Steam Community Market

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Steam Community Market

#1 Posted by PeasantAbuse (4775 posts) - 5 months, 10 days ago

The beta for the Steam Community Market came out today. At the moment it looks like you are only able to sell/buy consumable TF2 items (crates, keys, etc.) but I guess more games are going to take advantage of it next year. I hadn't heard about this until today, was it even announced?

Has anyone sold or bought anything yet? I listed my decal tool for five cents and it sold within seconds of going up.

#2 Posted by awesomeusername (3161 posts) - 5 months, 10 days ago

So what you're saying is I can play Team Fortress 2, get items and sell them for monies? I'm going to go download TF2 now.

#3 Posted by PeasantAbuse (4775 posts) - 5 months, 10 days ago

Exactly, although it looks like some items are going to be hard to sell. For example there are over 100,000 crates for sale and most of them only cost two cents, and I can't imagine there are a lot of people in the market to buy crates. I think my decal tool sold so fast because it was 35 cents cheaper than the rest of them and there are only around 400 listed. I hope in the future they allow people to sell weapons and hats, that's where the real money is.

#4 Posted by Terramagi (1159 posts) - 5 months, 10 days ago

I put Australium Gold on there for 1 dollar.

I'll be rich before I know it!

#5 Posted by The_Laughing_Man (12105 posts) - 5 months, 9 days ago

To use it you have to have recently bought something on steam....

#6 Posted by Snail (7845 posts) - 5 months, 9 days ago

I wonder if I'll sell any crates if I price them at 1$.

#7 Posted by BoG (5169 posts) - 5 months, 9 days ago

It's a bummer that you can only sell consumables. I would love to sell my vintage gear. I bet I could sell those at a high price.

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#8 Posted by CaLe (2500 posts) - 5 months, 9 days ago

Does it just go into your Steam wallet? Meaning you can only use the money to buy things on Steam?

#9 Edited by mortal_sb (436 posts) - 5 months, 9 days ago

@CaLe said:

Does it just go into your Steam wallet? Meaning you can only use the money to buy things on Steam?

yes. valve's taking a mere 5% cut.

#10 Posted by MAGZine (348 posts) - 5 months, 9 days ago

@BoG: Sell them for bills and buds, sell those for keys, and sell the keys for cash.

#11 Posted by mscupcakes (609 posts) - 5 months, 9 days ago

@BoG: Yeah, with the amount of random people add me wanting to trade for Bill's Hat I could probably retire after selling it.

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