Currently, I'm in the UK for the holidays, up until Jan 5th. I have around $20 in my Steam Wallet, but then... Everything here is in pounds, and Steam just doesn't take my dollars... I'm gonna miss the holiday sales, oh noooo. :c Anyway, can anyone help with this problem? These deals finally give me the oppurtunity (and courage) to actually buy a steam game :l
Try this : http://store.steampowered.com/?cc=us The "cc" indicates a currency change, this should enable you to get your US prices.
Alright, so now we know steam is well built to circumvent people attempting to get better deals via a currency switch. Unless you're heading to your home country again soon, It looks like you're going to be paying the UK rate. I understand the difficulty is paying for games in the first place - I suppose your best bet IS filing the support ticket and hopefully it gets through soon. In any case, Google is a great help as well...
Well, if you're unable/unwilling to supply an ID card, just reply back asking for an alternative way to verify your residence or whatnot. Valve's a really nice lot, they'll try their best to cooperate. If worst comes to worst, talk to me on steam, Alright?
Here is a brilliantly edited screenshot of what happens when I buy stuff with my visa card! I love the UK
Make a US account using a proxy [might not even need a proxy]. Buy whatever games you want with that $. Add your UK self to friend list. Send said games as gifts to UK self. edit: wait... the money is on UK self. Ignore this post.. Why do you even have dollars on there?
Think I got my info mixed up a bit. My account is US by default. I attempted to add fund to my steam wallet by buying a gift card at GAME UK. When I entered in the code, it said that the funds had to be converted into dollars, since my account is US. Steam doesn't enjoy handling foreigners I guess.
