Valve stole my money, then said I didn't have enough to buy my game. - General

[QUOTE=Conscript]Steam doesn't charge tax on games, guys.[/QUOTE] The state/country you live in does.

[QUOTE=Kronos Zul]The state/country you live in does.[/QUOTE] Yay for Georgia not charging tax for online purchases! [b]Edit:[/b] It's still shitty here

Just a tip: Don't get some ridiculous prepaid card or whatsoever, just create a paypal account and dump your money there. It's safer.

[QUOTE=theXinferno;12685487]I've been waiting forever for GTA IV to come out for PC. I was happy when it came out on steam. I went out and bought a $50 prepaid credit card, and happily went home to buy my game. I put in all the information and everything, but they say my card has been declined. Puzzled, I go to the credit card site to check my balance. I now have [B]$49.00[/B]. Valve charged me a dollar. For no reason. I thought that maybe I could buy my game after they charged me this dollar, so I go to try the transaction again. They steal [B]ANOTHER FUCKING DOLLAR[/B]. Now I'm stuck with a $48 prepaid credit card and no GTA IV. I sent Valve two support questions. I'm extremely angry right now. There's absolutely nothing on their site that says anything about charging me a dollar for no reason, and to stop me from buying my game while they're at it just really makes me mad. Is there ANY possibility that they'll give me credit? I really have no other use for this fucking gift card. This is really fucking bullshit. I'm really just venting here. Anybody else have this problem and actually get a happy ending? EDIT:Picture so people stop telling me it's the card charging money. [URL=http://img355.imageshack.us/my.php?image=prepaidir8.png][IMG]http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/6056/prepaidir8.th.png[/IMG][/URL] CLARIFICATION EDIT: Valve doesn't charge tax on games in the US, where I live. Or at least in my state. I paid activation fees on the card when I bought it. I've bought games from valve before using prepaid credit cards and they've never charged me a fee before. The game was the exact amount on the gift card those times too.[/QUOTE] Hi there i have had sim problem i have a prepaid card that i can put more money on but anyways i had a few euro left on it after buys some stuff said ahh ill go buy a cheap game from steam found an old fav of mine and was in price i had 8euro on the card game cost 4.99euro fill in details etc payment was working then up pops your card has been declined done same as you went checked my balance on the card they took money for the game plus alittle more have 2.52euro left on it now i havent bothered yet to read T&C really should have but i bet now i wont get my money back and i think well i have seen alot of this happening to people from forums. They are RIPPING prople off i have opened a ticket with there support but they have yet to make contact with me im really annoyed how they can do this and get away with it i paid for some thing and not got it [highlight](User was banned for this post ("1 year bump" - verynicelady))[/highlight]

The game sucks.

[QUOTE=irishbros;19233900]Hi there i have had sim problem i have a prepaid card that i can put more money on but anyways i had a few euro left on it after buys some stuff said ahh ill go buy a cheap game from steam found an old fav of mine and was in price i had 8euro on the card game cost 4.99euro fill in details etc payment was working then up pops your card has been declined done same as you went checked my balance on the card they took money for the game plus alittle more have 2.52euro left on it now i havent bothered yet to read T&C really should have but i bet now i wont get my money back and i think well i have seen alot of this happening to people from forums. They are RIPPING prople off i have opened a ticket with there support but they have yet to make contact with me im really annoyed how they can do this and get away with it i paid for some thing and not got it[/QUOTE] You're an idiot.

That dollar is to make sure you have money in your account. It bounces back to them and then they do the full charge.

OP is an idiot. The $1 charge lasts for a day and gets removed.

[QUOTE=irishbros;19233900]Hi there i have had sim problem...[][/QUOTE] Why the fuck did you bump this?

The trolls and idiots are having a field day today.

[QUOTE=MUFC2007;12685612]There is tax.[/QUOTE] Depends where you are. I don't pay tax on any of my Internet purchases, including Steam games. The reason for this is they have no practical way knowing what state the buyer is in and sending the money to the state the buyer is in.

The $1 'fee' is actually just a test to make sure the card is valid. Every online retailer does this when you first supply them with a credit card.