This is a step in the right direction. Scammers have been buying up the bundles cheap and trading them for in game items since the beginning of the 'pay what you want' method. It only took two days of scaming Valve for anything to be done about it.
It's not about "oh I'm poor I can't afford a dollar". It's about assholes who are trying to open as many Steam accounts as possible, populating them with games for $.01, and trying to get entries into the Steam Holiday contest.
Not to mention that the Humble Bundle is a bloody charity. Taking advantage of something like that doesn't make a person anything but a grade A arsehole.
I'm surprised they didn't think of this before the sale. Even a $1 minimum isn't going to stop people from exploiting the system. Preventing people from making multiple accounts is probably the best solution but good luck with that.
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Just to clarify, Humble Bundle Inc isn't a charity itself, they are a San Fran based corporation.