'Your account is currently unable to use the Community Market.'

[White ⁧⁧Wolf]

For some reason I'm getting this even though all this is fine on my end:

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=1047-edfm-2932

Steam Guard activated for more than 15 days etc etc. Haven't used Market actively in a while but it never had issues before. The only thing I'm seeing that could've broken it but makes 0 sense is 'Removing Steam Guard or disabling and re-enabling Steam Guard will also trigger this restriction' even though it is and has been enabled for at least a month.

Anyone know what's up or experiencing the same?

[Supafly]

What is the Full message?

Linking FAQs does not help as it covers various things that we can't know.

[White ⁧⁧Wolf]

Originally posted by Monkey:

What is the Full message?

Thanks for your reply. Well that was the error it gave in red. It did also give another message in yellow. I probably should've added that initially as well. Here it is:

Market listing will be held for: 15 days
You have not been using the Mobile Authenticator for 7 days.
Learn more about how to remove the need for market listing holds.

Even though I changed the Steam Guard thing to email quite a bit more than 7 days ago. Is there an error in their system or something that they think it has only been 7 days? I don't want or need those 'market listing holds'.

[Supafly]

Then it's really right there in the message

Originally posted by Diabetus Maximus:

You have not been using the Mobile Authenticator for 7 days.

Steam guard is NOT the same thing as the Mobile Authenticator. The mobile Authenticator may show the Steam guard code but it is more than that. If you want to trade/sell on the market without restrictions you need the Mobile Authenticator active and it needs to have been active for 7 days

[White ⁧⁧Wolf]

Originally posted by Monkey:

Steam guard is NOT the same thing as the Mobile Authenticator. The mobile Authenticator may show the Steam guard code but it is more than that. If you want to trade/sell on the market without restrictions you need the Mobile Authenticator active and it needs to have been active for 7 days

Wait what you can't use market at all without that mobile thing???

[Supafly]

Originally posted by Diabetus Maximus:

Originally posted by Monkey:

Steam guard is NOT the same thing as the Mobile Authenticator. The mobile Authenticator may show the Steam guard code but it is more than that. If you want to trade/sell on the market without restrictions you need the Mobile Authenticator active and it needs to have been active for 7 days

Wait what you can't use market at all without that mobile thing???

You can sell with the 15 day hold before gets listed as will trading items be held for 15 days before it completes.

If you have the Mobile authenticator you can confirm sales/trades and they are listed/completed straight away. In order for the 15 day restriction to be removed you need to have the mobile Authenticator active for 7 full days

[White ⁧⁧Wolf]

Originally posted by Monkey:

You can sell with the 15 day hold before gets listed as will trading items be held for 15 days before it completes.

If you have the Mobile authenticator you can confirm sales/trades and they are listed/completed straight away. In order for the 15 day restriction to be removed you need to have the mobile Authenticator active for 7 full days

Well I can't sell anything at all. I already tried and received the following message in red(what I was talking about originally):

'Your account is currently unable to use the Community Market.'

So I have no idea WTF is happening.

Also why would mobile authenticator be required for instant listing??? That's absolutely ridiculous. I should just be able to use email for that(confirming listings).

[Supafly]

Originally posted by Diabetus Maximus:

Also why would mobile authenticator be required for instant listing??? That's absolutely ridiculous. I should just be able to use email for that(confirming listings).

Shockingly people still use the same password on multiple accounts and if they have with Steam and their email any hijacker could access their email and confirm trades.

With the Authenticator on a separate device hijackers would need access to a persons account AND their mobile phone. That reduces the changes of hijackers being able to trade away a users items before they can reclaim their account.

Personally I dislike the need for it but I understand it from an Account Security perspective. Increased security is always to protect the most vulnerable and anyone else have to live with it.

[White ⁧⁧Wolf]

Originally posted by Monkey:

Shockingly people still use the same password on multiple accounts and if they have with Steam and their email any hijacker could access their email and confirm trades.

With the Authenticator on a separate device hijackers would need access to a persons account AND their mobile phone. That reduces the changes of hijackers being able to trade away a users items before they can reclaim their account.

Personally I dislike the need for it but I understand it from an Account Security perspective. Increased security is always to protect the most vulnerable and anyone else have to live with it.

Well that should be up to each individual if they want extra 'protection'. I still can't list any items on the market. It's literally blocking me it seems.

[rawWwRrr]

Originally posted by Diabetus Maximus:

Well that should be up to each individual if they want extra 'protection'.

It is. You are not forced to use the mobile authenticator. However, there are drawbacks for not using it which is the hold times on trades and market sales.

[White ⁧⁧Wolf]

Originally posted by rawWwRrr:

there are drawbacks for not using it which is the hold times on trades and market sales.

I can't use the market at all. Can't even list items. That's the main problem here.

[D-Fens]

Originally posted by Diabetus Maximus:

Originally posted by rawWwRrr:

there are drawbacks for not using it which is the hold times on trades and market sales.

I can't use the market at all. Can't even list items. That's the main problem here.

Did you ever fix this? I have the same problem.

[my new friend]

Originally posted by Lucas Buck:

Did you ever fix this? I have the same problem.

It tells you why in the red box at the top of the market.

[D-Fens]

Originally posted by my new friend:

Originally posted by Lucas Buck:

Did you ever fix this? I have the same problem.

It tells you why in the red box at the top of the market.

It's cryptic. It says there will be a wait but it also says I can't do it at all. Same as the OP.

https://i.imgur.com/is6kx9I.png

Oh and there is no 'red box at the top of the market'.

[my new friend]

Originally posted by Lucas Buck:

Originally posted by my new friend:

It tells you why in the red box at the top of the market.

It's cryptic. It says there will be a wait but it also says I can't do it at all. Same as the OP.

https://i.imgur.com/is6kx9I.png

You have to wait the restriction since you haven't had the mobile app enabled for a full 7 days yet. After those 7 days are up, list the items then.

[D-Fens]

Originally posted by my new friend:

Originally posted by Lucas Buck:

It's cryptic. It says there will be a wait but it also says I can't do it at all. Same as the OP.

https://i.imgur.com/is6kx9I.png

You have to wait the restriction since you haven't had the mobile app enabled for a full 7 days yet. After those 7 days are up, list the items then.

Are you guessing or do you know?

Listen: I have been able to use the market previously without using the mobile app, which I don't have.

edit - doesn't matter, I am realising that I don't care, I just won't use it.