HELP - Untradeable item

[Bruno Uranus]

I need help. I recently got a STRANGE BEEP MAN form a cauldron and it is untradeable, I do not know why, but it is. I need to find a way to make it trade able so i ca sell it because i have no need of it. It would be VERY grateful if anybody helped or if it is even possible. Thanks for any help!

[Tasty Salamanders]

The cauldron items are all unmarketable and untradable. You can trade it via gift wrap but that is risky and also gift wrap costs money. If you don't want it your only viable option is to delete it.

[lion pizza chicken]

Your only option as far as I see it is to gift wrap it. Even then, it will cost you $1-2 for the gift wrap. I don't know if they allow you to gift wrap those cauldron items but my best guess is you can if you're willing to spend the money. Once it's gift wrapped you can trade it normally. The Beep Man is worth around 2 ref so it's basically like paying $1-2 for 2 refs

[Bruno Uranus]

Can people tell what the item in the gift wrap is?

[lion pizza chicken]

Originally posted by Crankypotatoe:

Can people tell what the item in the gift wrap is?

Yes they can

[Bruno Uranus]

So i can essentially gift wrap the strange beep man and trade it to somebody. They will know what is inside the gift wrap and i can sel it for its true price?

[lion pizza chicken]

You can buy the gift wrap for $2.25 right now and even if it won't allow you to gift wrap it, you can always sell it back on the market

[Bruno Uranus]

okay

[Bruno Uranus]

So they will be able to see what is in the gift wrap, right?

[lion pizza chicken]

Originally posted by Crankypotatoe:

So i can essentially gift wrap the strange beep man and trade it to somebody. They will know what is inside the gift wrap and i can sel it for its true price?

That's right. I'm just not sure about those cauldron items but it's worth a try

[Bruno Uranus]

thanks for the help, ill coem back to update

[Bruno Uranus]

i managed to gift wrap the strange beep man now i can trade it

[lion pizza chicken]

Originally posted by Crankypotatoe:

i managed to gift wrap the strange beep man now i can trade it

So it says it's a tradeable item now? And you can see the Beep Man in the gift wrap?

[Tasty Salamanders]

Originally posted by Crankypotatoe:

So i can essentially gift wrap the strange beep man and trade it to somebody. They will know what is inside the gift wrap and i can sel it for its true price?

No, yes, and no.

Gift wrapping will not let you trade it, it will let you GIFT it, that is why I said it is risky, you could send the item and the person could take it and not fulfil their half of the trade.

The gift will show the wrapped contents on it.

And no, you will not sell it for its true price, as an untradable item it is worth less than a tradable version, and also the gift wrap is worth almost a key itself.

[Bruno Uranus]

Well i have an offer on tf2 trade outpost now.
It doesinfact say it is tradeable so i can sell it.
thankyou though for the fact that the gift wrap is also worth 1 key

[lion pizza chicken]

Originally posted by Tasty Salamanders:

Originally posted by Crankypotatoe:

So i can essentially gift wrap the strange beep man and trade it to somebody. They will know what is inside the gift wrap and i can sel it for its true price?

No, no, and no.

Gift wrapping will not let you trade it, it will let you GIFT it, that is why I said it is risky, you could send the item and the person could take it and not fulfil their half of the trade.

No, gift wrapped items are simply named "A Carefully Wrapped Gift", the person would need to receive the item and open it to know that it is what you say it is.

And no, you will not sell it for its true price, as an untradable item it is worth less than a tradable version, and also the gift wrap is worth almost a key itself.

I disagree. You can clearly see what is in the gift (albeit it is small), it can be traded normally (I did so once before), and someone will buy it for full price eventually