is 30$ redeem Microsoft card enough to buy minecraft?

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is 30$ redeem Microsoft card enough to buy minecraft?

Qussai Rabah 0

is 30$ redeem Microsoft card enough to buy Minecraft? i know there is taxation and stuff so i do not know if it is apply for this too
Minecraft in the Microsoft store cost 29.99$ so do 30$ card enough ?

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Answer 1

Hello Qussai Rabah,

That $30 card will cover Minecraft just fine as long as your total comes out to exactly $29.99 at checkout. The thing is, Microsoft doesn't waive sales tax on gift card purchases, so if your region charges tax, the total will end up a bit over $30, and the card balance alone won't be enough to cover it. That said, checkout won't just fail on you — it'll prompt for a backup payment method to cover whatever's left over.

If you'd rather not deal with that, it's worth either topping up your balance a little beforehand or just going with a $33 card instead, so you've got some room to spare once tax gets added.

Answer 2

A $30 Microsoft gift card adds the full $30 to the Microsoft account when redeemed. Microsoft states the full value of the card is added to the account balance.

Whether that is enough for Minecraft at $29.99 depends on the final checkout total in the Microsoft Store. Microsoft also states that if the account balance is not sufficient to complete a purchase, another payment method is required for the remaining amount.

So:

If the final total stays exactly $29.99, a $30 card is enough.
If tax or any other charge makes the total more than $30.00, the card alone is not enough.
Microsoft account balance can be used to buy products from Microsoft Store, and if the balance is short, the rest must be covered by another payment method.