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General discussion$13,000 spent on Steam Cards by one person(82 posts)(82 posts)
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Posted July 06, 2016
...during the summer sale and it failed apparently.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Steam/comments/4r6l0f/32767_level_of_the_sale_badge_is_the_max_point/

Now he's got thousands of Summer Sale cards that are worth $0
http://steamcommunity.com/id/St4ck/gamecards/480730/
Posted July 06, 2016
WOW!

Should of used that money to give to a charity to help homeless people or something good.

Not on that stuff.
Posted July 06, 2016
Screwed by short int.

Valve needs to update their coding standards around the fact some of their community is bat shit insane.
Posted July 06, 2016
Valve is making money by each and every electronic item and card sold in their community market. It keeps a fee for EVERY TRANSACTION, meaning that they have devised a lucrative way to make LOADS of MONEY from ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. Even if you just sell the free cards you get by playing games, even then Valve keeps a small share of what you take. It's nuts. Apparently, if you look at the stats of the community market, there are countless of such transactions daily. Again: Valve is making money out of thin air. Why didn't I think of that first?!
Posted July 06, 2016
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sunshinecorp: Why didn't I think of that first?!
Because most of us are driven by a sense of common decency and honesty.

Most of us anyway.
Posted July 06, 2016
eh, nothing new, only one of the ~7 billion dumbs that inhabit the earth ...
Posted July 06, 2016
What an idiot.
Posted July 06, 2016
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jamyskis: Because most of us are driven by a sense of common decency and honesty.

Most of us anyway.
No, fuck that. If I had thought of it I'd do it. :P
Posted July 06, 2016
First world problems....But seriously, spending so much on a virtual item...One that isn't actually useful, except the usual bragging rights...can't even think about it...
Posted July 06, 2016
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Posted July 06, 2016
This has damaged by brain a little, what is a steam card/badge and why on earth does money change hands for them? I've read the link but I just don't get this at all...

I'm too old methinks.
Posted July 06, 2016
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sunshinecorp: Valve is making money by each and every electronic item and card sold in their community market. It keeps a fee for EVERY TRANSACTION, meaning that they have devised a lucrative way to make LOADS of MONEY from ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. Even if you just sell the free cards you get by playing games, even then Valve keeps a small share of what you take. It's nuts. Apparently, if you look at the stats of the community market, there are countless of such transactions daily. Again: Valve is making money out of thin air. Why didn't I think of that first?!
It's not nuts, it's fucking GENIUS. People who want cards (and there are many of them) get cards. Valve and the publishers get a fresh stream of income for almost no effort. Best of all, people like me who aren't interested in cards get enough money to buy loads of games from selling trading cards and booster packs. EVERYBODY HAPPY!
Posted July 06, 2016
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drewpants: This has damaged by brain a little, what is a steam card/badge and why on earth does money change hands for them? I've read the link but I just don't get this at all...

I'm too old methinks.
Glossy page with fun pictures. Don't drink the kool-ade
http://steamcommunity.com/tradingcards
Posted July 06, 2016
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Asbeau: EVERYBODY HAPPY!
Except some parents which didn't hide their credit card in a safe place...
Posted July 06, 2016
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Asbeau: It's not nuts, it's fucking GENIUS. People who want cards (and there are many of them) get cards. Valve and the publishers get a fresh stream of income for almost no effort. Best of all, people like me who aren't interested in cards get enough money to buy loads of games from selling trading cards and booster packs. EVERYBODY HAPPY!
Yes, I'm aware it's genius. That's why I'm coveting it. I wanted that idea for myself. Everyone's looking for a way to make money for nothing (and chicks for free) and Valve's found it.
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