As of October 7, 2026, Valve has stopped restocking physical Steam Gift Cards at Best Buy, Target, and GameStop. Shelves are draining, and the grab-a-card-at-checkout play is now legacy tech — read the same way veterans read a sunset Dota 2 battle pass. Wallet farming still works, but the real debate is Steam Gift Card vs Direct Credit Card Payment: region locks, trapped balances, refund...