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who the **** are these people that don't have garry's mod that are going to be enticed by garry's mod being on sale for $2 for probably the 500th time

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06-28-2014 , 10:52 PM

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coolnout

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Originally Posted by ItalianFX

How do you guys price your cards?

If the last sold for .20, do you put that in what you receive or do you put that in what the buyer pays?

If you're selling for .20 you actually only get .17.

I'm trying to watch the market, but I can't seem to figure out where it's putting my order at. If there are 5000 selling at .21, how do I get in at .20 to make sure it sells quickly?

you can see all the buy orders that are placed if you want to sell it quickly...
just match the price to sell it immediately.. or price it higher if you want to wait for someone to pay more...

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06-28-2014 , 11:07 PM

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ItalianFX

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Originally Posted by coolnout

you can see all the buy orders that are placed if you want to sell it quickly...
just match the price to sell it immediately.. or price it higher if you want to wait for someone to pay more...

That's what I'm asking. I just tried experimenting a little bit. The buy side showed:

3000 at .21
8000 at .23
7000 at .24

So I put in that the buyer pays .22, I would receive .19. Nothing. I didn't even see it show up at .22. Then I put it at .21. Still nothing because there were so many orders and I'm sure I was put at the bottom of the list. Then I put it at .20, which undercut all of them and it sold instantly.

I ended up getting .18 out of it.

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06-28-2014 , 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by ItalianFX

ya the buy side doesn't take into account the % steam takes... that's the total they're willing to pay.. so you have to price it lower til it matches up

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06-28-2014 , 11:18 PM

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ItalianFX

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Originally Posted by coolnout

ya the buy side doesn't take into account the % steam takes... that's the total they're willing to pay.. so you have to price it lower til it matches up

So basically it's not really possible to pass the steam fee onto the buyer since it always goes with the lowest cost to the buyer.

I have been looking into a way to flip items, just to see if it's possible, so I'm getting confused with what I'm looking at as far as what I would have to pay.

EDIT: Interesting. The cards are an auction-like system, while items like guns and gear you can see individual sellers sorted by cheapest price.

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06-29-2014 , 12:02 AM

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whatthejish

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Yeah, buy/sell orders were only implemented a week or so ago

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06-29-2014 , 12:06 AM

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HawkFanIA

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who the **** are these people that don't have garry's mod that are going to be enticed by garry's mod being on sale for $2 for probably the 500th time

I bought it two days ago packaged with source for 6,49. Buddy of mine bought it today

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06-29-2014 , 12:14 AM

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ItalianFX

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Originally Posted by whatthejish

Yeah, buy/sell orders were only implemented a week or so ago

It is probably pretty hard to flip items anymore. There are better ways to make a few cents without the risk of loss. haha

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06-29-2014 , 12:26 AM

#10209

whatthejish

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Yes indeed, NOW is certainly not the time to be trying to profit from the steam market

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06-29-2014 , 01:40 AM

#10210

Jack Bando

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Anyone know an easy way to tell if games have been given updates? Two of my games got content added in and I didn't know for weeks.

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06-29-2014 , 02:10 AM

#10211

ScreaminAsian

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+1 to shovel knight

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06-29-2014 , 03:39 AM

#10212

2/325Falcon

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Played a couple hours and Shovel Knight is legit.

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06-29-2014 , 05:54 AM

#10213

MinusEV

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Organ Trail - Yay or Nay?

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06-29-2014 , 05:57 AM

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El Kabong

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I thought I had never heard of it before but apparently I own it.

Is the community vote finished? I don't see an option to vote on a new set of games.

edit: people on steam forums are saying there will be no more new community or flash sales and that the only thing left is an encore....

thanks everyone that voted so that we could have skyrim on sale 4 times.

Last edited by El Kabong; 06-29-2014 at 06:07 AM.

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06-29-2014 , 07:31 AM

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YouR_DooM

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Well, time to buy creeper world and see the rest of the wishlist this christmas

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06-29-2014 , 08:59 AM

#10216

YouR_DooM

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this is rigged, right?

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06-29-2014 , 09:00 AM

#10217

dlorc

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EVERYBODY WINS.

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06-29-2014 , 09:16 AM

#10218

El Kabong

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Is there any chance of new flash or daily deals or should I just buy now?

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06-29-2014 , 09:19 AM

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YouR_DooM

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The internet™ says there are going to be other flash sales

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06-29-2014 , 10:05 AM

#10220

weeeez

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3liXR3iI0K4

item trades from 3 cents to 100e knife

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06-29-2014 , 10:14 AM

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Jiggymike

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Organ Trail - Yay or Nay?

There's a free browser version if you want to try it out; I played once and felt pretty satisfied with my Organ Trail experience, probably won't be playing again.