Comment on A rare steam gift cards are still in the wild

• Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  My lemming on the internet, prepaid debit cards have been a thing for multiple decades and are perfect for anonymous purchases online at any store. You don’t need explicitly Valve-endorsed cards.

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  • black0ut@pawb.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Pre-paid debit cards aren’t a solution for many people. Not only they depend on your bank or a third party service that may even charge for them, but they’re more traceable than buying stuff on a store. Some people don’t even have a bank account, like kids, who now will need to ask their parents to pay for every game individually (or have unrestricted access to their parents card)

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    • Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      The retail pre-paid debit cards can be bought with cash at various convenience stores, at least in the US. Growing up I used to use them before I had a bank account.

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      • black0ut@pawb.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Those aren’t available everywhere and require you to show your ID in a lot of places. They’re not a direct replacement of steam gift cards, even though, as you said, they may work in some places.

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  • thingsiplay@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    You don’t need explicitly Valve-endorsed cards.

    I don’t think this is your decision what I need. I don’t need your endorsement to use what I want.

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