CommissarDennis Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 It was just a regular day in TF2, but by some mistake all of the Earbuds seem to have dissappeared! All except one in your backpack. How will this affect the market? What will happen to your backpack value? What do you think will substitute for the once former backbone of Unusual trading? What will YOU do if you had the last surviving Earbud? Any other thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
♥Prof. Sugarcube♥ Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 I'd sell the damn thing for all the Burning KE's in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6Pix Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Delete it and watch the storm unfold with a smile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ersin Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Delete it and watch the storm unfold with a smile. topkek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comfortable Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Buy every single Unusual Kabuto in the game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heated Bread Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 You can't set a value on something that's never going to be sold, because that last remaining earbud would stay with me forever. I'd have to shift the earbud to a private alt account though. Just to avoid people adding me trying to buy it. How would it affect the market? Well, the market would be pretty well fucked. There's no viable alternative currency to buds, which means people would have to rely heavily on keys and secondary promos like max heads and the bmoc, etc. This would increase demand on all to those items, raising the trade values and in some cases raising the monetary values. The community market might take over a lot more than it has already, and people would get frustrated as it becomes more apparent that investing real world cash into the system is the most effective way to get ahead. Unusuals would probably take a dive. They'd still remain valuable, for the most part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aria Heavy-Hand Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 I've never actually owned an earbud, I wouldn't know how this would feel Mmmaybe get something really cool that I've always wanted, like a bunch of Strange cosmetic stuff. I mean, a lot of the stuff that I want is pretty cheap already, so it's not like having THE LAST BUD would make a ginormous impact. A lot of the stuff I want is for more personal liking or such, not because I want profit. Seriously, my dream unusual for Scout is a Steaming Hermes. So I don't really know how to answer this question lel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praise Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Sell it for 17 Keys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cedarium Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Be pissed that I just had 35 buds deleted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zefrom Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Delete it and watch the storm unfold with a smile. Love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrublordington the III Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Go buy a lottery ticket to celebrate your luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas2231 Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Delete it and watch the storm unfold with a smile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanny Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 i really appreciate these threads - we get to see what a cynical bastard everyone is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TronJon Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 trade it for a scrap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bone Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 wear it and go on trading servers like a boss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3.50 Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 How would it affect the market? Well, the market would be pretty well fucked. There's no viable alternative currency to buds, which means people would have to rely heavily on keys and secondary promos like max heads and the bmoc, etc. This would increase demand on all to those items, raising the trade values and in some cases raising the monetary values. The community market might take over a lot more than it has already, and people would get frustrated as it becomes more apparent that investing real world cash into the system is the most effective way to get ahead. Unusuals would probably take a dive. They'd still remain valuable, for the most part. Wat Market wouldn't do much more than hiccup Bill's, Max's Heads, B.M.O.C.s, Australiums, S. Festives, and maybe even just good ol' keys would all shift slightly and almost instantly fill the void left by Earbuds. Remember, Earbuds really aren't worth shit intrinsically--lots were sold for something silly like a reclaimed, before they gained recognition as currency, simply because it's kind of a shit item that lots of people got for free (no offense, earbuds.)--almost all their worth comes from being currency, and there are absolutely other alternatives. No, nothing would fit exactly in the vacated slot and be worth exactly the same...but then again, Earbuds used to be almost 30 keys, and there's no currency item I can think of that currently fits in the 25-30 key slot. ...So it's almost as if the 28-29 key Earbuds were gradually removed from the game, and replaced with slightly less-valuable ones, until we got to the ~17 key Earbuds of today. Did that break the market, and ruin TF2? Oh, wait...it did. TF2 is ded, market is kill, ignore everything I said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plex_ Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Sell on market for 0.03 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomystick Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 > just a regular day > all the Earbuds dissappeared Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninjainspektor Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Sell it for real life money and buy all the world's Big Macs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuffinsDad Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Be happy that the ugly thing is gone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatrix Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Rename it "Not for sale" and see how many people lose their minds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sayomi Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Delete it and watch the storm unfold with a smile. Stream that. Save the text chats and video replies. Allow the world to remember your name as He Who Deleted The Bud SATAN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mason Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 It becomes priceless because there's only one, so you actually just lost money because you'll never be able to sell it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ixenzo Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Trade to my private alt, record the "deleting", upload to YT, watch the shitstorm. When everyone will have stopped caring about it, equip the buds and start randomly joining trade servers, running on them for a minute each, disconnect. People will start talk about the mysterious man with the buds, making theories and speculating on how did he get them. Some will investigate and come to conclusion that the video of deleting The Last Buds in Universeâ„¢ was a fake. Then I'll come out of the light and admit it. Watch the shitstorm again, while taking offers on The Last Buds in Universeâ„¢. Be rich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
♠Derpeh♤ Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 it wont be worth very much because every hightier trader would be pissed that they lost all their buds (i.e. investment) and ditch the game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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