This is my only problem with Trading in TF2

Pretty much - people try and abuse the fact that they have what you want and try and charge a premium for said item.

 

I think it's impossible now a days to trade weapons 1:1. People always expect a weapon they don't have (Which is nonexistant), or two random weapons. It's basicly a shit offer but since people tend to be lazy they get away with it.

 

they pretty much greedy, jack.
I don't bother dealing with them.

I cant find another person who will trade two random weapons for one scrap. Keep it up, jack

 

I also experience lots of people offering 1 refined for a craftable hat... Which is pure piss. Should be atleast 2 - 3 refined.

 

It's the universal rule that dates back to times long gone.
Business is business. Sell something, get more in return. The humans always try to get as much gain and profit as possible for minimalistic loss.

Also IMHO a crate should be worth a key and vice versa. Seriously.

Post scriptum. Meanwhile @ Valve:

 

I find trading is normally ok as long as you only trade with friends or people who actually play tf2 for the game itself rather than "professional traders".

 

I usually only do my deal, and if someone thinks an item is worth something else, I just decline.


Sometime they are idiots though

(bought a levelled weapon for 5 weps, sold it for 1 refined + v. of the wep.)

EDIT:

http://tf2tp.com/trade.php?trade=579762

 

. . . TRADING POST?

 

I get most my trades from trade post.

 

there should be some site with trade values :l
1 key being the standard and things will go into value as keys.
why keys? because keys are non findable, non droppable and will stay the same in price
(i know people ask more metal for theyr keys now then they used to but its not the keys that are raising in value.. its the metal thats lowering in value)

1 refined = 0,60 Key
1 refined + 2 reclaimed = 1 key (average what key's sell for but some all already asking 2 refined)
bills hat = 7 keys
earbuds = 12 keys
confetti unusual = 24 keys (they sell for 2 earbuds average)
Flies unusual = 19 keys (buds + bills)

and so on and so forth.
but i guess you just cant make a list with what everything is worth because people will keep on finding more and more...
unless people would craft away/delete the same items at the same rate...
it would work for promo items like the big kill, bills hat, earbuds etc but i doubt that everyone who plays tf2 will agree on the values :l

 

didnt know about that site... most prices seem to be what people offer for them so now we only need "everyone" to use that website....

 

It should be 1 item = Another item. Seriously. Metal for a key, key for a hat, hat for a paintcan, paintcan for a key, so on and so forth. Equality.

 

Which is the reason why I don't trade that much. I mean, one refined does not give you a key? Seriously? It is like what. 18 weapons or something for a key? No. Just, no. It is NOT that expensive. It should NOT be that expensive. If we say that it keeps it's value ingame what it is in the man-co store, then it should be one new weapon/item per 1 key. Seriously. When the christmas items came, I don't know which weapon it was, but it costed 2.50€ where a key costed 1€.

 

My only problem is that people are greedy as fuck and they are too stupid to realise it when their calling it "making a profit".. -.-