How do tf2 trade servers work

Harpoon Gaming is where I first started trading and it's the best non unusual trade server hands down. I usually join Vatican City. I've made some great deals there, also bought VIP which is actually really cheap. FirePowered is also an unusual trade server but you can't advertise that you're buying quick sells strange rule and after I did that, I got a 1 week ban. Mods don't abuse on any of these servers ,tho donators often annoy a lot on skial eu, mic advertisement works fine on all. Personally I think trading servers are easier for people who have just traded unusuals.

Its easier for them to sell and buy there. Often times trade servers make it easier for people to buy the hats from what I've seen. You need to be a member in order to leave a comment. Sign up for a new account in our community.

It's easy! Already have an account? Sign in here. Good trade servers? Share More sharing options Followers Recommended Posts. Posted January 12, Any good servers where everyone's actually trading? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options Scootaloo Posted January 12, Stick to Outpost and Classifieds. Much better results. Salvage Like Loading UniqueBob Posted January 12, TheVirtualEconomist Like Loading AntiDruid Like Loading XanFire Posted January 12, Not really a fan of EGC, so I will avoid to comment on them to avoid a biased opinion.

Erik Posted January 13, Posted January 13, Posted January 15, Posted January 27, Confirm and send the trade. Review the contents of both your offer and the requested items. Once you're satisfied, check the box underneath your offered items and then click the "Make Offer" button. The offer will be sent to your friend, and they will be notified the next time they sign on if they are not currently online.

If your friend likes the offer, they can accept it and the trade will occur immediately. Part 3. Join Steam Trading groups. Steam allows you to join Groups, which are collections of like-minded players. You can find lots of Groups dedicated to trading, whether it's all Steam items or specific to Team Fortress 2. Hover over your username and select "Groups".

Click the "Browse groups" button and type your search terms. If you're looking for TF2 trades, enter "tf2 trade" into the field. If you just want general Steam trading, enter "trade". Browse through the related groups and join any public groups that seem interesting. You can then use the group message boards to organize trades or find people that are offering things. Find a Team Fortress 2 trading community site. There are several very popular sites that are dedicated simply to Team Fortress 2 trading.

These sites have powerful tools that allow you to advertise your items and find people with the items you want. Most sites allow you to securely log in with your Steam account, which allows you to load your items and automate trades. TF Scrap.

TF tf2trade subreddit. Join trading servers. There are tons of TF2 servers that are dedicated to allowing users to trade. Trading within servers allows you to trade with people who are not on your Friends list. Open the Server Browser in the game and search for "trade" in the "Tags" field. This will filter the list to just display Trade servers. Join one that's not full. Most trade servers run on custom maps, which will be downloaded automatically if you don't have it.

Players will often say what they are offering in the Chat window. You can use this to organize trades. Avoid trading in regular servers. Most players in regular servers don't want to be bothered by trade requests during the game. Unless you come to an agreement with someone, don't spam the chat with your inventory, and don't send trade requests to each player on the server.

It is considered polite to confine trading to the dedicated Trading servers. If you see an item that you really want and know you can make a good offer on, consider sending the player a private message. Understand that many players will not accept blind offers on items they are using. Check if your phone authenticator info is updated. If you don't have a phone authenticator, add one. Yes No. Not Helpful 2 Helpful 8. If you do not have the paid version, then that's probably why. Not Helpful 7 Helpful Include your email address to get a message when this question is answered.

Submit a Tip All tip submissions are carefully reviewed before being published. You may be scammed with renamed items. Watch out! Helpful 0 Not Helpful 0. Related wikiHows How to. There are currently 29 different colors and can be obtained through the Mann Co. Store, as a drop, from crates, using a Mann Co.

Painting Set, or through trading. Paints can be removed from the cosmetic, but you will not be refunded the paint. Killstreaks Killstreaks are a way for a user to as the name implies, track your kill count on a certain weapon for 1 life. There are 3 types of Kits that each have their own difference, with each one costing more than the prior version. Killstreaks can be removed off of a weapon, but you will not be refunded the kit. Specialized Kit - A Specialized Killstreak will make your weapon glow a select colored shimmer every few seconds.

Every kill up to 20 will increase how often the sheen appears. Professional Kit - Has the same effect as a Specialized, but on your 5th kill you will obtain a particle effect that glows from the eyes, and on your 10th kill that effect will grow to be a "Stronger" version. You need to go into your inventory, and right click the selected item. From there you can directly remove select features you want if you wish to replace them.

You will NOT be refunded for the removal. Thank you for coming to the end of this guide. Hopefully this has given you some form of knowledge you may have not already had, and or has increase your general knowledge of the TF2 Trading Scene. If you see any errors that should be corrected or feel that something should be added, changed, or removed. Then please comment said criticism as all feedback is appreciated. Further, if you have made it this far, and did find this guide helpful, I would appreciate if you could give a rating to help with visibility among all the meme and non-helpful guides, as to help others who could benefit from what's written here.

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SubZeroDestruction [author] 25 Jan pm. I appreciate it. Housri tf2blaze. KKAT 20 Jan pm. SubZeroDestruction [author] 20 Jan pm. It depends on what you're going for. Stock would probably be decent, and or highly desired weapons. There's never an "easy" option in a sense, since it just always depends on the market, timing, who's around buying stuff, etc.

SubZeroDestruction [author] 15 Jan am. Thanks to the 10K of you crazy enough to look at this for some reason. SubZeroDestruction [author] 31 Dec, pm. As this guide nears 10K views, and for the new year; to any and all who've ever checked out this guide, favorited, liked, shared, rewarded, or whatever, I highly appreciate it, and I hope that it has served you or anyone you may know. Once again, and as always, if you have any feedback, I am open to hearing it. SubZeroDestruction [author] 25 Jul, pm.

Unless you somehow get the worst possible drop being an Aussi Blutsauger within a few tours, you're just losing money at that point, and unless you get like, an Aussi Rocket Launcher within a handful of tours, you're again losing money. Play MvM as a fun side thing if you have spare cash, not something to try and make money out of. Colonel Popcorn 25 Jul, pm. Curious, why are stock weapons worth more? Also MvM, does that help with trading?

For the Candy Cane, that's not really worth making. Share to your Steam activity feed.