Originally posted by Bot AlienWhere? the Scrapbank:

Wow I have 25 trades and can only use 1.

Are you talking to yourself?

If any admins are reading this, can you please confirm this? Thanks.

I would also like to point out that the example trades opened by another user (http://www.tf2outpost.com/trade/9983519 http://www.tf2outpost.com/trade/9982868) are identical to mine, except they remain open. Can an admin please help point out the difference?

Originally posted by Champelliot:

Those were definitely relists. Consider the fact that you were offering to buy all demoman/soldier hats. You could have simply created one trade offering to buy unusuals for both demos and soldiers, you didn't need to create an individual one for each.

Would it be a relist if I was only buying the hats listed above?

It would not be possible to list say 16 hats for both Demo and Soldier in one trade, in a way that is obvious to other users.

Originally posted by norby89:

I wouldn't count it as a relist but I can see how a mod who only takes one glance at your trades before making a decision would.

Thanks for the info. What should I do to avoid this happening?

If any TF2 Outpost staff members read this, can you please confirm this and provide me with some more info? Thanks

Dear TF2 Outpost staff,

I have been wondering for a long time about which trades qualify as relists, and which trades do not.

I have recently had several unusual buying trades closed with the reason 'relist'.
Examples: http://www.tf2outpost.com/trade/9012898 http://www.tf2outpost.com/trade/9012941

The trades have different purposes (buying specific Demoman and Soldier hats). It is not possible to put 16 hats on the right side of a trade, so I have split the hats up into 2 trades. The trades do not share anything in common aside from the buds and keys on the left hand side, as they are used as 'currency'. The descriptions state "buying (insert class here) hats" and not "buying any hats".

With a quick search, I have found many other similar trades opened by other members.
Example: http://www.tf2outpost.com/trade/9983519 http://www.tf2outpost.com/trade/9982868

These trades have not been closed for relisting, which makes me wonder how I can avoid it happening.

Can a staff member please help clarify which trades count as relists, and which ones do not, so that I can avoid this happening again?

Thank you very much! :)

Originally posted by 1-800-thewolf:

I only wish there were a quick way of telling whether an item is craftable or not

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Originally posted by Burglar™:

Originally posted by Mariposa:

Why not use the Flare Gun?

It's effective at both close range AND long range, plus it does crits.

On the other hand, the shotgun is only useful at close range, making it useless since you already have a flamethrower.

I can't speak for duck, but personally I like the shotgun because it's better for dispatching other pyros quickly while using the axtinguisher.

Pyro is just one class out of 9.

Why not use the Flare Gun?

It's effective at both close range AND long range, plus it does crits.

On the other hand, the shotgun is only useful at close range, making it useless since you already have a flamethrower.