Myles314 Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Well, as I am pretty new to trading, I have some items from regularly playing and then this guy helped me out and gave me a bunch of weapons and he told me to craft scrap so I did. Now what do I do? I have some weapons, 5 Refined Metal and 1 Scrap Metal. What should I do? If anyone can explain trading to me, that would be lovely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xoㅤ Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Quickbuy stranges for discounted amounts, sell for full price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
♥Prof. Sugarcube♥ Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Buy stuff for ~70-80% of backpack.tf prices, and resell for backpack.tf prices Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langweenee Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Wait until the weekend and go to Trade.tf, give it one ref and wait. You will likely make that ref back in a few minutes. You want to wait til the weekend because thats when there's the most activity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles314 Posted October 21, 2014 Author Share Posted October 21, 2014 Quickbuy stranges for discounted amounts, sell for full price I'm gonna need a little more than that, lol. What are stranges? Which ones should I buy? How much off? How much do I resell for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles314 Posted October 21, 2014 Author Share Posted October 21, 2014 Buy stuff for ~70-80% of backpack.tf prices, and resell for backpack.tf prices OK. What items? Just any that are on the homepage of backpack.tf? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles314 Posted October 21, 2014 Author Share Posted October 21, 2014 Wait until the weekend and go to Trade.tf, give it one ref and wait. You will likely make that ref back in a few minutes.You want to wait til the weekend because thats when there's the most activity. OK. Just checked out the site and it looks so confusing. I will wait until the weekend, as you said though. Also what does trade.tf do? Give you good deals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Дебра Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 OK. Just checked out the site and it looks so confusing. I will wait until the weekend, as you said though. Also what does trade.tf do? Give you good deals? Buy a few buds and skip crap tier trading. Best way of doing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cedarium Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 OK. Just checked out the site and it looks so confusing. I will wait until the weekend, as you said though. Also what does trade.tf do? Give you good deals? trade.tf scans various trading websites such as tf2op and bazaar.tf and locates recently posted good deals. It is well worth the cost. I've been using it since near the beginning, and I've made a lot off of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles314 Posted October 21, 2014 Author Share Posted October 21, 2014 Buy a few buds and skip crap tier trading. Best way of doing it. and buds are.....? xD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles314 Posted October 21, 2014 Author Share Posted October 21, 2014 trade.tf scans various trading websites such as tf2op and bazaar.tf and locates recently posted good deals. It is well worth the cost. I've been using it since near the beginning, and I've made a lot off of it. So, only use it on weekends? Or just try to use mostly on weekends on minimize my use throughout the week? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles314 Posted October 21, 2014 Author Share Posted October 21, 2014 Yay! The Forums started working again. Anyone know what was wrong with them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles314 Posted October 21, 2014 Author Share Posted October 21, 2014 Also, is there anyone doing anything special for Halloween/Christmas on here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Дебра Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 and buds are.....? xD Buds are what you buy unusuals with. Each bud is worth approx 16 keys right now. Unusuals have a lot of profit in them (if you trade smartly, on a good day a bud profit is easily possible) while craft hats don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Дебра Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Also, is there anyone doing anything special for Halloween/Christmas on here? Halloween has a ton of new high tier unusual effects and new halloween exclusive hats (they generally aren't worth anything until next halloween though). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles314 Posted October 21, 2014 Author Share Posted October 21, 2014 Buds are what you buy unusuals with. Each bud is worth approx 16 keys right now. Unusuals have a lot of profit in them (if you trade smartly, on a good day a bud profit is easily possible) while craft hats don't. Oh ok. Are the Buds on the homepage of backpack.tf that are 16 - 16.5 Keys? Keys are 9 - 9.33 Ref and Ref is .24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles314 Posted October 21, 2014 Author Share Posted October 21, 2014 Halloween has a ton of new high tier unusual effects and new halloween exclusive hats (they generally aren't worth anything until next halloween though). Oh ok. So Halloween effects on Unusuals are better than regular effects? Also, my question was "Is anyone on the Forums doing anything for Halloween/Christmas?" Like, a game where you can win prizes or giving away stuff? I am broke, so just wondering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanner the Original Scout™ Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Here are some good tips: Buy quicksells, this applies ESPECIALLY to stranges or high-profile/tier hats, then flip it for full price. Avoid at ALLLLLLLLLL COSTS, KS weapons and strange weps with parts. Nothing but trouble. Avoid very-low profile items that don't sell well, most Robo-hats, or uncraftable items in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cedarium Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Here are some good tips: Buy quicksells, this applies ESPECIALLY to stranges or high-profile/tier hats, then flip it for full price. Avoid at ALLLLLLLLLL COSTS, KS weapons and strange weps with parts. Nothing but trouble. Avoid very-low profile items that don't sell well, most Robo-hats, or uncraftable items in general. Avoiding ks weapons is a terrible idea, they're very profitable and aren't hard to sell if you know what to do with em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xoㅤ Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 I'm gonna need a little more than that, lol. What are stranges? Which ones should I buy? How much off? How much do I resell for? is it just me or does anyone see every time they quote someone ANYWAYS strange are just normal weapons that track kills, buy the more popular/default ones (scattergun rocket launcher sniper rifle etc) for about a ref off then re sell for full price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles314 Posted October 21, 2014 Author Share Posted October 21, 2014 Here are some good tips: Buy quicksells, this applies ESPECIALLY to stranges or high-profile/tier hats, then flip it for full price. Avoid at ALLLLLLLLLL COSTS, KS weapons and strange weps with parts. Nothing but trouble. Avoid very-low profile items that don't sell well, most Robo-hats, or uncraftable items in general. OK. Thanks a bunch for the help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimes Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 I wrote a basic guide a while ago http://forums.backpack.tf/index.php?/topic/20912-basic-guide-to-flipping-items/ make sure you read the bit about pitfalls and scammers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles314 Posted October 21, 2014 Author Share Posted October 21, 2014 Avoiding ks weapons is a terrible idea, they're very profitable and aren't hard to sell if you know what to do with em. Well, I don't, so I will avoid them xD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles314 Posted October 21, 2014 Author Share Posted October 21, 2014 I wrote a basic guide a while ago http://forums.backpack.tf/index.php?/topic/20912-basic-guide-to-flipping-items/ Thank you Mr. Grimes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cedarium Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Well, I don't, so I will avoid them xD I'll tell you a secret of them: they sell well on the market, even if you just undercut the lowest seller by a cent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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