years ago
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Well, since I get "You have created 183 listings this year.", I just assume it resets ever year.

8 years ago
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200 sales transactions in a calendar year and $20,000 in gross sales is the yearly limit
It will reset so don't worry

8 years ago
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No its not, if you submit tax information

8 years ago
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send them a email with your scanned document explaining you cant remember and using different store/country, make up a good story, never happened to me though

8 years ago
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make up a good story

That's the trivial part! :P

8 years ago
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You have to wait 5 days or submit that info so the limit is lifted.
I have the same issue because I once used my brother's US paypal to buy something. From that point on Steam thinks I'm a US citizen.
Screw them.. I'm not sending Steam my personal information.

8 years ago
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I don't want to send my personal info too, I'll wait a few days and see if the counter will be reseted on January 1st.

8 years ago
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When I had a similar thing happen, I just told them I did not live in the US and if they had such an address on record then it must have been an error. When they got back to me, from the info they requested, I was able to send just a photo of my Driver's License to verify my information.

Don't expect it to be a speedy process though. Weirdly enough, when I emailed them on the address you mention, they got back to me about a month later stating what I would need to send to them and to use the support site of theirs.

8 years ago
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I'll wait until the end of this year and see if the 200 items limit will be reset.

8 years ago
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its because the kings country. the BIG U S A.
they have their rules.

just check you never fck any us girls and so

and it will be okay.

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