Does everyone have this problem or is it just me?

Nope,
But you do have a G: Three Rune Blade, which is worth quite a lot in the Genuine side of things. But either than that its probably because you dont play the game, and all the 12yearolds are jealous of your items,

Well most people that add me do so because I regularly trade. I assume that people want your witcher genuines, which are not awfully expensive but are still cool. Just sell them or give them away and people will most definitely stop adding you.

Never had it happen, of course i don't have tf2 so ....

Never happened to me, that's odd o_O

People wanted my summer cooler from 2010, so one day I decided to just get on tf2 so the item would disappear and the problem would go away

Yup, it happens every once in a while. I used to play TF2 a while ago but not anymore, yet I'm not interested in trading my stuff, but at the same time nothing in this life is free so I'm not giving anything.

just you

Every once in a while when I'm inactive from TF2 people try to trade me for my crates. Its because all of the trading FAQs for TF2 recommend getting items from inactive ppl.

It use to happen to me quite often. They check your profile and see you don't play TF2 so add you to take all your items for nothing. I find it pathetic and insulting.

Nope, never happened to me O.o

so.. put your inventory as private, end of story. or raffle your items in Tf2raffle.com

I'm a fierce advocator of a magic rule forbidding children younger than 12 from using the internet. I bet my broken carcass that most of the ones who annoy you fall under that category.

It's your TF2 inventory , you only have genuine items tradable and people think you don't have an use for them and give it to them.

Just give your items away to someone who plays TF2, someone that you think is worthy and not beggy. lol

Then your problems will go away.

Chances are that they are using a certain website that is commonly used to find profiles with valuable items, but little to no hours in TF2..
Which in this case, you are a "perfect target".

Yeah happened to me a lot, mainly it was "girl gamers" trying to use there picture that showed some clevage to get what they wanted. Normally at the end after I tell them no or make and offer they'll refuse IE tf2 items for such and such game they go on about how I have a small dick and no woman will want me etc etc haha, I just ignore random requests now and then block them after

people add you because you have genuine items but only have 1 hour on tf2. they see that you never use it/dont have any use for it. if i was you i would sell them for keys and then use the keys to buy steam games

asians have to make money somehow. Trading tf2 items seems to be the most popular other than working in apple factories

Added for begging purposes :D

Kidding. If you don't play tf2 and don't intend to, just give them to a friend and you won't be bothered anymore.

I would recommend you to keep the items if you are ever going to play TF2, else just give them away to someone you can trust.

Yes I get that a lot. I also find it absolutely infuriating when the person starts swearing at me for refusing. I have also never been rude when I told them I didn't want to. My text consisted of smileys and "No thankyou", or "please". I've now also gotten to the point where I mentioned in my profile description that I don't want people adding me for trades, yet the requests still come in. I don't think these people just want our valuable items because they find them fun or anything. They just lurk on the trading forums and want to trade our valuable items for other things. It makes no sense and I've now reached my brink xD I now tell them that they're dickheads or to fuck off if they cuss me out. It's bonkers xD Rant over

I got added in-game to trade, but he wanted to trade a non-tradeable item i had (achievement hat) and i said i couldn't so i broke up the trade... he kept spamming me with trade invites and then he made a vote to ban me :3 (he got banned though ;) so you can see, it happens quite alot