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Tyc oon 3 Feb, 2013 @ 3:13pm
Accidentally traded a scammer - looking for advice.
Okay, so I just bought an unusual from a guy who added me. Afterwards, I checked the unusual's history and found out that he was marked on steamrep as a scammer. I'm just finding out about this now.

Am I going to be in any kind of trouble for trading with the guy? Is it my fault for not checking his steamrep before I traded with him?

I'm kind of worried... Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.
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His Wardship 3 Feb, 2013 @ 3:19pm 
It is your fault for trading with a marked scammer, and for not checking his SR, but as a general rule, you are given a caution the first time. (As in a don't do it again caution, not an SR caution.)
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Tyc oon 3 Feb, 2013 @ 3:55pm 
Originally posted by Champelliot:
It is your fault for trading with a marked scammer, and for not checking his SR, but as a general rule, you are given a caution the first time. (As in a don't do it again caution, not an SR caution.)

I understand. Thank you, especially for the warning. I'll be sure to check steamrep for scammers before I trade anyone in my best interest.
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PurrrrC 3 Feb, 2013 @ 6:56pm 
Trading with scammers accidentally is common as far as I've seen. My friend didn't even know what hat it was he traded to a scammer and then suddenly ban for the week. I'm sure you don't have to check with lower items all the time as the likelihood is much lower but for unusuals I would especially since now you got warning.
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slogterer 3 Feb, 2013 @ 7:18pm 
Don't worry about it, everyone makes mistakes from time to time. But Steamrep is a good tab to always have up on your browser when someone random adds you or something like that. Use it effectively
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PurrrrC 3 Feb, 2013 @ 11:33pm 
I hope you mean don't worry about it now. You can get banned for repeatedly trading with scammers.
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sheesh 4 Feb, 2013 @ 2:36am 
Trading with scammers are common, but checking their SR is kind of needed. Though you should be given a chance as it is the first time
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僕の名前 (仮) 4 Feb, 2013 @ 7:04am 
So we have to check everyone's profile on steamrep for every trade?
Last edited by 僕の名前 (仮); 4 Feb, 2013 @ 7:04am
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Uranium235 4 Feb, 2013 @ 7:08am 
Not for every trade. But for high value items, yes.
I would guess that less than a bud's worth trade is safe to not have to check too closely.
Last edited by Uranium235; 4 Feb, 2013 @ 7:11am
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Uranium235 4 Feb, 2013 @ 7:56am 
Originally posted by Xile{t}:
I wouldn't trade anything above [and including] a Bill's without checking the person out, yep, 7 keys is my "who gives a funk" limit ;)
For those I rely on OP to auto-ban marked users.
I always look up the user's profile on OP, random add or not.
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His Wardship 4 Feb, 2013 @ 8:46am 
SR doesn't bother with anything under a Bill's in value. (Excluding Unusual trades, you should never trade unusuals with a scammer.)
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His Wardship 4 Feb, 2013 @ 3:19pm 
From FAQ: http://forums.steamrep.com/pages/faq/

SteamRep's policy is to be understanding when an innocent trader makes a mistake or when the monetary value is relatively low.

DataStorm has mentioned the Bill's numerous times, I'm just looking for a quote for you.
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