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Guide to get reliable prices for unusuals from outdated bp.tf prices


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How to handle outdated bp.tf prices for unusuals?

 

Quick Introduction: This is meant to be a quick Guide linked to a not so experienced trader who keeps quoting outdated and inflated bp.tf prices for unusuals. 

Reason: All bud prices were converted to key prices (using the key value of buds during the time of the suggestion).

Example: http://backpack.tf/stats/Unusual/Master's%20Yellow%20Belt/Tradable/Craftable/18- 81-100 keys is the shown price. 

 

So how do I get the real value of my unusual without too much knowledge of everything?

Back to our example: http://backpack.tf/stats/Unusual/Master's%20Yellow%20Belt/Tradable/Craftable/18

You scroll down to the last accepted suggestion and you see this:

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You see the original price is 4.2 buds. You take that *10 or *12 then you get 42 or 50 keys.

 

A quick look on outpost brings us 2 sellers: 

http://www.tf2outpost.com/trade/24991038- asking for 4 buds

http://www.tf2outpost.com/trade/25396153- asking for 55 keys

So outpost tells us the same.

 

Why 10 or 12? Well buds were last stable at 12 keys for a longer time, then they dropped a bit to 10 keys and more. Unusuals started to decouple from buds at 10-12 keys.

 

Of course this won't work with every unusual, some prices really changed over the time, but this is just a quick way to get at least a better price. 

 

PS: MOST IMPORTANTLY, don't use this for suggestions, just for trading.

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PS: MOST IMPORTANTLY, don't use this for suggestions, just for trading.

 

 

Thanks for saying this, i panicked a bit :D

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