Does Marketplace sell gift cards to non-users of MSFS?

[Matt Sdeel]

How would a NON-MSFS and NON-Steam user who doesn't play games buy a Marketplace gift card for a flight simmer who has MSFS on Steam?

[Simtech95382]

Matt, if the simmer has MSFS on Steam, just buy him Steam gift cards. I've paid for several purchases in MarketPlace with Steam gift cards. If you have Steam, when one selects Purchase, the Steam wallet of the user comes forward and requests confirmation. If you don't have enough funds, then load a gift card into the account. Works like a charm.

[Fielder]

I may be wrong, but I think the big annual 4th of July sale on Steam ends on the 11th. They always have another big one very soon after Christmas. And smaller sales throughout the year.

[Fielder]

Yes it ends July 11 at 10 AM Pacific time. So in the morning on the 11th (Thursday).

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Edited July 9 by Fielder

[Matt Sdeel]

5 hours ago, Simtech95382 said:

just buy him Steam gift cards.

Can the person NOT on steam (again, NOT on steam and not a gamer) buy a Steam card for a Steam simmer?

[Farlis]

3 minutes ago, Matt Sdeel said:

Can the person NOT on steam (again, NOT on steam and not a gamer) buy a Steam card for a Steam simmer?

Yes. Where I live you can buy Steam vouchers in supermarkets.

[orchestra_nl]

There are Xbox gift cards, those work in the MSFS Marketplace. You can also redeem points you gather by using Bing/Edge for a Microsoft- or Xbox gift card. Both of these cards are valid in the MSFS Marketplace.

If you have credits left on your Microsoft or Xbox gift card, you get the option when you purchase something in the Marketplace to use these credits instead of using a credit card.

[Matt Sdeel]

Thank you all. Where can a non-gamer buy these Xbox gift cards (keeping in mind that this will be for the Steam version of MSFS)?

[Simtech95382]

Matt, I buy Steam gift cards at Walmart, Game Stop, CVS in denominations of $25, $50, $100. 

Just Remember, Steam gift cards are NOT Xbox gift cards. Two different things. In fact, you can buy XBox gift cards in grocery stores, not so much Steam cards. If the gamer has a Steam account, and bought MSFS through Steam, then his purchases through the Marketplace will automatically be coordinated through the Steam servers. The servers will tap the gamer's "wallet" for the purchase in the Marketplace. Hope this isn't confusing.