my first thought "oh, i guess i could watch this to get a good understanding of how to trade, but it may be outdate- oh wait it was published today, nice"
I once bought a non-tradable prussian pickelhaube for 7 ref and went on a trade server to sell it for 9 or 10, if people wanted to keep it, but I got insulted because "backpack says it's worth 2 ref", nobody selling at 2 ref and everyone selling over 15 ref. I said that and got insulted. What a wonderful community decided to help
This is so incredible dude. This is what the trading community needs right now. The market has evolved drastically over time and all of the most popular trading guides and series aren't even close to relevant anymore. Its great to see a solid source of information about trading in 2020.
Im starting to trade after years of not playing tf2, and im doing good so far, ive made only profit, and have gotten all the cosmetics i've wanted already
Yaknow, this is very good, nothing else to say, not Much of a critique I remember watching your old trading guides as a newbie, glad to see you're uploading these
im using me being early just to tell you that what you are doing is amazing and I bet a ton of people have been helped by you before, you have helped me before. you are doing amazing work and deserve a bigger following
I stopped trading and tf2 but seeing this makes me smile so much. I’ve put thousands of hours in this game and this gave flashbacks of your old guides and video’s. Love to see this and keep up the good work, tf2 needs this
Just got back into TF2 after getting scammed last year and I'm so glad that I've found your videos again by accident, and just in time for some good information! If only "tradable in a few days" didn't mean tradable in a week in valve-speak.
I've considered it, but I'd need to spend some time learning before I'd feel comfortable buying anything. But I'm currently spending that time working on videos, sooo lol
@BTC bandit I really don’t care if people are making more than me by investing in shutdown, but I have a steady source of income, and actually work 2 jobs.
Little tip for anyone that wants to buy a key at the start of your buy them from the marketplace or a trusted 3rd party(you use these so you can buy keys that are immediately tradeable) and you can often find them for cheaper than the store price. Store price is 2.50 ea. if you buy from marketplace and find them for 2.10-2.30. It’s not much of a discount but it can certainly be the difference of you being able to buy an additional key or not.
Correction: Spells _were_ items that when they were applied show a particular effect during Halloween Don't give the new traders hope of finding a spell that hasn't been applied
You know what, I’m gonna get into trading! You’ve really inspired me! Can’t wait to see the next video on this. I lucky enough to have people in the community helping me.
Day 1 of starting trading: put in a small investment of just two keys, worked my way up to 5, and 1 more key in ref. Placed a few trade offers, and am waiting overnight for any counter-offers.
Bra Ha yea I haven’t really kept this updated here but I’ll try to! I think this is day five and I bought my first Miami Nights Hetman’s Headpiece. With three keys in ma backpack.
this man is so nice, he decides to give people his knowledge of making profit in tf2 for free, which if someone rises above him, it could be more competition. i may not be fluent in tf2 trading, as i have not fully seen this video, but i want to thank this man for giving everyone a hand in tf2 trading for nothing whatsoever than to help people.
Ironically that’s not how trading in a large market works, by simply trading your driving up transactions which causes the marketplace to flux in higher/lower prices as things get traded for varying prices. The more people trading means there’s more potential buyers and thus potential profit.
Even though I have made 6.5k in total and feel like I have a good understanding of the how trading works I still ended up watching the video lmao, I used to watch your videos when I started trading good to see your still uploading. Keep it up!
This video helped me learn some new features about backpack.tf I never knew about so ty for that. I can’t wait for part 2 to come out great video as always!
A really amazing video....explains litterly everything that you need to know and gives you so much detail that you don't need to watch any more tutorials regarding beginning to trade! Very nicely done! :) Big thumps up in 2023 still.
I can't wait until the next video because I got a unusual and I'm trying to sell it but it's so hard and confusing. Keep up the good work, a lot of people desperately need it!
For the first tip, you shouldn't buy a regular key if you already wanna make some profit from your first investment, go for a special one, you can sell them for far more than the regular ones. go for like a Unlocked Winter 2016 Cosmetic Case or even a Winter 2017 Cosmetic Key .
Oh wow, posted one day ago? Thank TH-cam, I got lucky to find this vid just when I needed it. Thank you so much, this is incredibly helpful for basic understanding of the scene.
Awesome video! I was actually a victim of phishing and lost quite a chunk of money because I was new and didn't know better :/ I've always wanted to get back into trading and your videos are definitely giving me the confidence to know I can still trade in 2020 and make something of it! Love ya dude!
Man that was more than i expected. There is a whole economy for one game. I am only 15 and if i learn this maybe i would be able to know how to play my taxes when i' m 16.
For those who want to know the essential amounts of weapons it takes to make the amount of a key, here's the answer: It takes 2 weapons (they have to be in the same class btw) to make a scrap metal, Which with 3 scrap metals (6 weapons) makes a refined metal, Which with 3 refined metals (18 weapons) makes a reclaimed metal, 18 devided by 50 comes out to 900 WEAPONS. In comparison, that's 18 FULL BACKPACK SLOTS. that's how valuable a key is.
I got scammed out of every item of value in my backpack a few years ago, after I'd given the game up for various reasons. I lost all the taunts I'd collected via random drops, all my stranges, and all my killstreaks. On top of that my account was hijacked and a friend of mine lost 50 dollars worth of items to the same scammer while he was using my profile to do it. It solidified me not playing TF2 anymore until just a few days ago after watching MVM gameplay, remembering just how much I liked the playstyle variety and the feel of the game itself. Now I'm slowly trying to build myself back up, and might just get something out of it after all this time...
Pretty much. And nowadays the only active traders are out for a profit. You won’t find anyone in trade servers looking to buy something nice for themselves because, y’know, bots
The first trade I ever sent was a Cuphead trading card for an unusual Conga. The person on the other end was actually very nice and understanding, and he told me how to get my first key.
Back in the day I started by scrap banking....... Selling one weapon for one scrap metal and making change for big traders who wanted to quickly convert their random weapons into metal with me by just trading me two random regular weapons for every scrap metal I gave them. If you start buy scrap baking you can quickly convert traders weapons into metal for them at the exact same price as the game does but they can do one trade to you instead of spending lots of time crafting the metal in the game. This is a time-saver for large traders...... This is also the secret formula to keep plenty of weapons on hand that you can then sell for 1 scrap each. Obviously selling a single weapon for a piece of scrap metal is exactly twice what the weapon is worth yeah it's still so cheap that most players who want whatever new weapon the game has they will probably pay it anyway. I remember I would keep four of every single weapon in my inventory is so I always had a couple of extras I could sell people, if I had more than four of them I would just craft it into metal myself...... Hop on the train servers and create a bind using the console for chat so you can just press a single button every minute or two advertising something like: SELLING weapons 1 scrap each. I got creative with it and I actually added the word SCRAPBANKER to my username so every time I posted that chat message people would see that I am a scrap banker also. The little players who wanted a specific weapon they didn't have would trade me a scrap metal and the big traitors who wanted to dump all their idled items on me so I could give them exactly equal value of 1/2 scrap per weapon would supply me with my inventory..... If you spend a couple of weeks on any large trading communities servers doing this then you will start rolling in refined metal pretty quickly....buying hats, etc working your way up. Of course I haven't played the game in about seven or eight years now at this point...... I have no idea if this works in the current TF2 era. I was doing this back in the day when people could text idle alt accounts with sandboxie and a lot of the traitors had a lot more items they were looking to scrap Bank.
God I wish I knew some of this stuff when I tried to get into trading for the first time, lemme tell ya it didn’t go well. This inspires me to try again thanks:)
Honestly great Video i'm just starting to get myself into tf2 this is great info to know how to avoid scams and how to make trading was easier and simple(:
A video on what unusual hats/effects is best to look out for when trading up would be nice, like in terms of price stability/how popular the item is/how fast you can sell it
For mobile user you can just click on of the options on someone's profile like their inventory, groups, friends, etc just don't forget to remove everything but their id
Thanks for the video! I have been trading for 5 years and many of my friends are just getting into it so the same guides I used back in 2015 aren’t relevant today.
This is an amazing tutorial for beginners even though I’m not a beginner and a more experienced mid/low tier trader this is great to watch just to warm up your memory for trading. I actually was able to get enough ref to get about 2 keys! And I got my first unusual and Aussie a few days ago! What I can say to the beginners is never give up if things look shallow and your not making trades. Just keep trying and trying again until you can find that trade and make more profit from there. Thanks again virtual economist you where always a helping hand when I was trading
Honestly, I’m F2P and doing fine trading low tier items gotten as gifts. So far, I’ve built my way up from around 4 keys and 7 ref to 6 keys and around 20-30 ref. Also, I’m planning on making a keys to riches series sometime. How many keys do you think I should start out with?
Thank you soo incredibly much. i just started to get into the trading scene yesterday and i did make alot of profit but i hope these videos help me along with my journey as i start trading for more expensive items.
starting out by selling my strange veteran's attire for 3.45 keys, figured that'd be a good start since i dont play soldier no where near as much as i used to and i cant afford keys with real money at the moment. i used to mess around with trading but i never made real profit, hopefully this will help me and so far its very informative. thank you man
Man is there way I can trade without spending cash ? (I lost 400 dollars worth of items because i got scammed by one of my “closest “ friend , there is no evidence that he was bot , he wasn’t , now I’m left with nothing (I can send proof that proves I got scammed out of everything ))
Im glad you made these guides, im just starting out in unusual trading. I'm still a bit clueless on what to do but hopefully I can manage to get an unusual or two.
I'm a new player and I'd really like to make myself a cool outfit to look like these scouts or soldiers. How much do gold items cost? One of the soldiers who killed me recently had a golden flare gun and frying pans. The frying pan must be cheap because it's a meme weapon, but I don't know about the rocket launcher
I know the basic concept of profiting. Hop into a trade server and see if anyone is selling a "quicksell" which is an item they are trying to get rid of, and is usually being sold for less value. For example, if someone is quickselling a hat for 9 keys while it's worth 12, you could buy that hat, and sell it for 10 or 11 keys, making profit. Hope this helps
This is one of the best tf2 trading and economy guides ... thanks for making videos like these man the community is eternally grateful.... keep doing you man i support you
Man trading is so ruff for me espcially sense i have to wait 15 days for a trade to go through i mean most items im probably just gonna buy like ive been trying to get rid of so many items and build my way up to my most wanted items and ive been at it for atleast a month now and only have one trade from a while ago i mean this stuff takes mad dedication congrats to anyone that actaully trades and enjoys it im just trying to get some keys and find someone that is willing to trade so i can get what i want without spending lots of money
Quicker guide on TF2 trading: Buy something at 110% of its price, then sell it at 40% of it's price cause Nobody in the Entire World will Ever sell or buy them at any other price
This is AWESOME! It clears up a lot of problems for new traders, it’ll help them get into trading much more easier. I wish I had this guide when I started trading :O
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my first thought "oh, i guess i could watch this to get a good understanding of how to trade, but it may be outdate- oh wait it was published today, nice"
this is awesome
@@TheVirtualEconomist no u
@@TheVirtualEconomist epic*
Yeah I legit saw this and was thinking about how it was probably made in 2018 but then like oh... second episode when??
@@softavocado508 no u
Man single handedly attempts to save the entire TF2 economy.
The Economy is weird
and he's gonna make it
Not just a man. A Mann.
The economy is fine
The value of hats are going up
Miscs Halloween’s australiums and just normal hats are all going up in price
@@sankdom4598 this vid was posted 10 months before you commented so that means it worked
Soo glad you mentioned that backpack was just a guide. Seen countless new trades get sharked just coz they consider backpack as a bible
I once bought a non-tradable prussian pickelhaube for 7 ref and went on a trade server to sell it for 9 or 10, if people wanted to keep it, but I got insulted because "backpack says it's worth 2 ref", nobody selling at 2 ref and everyone selling over 15 ref. I said that and got insulted. What a wonderful community decided to help
@@staringgasmask you're trying to trade a non-tradeable
@@staringgasmask how TF did you even get a non tradable only way you could have got one is off the steam market for money
@@genericasianperson6405 probably meant noncraftable
@@genericasianperson6405 gifts
This is so incredible dude. This is what the trading community needs right now. The market has evolved drastically over time and all of the most popular trading guides and series aren't even close to relevant anymore. Its great to see a solid source of information about trading in 2020.
That's the goal! Thanks for the kind words :)
Bad Weeb
Rikka
Last time I was this early, keys were 19 ref.
oof
WHAT!
Last time I checked keys were 2.33 ref lel
@@TheBiohazad1 Oof
@@TheBiohazad1 last time I checked keys were 0.11 ref
The day after I get back Into trading. Perfect
good timing!
me 2, wow
Im starting to trade after years of not playing tf2, and im doing good so far, ive made only profit, and have gotten all the cosmetics i've wanted already
Nice! How's it going now with your trading? I just started going on servers and advertising this item i dont really want rn
@@user-qc1mc2ly8j can you help me I'm new
@@vukyLoL haven't played TF2 since October and never really got into trading lol
Yaknow, this is very good, nothing else to say, not Much of a critique
I remember watching your old trading guides as a newbie, glad to see you're uploading these
thanks dude!
im using me being early just to tell you that what you are doing is amazing and I bet a ton of people have been helped by you before, you have helped me before. you are doing amazing work and deserve a bigger following
thanks dude!
I originally edited this video, but i have to say the way you revamped it is so clean and nice, great work ben!
littelcat456 ?
@littelcat456 ?
@littelcat456 what the hell happened here?
@@goldfishthedestroyer3233 what he said lmao
@Littlecat456 what
I stopped trading and tf2 but seeing this makes me smile so much. I’ve put thousands of hours in this game and this gave flashbacks of your old guides and video’s. Love to see this and keep up the good work, tf2 needs this
I've been trading for 5 years and I still felt like I should watch this
14:58 talking about backpacks it took my back pack 15 days to update
yeah it hasn't been good recently
For me it only took 7 days
It's been two months for me LMAO
RocketPG_ damn, sorry man.
mine refuses to update, its been 2 years
Just got back into TF2 after getting scammed last year and I'm so glad that I've found your videos again by accident, and just in time for some good information!
If only "tradable in a few days" didn't mean tradable in a week in valve-speak.
Oh boy Im gonna trade this key for stuff!
(15 day trade hold)
Me: BrUHH
use marketplace.tf
Lmao get a mobile authenticator.
im almoşt done with mobile authenticator!
get the steam desktop authenticator if you can use a phone one time and if you use a password manager
@@grinmace4834 do you have to have a phone number?
just curious.
do you ever consider investing into the stock market like SQU1RRELLY?
I've considered it, but I'd need to spend some time learning before I'd feel comfortable buying anything. But I'm currently spending that time working on videos, sooo lol
@butterfly fade ah yes, I am missing out when I could be ruining the environment, the stock market, and single handedly breaking my pc!
@BTC bandit I really don’t care if people are making more than me by investing in shutdown, but I have a steady source of income, and actually work 2 jobs.
Little tip for anyone that wants to buy a key at the start of your buy them from the marketplace or a trusted 3rd party(you use these so you can buy keys that are immediately tradeable) and you can often find them for cheaper than the store price. Store price is 2.50 ea. if you buy from marketplace and find them for 2.10-2.30. It’s not much of a discount but it can certainly be the difference of you being able to buy an additional key or not.
Perfect timing, my friend is just starting to trade :)
Correction: Spells _were_ items that when they were applied show a particular effect during Halloween
Don't give the new traders hope of finding a spell that hasn't been applied
19:28 dude I was on that server as mossagon and didn’t even notice you wish I could have said hello!
that's awesome dude! Yeah I was just there to get footage for the video so I didn't stick around for too long.
And I was bigcheesenips at the server lol.
You know what, I’m gonna get into trading! You’ve really inspired me! Can’t wait to see the next video on this. I lucky enough to have people in the community helping me.
Hows it hanging?
@@narbogbugsploda7660 the unusual quicksell bots probably got to him
Me: Almost about to fall asleep
Virtual economist: Lol no
:)
Me too
Im watching this at midnight
😏
How dis you know?
So I'm not the only one . . .
I’ve been refreshing your channel today to see if the video came out, and then I get the notification. Great content as always!
thanks dude!
Day 1 of starting trading: put in a small investment of just two keys, worked my way up to 5, and 1 more key in ref. Placed a few trade offers, and am waiting overnight for any counter-offers.
keep this updated im intrigued by your progress also what did you buy with your first two keys to make the profit?
Bra Ha yea I haven’t really kept this updated here but I’ll try to! I think this is day five and I bought my first Miami Nights Hetman’s Headpiece. With three keys in ma backpack.
@@chargedclouds3315 aw nice im going to probably start up here soon and try and see where i can get in trading
@@chargedclouds3315 hows it goin?
this man is so nice, he decides to give people his knowledge of making profit in tf2 for free, which if someone rises above him, it could be more competition. i may not be fluent in tf2 trading, as i have not fully seen this video, but i want to thank this man for giving everyone a hand in tf2 trading for nothing whatsoever than to help people.
Ironically that’s not how trading in a large market works, by simply trading your driving up transactions which causes the marketplace to flux in higher/lower prices as things get traded for varying prices. The more people trading means there’s more potential buyers and thus potential profit.
Even though I have made 6.5k in total and feel like I have a good understanding of the how trading works I still ended up watching the video lmao, I used to watch your videos when I started trading good to see your still uploading. Keep it up!
This video helped me learn some new features about backpack.tf I never knew about so ty for that. I can’t wait for part 2 to come out great video as always!
A really amazing video....explains litterly everything that you need to know and gives you so much detail that you don't need to watch any more tutorials regarding beginning to trade!
Very nicely done! :) Big thumps up in 2023 still.
This is a pretty excellent guide! I cannot wait for part 2. :)
"Getting started"... thumbnail: Shows burning team captain, the most insanely expensive thing ever.
Virtual Economist: "trade servers are made specifically for Trading." Me: "Hmmm you don't say!" Lmao
Yeah? All I see is people trying to be friendly to get owned by toxic tryhards.
In reality trade servers are dm servers
Trade servers are just basically 10% Trading and 90% Sniper battles
Ironic or not trade servers aren't to trade *nowadays*
Lol most trade servers are use on friendlies or rryhard snipers
I started 3.5 months ago with 7 keys and am now at over 800. Trading is very easy to make profit if you know what your doing and have experience.
damn nice, can I see your bp?
ray backpack.tf/profiles/76561198244962432
Hey, psst, You can send me a key 👀
Just kidding xd
@@j4kk0 can you send me a bill's hat and earbuds haha. Just kidding. But what if?? nah jk... unless?
Codaxx nice dude happy for you!
Thank god for this vid. I was so confused on what to do in trading lmao
I can't wait until the next video because I got a unusual and I'm trying to sell it but it's so hard and confusing. Keep up the good work, a lot of people desperately need it!
For the first tip, you shouldn't buy a regular key if you already wanna make some profit from your first investment, go for a special one, you can sell them for far more than the regular ones. go for like a Unlocked Winter 2016 Cosmetic Case or even a Winter 2017 Cosmetic Key
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Oh wow, posted one day ago? Thank TH-cam, I got lucky to find this vid just when I needed it. Thank you so much, this is incredibly helpful for basic understanding of the scene.
Great video, and it does an amazing job at looking at nearly every aspect of trading for a new person to understand.
FINALLY a good guide for a year I was trying to start but idk how and this helped me. THANK YOU
As a once avid trader who has been out of it for awhile this was a great refresher of information. Great job!
Awesome video!
I was actually a victim of phishing and lost quite a chunk of money because I was new and didn't know better :/
I've always wanted to get back into trading and your videos are definitely giving me the confidence to know I can still trade in 2020 and make something of it! Love ya dude!
Man that was more than i expected. There is a whole economy for one game. I am only 15 and if i learn this maybe i would be able to know how to play my taxes when i' m 16.
yea bro its pretty helpful, i started when i was only 11 and if you have a year or two of tf2 trading on your hand, your pretty set
For those who want to know the essential amounts of weapons it takes to make the amount of a key, here's the answer:
It takes 2 weapons (they have to be in the same class btw) to make a scrap metal,
Which with 3 scrap metals (6 weapons) makes a refined metal,
Which with 3 refined metals (18 weapons) makes a reclaimed metal,
18 devided by 50 comes out to 900 WEAPONS. In comparison, that's 18 FULL BACKPACK SLOTS. that's how valuable a key is.
I am a relatively newer player to tf2, and I must say this had been very helpful and motivating
I got scammed out of every item of value in my backpack a few years ago, after I'd given the game up for various reasons. I lost all the taunts I'd collected via random drops, all my stranges, and all my killstreaks. On top of that my account was hijacked and a friend of mine lost 50 dollars worth of items to the same scammer while he was using my profile to do it. It solidified me not playing TF2 anymore until just a few days ago after watching MVM gameplay, remembering just how much I liked the playstyle variety and the feel of the game itself. Now I'm slowly trying to build myself back up, and might just get something out of it after all this time...
how to trade
1: check the price for your items
2: pray that the other person doesn’t know the real price or is willing to overpay
Pretty much. And nowadays the only active traders are out for a profit. You won’t find anyone in trade servers looking to buy something nice for themselves because, y’know, bots
@@Vision444 your right
@@Vision444 or maybe you are just not trading properly
Wait how about the over price keys
@@awdenthegreat3074 yes bro 50 ref keys makes unusual trading very hard...
The first trade I ever sent was a Cuphead trading card for an unusual Conga. The person on the other end was actually very nice and understanding, and he told me how to get my first key.
Finally a tf2 trading video for present times! All other guides still rely on scrap banking
SELL WEAPONS FOR SCRAP
BUY 2 WEAPONS FOR SCRAP
REPEAT 1000 TIMES FOR KEY
REPEAT 10 TIMES FOR UNUSUAL
that was the goal of the video(s)!
@@cyruscheng499
Trade bots: 0.11,take it or leave it
Back in the day I started by scrap banking....... Selling one weapon for one scrap metal and making change for big traders who wanted to quickly convert their random weapons into metal with me by just trading me two random regular weapons for every scrap metal I gave them.
If you start buy scrap baking you can quickly convert traders weapons into metal for them at the exact same price as the game does but they can do one trade to you instead of spending lots of time crafting the metal in the game. This is a time-saver for large traders...... This is also the secret formula to keep plenty of weapons on hand that you can then sell for 1 scrap each. Obviously selling a single weapon for a piece of scrap metal is exactly twice what the weapon is worth yeah it's still so cheap that most players who want whatever new weapon the game has they will probably pay it anyway.
I remember I would keep four of every single weapon in my inventory is so I always had a couple of extras I could sell people, if I had more than four of them I would just craft it into metal myself......
Hop on the train servers and create a bind using the console for chat so you can just press a single button every minute or two advertising something like:
SELLING weapons 1 scrap each.
I got creative with it and I actually added the word SCRAPBANKER to my username so every time I posted that chat message people would see that I am a scrap banker also.
The little players who wanted a specific weapon they didn't have would trade me a scrap metal and the big traitors who wanted to dump all their idled items on me so I could give them exactly equal value of 1/2 scrap per weapon would supply me with my inventory.....
If you spend a couple of weeks on any large trading communities servers doing this then you will start rolling in refined metal pretty quickly....buying hats, etc working your way up.
Of course I haven't played the game in about seven or eight years now at this point...... I have no idea if this works in the current TF2 era. I was doing this back in the day when people could text idle alt accounts with sandboxie and a lot of the traitors had a lot more items they were looking to scrap Bank.
God I wish I knew some of this stuff when I tried to get into trading for the first time, lemme tell ya it didn’t go well. This inspires me to try again thanks:)
Honestly great Video i'm just starting to get myself into tf2 this is great info to know how to avoid scams and how to make trading was easier and simple(:
thank you for not being posted 5 years ago
A video on what unusual hats/effects is best to look out for when trading up would be nice, like in terms of price stability/how popular the item is/how fast you can sell it
Me:*creats a listing to sell an item for 100% price* 1 day later getting undercut by 11 different bots who trade instatly 24/7
For mobile user you can just click on of the options on someone's profile like their inventory, groups, friends, etc just don't forget to remove everything but their id
tf2 still has an economy? i didnt know trading was still a thing
Yeah, it's not doing well.
Thanks for the video! I have been trading for 5 years and many of my friends are just getting into it so the same guides I used back in 2015 aren’t relevant today.
This is an amazing tutorial for beginners even though I’m not a beginner and a more experienced mid/low tier trader this is great to watch just to warm up your memory for trading. I actually was able to get enough ref to get about 2 keys! And I got my first unusual and Aussie a few days ago! What I can say to the beginners is never give up if things look shallow and your not making trades. Just keep trying and trying again until you can find that trade and make more profit from there. Thanks again virtual economist you where always a helping hand when I was trading
How long have u been trading?
Ok I absolutely loved this video.Im already sorta experienced at trading but watching this brang back my gibus days.
Good video, I will show my friends this.
using the steamRep Checker helps a lot, also that sends you directly to backpack and other important pages
This is gonna cause a huge influx of new traders
Honestly, I’m F2P and doing fine trading low tier items gotten as gifts. So far, I’ve built my way up from around 4 keys and 7 ref to 6 keys and around 20-30 ref.
Also, I’m planning on making a keys to riches series sometime. How many keys do you think I should start out with?
1
The stock items in TF2 are worth more than Venezuelan currency
Thank you so much for this!! I’ve been wanting to get into trading, I never knew how to get started
Haven’t started watching and I know this will be amazing. Edit: I have watched the video and it was amazing like I expected
Thank you soo incredibly much. i just started to get into the trading scene yesterday and i did make alot of profit but i hope these videos help me along with my journey as i start trading for more expensive items.
are we just gonna ignore his demo account in the video is named stonks?
starting out by selling my strange veteran's attire for 3.45 keys, figured that'd be a good start since i dont play soldier no where near as much as i used to and i cant afford keys with real money at the moment. i used to mess around with trading but i never made real profit, hopefully this will help me and so far its very informative. thank you man
Man is there way I can trade without spending cash ? (I lost 400 dollars worth of items because i got scammed by one of my “closest “ friend , there is no evidence that he was bot , he wasn’t , now I’m left with nothing (I can send proof that proves I got scammed out of everything ))
git gud
Im glad you made these guides, im just starting out in unusual trading. I'm still a bit clueless on what to do but hopefully I can manage to get an unusual or two.
I'm a new player and I'd really like to make myself a cool outfit to look like these scouts or soldiers. How much do gold items cost? One of the soldiers who killed me recently had a golden flare gun and frying pans. The frying pan must be cheap because it's a meme weapon, but I don't know about the rocket launcher
Virtual Thank you so much, I just started trading and I've been getting offers and getting good deals like crazy, thank you so much man!
This dude sounds like the son of TheLockpickingLawyer lmao
Lol true
3:41, thats a really cool background
I just have a question is it possible to earn long term profit in tf2, like waiting for the key price to rise and then quick selling a ton of keys
In theory everything can be invested in in that way, but remember inflation.
0:10 "either of these questions" I mean, what if I want a large backpack but the only way I want it is by spending thousands of dollars?
Then spend money lol idk if ur trying to be dumb
the why are you watching this video
Ok good as a new player I can finally dress my pyro up just the way I wan-
“First you need to have a premium account”
GOD FUCKING DAMM IT!
I think after u set up steam guard, u wait for a week and your items are then tradable
This man saves the entire economy in one TH-cam video.
Can’t wait for a few weeks when this will become completely outdated
You fool.
@@gitchincanama580 Did it get irrelevant though?
Thanks I recently started wanting to trade and learn the value and prices of specific items.
When is part 2 coming out because i really want to know how to make a profit
When he release it
Corona virus can you pls go, I wanna see my friends again.
I know the basic concept of profiting. Hop into a trade server and see if anyone is selling a "quicksell" which is an item they are trying to get rid of, and is usually being sold for less value. For example, if someone is quickselling a hat for 9 keys while it's worth 12, you could buy that hat, and sell it for 10 or 11 keys, making profit. Hope this helps
I would like to point out that about a week after this video was made. The amount of keys in circulation went by 1500, lowering the value by 8 ref
Muchas gracias por la información, me encantaría ser tan bueno en trading como tu. Un saludo.
This is one of the best tf2 trading and economy guides ... thanks for making videos like these man
the community is eternally grateful....
keep doing you man
i support you
Is this still applies to nowdays?
tf2 never changes. #fixtf2
I find the bread-bite and the ap-sap really good starting trading items, if you start out with more than 15 dollars start there
18:10 It's wrong. Trading servers = playing servers.
the 1 horseman of seeing how long 1-2 weeks are: waiting for steam guard
3:40 Virtual economist idk if you're good friends wth the inferno guy but a while back he scammed me for one of my unusual weapons
I'm pretty confident that guy that scammed you was a impersonator
Damn, sorry that happened to you.
Be careful with impersonators
Man trading is so ruff for me espcially sense i have to wait 15 days for a trade to go through i mean most items im probably just gonna buy like ive been trying to get rid of so many items and build my way up to my most wanted items and ive been at it for atleast a month now and only have one trade from a while ago i mean this stuff takes mad dedication congrats to anyone that actaully trades and enjoys it im just trying to get some keys and find someone that is willing to trade so i can get what i want without spending lots of money
My god why the fuck will you need a premium account just to trade…
I like how you vividly explains to us how and what do we need to learn! Hittin the sub button now
Boys trade in TF2
Men work IRL ☝😔
when he says you need money to become a trader:
me: aight imma head out
Quicker guide on TF2 trading:
Buy something at 110% of its price, then sell it at 40% of it's price cause Nobody in the Entire World will Ever sell or buy them at any other price
Yes
Oh thanks this was so helpful, but I wanted to trade right now but I gotta wait 15 days
When does the 2 video comes not Complain just ask
This is AWESOME! It clears up a lot of problems for new traders, it’ll help them get into trading much more easier. I wish I had this guide when I started trading :O
Trading in TF2 is horse shit. I’ve never gotten an unusual in my 10 years of playing the game.
Thank you so much I have not made my first trade yet but I will soon. You helped me tremendously. Keep doing what you're doing.