Well, I guess we have to agree to disagree.

If there are any cases where items have been returned without hijacking involved, I have yet to see evidence of that. And that a steam report is no guarantee for a trade ban, goes without saying.

"Unbanning" false positives, I would not consider as an "unban", just correcting a mistake which should not have happened in the first place.
But there are even other reasons, why an account can get unbanned, but that is besides the point.

In my opinion, trying to get your items back under any other circumstances other than an account hijack, is futile and a waste of time for everyone involved.

Originally posted by Champelliot:

it's often recommended that you make a support ticket, because occasionally (and of course, not always), items are returned.

I always thought that was only to also get them steam trade banned.

Originally posted by Champelliot:

Incidentally, they also say that VAC bans will never be removed, ever, under any circumstances.
Have I got news for you.[www.vacbanned.com]

Originally posted by VACBanned.com:

Since VAC2 (2005), all VAC bans are permanent. Before, with VAC1, there used to be 5 year bans and 1 year bans. Some people have been unbanned recently because they had 5 year VAC1 bans, and we got them in our database because their VAC status was checked by our site before their unban. Those who have been recently unbanned can be found in the VAC unbanned list.

Still, if you make it a feature, everybody will think they need to have one and will overuse it.
You can already make one yourself, the BB code to differentiate is enough. You can easily copy-paste your own signature if you feel the need to have one.
And make no mistake, just because you post your "don't add me" in your signature, you won't get rid of those that did that before - to the contrary actually, people will get used to not reading signatures because they will mostly contain useless information.

Err, yes ;-)

Originally posted by Steam Support:

What is Steam's policy on returning scammed items/gifts?

Steam will not return any items or gifts that you feel have been traded unfairly. There are no exceptions to this policy. All trades are final.

Originally posted by Steam Support:

Why will Steam not return items that were scammed?

During the trade process, Steam asks you to confirm your trade multiple times. It is your responsibility to review the items that you are trading.

Originally posted by Steam Support:

What is Steam's policy on returning items that were taken while my account was hijacked?

We will investigate your account to confirm the hijacking took place and restore any items lost during the hijacking. If we cannot confirm your account was hijacked we will let you know and not restore any items.

Steam Support

I don't support signatures, although I too have a "signature" at the moment. But that will only stay in my trades as long as the information contained within serves my needs.
(trade adv. for completing my collection, for which it is impossible to make a buying trade for)


I AM ALREADY SICK OF PEOPLE YELLING AND USING


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in their trade notes because they think that will make the occasional idiot understand. Most times it's not the "customers" that can't read, it's the trade owners that cant express in a few simple and easy to understand words what they actually want.

And those notes "trade is on autobump", "may not be online anymore", "don't add me" etc. are redundant in most cases and unnecessary.

Making Signatures available will only take up more space and will be mainly used to post useless shit like you see in forums.

I agree with thewolf and king. Many Donors not paying attention to their trades is one reason I have not donated so far. I too prefer non-donors for a lot of trades.
But you also have the opposite, as some non-donors are trading noobs that put up a trade and never come back to the site. I've heard my fair share of "Do I know you?" after I added them.

I never made the experience that someone is not taking me seriously because I am not a donor. But that could also be, because most of my trades are for fixed prices, that I carefully choose. And a donor-rank will not protect you from the occasional idiot that can't read your notes.

Another major reason to become a donor is the number of trades you can have. For me it is enough so far and I can manage to bump my trades manually every 30 - 60 minutes while I am online. After all, if I want to trade I have to pay attention at least in that interval anyway.
But for things like unusuals and other rare items, I agree with Pretendeer, auto-bump could be useful to maximize exposure.

Valve will only return your items in rare circumstances when your account has been hijacked. They will not restore any items you traded, no matter the value. It was your responsibility to check what you trade for.

Originally posted by +MacroPower:

If you suspect illicit activities, please add a steamrep.com admin and try to get them marked.

Just to be clear, I didn't say that, nor did I intend to imply anything like that.

Already did. Was just curious on what the policy is. MarcoPower has answered that now.

sure it can, if it clearly is designed to circumvent existing rules
He has many alts already, why does he need this one to trade on Outpost?
Quote: "I started this account to supply keys for the group" Well he's trading a lot more than that, isn't he...