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YoungGunna Jun 12, 2016 @ 9:19pm
What do I do if someone has scammed me of my knife?
Complete noob here, but some guy said he'd buy my knife using paypal for a very good offer and I accepted it, he told me to go first because of rep and I did, i sent my knife and he left me with nothing. What do I do now? I kind of liked the skin of that knife.

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Team Fortress 2 Source SDK Jun 12, 2016 @ 9:25pm 
You can't get it back. You shouldn't of have agreed.
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FFL2and3rocks Jun 12, 2016 @ 9:25pm 
Go to his profile and report him. You can't have your item back.
Paypal trades aren't supported, there's no such thing as "rep" on Steam.
Last edited by FFL2and3rocks; Jun 12, 2016 @ 9:26pm
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76561198218426745 Jun 12, 2016 @ 9:26pm 
You are not allowed to sell items for real life money. Please only trade for what fits in a single trade window. Report the user on their profile under "More..", however your item will not be returned.

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YoungGunna Jun 12, 2016 @ 9:28pm 
So I lost my knife? Man, that sucks.
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YoungGunna Jun 12, 2016 @ 9:30pm 
There should be a lot more restrictions on trading or completely remove it. I've been provoked by so many people trying to scam me. About 4-5 times a day.
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Cathulhu Jun 12, 2016 @ 9:38pm 
Then don't do that trade and report those profiles.
Valve can't save you from yourself.
Last edited by Cathulhu; Jun 12, 2016 @ 9:38pm
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YoungGunna Jun 12, 2016 @ 9:38pm 
I did the trade and I reported the profile. What do I do now? I don't see the knife or my money in my accounts.
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FFL2and3rocks Jun 12, 2016 @ 9:39pm 
Just don't do risky trades. There are no trades for money, or "you go first and then I'll send you my stuff after" trades. Do it all in a single transaction within the trade window.

Originally posted by TAW | Marakoas:
I did the trade and I reported the profile. What do I do now? I don't see the knife or my money in my accounts.

The stuff you traded away is gone, you won't get them back. They belong to the scammer now.
Last edited by FFL2and3rocks; Jun 12, 2016 @ 9:39pm
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YoungGunna Jun 12, 2016 @ 9:40pm 
Steam can just go into the account and take it out can they not? Sounds like pure laziness if they can not go through the database and give it back to the owner.
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, Jun 12, 2016 @ 9:40pm 
Steam have strictly reminded users not to trade outside the Steam Trade Window. Your item, your responsibility. You should've never accepted that trade offer in the first place as it was outside of the Steam trade window and it looks really fishy.
Originally posted by TAW | Marakoas:
There should be a lot more restrictions on trading or completely remove it. I've been provoked by so many people trying to scam me. About 4-5 times a day.
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FFL2and3rocks Jun 12, 2016 @ 9:41pm 
Originally posted by TAW | Marakoas:
Steam can just go into the account and take it out can they not? Sounds like pure laziness if they can not go through the database and give it back to the owner.

Nope. The scammer has likely already sold it or traded it away to someone else, or will soon. Also they aren't going to hold everybody's hand like that.
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, Jun 12, 2016 @ 9:42pm 
Originally posted by TAW | Marakoas:
Steam can just go into the account and take it out can they not? Sounds like pure laziness if they can not go through the database and give it back to the owner.

If you trade a item it's seen as a gift to the user. Steam will simply not take a "gift" away from a user. You should've looked at the consequences before proceeding with the deal.
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YoungGunna Jun 12, 2016 @ 9:42pm 
So I can not trust trades at all here? Why implent a system if there are so many scammers here. Seems like valve have an issue to fix...
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YoungGunna Jun 12, 2016 @ 9:42pm 
Is there any way to get a new one for free?
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FFL2and3rocks Jun 12, 2016 @ 9:43pm 
Originally posted by TAW | Marakoas:
So I can not trust trades at all here? Why implent a system if there are so many scammers here. Seems like valve have an issue to fix...

You can trust trades if you do it through Steam, but that's not what you did. Some person said he would pay you through Paypal. Trades like that are not supported. You traded outside of Steam's trading system. You aren't supposed to do that.

When you make a trade, you will only receive whatever inventory items the other person added on his side of the Steam trading window.

Originally posted by TAW | Marakoas:
Is there any way to get a new one for free?

Nope.
Last edited by FFL2and3rocks; Jun 12, 2016 @ 9:44pm
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