So...are gifts safe after they become tradeable?

how did u get ur stuff back D:
i lost 5 keys buying RUST
the game got revoked the next day i bought it but i just lost my keys :D

Unfortunately as everyone can easily bypass it by sending gifts to email address...

Which leads me to wonder if their security measure would be removed if proven not to be effective in carrying out its stated purpose.

The trade lock is just there so they have an excuse for not helping you.

When you trade for a gift that gets revoked, they give you back the items you traded, always. So in the past you could do suspicious-ass trades like CS:GO for 1 key, and when it gets revoked, Support just dupes your keys and returns them to you. Risk-free. Of course this introduces duped items into the system and devalues them.

Now they can just say "oh it was a gift, and you traded outside the trading window so too bad. gg no re"

Which later on Volvo will made new policy :
90 Days Trade Lock of new purchase Steam Gift :SS

Ouch... what a pain :D
Hopefully not