Buying items on the Steam marketplace? Think again

[VeNoM]

Steam just made all of the items in two games (H1Z1 Just Survive and H1Z1 King of the Hill) completely unmarketable. That means you can no longer re-sell them like you used to be able to on the market.

How long was the notice? 3 days

With all items purchased on the market (if you have your steam app set up), you have to wait a week to sell them again (discounting CS) due to the trade hold/market hold. That means that you may buy a lot of items from the marketplace with the intention to sell them again, but Steam could make them UNMARKETABLE AND UNSELLABLE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT MUCH NOTICE IF AT ALL.

DON'T FALL VICTIM TO THIS SCAM, DON'T PURCHASE ITEMS ON THE STEAM MARKET

It could happen to any game on Steam.

Don't lose your money guys.

[76561198218426745]

Steam just made all of the items in two games

How do you know Steam did this, and not the developer?

[Eludium]

Originally posted by habitualaction:

Steam just made all of the items in two games

How do you know Steam did this, and not the developer?

[VeNoM]

The market is associated with Steam therefore I am attributing this to their doing. If it can happen to one game it can happen to all

[VeNoM]

Reguardless of the game developer

[76561198218426745]

Again, a developer is free to change whether an item is marketable or not. Steam doesn't decide whether a game has an in-game store, much less which items from it can be sold on the community market.

[VeNoM]

Buying items on the Steam Marketplace? THINK AGAIN

Steam just made all of the items in two games (H1Z1 Just Survive and H1Z1 King of the Hill) completely unmarketable. That means you can no longer re-sell them like you used to be able to on the market.

How long was the notice? 3 days

With all items purchased on the market (if you have your steam app set up), you have to wait a week to sell them again (discounting CS) due to the trade hold/market hold. That means that you may buy a lot of items from the marketplace with the intention to sell them again, but Steam could make them UNMARKETABLE AND UNSELLABLE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT MUCH NOTICE IF AT ALL.

DON'T FALL VICTIM TO THIS SCAM, DON'T PURCHASE ITEMS ON THE STEAM MARKET

It could happen to any game on Steam.

Don't lose your money guys.

[Mook]

This isn't CSGO related

[Pheace]

waiting to see how many more topics the OP is going to spam across the forums about this

[Narcoleptic Marshmallow]

Or

Or

Don't buy things with the sole purpose of reselling them?

No one lost any money because pixels have zero value. You still get to keep the items you paid for, too. This is most likely a developer's choice and if you're that mad at it, you should take it up to them.

Also good luck with your lawsuit. I'm sure only great things will come out of it.

[VeNoM]

Can you not purchase CS GO items on the marketplace?

[VeNoM]

zero value? Please explain what zero value is, as the marketplace items are purchased with ACTUAL MONEY and not VIRTUAL MONEY

[♥ΘТЭρ♥]

We don't give a sht about h1z1

[VeNoM]

How do you know this couldn't happen in CSGO?

[♥ΘТЭρ♥]

Even if it did, these are THEIR items. Who cares?

[VeNoM]

no, they are MY ITEMS, which I PAY REAL MONEY FOR