Would person A get banned for trading with person B who was banned for fencing for scammers

[HonkHonk]

Sorry if this has already been answered, my very limited skills of doing background and research in this demeaner has yielded me no answer.

 

I was about to set up a reservation to buy some keys via paypal for when I get paid at the end of the month, started talking to him to arrange it but I notice they've been banned for something called fencing?

 

This (I think?) is my first post here, and I don't really wanna break any rules, I don't trade usually with anyone who is marked as ANTYHING, even if they've been vacced or something cuz who knows? Maybe they won a bet on who would win in a 1v1 using hacks and they basically fixed it? Idk, I'm paranoid, ANYWAY.

 

Would I get banned if I ended up trading with them? I seem to remember a rule about trading with scammers which is NUMBER 1 in the "OH NO NO's" list.

 

Thanks for your time!

[SoranoGuardias]

My guess: YES.

[Abstract]

29 minutes ago, HonkHonk said:

Sorry if this has already been answered, my very limited skills of doing background and research in this demeaner has yielded me no answer.

 

I was about to set up a reservation to buy some keys via paypal for when I get paid at the end of the month, started talking to him to arrange it but I notice they've been banned for something called fencing?

 

This (I think?) is my first post here, and I don't really wanna break any rules, I don't trade usually with anyone who is marked as ANTYHING, even if they've been vacced or something cuz who knows? Maybe they won a bet on who would win in a 1v1 using hacks and they basically fixed it? Idk, I'm paranoid, ANYWAY.

 

Would I get banned if I ended up trading with them? I seem to remember a rule about trading with scammers which is NUMBER 1 in the "OH NO NO's" list.

 

Thanks for your time!

If they're banned on SteamRep, it's a guaranteed ban.

If not, it's still not recommended but tolerated to a certain extent (NOTE: This does not mean you can go out of your way to buy from scammers).

[HonkHonk]

13 minutes ago, Abstract said:

If they're banned on SteamRep, it's a guaranteed ban.

If not, it's still not recommended but tolerated to a certain extent (NOTE: This does not mean you can go out of your way to buy from scammers).

 

Hi there! 

 

He's not banned on SteamRep, not a scammer, but was banned for fencing?

 

What exactly is "Fencing for a scammer"? 

[Abstract]

2 minutes ago, HonkHonk said:

 

Hi there! 

 

He's not banned on SteamRep, not a scammer, but was banned for fencing?

 

What exactly is "Fencing for a scammer"? 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fence_(criminal)

 

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The fence acts as a middleman between thieves and the eventual buyers of stolen goods who may not be aware that the goods are stolen.

 

[HonkHonk]

2 minutes ago, Abstract said:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fence_(criminal)

 

 

 

Heck ok that sucks. Hmm seems like kind of a grey area in terms of 'being safe to trade with'  

 

To make a not so tasteful joke- I'm on the fence about it lol.

[Zeus_Junior]

You will not be banned as they are not marked scammers themselves. See the rules for background checks for more info about that here

But you have to consider if you want to support someone that helps marked scammers sell their goods

[HonkHonk]

41 minutes ago, Zeus_Junior said:

You will not be banned as they are not marked scammers themselves. See the rules for background checks for more info about that here

But you have to consider if you want to support someone that helps marked scammers sell their goods

 

I appreciate that Zeus! You bring clarity to the foggy situation! \o/

[Cool Fez]

That's a huge loophole lmao.

[Strange]

The main question is: why would anyone wanna trade with a scammer fence in the first place?

[Soju]

37 minutes ago, Strange said:

The main question is: why would anyone wanna trade with a scammer fence in the first place?

 

Users with questionable reputation are often more likely to give better deals to encourage business with them. Also, a lot of high-tier, low-supply unusuals are only being sold by banned users. Not that I would know anything about trading with scammers I'm a good boy.

[Crazyy Cow]

I assume the person you're referring to is this https://backpack.tf/profiles/76561198066815050 Here's what they did: https://backpack.tf/issue/6069eb746c117a15da4aa542 if you wanted to know more about what he was banned for.

[louisclub]

when you say banned, do you mean banned from backpack or banned by valve for trading in general ?