I often see a lot of trade listing on SteamTrades with people asking for or offering steam wallet credits. My understanding is that this can't be traded. If steam wallet credit can be traded, how is it done? If it can't be traded, what are people talking about when they offer it or ask for it in trade? Thanks for your help!

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They buy prepaid cards.

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Codes.

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Thanks for that fast reply! I assumed it was wallet credit already tied to an account. It didn't even occur to me that people had unredeemed codes.

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No problem, value of these cards often ranges from €2 to €100 depending on where it is bought. ;)

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You buy a card in a store, get a code, redeem the code and you get steam wallet.

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;D

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:p

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Are those codes safe?
I remember there being some problem with one of the money payment options, that would block your account. I know it was not with codes, but could the same happen with codes?

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Doubt that would happen, they are legal codes and cards, generally from legal stores, there could go very little wrong with that.
Same as paysafecards.

Maybe sometimes when a credit card company flags you (like if you buy for $2000 worth of games it might need a telephone call to give the okay).

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USUALLY by trading for steam wallet, they mean 'store credit', as in buying something from the store to a value of X amount in trade.

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Thanks SHIV!

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Well.. I found this just now...

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I need to bookmark this appid as soon as I get home. Thanks.

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They could mean prepaid wallet giftcards as the others have pointed but that only works for larger and even amounts.

But you can use the Steam market to transfer money by selling something that has individual listings (for example TF2 or CS GO skins) way over value and having the other person buy it.
But keep in mind that you have to pay 15% market fee.

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Thanks Sundance85! I hadn't thought of that.

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Trading using wallet means listing an item (usually a cs:go skin) on the market at a specific price, then give the link of that listing to the buyer. It's more convenient than csgo/tf2 keys for some people, and sometimes cheaper too, especially if you're buying expensive stuffs/games.

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+1

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marketable items

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You can sell some csgo items specificaly. Lets say you have a gun market worth 0.1$ and you agreed on a trade for 10$. Trader will buy that 0.1$ item from you for 10$+steam cuts. In the end you get 10$ steam wallet. :)

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That works only if its only item of its kind on market

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Not really. If the item only usually worth 0.1 and you list it at 10.00+ no-one else is likely to buy it. It works with any item as long as its priced higher than its market value.

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as far as i know that doesnt work. if you setup to buy for 10 it will still buy the cheapest available form market for items where it doesnt show each item for itself like for csgo skins. as example you agree to buy a card for 10 from him. an cheapest offer for it is 20 cents. he puts his on 10€ you click buy and type in 10€, steam will automatically buy the one for 20 cents. didnt try it out, but thats how i read it

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That's what i was led to believe, but never actually bothered to try it.

Every person that wanted transfer wallet, used item that was not listed on market.

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can be listed but msut have its own listing. like all csgo skins, pce, dota, tf2 items.
not lie bgs, emotes, cards where all have one listing.

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Fair enough but that's still significantly more possible items that can be used than just those that have no other listing as it only takes cards, backgounds and emotes out of the question.

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No, it works but you need a little bit searching. Since the price will be different than market value you will know the range you are searching.

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Maybe they mean they will trade something that is not listed on market atm for agreed price? That way you can actually transfer funds between wallets, with tip to Valve sadly.

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i think they usually mean this ^

more then the loading of the wallet via store bought codes.. they will buy something from the steam store or market from their wallets funds, for the trade of an item they wish.

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i was trading before the hold, the steam wallet is a card that you buy in store like a pre paid credit card. you scratch the code behind the card then you send it to the other guy

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