How to get trading cards

[Patrick]

Dahl summed it up perfectly for me:

Originally posted by Dahl:

If you want the drops you will have to spend the money on the 'Trading Card' item for $9.49.

This is set by Steam and there is no way for me to change it. So if you really want one of those cards, here is where you can buy the item to unlock them: Item

Source: Full announcement:
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2313250/view/3660918706916031596

But if just for the badge and not interested in buying in the market, could roll the RNG dice on the booster creator if you turn extra winter/summer cards, backgrounds, emotes into gems (or even just buy the sacks of gems).
> https://steamcommunity.com/tradingcards/boostercreator/#2313250

[Lowlight]

Spend $10 to get 9 cents worth of trading cards? Where do I sign up?