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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Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 hour agoMy 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.
thingsiplay@lemmy.ml 55 minutes ago
black0ut@pawb.social 1 hour 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)
Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone 52 minutes 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.
black0ut@pawb.social 40 minutes 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.