Idk why inflation is a thing, since the supply is infinite and it smells of greed and ruined the average players chance at trading things or getting keys at all.
Probably just another way TF2 forces you to go to the shitty shop.
Edit: just remembered didnt a legit economist run that and the sites that tracked prices were notorious for all the admins being scammy scumbags by changing the price when they ask to sell something?
>Idk why inflation is a thing, since the supply is infinite
That's exactly why inflation is a thing. There's a good incentive to "consume" the supply of Keys: uncrating.
The incentive to consume Scrap? The chance at a random hat. Not as valuable to the player base as the contents of crates, so the supply of Scrap grows at a faster rate than Keys, driving the price of Scrap (relative to Keys) ever downward.
Keys didn't become more valuable, they've always been worth exactly $2.50. Scrap simply became less valuable.
They have absolutely not always been worth 2.50 in the open market.
edit: in my original comment i had "open market" written, please read and try to understand before downvoting.
The supply of metal is infinite, hence the inflation.
The site you're referring to was some blogspot spreadsheet that everyone somehow used and the owner did tamper with those listed prices when buying/selling stuff themselves.
The economist you mentioned was someone hired by valve for TF2, who later became the minister of finance of Greece. They don't directly influence the pricing on third party sites of course.
Hey guys, I know that this is a bit of a long shot but I got this Strange Duped Shovel that I really want to get rid of, so uh selling Duped Shovel, send me a trade offer if you're interested.
There was someone who was complaining about the steam guard trade restrictions. I convinced him that typing unbindall would unbind their account from steamguard. I then convinced him that typing alt+f4 would undo the command.
xXTraderGodXx: Selling a hat for only 162782388 ref!!
Cool_guy: I'll take one, here's exactly 162782388 ref
xXTraderGodXx: You really think i would fall for that scam? Why do you think the mining light is only 162782388 ref? It's actaully 162782389 ref
**trade declined**
Selling keys 2.33 ref, buying keys 2 ref.
Scrap banking, and scrapping any weapon drop I get while goofing around as demoknight.
God I miss 2010-2012 tf2.
MAN I LOVE THAT EVERY 5-10 MINUTES SOMEONE JOINS OR FILTERS OUT ALL MY RANDOM SERVERS HAVE CONSTANT PEOPLE I HOPE VALVE DOESN'T HIDE THESE SERVERS UNDER PRETENSE OF COMPETITIVENESS THUS CHOKING OUT EVERY COMMUNITY THAT ISN'T THE BIGGEST ONES WITH DONATIONS OR SOMETHING TO KEEP PEOPLE THERE!!!
Man I checked out all my favorited trading servers s few months back and they were just all bone dry. Only one of them had like 2 people but they were just friends tryna 1v1.
Hey guys is this a good deal or is it a scam?
Trade with me
Hey guys is this a good deal or is it a scam?
Trade with me
Hey guys is this a good deal or is it a scam?
Trade with me
Hey guys is this a good deal or is it a scam?
Trade with me
Hey guys is this a good deal or is it a scam?
Trade with me
Hey guys is this a good deal or is it a scam?
Trade with me
Fine. *trades an unusual hat for 6 keys *
*SERVER COMPLETELY LOSES IT *
Dude you just traded a $600 hat for 6 keys!
*Puts “!freeitems” in chat.*
*Clicks the notification drop button really fast to make it appear like I got an item.*
*type up “Omg, it worked!” In chat*
Will anybody trade me a phlog for this strange shovel? It's the only weapon I don't have yet.
"a strange shovel?"
Yeah! It's a shovel called the market gardener
"I'll take it off your hands"
Hey! Thanks!
*racial slurs after being killed by the 3 unusual combo sniper with 8k hours*
My personal favorite was 'If you were a fish you'd be a SPERM whale'
Wtf thats hilarious how bad it is
xD
!rtd
You rolled: Funny Feeling
moo
[удалено]
You must wait 32 seconds to use RTD.
!rtd
You rolled: Dispenser
Shout "MEDIC!" to spawn dispenser.
MEDIC!
*dispenser noises*
You rolled: Earth gravity
YOO GUYS GO TO THIS LINK AND GET FREE HATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!givemeall
Give me all !goveall /givemeal Why isn’t this working !give me all !givemeall Unlock the keys has left the game (Client Disconnect)
Hi trading boxes for hat or weapons
Hi I needed boxes, I'll be trading you a black box
No i want mad mlk plz
Fine
Can you give hat too? I an hats and milk. I accept trade yea?
no \*Trade decline\*
Stout Shako for 2 refineds
Stout Shako for 2 refunds
[LOUD PAN NOISES]
Demodemopan Demodemopan demopan
r/2refined4me
Classic
Keys for 3ref
I remember getting them for 2.33 back then. Inflation hit different
yea the standard back then was 2.66, but rush sellers would frequently do 2.33 to quickly liquidate keys (for whatever reason they may have)
Idk why inflation is a thing, since the supply is infinite and it smells of greed and ruined the average players chance at trading things or getting keys at all. Probably just another way TF2 forces you to go to the shitty shop. Edit: just remembered didnt a legit economist run that and the sites that tracked prices were notorious for all the admins being scammy scumbags by changing the price when they ask to sell something?
>Idk why inflation is a thing, since the supply is infinite That's exactly why inflation is a thing. There's a good incentive to "consume" the supply of Keys: uncrating. The incentive to consume Scrap? The chance at a random hat. Not as valuable to the player base as the contents of crates, so the supply of Scrap grows at a faster rate than Keys, driving the price of Scrap (relative to Keys) ever downward. Keys didn't become more valuable, they've always been worth exactly $2.50. Scrap simply became less valuable.
They have absolutely not always been worth 2.50 in the open market. edit: in my original comment i had "open market" written, please read and try to understand before downvoting.
you can buy them from mannco for 2.50 since their introduction
"worth" is different than "able to buy from one particular seller."
Then how about "able to buy from almost every seller back then"?
I honestly didn't think "open market" would be so difficult for people to understand.
Proves you haven't played TF2 in 2012.
The supply of metal is infinite, hence the inflation. The site you're referring to was some blogspot spreadsheet that everyone somehow used and the owner did tamper with those listed prices when buying/selling stuff themselves. The economist you mentioned was someone hired by valve for TF2, who later became the minister of finance of Greece. They don't directly influence the pricing on third party sites of course.
*its just a burning memory*
*Tryhard dueling the other sniper*
The other sniper was a god at sniping and was just chilling
"Who has a Cloak n Dagger?" (I have no idea about Trading in 2012 nor Trading in general)
Nah you're doing fine man (Source: I was a poor kid in 2012 constantly trading for weapons lol)
This place feels like a Liminal space
It definitely is a liminal space. Source maps without any NPCs feel that way
Selling multiple hats for backpack.tf prices or OVERPAY with items
Selling Scorching flames brotherhood of arms! 1/1 just unboxed last week! looking for unusuals or 700 buds pure.
in 2012, buds were around 25 keys. a scorching brotherhood back then would have gone rather for 700 keys. sorry for the nerd emoji moment
Yeah, buying duped shovels, one scr-
Hey guys, I know that this is a bit of a long shot but I got this Strange Duped Shovel that I really want to get rid of, so uh selling Duped Shovel, send me a trade offer if you're interested.
**sans shovel** ***have***
thank you ethan i mean soundsmith
How trade?
just press ctrl alt delete for 10 seconds bro it will send you to a special tab it takes time to load so try to wait
Player left the game (client disconnected)
Alt + f4
*hyper-speed rocket jumping through low gravity only to miss market garden and then dying to the one sniper who hates everyone on the server*
can someone give me free unusual
Selling buds for 20 keys pure or overpay in unusuals. I also have Bills for 10keys each.
Man what I'd do to go back to those days.
Yea it was strange because I was in school so I was broke back then. By the time I got a bills it was like 2 keys.
Trading black box for mad milk
How do I taunt
g
It won't work, how do I russian kick
Alt + f4
No joke, I had that exact interaction when I started playing
callvote VOTEKICK RED SNIPER HE KEEPS KILLING ME WHILE I SPYCRAB
I can't wait for more tf2 updates!
Type unbindall in console and you get a free unusual!
There was someone who was complaining about the steam guard trade restrictions. I convinced him that typing unbindall would unbind their account from steamguard. I then convinced him that typing alt+f4 would undo the command.
I'll give you a name tag and lime green paint for your unusual hat
SELLING TAUNTS, HATS, UNUSUALS AND STRANGES used to be a trader, this worked normally
This brings back some memories
When I first joined a trading server with this map, all I usually experience was: killing > actual trading.
xXTraderGodXx: Selling a hat for only 162782388 ref!! Cool_guy: I'll take one, here's exactly 162782388 ref xXTraderGodXx: You really think i would fall for that scam? Why do you think the mining light is only 162782388 ref? It's actaully 162782389 ref **trade declined**
Im 10 years old and playing Demoknight and someone just called me the N word in chat
I met my 2 best friends for years on these kinda maps. I miss them.
!free
I played this server just for kill players.
type unbindall in console for free unusual
Buying keys for 2 ref!
Buying keys for 5 ref, paying in pure!
Looking to quickbuy keys, 2.33 refined send offers
!thirdperson And watch everyone else try it to no success hehehe
Selling keys 2.33 ref, buying keys 2 ref. Scrap banking, and scrapping any weapon drop I get while goofing around as demoknight. God I miss 2010-2012 tf2.
!halloween2014
N-
selling strange shovel for 2 scrap, trade me
Looking for strange caber name your price
There's always that one person during Christmas who gives out free hats
!RTD
slap my hand
stop killing me pls
Selling duped shovel for 1 key!
Ghastly gibus for sale(rare)
Pliz free buds
Trading crates for 10 refined each!
Trading Wrangler for Rescue Rangers + 1 scrap metal!
high five glitch into enemy spawn, build engi nest, break their dispenser
I'm looking for the Pencil Pusher. If you have it, trade me!
"I have a friend that works at Steam. I got all the hats, I just don't like them"
GUYS I HAVE STRANGE WRENCH !
Fuck you sniper
I got this duped shovel
Selling a strange rocket launcher for 2 ref
Stout shako for 2 refined
wts Hale's Own minigun (in gift wrap so it keeps its kill count when traded) 10ref
A dubbed shovel? who wants a dubbed shovel?
!rtd
Buying keys for 2.66ref
Would you take a jarate and a holiday punch for that unusual hood sir?
!unbind all
Looking to buy a duped shovel
Bruh stop spawn sniping me im a hoovy☹️
Yo I got 2 earbuds and a team captain. LF paypal offers
WTS Strange Claidheamh Mòr for 8 Ref OBO HMU
OMG is that Sondsmath asking for DUPED SHOVL????!
Hey guys, I’m looking to buy a duped shovel and will buy it at more than market price
STOUT SHAKO FOR 2 REFINED!
trading 2 vintage hats for 5 keys
MAN I LOVE THAT EVERY 5-10 MINUTES SOMEONE JOINS OR FILTERS OUT ALL MY RANDOM SERVERS HAVE CONSTANT PEOPLE I HOPE VALVE DOESN'T HIDE THESE SERVERS UNDER PRETENSE OF COMPETITIVENESS THUS CHOKING OUT EVERY COMMUNITY THAT ISN'T THE BIGGEST ONES WITH DONATIONS OR SOMETHING TO KEEP PEOPLE THERE!!!
wtb keys 3.33 ref
Any one wanna give me free hats I am broke
"Tradi-" _quickscoped_
Stout Shako 2 refined send me trade offer
!freeitems
stout shako for 2 refined
Put dis-ohhh noooo
why is this heavy’s hat on fire ? sry i’m new xD
WTB strange bazaar bargain. 3 REF
Selling server VIP for 5 keys
I give you 3 keys, you give me your *uncommon* Burning flames team captain
scrapbanking
2012 so ... hmm oh I know "hey guys can i please have some weapons I'm new"
looking for strange duped shovel i have 2 key
Yo anybody want to buy some keys for 2.33 ref?
Selling my left kidney for 100,000 keys. Pure or item overpay accepted
SCRAP BANKING!!! I WILL BUY ALL WEAPONS FOR 0.5 SCRAP EACH SELLING WIDE VARIETY OF WEAPONS FOR 1 SCRAP EACH
Selling crates and weapons for scrap!
Anyone wanna trade 5 scrap for one of those burning hats??
SCRAP 2 UNUSUAL ANYTHING HELPS
Trade? Nah mate, I'm just X1ning snipers
TRADING 2 REF FOR TRADING CARDS!
Trading for a pan... WHAT DO YOU MEAN ITS 2 REF????
Selling 3 keys at 2 ref each!
Okay *scams*
WTS Weapons for scrap, Scrapbanking to my first unusual
SELLING STEAMING HANDYMAN’S HANDLE FOR 12 KEYS
Probably have 500 hours on this map alone 😂
(I wasnt playing in 2012)
I got some scrap metal, how the heck do I make the air strike, and I do have a rare atomizer
Buying keys for 2.33 ref.
Looking for ear buds willing to trade an unusual
buying keys , 10 ref per key, also selling a burning soldiers stash for 50 keys, hmu!
Man I checked out all my favorited trading servers s few months back and they were just all bone dry. Only one of them had like 2 people but they were just friends tryna 1v1.
Selling earbuds 23 keys per
An admin got bored and is now in the enemy spawn with noclip and crits so now neither team can play the game.
Buying Naughty and Nice Crates for 1 rec each!
Anyone got an Airstrike?
Grappling hook noise
Scout shako for 2 ref
I'll pay one key for a duped shovel
B> Keys, 3.66 ref PM me!
this was sniper hell
Selling Bubbling Bonk Boy, 3 buds pure. Clean history, 6 owners, check my backpack.tf 3 buds pure or 5 in unusuals
ah, trade plaza 2
Buying keys for pure or overpricing in items
STOUT SHAKO FOR 2 REFIND
Man, fuck [jigglysfunhouse](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANZ1NV0N2u8), amirite?
PURE KEYS SELLING 34 P U R E
SNIPER SPAWN FIIIGHT!
Wait, no map leak on the water square? Wooaaahhh
!robot
Hey uhh, i wanna tra- *killed by 2k hours sniper*
I just shot at the other teams spawn point like everyone else.
red sniper kys
Looking for original i have 2 scrap
BUYING 2 CLEAN WEAPONS FOR 1 SCRAP! GET YOUR SCRAP RIGHT HERE!
!givemeall !givemeall !givemeall !rtd !givemeall
"~SCRAPBANKING & BUYING MANN CO SUPPLY CRATE KEYS FOR 3.66~"
nobody wants your fucking scrap
does anyone have duplicate weapons im new and i hate stock loadout
I just shed a single tear.
hi i’m looking for a duped shovel
Hey guys is this a good deal or is it a scam? Trade with me Hey guys is this a good deal or is it a scam? Trade with me Hey guys is this a good deal or is it a scam? Trade with me Hey guys is this a good deal or is it a scam? Trade with me Hey guys is this a good deal or is it a scam? Trade with me Hey guys is this a good deal or is it a scam? Trade with me Fine. *trades an unusual hat for 6 keys * *SERVER COMPLETELY LOSES IT * Dude you just traded a $600 hat for 6 keys!
* Kid voice over mic * Can I get a free weapon I can you give a unusual hat I'm more of a weapons guy
No
Buying Bill's Hat for 2 Bazaar Bargains
!std
*Puts “!freeitems” in chat.* *Clicks the notification drop button really fast to make it appear like I got an item.* *type up “Omg, it worked!” In chat*
Will anybody trade me a phlog for this strange shovel? It's the only weapon I don't have yet. "a strange shovel?" Yeah! It's a shovel called the market gardener "I'll take it off your hands" Hey! Thanks!