Foil trading card confusion

I read somewhere that they're just rare. It doesn't really do anything special.

You may as well just sell it. It is just a collection of pixels on a computer screen.

Up to you. They seem to just be rare versions of the cards and thus sell for higher amounts to collectors. Since the beta just came out yesterday, we don't know if crafting them produces different results. You have to be level 10 or higher to acquire them people say.

It's free money, if you can find a buyer. Asking $40 is not the same as getting $40, sadly... :) But if you check the history, a few have managed to sell for these sorts of silly prices. Why? No idea.

I hope it's credit card fraud, since at least that makes sense. Buying them with your own money, that's a tough one to explain... :)

Wow, you are really lucky. Sell them, fast!

you must have 3 invite in inventory for the beta, can you send me one <.<

The whole TCG feature is just about making your profile a little prettier, and they really don't do anything special other than that.

The foil cards are just a little more prettier, and a lot more difficult to find. My personal opinion is to sell them right now for the higher price you can get, since no one is aware of how much they're worth yet! By the price you sell them right now, you'd probably be able to buy 10 or more when more people start getting them.

Sell it for 40 dollars, thats how much they are worth in the market

So is there a market included with this beta for buying/selling the cards?

sell, can't picture them going up from $40. feels like a bubble.

I made 10$ out of selling Don't Starve and TF2 Cards. :D

You didn't read the whole thing, did you? If you get full set of cards you can craft a badge of the game which increases your steam level and has a chance to give you coupons/DLCs profile background and chat smilies.

According to the FAQ:

What are Foil Trading Cards?
Once you reach Steam Level 10, there is a small chance whenever you get a Trading Card from playing a game that it will have a special foil border. You'll need to collect a set of foil cards in order to craft them into a foil badge. There is no extra benefit to having foil cards or foil badges aside from their rarity.

Made $10 off of these silly cards so far. :)

13 drops at level 10, no foils...

If you manage to collect a full set, you can craft it into a special foil badge. The foil badges only have one level.

Man you're lucky, I didn't get any foil cards from Portal 2. Not to mention I got a dupe of 1 card, so I didn't even have half a set. Instead of getting 10 bucks or more straight off the bat, I had to work my way up by buying and selling for a pretty long time...oh well...when you don't have a job, you'll do anything for extra money.

I got a foil Mannequin from Portal 2 after not touching it for like six months and then playing co-op two nights in a row with a friend, I got two cards on the first day and two Mannequins, one foil on the second day. The most it's gone for is $20.. I'm thinking about selling it but I haven't decided yet.