Same, and I really need to close mine. I messed up with the items in the first trade and so i made a second, and now I can't close the broken first one.

I really need to close it before someone reports me for reposts Dx

It's nothing big, but I just figure that turning the Craft Hat item into a Cosmetic item allows for people who use it to include a wider range of items (Misc + Hats instead of just Hats.)

This may have already been suggested, but I hope it gets implemented :P

Well, thank you for your answers and for keeping them tasteful. I'll remove my trades soon.

That's what I thought, but wouldn't different classes unusuals make the goals a bit different, and thus be allowed?

Your answer might be the case, but I might want to check with an admin before i decide anything.

Say a user has opened up many trades advertising the buying of quicksell unusuals. In the trade description, however, the messages differ:

Trade 1: Buying all SCOUT unusuals.
Trade 2: Buying all SOLDIER unusuals.
Trade 3: Buying all PYRO unusuals.

This trend continues for all nine classes.

Does this technically violate the rules against reposting or is it a legal trading practice?

Thank you to whomever answers this.

Originally posted by EGC | Nooge:

Relisting is enforced so that the site has less repeat trades. Thus clearing up any clutter on the site. If a banker wants to buy any and all craft hats, then they need to make one trade and put in the description "BUYING ALL CRAFT HATS!" Making another trade asking for the same thing is pointless, and as i said before, clutters up active trades.

The staff do not actively search out trades against the rules, thats what the ticket system is for. That is why you see all these relisted trades still up. If you see a relisted trade then it is up to you to report them, as it is agaisnt the site rules

Its not as pointless as you think. See, will more people trade you if you are buying 80 hats or 8 hats? I am against trades with the same item, but not trades that have the same goal in mind.

As for the clutter, well, there are already thousands and thousands of trades in outpost. Trying to cut down on the amount of trades in Outpost is like trying to remove a couple of toys from a room neck-deep in toys.

Yes, they wait for the tickets to come in, but when those tickets do come in, I see any ban because of the rule to be unjust.

A short time ago, I was banned for relisting. After going over this rule, I have found it to be a ineffective, restrictive, and utterly harmful rule, with no outstanding Pro to back it up. I think there should be a change to this rule

The first part of the rule is understandable: Not having trades with the same items in them. This is ok, since doing this is just spamming.

It's the next part that is complete garbage: No trades with a common goal. This section of the rule is primarily targeting Bankers in the entire TF2 Community, which takes up a large portion of the community, and an even larger portion of the Outpost Community. If you will read on, you will see that I make a good case.

1. Hurting the Bankers

Many Bankers tend to buy all of 1 type of item. for example, Hat Bankers buy any and all kinds of Craft Hats (Duh.). How are they supposed to do that if they are only permited 8 slots (the current amount of buying slots per trade.). When I banked hats and had 10 trades open to advertise hats (all with different hats), I bought on average about 10-15 hats per day. After being banned and limiting myself to only 1 trade, I haven't even recieved even an add! Same goes for the quicksell unusuals. When I had 9 trades open, I received 8-12 offers on a daily basis. Now that I've been limited to one trade, I have received 0 unusual offers. I simply had to shut down those trades. I've also looked around outpost, and those with only one trade for one thing have received very little offers and made even less trades. Why would bankers use outpost if we are restricted like this?

2. What Pro's?

A rule is usually meant to have a good side to them. "No trolling offers" keeps the offer section clean and friendly. "No trades with a common goal." Has the good side of... what? It's not a rule, its just an unjustified restriction. The only thing that I can see it doing is cutting down on the ammount of trades, but can that really be considered a good thing to deny sellers more opprotunities?

3. How many people follow this rule?

I look all around Outpost, and I see people doing the same thing that I received a ban for: posting multiple trades with a common goal. Many Bankers do this because it is a harmless strategy. When they are reported, they are being banned for using a harmless trading strategy! And they keep doing this because the strategy works. Outpost is denying us a chance to make profit, which is pretty much the point to trading in TF2: Make profit. Many people who do break the rules and use this strategy floursish!

In conclusion, the rule is restricting those who want to make a simple profit from doing so. This strategy is harmless and effective, so I question why it is banned. I see no bad things that would come from removing the rule, and I see a lot of good things that would come from removing the rule. I hope you consider removing the rule. I'd hate to see more people get banned for this.

- Warm Regards
James Baxter

(If you support this, let me know.)
(No bashing pls. I think the rule is unjust and would like to see it lifted. pls don't kill meh ;-;)
(I'm a short-sighted man. If you see a problem from uplifting the rule, let me know C:)
(I wasn't sure about posting this in Suggestions or General Discussions. If i'm in the wrong forum, I'll simply move it.)
(I am not trying to flame here. I just think the rule is bad :P)
(I don't even know if I can get it lifted by posting here. But, I might as well try XD)