I just got scammed for my first time....

How can someone scam someone else? I'm not in to trading and probably never will so I don't get it. Can't you both see what's in the trading window? why would someone accept when the other person don't have the things they should be trading?

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XXvincent

sometimes, the game is either key code, or only giftable, so, one of the parts have to send the "game"first

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mrzalgo

ohh ok thanks

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Dzeeraajs

Wasnt the general idea if someone is trading a key for a giftable copy the key goes first?

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XXvincent

in steamtrades, yoou have reputation (either positive or negative) so, the one with less positive reputation should go first

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zelghadis

and if you trade key vs key or key vs paypal? :>

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XXvincent

example, i have 13 positive rep, and you have 8, ergo you go first and send me the key, if it everything is ok, i'll send you the gift via trade, if i dissappear with your key(malefic laugh) you can report me and give me bad rep, so another users are warned to not trust me, but im a pretty good user :V

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cryonseris

Many people trade for keys, which can't be put in the trading window.

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zelghadis

trading keys for example or trading vs PayPal

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soullenny

Greed makes us blind!

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mrzalgo

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mrzalgo

To be honest I would only do trades for stuff outside the trade window with people I know.

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Psycho345

Are you an idiot for the first time?

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mrzalgo

Thats not very constructive, cut the guy a break.

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LordRoyale

Is being an asshole your full time job, you damn leecher?

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thejadefalcon

Calling someone a leecher without reason is hardly contributing either.

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LordRoyale

Perhaps you did not see his profile.

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Deiru

I can say that I saw it, and I can honestly say that's irrelevant. Being an asshole is independent from being a leecher, there's no need to bring it up.

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thejadefalcon

Perhaps I don't give a smeg? I value a good community member more than giveaways.

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Member

brool cory sto

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Kreslegaard

If some deal looks too god then it's probably fake/scam or other s...tuff ;) In that cases you should make private auction online or something like that...

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Deiru

I sure hope you learned how to not get scammed again.

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LordRoyale

To all new traders, if something is too good to be true, it probably is. I've seen people being scammed when they were offered Black Ops 2 or Skyrim for their L4D2 or $5 game. Greed overcame their rationale.

If something isn't right, walk away or insist on using the trade window.

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InJ3cTiOn

Even using the trade window, the game from the trade can be chargedback.

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Mozi111

I once got scammed of Borderlands GOTY (while it was worth more) and I was already overpaying at the offer. -_-

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