phil bottle 9,903 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 So, some guy sent me a friend request via steam and then asked if I would give him all my steam cards in exchange for a background and emoticons. That's never happened before. I'm currently stringing the chap along to see what kind of character I'm dealing with Link to comment https://forevergaming.co.uk/forum/forums/topic/2211-steam-cards/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
J4MES OX4D 10,132 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 So, some guy sent me a friend request via steam and then asked if I would give him all my steam cards in exchange for a background and emoticons. That's never happened before. I'm currently stringing the chap along to see what kind of character I'm dealing with What's his name Phil? I'll see if he's legit. Don't get scammed though Link to comment https://forevergaming.co.uk/forum/forums/topic/2211-steam-cards/#findComment-53904 Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil bottle 9,903 Posted February 5, 2015 Author Share Posted February 5, 2015 His name is Piders Paradise, I told him I'd let him know tomorrow. He says he likes crafting... Link to comment https://forevergaming.co.uk/forum/forums/topic/2211-steam-cards/#findComment-53905 Share on other sites More sharing options...
J4MES OX4D 10,132 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 His name is Piders Paradise, I told him I'd let him know tomorrow. He says he likes crafting... Mmm on the face of it he seems legit but if he wants ALL your Steam cards for just a few poxy backgrounds and emoticons; I smell a potential scammer or someone after something for practically nothing. You have about £10 worth of cards there and I can't see what items could compensate those in a trade - also you'd be exchanging about 100 items too plus the fact the emoticons are worth sod all so he'd probably have to give you 200 of them just to balance it out. I'm not sure about this Phil and you might end up getting the raw end of a deal. I'd delete and block personally. You are sitting on quite a few items in your inventory and you should sell them for wallet money or craft them into badges on set completion Link to comment https://forevergaming.co.uk/forum/forums/topic/2211-steam-cards/#findComment-53906 Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil bottle 9,903 Posted February 5, 2015 Author Share Posted February 5, 2015 Cheers James, you're a total star...i had a feeling he was trying it on. Really appreciated☺ Link to comment https://forevergaming.co.uk/forum/forums/topic/2211-steam-cards/#findComment-53907 Share on other sites More sharing options...
J4MES OX4D 10,132 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Cheers James, you're a total star...i had a feeling he was trying it on. Really appreciated☺ Good stuff! I charge for requests such as this so that's a tenner you owe me Have a read of this when you get a chance so you can decide what to do with your inventory if anything http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=145245037 Link to comment https://forevergaming.co.uk/forum/forums/topic/2211-steam-cards/#findComment-53908 Share on other sites More sharing options...
deterioration 443 Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 No one better than James to explain it. When I saw his rank I was like WTF? So I lurked his profile only to see that he had half the years in and 1/8th the games I do, not a braggart just typing whats real, so I immediately though "this mother fucker be cheatin' " then I quickly learned about the badge crafting rank boosting. It's all thanks to him Link to comment https://forevergaming.co.uk/forum/forums/topic/2211-steam-cards/#findComment-53995 Share on other sites More sharing options...
J4MES OX4D 10,132 Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 No one better than James to explain it. When I saw his rank I was like WTF? So I lurked his profile only to see that he had half the years in and 1/8th the games I do, not a braggart just typing whats real, so I immediately though "this mother fucker be cheatin' " then I quickly learned about the badge crafting rank boosting. It's all thanks to him I'm boosting....legitimately Can't believe I reached level 50 just buy wheeling and dealing and it hasn't hardly cost a thing If you get your hands on some good items in certain games; you can flog them for quite a bit and use that as collateral to rank up although it is a bit pointless minus the few perks. I do however find the concept a bit stupid. I actually complained to Steam about this a while back after seeing the FAQ and they didn't respond unsurprisingly A snippet from the leveling section of the FAQ:- ''The Steam Level is a quick way for users to see how much someone has invested in their Steam account. We have just a few different ways to get badges right now, but we hope to expand that to include all the different ways users contribute'' So basically what Valve are saying; crafting badges demonstrates more of an investment than actually BUYING GAMES! I spent £70.00 before the Xmas sale on 3 games and earned 3XP for my troubles but on the same day I spent £0.25 on 4 trading cards to complete the set and earned 100XP - basically this seems to mean that the 25p I spent on cards is more worthy in their eyes and on my profile than investing in 3 games at a far greater expense. Also this means that 1,000 games at a possible cost of £30,000 equates to the same standard of investment as someone that can spend £2.50 on trading cards and still have the same level of loyalty - that's a £29,997.50 difference but in Steam's eyes; both players are equal They seriously need to address this bullshit system. My wallet funds are almost exhausted now so I'm done with ranking up and I don't have much in the kitty in terms of decent items left to flog into the community apart from some Black Ops 2 foils who's value has shrunk of late. I'll flog them in the next auction methinks! Link to comment https://forevergaming.co.uk/forum/forums/topic/2211-steam-cards/#findComment-54000 Share on other sites More sharing options...
deterioration 443 Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Placing a value on something that has no value and offering the option for people to spend real money in order to buy things of no value to boost their level hurts my head. What does a high level even get you? A bunch of badges, backgrounds and emoticons? It really hurts my head. I farted around, sold some crap card drops and bought some cards to finish sets for games I liked to try badge crafting out. I can see how it could be addictive but I’m not spending any real money to do it. I'm $0.10 in the black at the end of it. Link to comment https://forevergaming.co.uk/forum/forums/topic/2211-steam-cards/#findComment-54044 Share on other sites More sharing options...
J4MES OX4D 10,132 Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Placing a value on something that has no value and offering the option for people to spend real money in order to buy things of no value to boost their level hurts my head. What does a high level even get you? A bunch of badges, backgrounds and emoticons? It really hurts my head. I farted around, sold some crap card drops and bought some cards to finish sets for games I liked to try badge crafting out. I can see how it could be addictive but I’m not spending any real money to do it. I'm $0.10 in the black at the end of it. You also get random discounts on games but it's nothing on par with the Steam sale. It's stupidly good business from Valve because they just make a mint out of nothing and take a cut on every transaction in the community market. I went to sell a gun I earned from CSGO for £50 but the transaction value for the buyer would have been £57.50 so I then had to reduce it to £43.50 to make the price adjust to £50 meaning on that deal alone; Valve made £6.50 for doing sod all The concept is deeply flawed as well as the 'investment' and loyalty aspect of it. I'm just happy I've ranked without going out of pocket unlike this guy http://steamcommunity.com/id/palmdesert- he must be spending £50 per level now. The Gaben has him by the balls that's for sure Link to comment https://forevergaming.co.uk/forum/forums/topic/2211-steam-cards/#findComment-54045 Share on other sites More sharing options...
deterioration 443 Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 You also get random discounts on games but it's nothing on par with the Steam sale. It's stupidly good business from Valve because they just make a mint out of nothing and take a cut on every transaction in the community market. I went to sell a gun I earned from CSGO for £50 but the transaction value for the buyer would have been £57.50 so I then had to reduce it to £43.50 to make the price adjust to £50 meaning on that deal alone; Valve made £6.50 for doing sod all The concept is deeply flawed as well as the 'investment' and loyalty aspect of it. I'm just happy I've ranked without going out of pocket unlike this guy http://steamcommunity.com/id/palmdesert- he must be spending £50 per level now. The Gaben has him by the balls that's for sure ^ Proof the like button needs a revival. Ha ha ha ha! EDIT: It it not surprising at all that he is Japanese. Crack heads! Link to comment https://forevergaming.co.uk/forum/forums/topic/2211-steam-cards/#findComment-54048 Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil bottle 9,903 Posted February 6, 2015 Author Share Posted February 6, 2015 ^Agreed, thanks to James I learned a lot yesterday Link to comment https://forevergaming.co.uk/forum/forums/topic/2211-steam-cards/#findComment-54053 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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