Originally posted by lava:

The topic is about rude traders, not necessarily greedy traders. I've dealt with quite a few who are outright rude, regardless of their prices. Some insist on "checking my inventory to make sure I have stock before adding me" because...

Someone gets it, thank you.

You walk into a car dealership, you see a nice used car that meets your needs. After some research, however, you realize that the price tag on the car is significantly steeper than it's actual value. You approach a dealer and say that you would like to make an offer on the car and cite some of your research. He looks you confused for a second and then begins to look angry, and then shouts, "PRICES FIRM NO FUCKING LOWBALLERS" and proceeds to shove you out of the dealership and calls the police.

You pull into another dealership, as you're walking up to the door, you see a sign plastered over it in an obnoxiously red print; "DON'T LIKE MY PRICE? GO SOMEWHERE ELSE!". You decide to not enter.

You find an ad for a car to your liking in the newspaper. You go check out the car and after some research, make a fair offer based on some sales you researched online. He smugly looks at you and says "hah, fucking loser, this is the 69th model of this car ever made, get the fuck out of my yard.". You light him on fire.

Why does half of the TF2Outpost community insist on being dicks? If I see someone being rude in their trade post or even in the comments I immediately stop considering the trade. This kind of aggressive trading is being tolerated when it shouldn't be, which is encouraging it even further. I will never make a trade with an asshole.