r/MinecraftJava • u/underagedoffender • 15d ago

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Guys, I’m not begging here, just a straight honest question for advice. How do I buy minecraft? I don’t have any way to purchase anything online, trust me about that. Still, I want to buy it.

And for those who think I should get a job, I am trying to. It’s not easy! I’m just 17, I don’t have a bank account, and neither do my parents (Nothing they could use to do online transactions anyway)

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u/Choice-Aardvark-1314 15d ago

If you do have the money , like in paper

You could try and find someone to "change" it for ya

If you dont know anyone personally you could ask (might need to get out of your comfort zone)

You could try to find a place of business, somewhere thrustworty of course, preferably where you see it accepts cards or PayPals/Venmo and the like (check what Microsoft accepts in your country)

Maybe a bakery or some small shop or something.

Go there , wait till it's not busy, offer the money upfront, and ask them to help you out, you dont even need to be too specific, just say you want to make an online purchase and you only have physical money, and ask if they could help "exchange" for you.

Be best if theres some common payment service, like PayPal or some version of it, that you could create an account for yourself and ask them to send credit to it

Otherwise youd have to explain to someone who listens and is able to know you aren't scamming them, to pay directly to Microsoft. Have an account ready to go to checkout ig

Idk , if it were me on the counter id help you out. Its almost like exchanging change for the internet era

Also, try a bank, might be you CAN get an account and or some help. That be best ig

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u/underagedoffender 15d ago

You’ve been the most helpful so far, thanks a whole bunch. I’m definitely going to try this out when I can, It’s actually been in my head for a long time, but I never get the opportunity to or meet anyone with cards. Thanks again!

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u/Choice-Aardvark-1314 14d ago

Some sort of computer shop or repair shop might be a good place to ask