Hi everyone, I'm a little lost here. First time buying games trought steam to make a train and I'm wondering how should I do it.
Let me explain a bit better. I already have what games I would like to give but don't know which option should I use when purchasing them, since I have never bought anything as a gift, I'm not sure if selecting that option will let me have the keys to send later. I won't buy any cheap game just to test it so I'm asking here.

In the case I make a restricted giveaway for LAS how many would be able/willing to enter?
Apparently any game I buy in steam can only be sent as a gift if they are in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Bahamas, Belize, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, El Salvador, Uruguay or Venezuela.

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You can use the "buy as gift" option and then you can select "store gift in inventory for later use" and you're done. :3

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Edit: To late :)

What the comment above me said .

Just a little note , after your giveaways are over , you can either email the gift to the winner or add him on steam and send it to him directly trough there .

I suggest the later option since some people have messed up their emails and its much safer to send it via steam :)

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Yes, buy as gifts, and store them in your inventory. You can then send them either to your friends on Steam, or by using their email (which is provided when a giveaway ends).

7 years ago
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Hi Nergeyn,

If you're buying games through Steam, you can buy them as a gift. When you make the giveaway, instead of putting a key, indicate that the game will be sent through Steam.

As for the actual making of trains:

Mully:
Create invite-only giveaways
Put links to previous/next giveaway in each description, or use a script like this one https://www.steamgifts.com/discussion/3qh92/

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Thanks everyone, I will post the link to the giveaway here later. I hope you enjoy jigsaws and a few questions.

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Apparently since I'm from Argentina only those who are from South America will be able to activate the gifts. What a bummer...

"Notice: Gift purchases for ***** can only be added to the gift recipient's library if they are in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Bahamas, Belize, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, El Salvador, Uruguay or Venezuela."

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Bummer indeed, when you create them you can make a region restriction. Keep it real my Nergeyn.

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I could still make it but a lot of people won't be able to enter, sadly. It's not that these are great games but I wanted to at least do it once.

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Maybe make a note in the thread description [region restricted SA] or some such.

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yes, anything bought from the store will be region locked.
if you want ROW gifts/keys you need to trade them, buy at bundle sites, resellers like gmg, or stores like g2a.

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Closed 7 years ago by Nergeyn.