How to check origin of an item!

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FullOfLead 15 Jun, 2013 @ 12:33am

How to check origin of an item!

There is a very interesting report on this forum
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/groups/tf2outpost/discussions/0/864970667949672678/
which inspired me to start this discussion.

HOW do I actually check the origin of an item.
- Who actually crafted it?
- Is it a duped item?
- Can it be sold to me from someone who scammed someone else?

Would be real nice if someone could make a guide in How to check an item.

I will remember that during one of the TF2outpost-TwitchTV broadcasts - one of you in the staff (a guy) talked about that he was dressed in a hat that he was sure was duped at least 6 times. He had made some investigations and found the other five copies in other players inventories - So there must be a way of doing this investigation.
I have also heard you at the staff discuss "dirty" items (NOT in the meaning Uncraft) where you said that IF an item was scammed it usually are traded very fast between a number of user-accounts which all have non-public inventories. (Think it was Helen who talked about this).
This history of ownership is recorded somewhere and even if you can not se who the owner was - you can get very suspicious about the item...

Maybe you at TF2-Outpost should get together and make such a guide and Pin it at the forum so everyone can learn and increase awareness!

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norby89 15 Jun, 2013 @ 1:56am

Just stay away from people offering you "super quicksell" deals and you'll be fine. Always check their Steamrep page, make sure their account is at least 1-2 years old with tons of comments. If an account is private or is very new and has high value items simply do not trade with them. It's a dead giveaway. No matter how good the deal is, it's not worth it. You can be marked on Steamrep for trading with obvious scammers or even worse, have your account locked for being part of a possible hijacking.

FullOfLead 15 Jun, 2013 @ 4:40am

I follow all those rules ... but HOW do I check the ownerhistory of an item.

norby89 15 Jun, 2013 @ 6:46am

I don't know about any website that still keeps track of item history to this day. Even if they did it'd still be incomplete. As for how to know if an item is duped? You check similar hats and look if their original ID match. On Outpost if you click on one of your items and you are not listed as the last owner, the item is most probably duped.

Last edited by norby89; 15 Jun, 2013 @ 6:46am