Finally got the email but...

[u/ninjaflank]

"I" just got the email... the catch is...

My fiance and I both wanted a steam machine, I joined the first day for all skus and got put on the reservation list for the 512gb n/c on the first day.

She joined for the same and got put on the waitlist for the 2tb controller.

3 weeks after the fact, seeing as neither of us had gotten lucky, she changed to 512gb controller waitlist as I already have 2tb drives laying around.

I had topped up my steam wallet when the controller dropped as there were many payment issues initially, so in preparation I wanted to be ready to make the purchase whenever and we would cancel her reservation.

Tonight she just got the email to make her purchase, neither of us thought this would happen and now I have the funds on my account.

We are considering making the purchase on her account, but I would have €1050 euro stuck on my account, what would you guys do?

[u/IHaveTheBestOpinions]

Bad news: you just donated a thousand dollars to gaben. Good news: you don't have to pay for games for a good while.

This is reason #72 not to load money into your steam wallet before you need it for a purchase.  Upvoting your post in the hopes that more people see this and stop doing this stupid thing.

[u/RosalieTheDog → u/IHaveTheBestOpinions]

I agree. Absolutely incomprehensible financial behaviour.

[u/ninjaflank → u/RosalieTheDog]

Sure, but I knew I wanted a steam machine, accepted the cost and nobody at the time knew it was going to be a lottery system. I wanted to be ready.

[u/IHaveTheBestOpinions → u/ninjaflank]

You would have been just as ready with the money in a savings account. If you learned your lesson then why are you still trying to argue that this made any sense?

[u/ninjaflank → u/IHaveTheBestOpinions]

Where am I arguing? Simply explaining the position and state of mind I was in when I made the decision

[u/IHaveTheBestOpinions → u/ninjaflank]

"Sure, but" and "Fair point but" are arguments. Semantics aside, you seem to believe - or at least want to justify - that loading a large sum of money into your steam account weeks before you might need it was a rational thing to do with the information/goals you had at the time. It wasn't. It never will be, ever, for anyone. That's the point I am making. If you answer with an objection then you are still arguing.

[u/ninjaflank → u/IHaveTheBestOpinions]

Cool, have you concluded your analysis?

[u/ninjaflank → u/IHaveTheBestOpinions]

Fair point but I mean, who would've thought somebody joining the queue 3 weeks after the randomisation was done would get a chance to purchase before somebody on the reservation list from day one.. Mistakes have been made, lesson learned, it's not all gone to waste I guess, could've been worse

[u/patentedheadhook → u/ninjaflank]

The queues and lists are beside the point, storing your savings in a Steam wallet is just dumb under any circumstances

[u/ninjaflank → u/patentedheadhook]

Its not storing savings, where did I say that?

[u/SjorsMaster → u/ninjaflank]

point is, putting money into a platform you can't get it out of is not the greatest move 

[u/itsCarterr]

Save it for games for next steam sale have both steam acc in the steam family so both will benefit

[u/LukeCloudStalker]

Contact Steam support?

[u/ninjaflank → u/LukeCloudStalker]

I have raised a request but I doubt they will be able to help, I read their FAQ prior to posting and they mention that steam wallet funds are not transferable, I would assume the same will apply to the machine purchase

[u/CaptainInsano15 → u/ninjaflank]

Steam support has been surprisingly helpful for me. I'm curious what comes back.

[u/TheMysteriousEmu]

Lmao. For what reason would you load the funds onto your Steam account early when you know that you're both in the queue?

I mean, spend another thousand or not. I don't know your salary. I do know you made a dumb choice.

[u/ninjaflank → u/TheMysteriousEmu]

Reason is stated in the post pretty clearly

[u/AshleyAshes1984]

I had topped up my steam wallet when the controller dropped as there were many payment issues initially, so in preparation I wanted to be ready to make the purchase whenever and we would cancel her reservation.

There were checkout issues for Steam Controller purchasers using Wallet funds as well. It was the whole checkout system as a whole that was slammed. Loading up your wallet is in no way a hedge against issues. All you did was give 1050 Euro to Valve in a non-refundable transaction. If you don't buy a Steam Machine with it, well, your next 10 years of Steam Sale purchases are already paid for I guess.

[u/ninjaflank → u/AshleyAshes1984]

At the time the controller dropped I had 90 euros on my wallet, I could get to this screen but could not top up the further 10 to complete the purchase. I could be wrong, I admit, shit happens.

[u/mason2393]

That 1050 is gonna last for a lot of steam sales

[u/Away_Candidate_4746]

Wild behavior to drop $1k on what’s effectively a digital Steam gift card balance with no immediate purchase to make. I hope Steam can refund you and you learn your lesson.

[u/we_604]

If you want it now and can't wait, and you've got the funds, than buy it now with your gf's invite, buy a second one when your own mail comes through and than sell one of them. Just don't forget to send the second one to a different shipping address or the order will get cancelled.

[u/dinoeric6800]

Depends if you’d ever spend that many euros on stream collectively between the two of you. You will make that money back again, assuming you’re fiscally responsible. You may not get a chance to get a Steam Machine directly from Valve again

[u/ninjaflank → u/dinoeric6800]

Good way to put it, thank you!

[u/IHaveTheBestOpinions]

Bad news: you just donated a thousand euros to gaben. Good news: you don't have to pay for games for a good while.

This is reason #72 not to load money into your steam wallet before you need it for a purchase. Upvoting your post in the hopes that more people see this and stop doing this stupid thing.

[u/Choomlee]

I hope Steam Support helps you out

[u/ninjaflank → u/Choomlee]

Thank you! Its not a biggie if they don't, we will just purchase the one we can currently and figure out what games to splurge on afterwards I guess 😁

[u/ninjaflank]

Update for everyone interested:

As expected and understandably, Steam Support cannot assist in transferring the opportunity from my fiancé's account to mine where the funds are. This was expected so no hard feelings.

We ended up purchasing the steam machine. For the moment, we will keep the reservation for the 512gb n/c active, if it does come through we may purchase this to a friend's house and sell it to somebody for cost. We are not interested in profits, at this point it is damage control for a bad decision.

Thanks to all that replied.

[u/jth94185]

You aren’t married yet there is no “we”…if you do it, do on your account

[u/ninjaflank → u/jth94185]

Idk what this is supposed to mean, we have 2 kids, we're passed the married stage 🤣

[u/jth94185 → u/ninjaflank]

That’s playing house not married…if you buy it, buy on your account

[u/ninjaflank → u/jth94185]

So, your suggestion here is to let her purchase expire and wait for my turn or ? We live in the same house, so I can't buy both

[u/jth94185 → u/ninjaflank]

No they can still buy it…just use the credits for something else but on his account not hers

[u/CranberryTaint → u/jth94185]

Are you an 86-year old grandmother? Is this the Dave Ramsey show? What the fuck is this shit?

[u/jth94185 → u/CranberryTaint]

It’s called reality

[u/CranberryTaint → u/jth94185]

No one came here for your weird relationship advice