heavy2 Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Ok due to the disaster of a post i made a day ago i'd like to apologise to put it simply i acted a little in mature in my post. My point is that during my post i said i'd quit trading and start unboxing but. Unboxing is a gamble and chances are you wont win. So i need you're help in choosing, simply trading vs unboxing. First i'll write the pro's and con's of both. Write in the comments of anything that i missed: Trading: Pros: -You can choose what you get. Unlike simply gambling which isn't guaranteed -You can make profit. While unboxing can do the same. Trading is much more safer and more rewarding Cons: -May take a long time. (now i know. There are some more but feel free to suggest) Unboxing: Pros: -Can be profitable -Be the first one to own the item of any kind (what i mean is that the item hasn't existed yet. And your the only person with that said item) Cons: -Can be addicting -You can lose a lot of money -It isn't guaranteed -Might cause frustration So yeah that's all i can think of. I really need help on whether to unbox or trade thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torb Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 1 hour ago, heavy2 said: Ok due to the disaster of a post i made a day ago i'd like to apologise to put it simply i acted a little in mature in my post. My point is that during my post i said i'd quit trading and start unboxing but. Unboxing is a gamble and chances are you wont win. So i need you're help in choosing, simply trading vs unboxing. First i'll write the pro's and con's of both. Write in the comments of anything that i missed: Trading: Pros: -You can choose what you get. Unlike simply gambling which isn't guaranteed -You can make profit. While unboxing can do the same. Trading is much more safer and more rewarding Cons: -May take a long time. (now i know. There are some more but feel free to suggest) Unboxing: Pros: -Can be profitable -Be the first one to own the item of any kind (what i mean is that the item hasn't existed yet. And your the only person with that said item) Cons: -Can be addicting -You can lose a lot of money -It isn't guaranteed -Might cause frustration So yeah that's all i can think of. I really need help on whether to unbox or trade thanks. Get rich quick schemes never work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FP jh34ghu43gu Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 If you have the funds, don't care what you get, and get enjoyment from unboxing (while still maintaining control) then unbox. If you get personal enjoyment out of it then good for you, you'll also be helping put more unusuals on the market (hopefully). If any of those things don't apply to you then you probably shouldn't be unboxing. Sidenote - replace unbox with gamble for a more accurate statement. (Altho I don't think you can deduct unboxes from your taxes like normal gambling can in the US.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamond jozu Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 its basically getting rich in working vs gambling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norah Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Unboxing for profit is never a good idea. Don't get me wrong, unboxing is fun. As much as it paints me to admit it, I've probably unboxed something in the region of 300-400 crates since I started playing this game. In that time, however, I've probably made back at most 200 overall. (And near half of that is from a single hat), so if it's profit you're after I'd just stick to trading. Like, if I had kept the 300-ish keys I spent on that instead of what is just gambling, I'd be a hell of a lot happier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heavy2 Posted February 17, 2019 Author Share Posted February 17, 2019 Aight, thanks guys. Probs saved me from wasting my entire inventory to unbox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m0rxx Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Depending on your capital in your inventory, you can do both! When I was trading a lot some years ago, I would open 25 keys or so every 3 months. I would only use keys I had made from profit instead of spending my own money. Got lucky a few times, but nothing major. My friend on the other hand unboxes around 600 or so crates every Halloween, and got super lucky and unboxed a Harvest Moon Polar Oullover one year. But my point is that you can do both by using your profits to unbox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfpt Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 just unbox, trading is for smelly people who yell into their microphones hehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean Arthur Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 If you're going to unbox. keep it at 5-40 crates max only. Don't be like me. I'm currently at a 500+crate no unusual streak Unboxing is fun and I like gambling, but there's a limit If you have money/keys to spend on this game...just buy the unusuals/items you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www. Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 7 unusuals with 300 crates. the hats i unboxed are on my profile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Walking Wingull Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Basically, if there is something specific in mind that you want, just trade for it. Unboxing is essentially just gambling and it can be fun but doing it with profit in mind is dumb. Only unbox with money you're okay with not having. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaser Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Unboxing = Luck Trading = Luck + Skill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humann Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Unboxing = you lose Trading without brain = you lose Choose one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegoTonix Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 unboxing is never profitable in long terme it's like casino more you play more chance casino make money i think more money was loss in unboxing than win even if you are lucky you can loss if you unbox like 200 create you got 3 unusuals very nice but if only value at 30 keys each (not worst value can be less 10 keys) you still loss like 110 keys only real winner in unboxing is valve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkPyro Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Hello, i have opened at least over 60+ unusuals, some i have not taken screen shots of but i have gotten extremely lucky with my unboxings. heres my profile take a look if you don't believe me! https://steamcommunity.com/id/PinkPyroGames/screenshots/ most of them have been unusualifers that i forgot to take photos of as i just sold them instantly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roi Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 10 hours ago, PinkPyro said: Hello, i have opened at least over 60+ unusuals, some i have not taken screen shots of but i have gotten extremely lucky with my unboxings. heres my profile take a look if you don't believe me! https://steamcommunity.com/id/PinkPyroGames/screenshots/ most of them have been unusualifers that i forgot to take photos of as i just sold them instantly. how many crates did u unbox overall? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apo Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 On 2/17/2019 at 4:18 AM, SkengKai/Dan said: Unboxing for profit is never a good idea. Don't get me wrong, unboxing is fun. As much as it paints me to admit it, I've probably unboxed something in the region of 300-400 crates since I started playing this game. In that time, however, I've probably made back at most 200 overall. (And near half of that is from a single hat), so if it's profit you're after I'd just stick to trading. Like, if I had kept the 300-ish keys I spent on that instead of what is just gambling, I'd be a hell of a lot happier. Exception: if there's a glitch. (I unboxed a decent amount of strange normal items this way.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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