when will steam able the wallet trade? #updated - seems legit and probably would not take long

The worst thing is that n00bz will get desperate and will sell the keys very cheap at first, like what happened with the Dota 2 keys some weeks ago. I already sold 2/3 of my TF2 keys because I'm 100% sure that will happen when the wallet trade becomes available. In the long run, though, I think keys will get some of their value back (again, like what is happening to the Dota 2 keys). Nonetheless, it's better to sell the keys now, anyway.

yes THIS, i couldnt find this thread for you. sorry about that :P
in a way i do hope this function gets officially released this way its easier and cheaper for traders BUT im not sure if Valve will release this though, since they might not get the transaction Fee (unless...)

in the end, the decision is up to Gaben

Have you broken down the code in the script? Entirely possible that the script is generating everything and not pulling it out of the Steam Clients code. People weren't able to enable any of the other features early Steam has released recently so it would be a shock to see them somehow let this into the wild early. Very unlike Valve.

They get money with the keys system because those keys had to come from somewhere (Valave). That also wouldn't remotely cover the lost sales from people loading up during sales and then undercutting Steam through out the year, with their own service none the less. Pile on top of that the potential legal issues (taxes, money laundering, ect.) and it seems pretty unlikely this becomes a feature anytime soon.

they would also open up sub-steam stores with people buying directly from russian sellers, which would NOT be great for valve, because it would seriously hurt their profits.

i think valve might have been trialing it as an internal test, but i would be surprised if it actually went public... killing off the tf2 key market and making buying games through foreign sellers even cheaper and easier is NOT in valves best interests.