[TF2] A Beginner’s Guide to Trading and the Economy!

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Have you been looking to get into the TF2 economy? Then look no further than this video!
This part 1 of 2 in my introductory trading series. Part 2 is here! • [TF2] A Beginner's Gui...
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0:00 Introduction
1:05 Getting your account ready
3:07 Engaging in a trade
4:19 Currencies
7:36 Item types
12:13 Pricing your items
17:08 Selling your items and avoiding scams
22:33 Conclusion
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@lynkcrafter8923 4 года назад

my first thought "oh, i guess i could watch this to get a good understanding of how to trade, but it may be outdate- oh wait it was published today, nice"

@TheVirtualEconomist 4 года назад

this is awesome

@softavocado508 4 года назад

@@TheVirtualEconomist no u

@Succer 4 года назад

@@TheVirtualEconomist epic*

@littleslimedude123 4 года назад

Yeah I legit saw this and was thinking about how it was probably made in 2018 but then like oh... second episode when??

@crittercrittercritter 4 года назад

@@softavocado508 no u

@JadeEye3314 4 года назад

Man single handedly attempts to save the entire TF2 economy.

@Ludwig_Perpenhente 3 года назад

The Economy is weird

@EnzoTeal 3 года назад

and he's gonna make it

@jacobchampagne8443 2 года назад

Not just a man. A Mann.

@sankdom4598 2 года назад

The economy is fine The value of hats are going up Miscs Halloween’s australiums and just normal hats are all going up in price

@f1shyspace 2 года назад

@@sankdom4598 this vid was posted 10 months before you commented so that means it worked

@marte9346 4 года назад

Soo glad you mentioned that backpack was just a guide. Seen countless new trades get sharked just coz they consider backpack as a bible

@staringgasmask 4 года назад

I once bought a non-tradable prussian pickelhaube for 7 ref and went on a trade server to sell it for 9 or 10, if people wanted to keep it, but I got insulted because "backpack says it's worth 2 ref", nobody selling at 2 ref and everyone selling over 15 ref. I said that and got insulted. What a wonderful community decided to help

@stratacat 4 года назад

@@staringgasmask you're trying to trade a non-tradeable

@genericasianperson6405 4 года назад

@@staringgasmask how TF did you even get a non tradable only way you could have got one is off the steam market for money

@TheWeedIsland 4 года назад

@@genericasianperson6405 probably meant noncraftable

@abicto 4 года назад

@@genericasianperson6405 gifts

@dio8451 4 года назад

This is so incredible dude. This is what the trading community needs right now. The market has evolved drastically over time and all of the most popular trading guides and series aren't even close to relevant anymore. Its great to see a solid source of information about trading in 2020.

@TheVirtualEconomist 4 года назад

That's the goal! Thanks for the kind words :)

@r1val145 4 года назад

Bad Weeb

@ares843 4 года назад

Rikka

@slavsquatter__2159 4 года назад

Last time I was this early, keys were 19 ref.

@TheVirtualEconomist 4 года назад

oof

@awdenthegreat3074 4 года назад

WHAT!

@TheBiohazad1 4 года назад

Last time I checked keys were 2.33 ref lel

@Savantastic 4 года назад

@@TheBiohazad1 Oof

@doc6188 4 года назад

@@TheBiohazad1 last time I checked keys were 0.11 ref

@Thereisnogreatersword 4 года назад

The day after I get back Into trading. Perfect

@TheVirtualEconomist 4 года назад

good timing!

@raylen5232 3 года назад

me 2, wow

@drippeeboye607 4 года назад

Oh boy Im gonna trade this key for stuff! (15 day trade hold) Me: BrUHH

@HikariVSM 3 года назад

use marketplace.tf

@grinmace4834 3 года назад

Lmao get a mobile authenticator.

@bluespy9yearsago386 3 года назад

im almoşt done with mobile authenticator!

@OutlawedPoet 3 года назад

get the steam desktop authenticator if you can use a phone one time and if you use a password manager

@fatmonkey9757 3 года назад

@@grinmace4834 do you have to have a phone number?

@Kryogenix2 3 года назад

Im starting to trade after years of not playing tf2, and im doing good so far, ive made only profit, and have gotten all the cosmetics i've wanted already

@user-qc1mc2ly8j 3 года назад

Nice! How's it going now with your trading? I just started going on servers and advertising this item i dont really want rn

@vukyLoL Год назад

@@user-qc1mc2ly8j can you help me I'm new

@user-qc1mc2ly8j Год назад

@@vukyLoL haven't played TF2 since October and never really got into trading lol

@rajtac-tts7015 4 года назад

Yaknow, this is very good, nothing else to say, not Much of a critique I remember watching your old trading guides as a newbie, glad to see you're uploading these

@TheVirtualEconomist 4 года назад

thanks dude!

@shafterune9058 4 года назад

just curious. do you ever consider investing into the stock market like SQU1RRELLY?

@TheVirtualEconomist 4 года назад

I've considered it, but I'd need to spend some time learning before I'd feel comfortable buying anything. But I'm currently spending that time working on videos, sooo lol

@krakennvlyat 2 года назад

@butterfly fade ah yes, I am missing out when I could be ruining the environment, the stock market, and single handedly breaking my pc!

@krakennvlyat 2 года назад

@BTC bandit I really don’t care if people are making more than me by investing in shutdown, but I have a steady source of income, and actually work 2 jobs.

@megatronman2783 2 года назад

I've been trading for 5 years and I still felt like I should watch this

@IInferno 4 года назад

I originally edited this video, but i have to say the way you revamped it is so clean and nice, great work ben!

@goldfishthedestroyer3233 4 года назад

littelcat456 ?

@skepster. 4 года назад

@littelcat456 ?

@Seasmus99 4 года назад

@littelcat456 what the hell happened here?

@ejotas 4 года назад

@@goldfishthedestroyer3233 what he said lmao

@rigby. 3 года назад

@Littlecat456 what

@theletterl8948 4 года назад

im using me being early just to tell you that what you are doing is amazing and I bet a ton of people have been helped by you before, you have helped me before. you are doing amazing work and deserve a bigger following

@TheVirtualEconomist 4 года назад

thanks dude!

@tabondyemek2168 4 года назад

I stopped trading and tf2 but seeing this makes me smile so much. I’ve put thousands of hours in this game and this gave flashbacks of your old guides and video’s. Love to see this and keep up the good work, tf2 needs this

@goldenale6587 4 года назад

19:28 dude I was on that server as mossagon and didn’t even notice you wish I could have said hello!

@TheVirtualEconomist 4 года назад

that's awesome dude! Yeah I was just there to get footage for the video so I didn't stick around for too long.

@thatboysus6288 4 года назад

And I was bigcheesenips at the server lol.

@Supertimegamingify 4 года назад

Just got back into TF2 after getting scammed last year and I'm so glad that I've found your videos again by accident, and just in time for some good information! If only "tradable in a few days" didn't mean tradable in a week in valve-speak.

@sleep1904 4 года назад

14:58 talking about backpacks it took my back pack 15 days to update

@TheVirtualEconomist 4 года назад

yeah it hasn't been good recently

@totallynotabot8580 4 года назад

For me it only took 7 days

@rocketpg_9532 4 года назад

It's been two months for me LMAO

@totallynotabot8580 4 года назад

RocketPG_ damn, sorry man.

@gaybleech2620 4 года назад

mine refuses to update, its been 2 years

@okaysuredude_ 4 года назад

Perfect timing, my friend is just starting to trade :)

@sevendeadlysquids404 3 года назад

"Getting started"... thumbnail: Shows burning team captain, the most insanely expensive thing ever.

@Suwawako 4 года назад

This is a pretty excellent guide! I cannot wait for part 2. :)

@noel4398 4 года назад

This video helped me learn some new features about backpack.tf I never knew about so ty for that. I can’t wait for part 2 to come out great video as always!

@SubZeroDestruction 4 года назад

Great video, and it does an amazing job at looking at nearly every aspect of trading for a new person to understand.

@chargedclouds3315 4 года назад

Day 1 of starting trading: put in a small investment of just two keys, worked my way up to 5, and 1 more key in ref. Placed a few trade offers, and am waiting overnight for any counter-offers.

@braha710 4 года назад

keep this updated im intrigued by your progress also what did you buy with your first two keys to make the profit?

@chargedclouds3315 4 года назад

Bra Ha yea I haven’t really kept this updated here but I’ll try to! I think this is day five and I bought my first Miami Nights Hetman’s Headpiece. With three keys in ma backpack.

@braha710 4 года назад

@@chargedclouds3315 aw nice im going to probably start up here soon and try and see where i can get in trading

@mmm-xd2om 3 года назад

@@chargedclouds3315 hows it goin?

@captainrex9252 4 года назад

Me: Almost about to fall asleep Virtual economist: Lol no

@TheVirtualEconomist 4 года назад

@lgr704 4 года назад

Me too Im watching this at midnight

@jeanettacoyne6390 4 года назад

😏

@newzoran3624 4 года назад

How dis you know?

@colonelpopcorn1947 4 года назад

So I'm not the only one . . .

@CalamitysCurse 4 года назад

this man is so nice, he decides to give people his knowledge of making profit in tf2 for free, which if someone rises above him, it could be more competition. i may not be fluent in tf2 trading, as i have not fully seen this video, but i want to thank this man for giving everyone a hand in tf2 trading for nothing whatsoever than to help people.

@2hot34 2 года назад

Ironically that’s not how trading in a large market works, by simply trading your driving up transactions which causes the marketplace to flux in higher/lower prices as things get traded for varying prices. The more people trading means there’s more potential buyers and thus potential profit.

@chargedclouds3315 4 года назад

You know what, I’m gonna get into trading! You’ve really inspired me! Can’t wait to see the next video on this. I lucky enough to have people in the community helping me.

@narbogbugsploda7660 3 года назад

Hows it hanging?

@drmedick 3 года назад

@@narbogbugsploda7660 the unusual quicksell bots probably got to him

@multi792 Год назад

A really amazing video....explains litterly everything that you need to know and gives you so much detail that you don't need to watch any more tutorials regarding beginning to trade! Very nicely done! :) Big thumps up in 2023 still.

@orkhoshakra6888 4 года назад

I can't wait until the next video because I got a unusual and I'm trying to sell it but it's so hard and confusing. Keep up the good work, a lot of people desperately need it!

@Bruh-jo4lb 4 года назад

I’ve been refreshing your channel today to see if the video came out, and then I get the notification. Great content as always!

@TheVirtualEconomist 4 года назад

thanks dude!

@stepankosenko5745 4 года назад

I started 3.5 months ago with 7 keys and am now at over 800. Trading is very easy to make profit if you know what your doing and have experience.

@freemyboyray 4 года назад

damn nice, can I see your bp?

@stepankosenko5745 4 года назад

ray backpack.tf/profiles/76561198244962432

@j4kk0 4 года назад

Hey, psst, You can send me a key 👀 Just kidding xd

@TheWeedIsland 4 года назад

@@j4kk0 can you send me a bill's hat and earbuds haha. Just kidding. But what if?? nah jk... unless?

@freemyboyray 4 года назад

Codaxx nice dude happy for you!

@collinmulvaney9130 4 года назад

Thank you so much for this!! I’ve been wanting to get into trading, I never knew how to get started

@annsh.6487 4 года назад

Oh wow, posted one day ago? Thank RU-vid, I got lucky to find this vid just when I needed it. Thank you so much, this is incredibly helpful for basic understanding of the scene.

@DocsGamingLair 3 года назад

As a once avid trader who has been out of it for awhile this was a great refresher of information. Great job!

@kingpinkbeard7062 4 года назад

Virtual Economist: "trade servers are made specifically for Trading." Me: "Hmmm you don't say!" Lmao

@charmyzard 4 года назад

Yeah? All I see is people trying to be friendly to get owned by toxic tryhards.

@vorpalweapon4814 4 года назад

In reality trade servers are dm servers

@1nterzept661 4 года назад

Trade servers are just basically 10% Trading and 90% Sniper battles

@bloodin6840 4 года назад

Ironic or not trade servers aren't to trade *nowadays*

@angeloiturriaga1327 3 года назад

Lol most trade servers are use on friendlies or rryhard snipers

@flakey-finn 3 года назад

FINALLY a good guide for a year I was trying to start but idk how and this helped me. THANK YOU

@p24p14 3 года назад

Awesome video! I was actually a victim of phishing and lost quite a chunk of money because I was new and didn't know better :/ I've always wanted to get back into trading and your videos are definitely giving me the confidence to know I can still trade in 2020 and make something of it! Love ya dude!

@bishdish2445 4 года назад

Thank god for this vid. I was so confused on what to do in trading lmao

@tilenjarc1718 4 года назад

Man that was more than i expected. There is a whole economy for one game. I am only 15 and if i learn this maybe i would be able to know how to play my taxes when i' m 16.

@shamdoo5152 4 года назад

yea bro its pretty helpful, i started when i was only 11 and if you have a year or two of tf2 trading on your hand, your pretty set

@ABHY16 4 года назад

Im glad you made these guides, im just starting out in unusual trading. I'm still a bit clueless on what to do but hopefully I can manage to get an unusual or two.

@thewumpusswoo 4 года назад

Thank you soo incredibly much. i just started to get into the trading scene yesterday and i did make alot of profit but i hope these videos help me along with my journey as i start trading for more expensive items.

@eightball6219 4 года назад

Correction: Spells _were_ items that when they were applied show a particular effect during Halloween Don't give the new traders hope of finding a spell that hasn't been applied

@andykillsu 4 года назад

This was a great video! Looking forward to part 2!

@TheVirtualEconomist 4 года назад

@chandranair9448 4 года назад

@@TheVirtualEconomist hey man thanks I'm doing really good with trading

@spiffy3430 4 года назад

Ok I absolutely loved this video.Im already sorta experienced at trading but watching this brang back my gibus days.

@namesvanilla5479 3 года назад

This was awesome mate! Cheers for the help!

@Aquadood23 4 года назад

Finally a tf2 trading video for present times! All other guides still rely on scrap banking

@cyruscheng499 4 года назад

SELL WEAPONS FOR SCRAP BUY 2 WEAPONS FOR SCRAP REPEAT 1000 TIMES FOR KEY REPEAT 10 TIMES FOR UNUSUAL

@TheVirtualEconomist 4 года назад

that was the goal of the video(s)!

@_2know1 4 года назад

@@cyruscheng499 Trade bots: 0.11,take it or leave it

@Mr_Metro 4 года назад

God I wish I knew some of this stuff when I tried to get into trading for the first time, lemme tell ya it didn’t go well. This inspires me to try again thanks:)

@dembois8175 4 года назад

this helped me out a lot thank you good work as always cant wait for the next video ive been stuck in between low and high tier trading and i cant get out so hopefully the next amazing video will help me out just like all your others

@apprenticeboglim1780 4 года назад

Even though I have made 6.5k in total and feel like I have a good understanding of the how trading works I still ended up watching the video lmao, I used to watch your videos when I started trading good to see your still uploading. Keep it up!

@7ridzse 4 года назад

For the first tip, you shouldn't buy a regular key if you already wanna make some profit from your first investment, go for a special one, you can sell them for far more than the regular ones. go for like a Unlocked Winter 2016 Cosmetic Case or even a Winter 2017 Cosmetic Key .

@vorpalweapon4814 4 года назад

Good video, I will show my friends this.

@Sirpantz 4 года назад

A video on what unusual hats/effects is best to look out for when trading up would be nice, like in terms of price stability/how popular the item is/how fast you can sell it

@Qqaswd 6 дней 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.

@leetheracoon6775 3 года назад

thank you for not being posted 5 years ago

@AnselmoIturri 4 года назад

tf2 still has an economy? i didnt know trading was still a thing

@tracertryhard1547 4 года назад

Yeah, it's not doing well.

@yuukioyamada1690 3 года назад

I like how you vividly explains to us how and what do we need to learn! Hittin the sub button now

@jadenmartinez323 3 года назад

For those who want to know the essential amounts of weapons it takes to make the amount of a key, here's the answer: It takes 2 weapons (they have to be in the same class btw) to make a scrap metal, Which with 3 scrap metals (6 weapons) makes a refined metal, Which with 3 refined metals (18 weapons) makes a reclaimed metal, 18 devided by 50 comes out to 900 WEAPONS. In comparison, that's 18 FULL BACKPACK SLOTS. that's how valuable a key is.

@sushirabit5624 4 года назад

I am a relatively newer player to tf2, and I must say this had been very helpful and motivating

@yungangelsuzi 4 года назад

This is an amazing tutorial for beginners even though I’m not a beginner and a more experienced mid/low tier trader this is great to watch just to warm up your memory for trading. I actually was able to get enough ref to get about 2 keys! And I got my first unusual and Aussie a few days ago! What I can say to the beginners is never give up if things look shallow and your not making trades. Just keep trying and trying again until you can find that trade and make more profit from there. Thanks again virtual economist you where always a helping hand when I was trading

@kibster9325 3 года назад

How long have u been trading?

@doineedanamealtieri3880 4 года назад

Thank you so much I have not made my first trade yet but I will soon. You helped me tremendously. Keep doing what you're doing.

@angelviveros8237 3 года назад

Honestly great Video i'm just starting to get myself into tf2 this is great info to know how to avoid scams and how to make trading was easier and simple(:

@bennnymiddleton40 3 года назад

The stock items in TF2 are worth more than Venezuelan currency

@l0cse508 4 года назад

Me:*creats a listing to sell an item for 100% price* 1 day later getting undercut by 11 different bots who trade instatly 24/7

@Jann_YT 3 года назад

This SERIOUSLY helped me so much, thanks so much for this tutorial man.

@TheVirtualEconomist 3 года назад

no problem! :)

@quidlad7098 3 года назад

Thanks I recently started wanting to trade and learn the value and prices of specific items.

@MugmanGuysEdits 9 месяцев назад

Man is there way I can trade without spending cash ? (I lost 400 dollars worth of items because i got scammed by one of my “closest “ friend , there is no evidence that he was bot , he wasn’t , now I’m left with nothing (I can send proof that proves I got scammed out of everything ))

@GuyFromCanada 4 года назад

This is gonna cause a huge influx of new traders

@carlschumann2928 3 года назад

Virtual Thank you so much, I just started trading and I've been getting offers and getting good deals like crazy, thank you so much man!

@pulledpork9778 4 года назад

This is AWESOME! It clears up a lot of problems for new traders, it’ll help them get into trading much more easier. I wish I had this guide when I started trading :O

@realsamu 4 года назад

Muchas gracias por la información, me encantaría ser tan bueno en trading como tu. Un saludo.

@jankkhvej434 4 года назад

are we just gonna ignore his demo account in the video is named stonks?

@johan_king5733 4 года назад

Hello, thank you for this video, im just gettin into the trading. I cant wait for part 2, i subbed to u :D

@cjriketf2 4 года назад

Thanks for the video! I have been trading for 5 years and many of my friends are just getting into it so the same guides I used back in 2015 aren’t relevant today.

@iskamag 4 года назад

how to trade 1: check the price for your items 2: pray that the other person doesn’t know the real price or is willing to overpay

@Vision444 4 года назад

Pretty much. And nowadays the only active traders are out for a profit. You won’t find anyone in trade servers looking to buy something nice for themselves because, y’know, bots

@awdenthegreat3074 4 года назад

@@Vision444 your right

@marte9346 4 года назад

@@Vision444 or maybe you are just not trading properly

@awdenthegreat3074 4 года назад

Wait how about the over price keys

@dynamine203 4 года назад

@@awdenthegreat3074 yes bro 50 ref keys makes unusual trading very hard...

@SUPERLEAF002 Год назад

I'm a new player and I'd really like to make myself a cool outfit to look like these scouts or soldiers. How much do gold items cost? One of the soldiers who killed me recently had a golden flare gun and frying pans. The frying pan must be cheap because it's a meme weapon, but I don't know about the rocket launcher

@gromitmug5232 4 года назад

Thank you! This is a great guide for trading.

@rikdenbreejen5230 4 года назад

Im so fricking ready for part 2 of this video!

@HorseDetective73 4 года назад

Haven’t started watching and I know this will be amazing. Edit: I have watched the video and it was amazing like I expected

@laurencedownie9730 3 года назад

This dude sounds like the son of TheLockpickingLawyer lmao

@angeloiturriaga1327 3 года назад

Lol true

@LightsJusticeZ 4 года назад

Thinking back to the days where I had buds and traded it for 5 keys, then used those 5 keys to open crates hoping for an unusual to sell for a lot. Sigh, tiss the luck with gambling lol. But great video, I do a bit of trading and learned some new stuff in this video. Looking forward to part 2!

@Harrison.13 4 года назад

Wow, this was a great video! Lots of effort, good stuff.

@TheVirtualEconomist 4 года назад

thanks for the kind words!

@maxweber1069 4 года назад

I just have a question is it possible to earn long term profit in tf2, like waiting for the key price to rise and then quick selling a ton of keys

@charadremur333 3 года назад

In theory everything can be invested in in that way, but remember inflation.

@grooverchan1600 4 года назад

When is part 2 coming out because i really want to know how to make a profit

@QualityJo_ 4 года назад

When he release it

@totallynotabot8580 4 года назад

Corona virus can you pls go, I wanna see my friends again.

@Grantulous 4 года назад

I know the basic concept of profiting. Hop into a trade server and see if anyone is selling a "quicksell" which is an item they are trying to get rid of, and is usually being sold for less value. For example, if someone is quickselling a hat for 9 keys while it's worth 12, you could buy that hat, and sell it for 10 or 11 keys, making profit. Hope this helps

@halfastudio 3 года назад

Both vids were super helpful. Thanks!

@AvroLynx 4 года назад

Happy your back and with a indept guide

@Swaglordfawful 4 года назад

Can’t wait for a few weeks when this will become completely outdated

@gitchincanama580 3 года назад

You fool.

@timothylaranjo5109 3 года назад

@@gitchincanama580 Did it get irrelevant though?

@veryconcernedjesus2584 4 года назад

Ok good as a new player I can finally dress my pyro up just the way I wan- “First you need to have a premium account” GOD FUCKING DAMM IT!

@Nate14567 2 года назад

I think after u set up steam guard, u wait for a week and your items are then tradable

@MajorCrits404 4 года назад

This is one of the best tf2 trading and economy guides ... thanks for making videos like these man the community is eternally grateful.... keep doing you man i support you

@jordanbozeman3898 4 года назад

Glad your back man

@williampcx7538 2 года назад

Is this still applies to nowdays?

@DuYlddos Месяц назад

tf2 never changes. #fixtf2

@StrifeHale 4 года назад

18:10 It's wrong. Trading servers = playing servers.

@big_cosme7403 4 года назад

using the steamRep Checker helps a lot, also that sends you directly to backpack and other important pages

@roninmirandilla4809 4 года назад

thank you for this guide, I can finally understand trading in 2020 coz most of the new guides are only for unusual trading hope you can cover the mp and steam market trading in the next video :))