Question about purchasing steam wallet from other users.

[LegendaryHD]

Is it legal? Purchasing steam wallet from another user, so you make a deal with someone with 1:1 rate, then you pay that person 100 dollars, after that you will have to sell worthless item in the market and they will buy it with the same price which is 100 dollars, and you will get 100 dollars.

[Kargor]

Well, it's a legal scam. Why would anyone even fall for something like that?

[LegendaryHD]

Originally posted by Kargor:

Well, it's a legal scam. Why would anyone even fall for something like that?

Well yes, some of them are scam, but there is a legit one with a lot of legit reputation, I'm trying to buy steam wallet from my paypal but I don't see payment method using paypal, so I don't like have other choice.

[󠀡󠀡󠀡⁧⁧the.jester]

So rather than use $100 to top up your wallet directly on Steam, you want to pay someone else $100 and then sell an item to them for $100... I have to ask why?

Various things that could go wrong here.

First of all you are trusting that someone you don't know is willing to buy your cheap item after giving them $100. What if they don't pay you? What if they issue a chargeback? You are setting yourself up to be scammed.

Additionally, you could also getting yourself involved in someone else's money laundering scheme. If that other user account is sanctioned in some way (eg.fraud), likely yours could be too due to being involved.

[Zekiran]

It's a scam.

It's incredibly unsafe.

It's sketchy as heck.

So, not a good idea. All trading of steam / market items should always - always, under every single circumstance - happen on the steam trade window for other goods you can accurately check in the other person's inventory. Never, ever, for promises of money outside of steam, never, ever for some other goods elsewhere.

[Crazy Tiger]

Originally posted by LegendaryHD:

Originally posted by Kargor:

Well, it's a legal scam. Why would anyone even fall for something like that?

Well yes, some of them are scam, but there is a legit one with a lot of legit reputation, I'm trying to buy steam wallet from my paypal but I don't see payment method using paypal, so I don't like have other choice.

Legit reputation? Aren't you aware that scammers do their best to look legit with a legit reputation?

If Paypal isn't listed as a payment option, you can look up whether tou can purchase Steam wallet cards in local stores.

[LegendaryHD]

Alright thanks guys, I think I will go to nearest store and buy steam gift card with my paypal.

[ReBoot]

Originally posted by LegendaryHD:

Originally posted by Kargor:

Well, it's a legal scam. Why would anyone even fall for something like that?

Well yes, some of them are scam, but there is a legit one with a lot of legit reputation, I'm trying to buy steam wallet from my paypal but I don't see payment method using paypal, so I don't like have other choice.

Who is that legit one and how does that reputation look like? Remember: profile comments aren't an indicator neither are third-party sites like Steamrep (which people keep on quoting ad nauseum despite the site having known flaws).

[LegendaryHD]

Originally posted by ReBoot:

Originally posted by LegendaryHD:

Well yes, some of them are scam, but there is a legit one with a lot of legit reputation, I'm trying to buy steam wallet from my paypal but I don't see payment method using paypal, so I don't like have other choice.

Who is that legit one and how does that reputation look like? Remember: profile comments aren't an indicator neither are third-party sites like Steamrep (which people keep on quoting ad nauseum despite the site having known flaws).

He's pretty popular and most comments in their profile are legit, I know that there are some profile who had fake +rep, but he is legit, he has been doing this since 2016.

[ReBoot]

Originally posted by LegendaryHD:

Originally posted by ReBoot:

Who is that legit one and how does that reputation look like? Remember: profile comments aren't an indicator neither are third-party sites like Steamrep (which people keep on quoting ad nauseum despite the site having known flaws).

He's pretty popular and most comments in their profile are legit, I know that there are some profile who had fake +rep, but he is legit, he has been doing this since 2016.

That's some heavy wishful thinking.

You've no way of checking whether any of those comments are legit, whatever "legit" means in terms of comments. You've also no way of checking if that person has been removing unwanted comments from their profile.

The only way to check for legitness is if there was an actual business. Then they'd have a tax reference number, an entry in the respective commercial register, maybe even an office.

Being popular means absolutely nothing, there's no shortage of popular YT creators and streamers engaging in lying (i.e. that dude who allegedly got their VAC ban lifted because they're so popular) or downright scams (such as false gambling odds on stream).

There's a huge red flag: that person is either copying the official service (topping up Steam wallet with PayPal) or introducing some convoluted scheme (exchaning items). If something straightforward isn't done in a straightforward way, that's, while not a definitive proof but a strong sign that something fishy's going on.

[LegendaryHD]

Originally posted by ReBoot:

Originally posted by LegendaryHD:

He's pretty popular and most comments in their profile are legit, I know that there are some profile who had fake +rep, but he is legit, he has been doing this since 2016.

That's some heavy wishful thinking.

You've no way of checking whether any of those comments are legit, whatever "legit" means in terms of comments. You've also no way of checking if that person has been removing unwanted comments from their profile.

Why you keep denying what I'm trying to pointed out, I'm not stupid. Let me give you example.

This person is very popular he has a Youtube and other social media account, and a lot of people that I've talked to have made a deal too with him, he is level 700 and never change his id since 2016, I'm not talking about random people or completely stranger to me in here, I'm talking about legit person who's been around for 4 years straight without rumors that he ever scam once.

He is level 700, over 50k trades made and 50k market transaction.

[ElvisDeadly]

Originally posted by ReBoot:

You've no way of checking whether any of those comments are legit, whatever "legit" means in terms of comments. You've also no way of checking if that person has been removing unwanted comments from their profile.

Listen to ReBoot,

You have no way of knowing if you can trust a stranger on the internet.

I wouldn't recommend ever engaging in any sort of exchange that involves you having to trust the other party and gives them an opportunity to scam you.

[ReBoot]

Originally posted by LegendaryHD:

Originally posted by ReBoot:

That's some heavy wishful thinking.

You've no way of checking whether any of those comments are legit, whatever "legit" means in terms of comments. You've also no way of checking if that person has been removing unwanted comments from their profile.

Why you keep denying what I'm trying to pointed out, I'm not stupid. Let me give you example.

This person is very popular he has a Youtube and other social media account, and a lot of people that I've talked too have made a deal too with him, he is level 240 and never change his id since 2016, I'm not talking about random people or completely stranger to me in here, I'm talking about legit person who's been around for 4 years straight without rumors that he ever scam once.

Being popular means absolutely nothing, there's no shortage of popular YT creators and streamers engaging in lying (i.e. that dude who allegedly got their VAC ban lifted because they're so popular) or downright scams (such as false gambling odds on stream).

There's a huge red flag: that person is either copying the official service (topping up Steam wallet with PayPal) or introducing some convoluted scheme (exchaning items). If something straightforward isn't done in a straightforward way, that's, while not a definitive proof but a strong sign that something fishy's going on.

[LegendaryHD]

Originally posted by ReBoot:

Originally posted by LegendaryHD:

Why you keep denying what I'm trying to pointed out, I'm not stupid. Let me give you example.

This person is very popular he has a Youtube and other social media account, and a lot of people that I've talked too have made a deal too with him, he is level 240 and never change his id since 2016, I'm not talking about random people or completely stranger to me in here, I'm talking about legit person who's been around for 4 years straight without rumors that he ever scam once.

Being popular means absolutely nothing, there's no shortage of popular YT creators and streamers engaging in lying (i.e. that dude who allegedly got their VAC ban lifted because they're so popular) or downright scams (such as false gambling odds on stream).

There's a huge red flag: that person is either copying the official service (topping up Steam wallet with PayPal) or introducing some convoluted scheme (exchaning items). If something straightforward isn't done in a straightforward way, that's, while not a definitive proof but a strong sign that something fishy's going on.

Let me ask you this question, why his account id never change and he is level 700, if he had scam a lot of people, people will report him and 100% his account will be vac banned, but he didn't have vac banned.

[ElvisDeadly]

Originally posted by LegendaryHD:

people will report him and 100% his account will be vac banned, but he didn't have vac banned.

You don't get VAC banned for scamming people

[LegendaryHD]

Originally posted by ElvisDeadly:

Originally posted by LegendaryHD:

people will report him and 100% his account will be vac banned, but he didn't have vac banned.

You don't get VAC banned for scamming people

Ok you don't get vac banned, but you get your account suspended and trade ban, if you go to someone's profile you can click report and there is an option "They are involved in theft, scamming, fraud or other malicious activity" I've seen some profile that got trade banned and suspended.