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rho531 1 Nov, 2013 @ 12:50am
Cancelling trade offer
Hello! I'm really new to trading and posted my first offer, ever.
After I got a response from someone, I tried trading with them but I couldn't find the item in my inventory, so I went to try to close the trade and marked it as done.

Now I'm still missing my item and can't do anything to edit the trade.

So a few questions, first: When creating a new trade offer, is it normal to find it missing right after? I didn't trade anyone or do anything else to the item.
Second: What can I do to get my item back if its being held somewhere and cancel the trade offer I posted?

Also, if someone could briefly explain how Tf2outpost works, that'd be great! (Things I should look out for and absolute basics)

Thanks for your help!
Last edited by rho531; 1 Nov, 2013 @ 12:51am
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Adam Bandt 1 Nov, 2013 @ 1:46am 
I'm guessing the person took the offer.
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norby89 1 Nov, 2013 @ 7:20am 
Outpost just provides tools to advertise your trades, it's not linked in any way to your inventory. If an item has gone missing, you either traded, sold it on the market, deleted it or it disappeared because it was expired.
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Currier Bell 1 Nov, 2013 @ 10:28am 
After looking at your trade, it seems you tried to sell an expired item.

Those disappear after the expiration date (in this case after the 2012 Halloween event) when you open your game. Many people will keep these items on alternate accounts that do not ever open the game in order to freely trade them after the expiration date.

As for the basics to Outpost, you seem to know how to make trades so you've passed the most basic part.

The quick rundown of the tabs on the page:

Backpack- Takes you to a view of your inventory. Please keep this public at all times.
Trades- Takes you to a list of all your posted trades.
Offers- Makes a list of all trades that you have posted on.
Bookmarks- Takes you to a list of trades that you have bookmarked for future viewing.
Matches- Makes a list of trades that match your own trades wishlist.
Search- Search page for items. Please note clicking on an item once put in the searched owned section/wishlist, a drop down menu appears with more detailed search parameters.

And I believe you're familiar with the New tab at this point.

I'd also heavily recommend making sure to read through the rules page (especially the very bottom of the page) and making sure to read the notes posted on trades to ensure a better experience. The setting page may also provide a few settings that will make browsing trades easier.
Last edited by Currier Bell; 1 Nov, 2013 @ 10:30am
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