Key Price and Marketplace.tf

[ChessRobot]

Keys on the steam market are around $2.50 and on marketplace.tf it's around $2. What's the real price?

Also why are some items cheaper on marketplace and some cheaper on the community market?
Thanks

[Jeb's Perc-30 Adventure]

If it's about keys , not many peeps know about supply/demand with keys and they're sold at a fixed price

The same really can't be said for MP.tf where anything is subjected to price changes left right and center

[trash]

Originally posted by ChessRobot:

What's the real price?

keys go for as low as like 1.60-170ish from secondhand sellers looking for paypal
marketplace and steam market have fees that up the prices
steam market item price differences are because steam funds aren't as useful as real money

Also why are some items cheaper on marketplace and some cheaper on the community market?

just depends who is selling what and on which site
sometimes people sell for less on one site

[Tronex]

Marketplace is where you buy/sell things directly for real money (paypal), unlike the restricted steam market and its %15 fee. Items are sold for their true value, that's why they are cheaper.

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the price you see is the 'real price' per the respective market

accept it, wrap your head around it
there is no 'standard valuation' because there are many dimensions to the tf2 virtual economy

steam wallet money =/= your marketplace/cashout money