naknak Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 If I list a bill's or buds at a fair price, the mouseover metal price effectively turns it into a key quicksell, and I get buyers expecting an 8-key item for 8*5.11 or whatever absurd key price bp.tf has on the go that day. Unless and until your mods can figure out what a key actually costs (hint: http://backpack.tf/classifieds/search/5021/6/0) it would be great if you could stop doing this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatOtherChigga #Mack Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 "absurd key price" You helped make this "absurd key price" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC22 Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 IMO keys are accepted as 5.33 ref anyday here. I just turn them down. No one has ever added me and paid pure refined in exactly 5.11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jymotion Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 so is this thread just complaining about how much keys cost or am I misunderstanding the suggestion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC22 Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 so is this thread just complaining about how much keys cost or am I misunderstanding the suggestion both really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naknak Posted May 31, 2013 Author Share Posted May 31, 2013 "absurd key price" You helped make this "absurd key price" Hm, no, I campaigned to have the correct one posted many times. The market is not absurd, by definition. The bp.tf price is absurd(ly low) relative to the market. It's currently 5.22! You'd have to be ignorant to accept 10.44 in place of 2 keys, yet the classifieds auto-conversion thing suggests every seller will do just that. I blame the emotional appeals from people with no interest in an accurate pricelist, and I blame moderators with no grasp of concepts like "buy trades at x are affirmative proof of sales above x." But It doesn't really matter where the blame lies, I'm just asking to not pollute my classified listings with these broken prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleverpun Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 It's obvious if someone is listing things in keys they want keys. If they wanted ref they would write "10 ref" instead. The notes section is to clarify what you value 1.6 keys as, if necessary. I always ask people what they value keys at, and I've been doing that since keys were 2.5 ref. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naknak Posted June 2, 2013 Author Share Posted June 2, 2013 > It's obvious if someone is listing things in keys they want keys. So why list a ref price that no one asked for? The distinction between listed price and auto-inserted price is not universally obvious to buyers (if it were, this thread would not exist). > The notes section is to clarify what you value 1.6 keys as, if necessary. And the auto-converted price is there to clarify what I don't value 1.6 keys as? Again, what's its purpose? I'm not following the logic here. > I always ask people what they value keys at, and I've been doing that since keys were 2.5 ref. That's such a good idea that maybe the site could adopt it! Rather than presuming a conversion rate on the seller's behalf! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HusKy Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 I'm with naknak on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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