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A TF2 channel that delves into the trading and economic side of the game!
[TF2] Why is Trading So Difficult?
17:40
2 года назад
[TF2] The Wonderful World of Spells
15:54
3 года назад
[TF2] Why Traders Don't Play Casual
15:27
6 лет назад
[TF2] The Taunt Apocalypse
17:52
6 лет назад
[TF2] Valve vs The Pyro Update
16:20
7 лет назад
Комментарии
@Mange..
@Mange.. День назад
Okay well the thing is how much did spy buy the item for
@T0AST57
@T0AST57 День назад
part of me wonders if they were waiting for bots/valve to kill the game before they make the last part
@Sizzyl
@Sizzyl 4 дня назад
nice to have these well-crafted videos to explain something I lived through, couldn't explain stuff like this if I tried.
@Sizzyl
@Sizzyl 4 дня назад
I see you replying to some comments about adding back spells saying "as long as they're new spells so the price of existing ones don't drop", but also in this video you suggested to enable spells year-round which would make all the spells shoot up a ton in price. Feels like a bit of a weird suggestion and as someone who enjoys the game casually, competitively, and through trading I think that suggestion would be bad for pretty much everyone involved except large spelled item hoarders. Also would ruin the spectacle of spelled items, sometimes I'll just be playing casually and see exorcism or pumpkin bombs pop on one of my weapons and I'll just be like "Oh it's a full moon tonight, neat". Also wouldn't be unpredicted for valve to add back items/effects. They re-released the old school halloween effects back in 2016 which was all the effects from 2011-15 for a bit and that was super cool and kept some of those effects a bit more affordable for a short while (not that they are anymore). I'm all for a re-release of the original halloween spells despite owning like 30-40 spelled items (with plans on getting more), I would much rather they be worthless and accessible to make everyone's hats look good rather than exclusive and expensive. Imagining unusual weapons with spells or even just some of the newer hats/cosmetics with spectral spectrum on the like is just super cool in concept and it's very unfortunate that it just can't exist at all.
@boszm6886
@boszm6886 9 дней назад
Part 3 wya
@ImBreadSuprise
@ImBreadSuprise 16 дней назад
First comment in 2024😂
@loisgriffinwork
@loisgriffinwork 27 дней назад
Thia is painful to see keys cost 20 ref in that times while now they cost 57
@Bears-Are_Swell
@Bears-Are_Swell 29 дней назад
Step 1: get a job Step 2: spend money on items
@ForsakenSandpaper
@ForsakenSandpaper Месяц назад
Dude, I'm unable to add money because of my dumbass government actions, I have steam trading restrictions. Just what the fuck is this life.
@selfactualizer2099
@selfactualizer2099 Месяц назад
trading is for dumb kids who assume theyre the smartest. investing based on experience nets me a lot of profit, i have never traded, never left the steam market its real simple guys. old limited items that players like to use. buy them in bulk. sit on them for a few years. profit. i project my account to be worth a couple thousand in a few years when all the strange quickfix boxes get bought out, i bought all the limited strange crates for pennies and now theyre dollars. im already at a massive profit. my quickfix btw went up by 3$ in a short timespan, called it. id buy more but as we know cases are better I just think most tf2 traders are silly kids who think "just trade up" as if the guy on the other end isnt trying to trade up xD stop sending me crap offers
@ArcboundX
@ArcboundX Месяц назад
It feels so surreal, seeing these halloween spells be considered "rare" nowadays, years later.
@mrgibus8278
@mrgibus8278 Месяц назад
first step: STEAL AND PILLAGE
@116AuroraDrive
@116AuroraDrive Месяц назад
More Virtual Meetings would be Cool.
@DrDump500
@DrDump500 Месяц назад
Massed flies robo-dogger😤
@donpietro2137
@donpietro2137 Месяц назад
rip that trading series lol
@Qqaswd
@Qqaswd Месяц назад
Little tip for anyone that wants to buy a key at the start of your buy them from the marketplace or a trusted 3rd party(you use these so you can buy keys that are immediately tradeable) and you can often find them for cheaper than the store price. Store price is 2.50 ea. if you buy from marketplace and find them for 2.10-2.30. It’s not much of a discount but it can certainly be the difference of you being able to buy an additional key or not.
@T1byte1
@T1byte1 Месяц назад
9:53 Mom I got a headshot
@goldenfish5390
@goldenfish5390 Месяц назад
The first scene sums up trade server. "Buying unusual war paints and skins with 100k" Gets a trade offer sent and the person adds a 30k unu SMG "100k please"
@DrDump500
@DrDump500 Месяц назад
Guess I’m not trading
@Firesword610
@Firesword610 Месяц назад
Lets go watch outdated videos!
@DnDmepls
@DnDmepls Месяц назад
I once took a plane ticket worth $7 500. My employers said I don't deserve it. All I wanted was peace. Instead they gave me more and more problems to solve, which unfortunately, is a Terry A. Davis situation.
@DnDmepls
@DnDmepls Месяц назад
Then they gave me a free plane ticket. You know what that means when everything is suddenly free? Dunkirk happens.
@DnDmepls
@DnDmepls Месяц назад
You said, free real estate. I made sure the Primes are satisfied. Now it is just you in that chair, I dunno who's going to rescue you, kinda like me, on Shutter Island.
@DnDmepls
@DnDmepls Месяц назад
I swear to God. Stop playing these fucking mind games. You don't know what THE FUCK WE WENT THROUGH.
@DnDmepls
@DnDmepls Месяц назад
==========End scene===========
@DnDmepls
@DnDmepls Месяц назад
I stopped it. You should be thanking me. I owe you my life, now you owe me your life.
@DoctorAids
@DoctorAids Месяц назад
Last time I attempted to trade I ended up with a like, - 4 key profit because by the end of the attempt which lasted a few weeks I just wanted to get a nice looking unusual and stop. All the servers I tried to trade on where just people wandering around either trying to scrap bank 10 years too late or trying to trade massively expensive unusuals. The bots and hard item prices make it so that there is virtually no way to trade up without happening to own some niche hard to price item that isnt too hard to price.
@dandandan256
@dandandan256 Месяц назад
ribbit
@mr.muffin3537
@mr.muffin3537 Месяц назад
And that’s how I made infinite money
@Baller09151
@Baller09151 Месяц назад
after heard "find a job if you want money", i just give up , because it's actually the easy way
@MORETENNISBLOX
@MORETENNISBLOX Месяц назад
The server never responds
@madurosforeverandever3984
@madurosforeverandever3984 Месяц назад
Oh part three, when will you descend on us mortals
@exuakema
@exuakema 2 месяца назад
My dream unusual(VERY EXPENSIVE) Burning Flames Hat with No Name
@jasonshih3633
@jasonshih3633 2 месяца назад
Disco beatdown being affordable is like not that true for many hats. For some of the newer hats, it's really cheap but for older hats, they can sell well up to 100 keys, which you can get yourself 3 hats with the above mentioned effects for the same price. All my disco beatdown hats are selling for up to 100 keys rn, and I barely cut it down to get them for 70. Since bots are all demanding like 65 minimum.
@CakeV4
@CakeV4 Месяц назад
buddy. this is a 7 year old video.
@jasonshih3633
@jasonshih3633 Месяц назад
@@CakeV4 I guess that's fair, but it's outdated.
@Mothsune
@Mothsune 2 месяца назад
only 7 years later and now keys are worth 76 ref...
@MaxSkaggles-hb5fy
@MaxSkaggles-hb5fy 2 месяца назад
Oh when keys were only 30 ref
@rc-trtv4862
@rc-trtv4862 2 месяца назад
M A F I A
@loganpaschedag8829
@loganpaschedag8829 2 месяца назад
Issue is the keys because you still have to buy keys and you RARELY get keys for free.
@GeorgiaSmalls3517
@GeorgiaSmalls3517 2 месяца назад
why do you say compromised wrong
@reijitakao
@reijitakao 2 месяца назад
man i want unusual
@weed_shpee
@weed_shpee 2 месяца назад
key now costs 86 refs...
@fragux
@fragux 2 месяца назад
Another scam that's still going and I recently avoided is the "Tournament" scam, where someone will ask you to join their friendly tournament for free that has a hefty prize as a reward. They will then send you a link to a fake tournament website that will steal your steam login information if you input your details. Stay safe y'all!
@MaxSkaggles-hb5fy
@MaxSkaggles-hb5fy 2 месяца назад
Oh when keys were 30 ref
@garamtf2
@garamtf2 2 месяца назад
I’m the newest comment lol
@MM-op6ti
@MM-op6ti 3 месяца назад
My trading strategy was to meet noobs and scam them lol
@MM-op6ti
@MM-op6ti 3 месяца назад
Man I hated the f2p update at the time, I felt scammed for paying 35$ for tf2 😂
@jbosssenpai3266
@jbosssenpai3266 3 месяца назад
ah the days when keys were 35 ref, if only, almost 80 ref now
@ilovefrogs88
@ilovefrogs88 3 месяца назад
I was scammed if 12 keys
@evangelos4346
@evangelos4346 3 месяца назад
Always wanted a Glengarry Bonnet with Chromatic Corruption - hoping to find it some day!
@Sizzyl
@Sizzyl 4 дня назад
34 CC glengarry's exist, at least as far as public inventories are concerned, with there even being 6 spelled unusual ones! There's a dead presidents, scorching flames, eerie orbiting fire, smoking, purple energy, and a miami nights CC glengarry in existance. I'm sure some of them will show up on the market eventually, but if not you could always get BPTF premium to maybe try and negotiate with some of the owners.
@evangelos4346
@evangelos4346 3 дня назад
@@Sizzyl I appreciate it! For the time being I just hope to find an Aces High Tartan Tyrolean - spells or not.
@Yamilsaccount
@Yamilsaccount 3 месяца назад
so during halloween i unboxed a haunted vest that is strange, it was worth like 45$ (keep in mind I am a f2p player that guards myself to stay one) until this video woke me up to the reality that " OH NO VALVE TREATS ITS F2P'S LIKE SHIT"
@Jimjamuel
@Jimjamuel 3 месяца назад
Where he go
@fartman1875
@fartman1875 3 месяца назад
womp womp
@vamppioot
@vamppioot 3 месяца назад
what are good places to sell tf2 items and take money to paypal and you don't have to be 18
@LuhSergeant
@LuhSergeant 3 месяца назад
hey uh, wheres part 3
@ayegaming14
@ayegaming14 3 месяца назад
Casual players really benefitted from this thanks to the lower prices