Ward - MvM Anyone? Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Heyo! For a while I've been trading with usual items. Tours, stranges, crap like that. But my net profit has been rather small. (One ref here, 1.66 there) and I'm bored of it. I really want to start making a decent net profit (small first, big later) Maybe profits like 1 or 2 keys. So I thought I'd get into unusual trading, but I wouldn't know what to do. What unusuals to buy, where to buy them. Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AwesomeMcCoolName Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Make a quick buy trade and/or find quick sells. Make sure they're not stolen, and then buy. 1st gen effects generally sell the fastest/easiest; and 3rd gen/robot effects (and robo hats) being the worst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin the Chicken God Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 First gen effects are great to have over 3rd gen/2013 Also, asking the other peron to add sweets is a great way to make profit and a little pure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bakgrund Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Make a quick buy trade and/or find quick sells. Make sure they're stolen, and then buy. 1st gen effects generally sell the fastest/easiest; and 3rd gen/robot effects (and robo hats) being the worst. Fixed that for ya. No but to be serious, alternative one and the easiest is to buy trade.tf premium and camp there for hours, you will get a seriously good deal after a while. Alternative 2, buy low sell at normal prices, make a quickbuy outpost-trade and see what people has to offer you. Also make sure to not go completely by backpack.tf prices, they are outdated sometimes and many times you won't get what they are priced at. Research! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auroz Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Bad idea. I bought a quicksell miami Merryweather (valued at 5 buds and few - around 100 keys) for 70 pure keys, it's hard to resell ;_; It's clean, black and lvl 69, I can't understand :< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*95th_Impossible Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Bad idea. I bought a quicksell miami Merryweather (valued at 5 buds and few - around 100 keys) for 70 pure keys, it's hard to resell ;_; It's clean, black and lvl 69, I can't understand :< miami is a new effect, new effects do not sell very well. backpack.tf tends to overestimate the value of the new unusuals, so you might even make a loss selling it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
db thatdamnheathen Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Bad idea. I bought a quicksell miami Merryweather (valued at 5 buds and few - around 100 keys) for 70 pure keys, it's hard to resell ;_; It's clean, black and lvl 69, I can't understand :< It's miami nights and a merryweather not a very good hat or effect let alone combining the two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AwesomeMcCoolName Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Bad idea. I bought a quicksell miami Merryweather (valued at 5 buds and few - around 100 keys) for 70 pure keys, it's hard to resell ;_; It's clean, black and lvl 69, I can't understand :< miami is a new effect, new effects do not sell very well. backpack.tf tends to overestimate the value of the new unusuals, so you might even make a loss selling it Yea...its not 5 buds, i doubt you'll be able to sell it for more than 4, if that. Miami isn't very desired, nor is the merryweather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aearsears Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 You'll get buckfucked with robohats. You'll get sometimes get buckfucked with 3rd gen effects. You're fucked when you have a robo hat with a 3rd gen effect. unless its a really good deal, like 50% profit, don't trade for robohats with 3rd gen buy low sell high or you can be like cranwell96 and stalk the stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ward - MvM Anyone? Posted February 3, 2014 Author Share Posted February 3, 2014 Awesome! Thanks for the reply guys! I'll try quickbuying a few under the bp price (after making sure it's updated) Thanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParmesanChicken Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Yeah buy quicksells. Always keep eye out for good deal. If you play your cards right it will come to you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scatman John Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 When you get the unusual, be patient, you might wait awhile. The worst thing to do is make rash decisions due to its been on OP for a while, and take an offer you will regret. Be patient, and you will do good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
=Hausome!= Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 NEVER buy a hat you don't like and wouldn't wear! You may get stuck with it for a while, and sometimes you need to let the deals come to you. By actually wearing it in game you increase the odds that you can sell it for a profit. You never know, that random Pyro might collect orbiting fire hats and pay your B/O. The robo hat hate is misplaced, like the Gibus I think the elitist's eqaute them with f2ps and just dog them for that. Fact is they can be profitable and do sell, just not at the inflated premiums most expect for other unusuals. Look for deep discounts on the halo effects (Memory Leak and Overclocked) as they are the least popular of the four robo effects. Be shrewd when negotiating for them and you will come out ahead (hint: MvM players like them). Almost all of the robo hats are under 2 buds on the market, with the exception of a few higher tier hats. Be realistic about the profit potential of any hat you purchase. Low tier stuff should always at least net you 1 key minimum, and if you get too greedy it will never sell. High / God tier stuff is a nightmare as you will be hounded incessantly and marked for scam / phishing attempts. If you get a lucky uncrate (sunbeams TC FTW) look for a reputable trader around here and unload it quickly for pure. It's just not worth the thousands of friend requests you'll get. Finally, lighten up. If you are only in this for the hats you will be disappointed in the end. The market will collapse eventually so be weary of adding any tangible wealth (i.e. money) to your trading pot. Have a little fun and before you know it you'll have a small lot of unusuals to work with, keep a reasonable buy / sell ratio and you will see the profits stack little by little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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