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Trading: The Basics
By Illithid
Hello People Of The Internet!

I'm Green Gear, and this guide will teach you the basics of trading!
   
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Category: Achievements, Characters, Classes, Co-op, Crafting, Game Modes, Gameplay Basics, Loot, Maps or Levels, Modding or Configuration, Multiplayer, Secrets, Story or Lore, Trading, Walkthroughs, Weapons, Workshop
Languages: English
Class: Demoman, Engineer, Heavy, Medic, Pyro, Scout, Sniper, Soldier, Spy
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21 Apr, 2015 @ 2:59am
22 Apr, 2015 @ 10:43am
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Guide Index
Overview
Volume 1: Getting Started 
Volume 2: Making Profit 
Volume 3: Prices 
Volume 4: External and 3rd-Party Websites 
Volume 5: Misc 
Bonus Volume: Expansion 
Milestones 
Comments
Volume 1: Getting Started
So You're Starting Off Your Trading Career

Now, in TF2 to be able to trade you must meet these requirements:

  • You must have atleast 1 item that allows you to trade it!
  • You must have a premium account. (made 1 purchase in the Mann Co. store)
  • Be aware of www.Scrap.TF (Completely optional, but helps majorly)
  • You must've set up your profile AND have 1 friend!

Met them? Good, now we can carry on!

To trade, you must enter your inventory and click the Trading button.


Once done, you have a selection of buttons


Click the friends list button and select a friend. It will send them a notification saying (Your Name Here) wants to trade If they accept, then you will be meeted with this screen.


All you do is add your item, wait for the other player to add their item, click the blue box under your trade box and click the big green button on the bottom. Ta Da! You just completed your first trade! Good Job!
Volume 2: Making Profit
Read Volume 1? If Not, Go Do It Now Or This Will Be Confuzing!

Now, using what I just taught you, you can start making Profit

Making Profit takes 3 steps:

Step 1: Sell Items at a higher price!
Step 2: ????
Step 3: PROFIT!

I advise you use websites like http://www.TF2Outpost.com or http://www.Backpack.TF to gain profit quicker and easier. Remember: If they want it, they'll pay for it

At the start of your journey, start selling weapons (Rocket Jumper, Sticky Jumper, Market Gardener etc.) at 1 Scrap each!
Volume 3: Prices
I highly advise you read this section before continuing because I will be using data from here through out the rest of the guide.

Prices are confuzing at first but in time you will get use to it!

Many popular games have prices for things, heres a bit of trivia for you: TF2 Has Hat Economics! It sounds stupid but it is effective in the TF2niverse (TF2 and universe!).

Here is a rundown of prices you will come across at the start:

Prices:


0.11 = Scrap Metal

0.33 = Reclaimed Metal

1.00 = Refined Metal

17.33+ = 1 Key (may vary as the price of keys change drastically)

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In the future you may come across Bills, Max Heads, Buds and Unusuals but we will talk about that later...
Volume 4: External and 3rd-Party Websites
This part of the guide is for "advanced" traders but read so if you please

3rd-party websites and external websites are places used by people to trade quick and easier!

Personally, I condone the usage of 3rd-party and external websites as they are extremelly helpful.

These websites are ones that I use to get the item I need at the time:

http://www.Scrap.TF
http://www.TF2Outpost.com
http://www.Backpack.TF
http://www.Steamrep.com

SteamRep isn't a trading website but if you trade with other players they may do +rep on your profile, increasing your status on SteamRep. In my next guide, I will go more in depth into SteamRep as it will be helpfull with a specific type of gambling.
Volume 5: Misc
If you made it this far, I am proud of you! This guide has been made to show players like you how to trade and how to make profit quick and easy! If you enjoyed, then rate this guide so soon, we can get 5 stars! After I have completed my second guide, I will create a group, just for you! It has been an honour knowing that you have read this guide. Also, I will post new things after we reach a milestone, for example: Reach 2 stars (lol jk milestones has it's own section)

Bonus Volume: Expansion
At the moment, I haven't completed ths guide 100%. The Reason? ADDITIONAL CONTENT! (Oh and I have writer's block :3)

This Volume will be for extra pieces of content added on by you guys! If you want to help out, send me a friend request and we will discuss what to add, hey you may even become a contributer! (Most likely!)

Bonus Volume:
Milestones
HA! Did you think I would post milestones WITH misc? Heavens no, it deserves it's own section!

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[()EiCl()] RonaldMcpog 12 Aug, 2016 @ 11:40pm 
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Illithid  [author] 12 Aug, 2016 @ 5:22am 
Cool.
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