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suzukimatsui For 9 timer siden
Steam purchases whilst in another country for a long vacation?
What is the correct way to go about this? My original region is the United States but when I go on vacation, I'll be on a foreign ip address for internet access and obviously would like to make purchases when sales occur. I heard that using a VPN is a no no when it comes to purchasing games due of potential regional pricing problems.

However in my case I could care less about regional pricing and have always payed in USD since that is my country of origin and all of my payment methods are US based. Is there a correct way to go about this without causing any major problems? Any thoughts or experiences would be appreciated.

Thank you
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nullable For 9 timer siden 
So setting aside all your manufactured worries and concerns. What exactly happens if you change nothing, and try to purchase games normally while traveling?
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suzukimatsui For 9 timer siden 
Oprindeligt skrevet af nullable:
So setting aside all your manufactured worries and concerns. What exactly happens if you change nothing, and try to purchase games normally while traveling?
I wouldn't know since I have never bought a game from Steam through a foreign IP address while on vacation. It may or may not be an issue but I would like a more clear cut answer
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rawWwRrr For 9 timer siden 
Your store region is USD. You are paying with a USD based payment with a billing address within the US.

So while you're on vacation, you buy games like you had been while in the US.
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suzukimatsui For 8 timer siden 
Oprindeligt skrevet af rawWwRrr:
Your store region is USD. You are paying with a USD based payment with a billing address within the US.

So while you're on vacation, you buy games like you had been while in the US.
Ok this sounds good, so there shouldn't be a flag regardless if I bought games through the Steam store while on a foreign ip address?
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miamew3 For 8 timer siden 
Oprindeligt skrevet af suzukimatsui:
Oprindeligt skrevet af rawWwRrr:
Your store region is USD. You are paying with a USD based payment with a billing address within the US.

So while you're on vacation, you buy games like you had been while in the US.
Ok this sounds good, so there shouldn't be a flag regardless if I bought games through the Steam store while on a foreign ip address?

No it wont be a problem. I have been overseas and used my normal store region to purchase games.
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Satoru For 7 timer siden 
https://psteamhelp.yuanyoumao.com/en/faqs/view/2B3F-DAEF-846B-A0E8

If you're not staying in the new country for an extended period of time, its better to keep your existing home country

As long as you use a payment method from your home country, you can make purchases while overseas without issue.
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rawWwRrr For 7 timer siden 
Oprindeligt skrevet af suzukimatsui:
Oprindeligt skrevet af rawWwRrr:
Your store region is USD. You are paying with a USD based payment with a billing address within the US.

So while you're on vacation, you buy games like you had been while in the US.
Ok this sounds good, so there shouldn't be a flag regardless if I bought games through the Steam store while on a foreign ip address?
People travel.
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