Can I buy Minecoins with the Microsoft account balance without using another payment method...

I have tried to buy another gift card using my Microsoft account balance as payment method however it tells me 'Not available for purchase'.

If I asked my cousin to try and buy it in the US, it shows pay with account balance, however when he clicked next, it asked him to put a payment method
How can I buy the subscription without a payment method
(edit) I have 1.25$ in my account, is it the fact that I do not have sufficient funds?

Actually for 360 content you do need a credit card/Paypal on file in order to purchase the content on either the website or the One because neither of those stores recognize currency in your Microsoft account balance as a valid payment method. You can still
use the $15 on content for the One without having to add another payment method.

Hi,

If you have money on your account then that is the default method Microsoft will use to take the payment, unless you also have another payment option and you choose this instead.

If you buy something with your account balance, it will not show on a bank statement.

You can also split payments between account balance and credit/debit cards. Any credit/debit payments from split purchases would show on a statement however.

Me too...My daughter wanted some in game Minecraft content for her birthday. I dont normally like spending money on this type of stuff, but as its her birthday I said she could have it as a treat, to which she was very excited. Within Minecraft, I went to buy some coins, it redirected me to the microsoft store asking for a minimum purchase of £10 store credits. I paid this, and then find that Microsoft have taken my money for the Minecraft purchase, but the money is sitting in her account, and there is no way to purchase minecraft coins.

I now cannot buy her the content I said she could have.

The content was only £1.50, but Microsoft only allowed me to top up a min of £10

The £10 is now sitting in the Microsoft Account, they wont refund it.

Seems like theft.