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Infi Jul 24, 2014 @ 3:50am

My account was downgraded from premium to free in TF2

First of all i want to say that i bought some games half a year ago so my account would be premium.
My account was premium until some weeks ago, then it mysteriously turned back to free and my TF2 items became not tradable like if i am a free user.
I don't know why i can't trade my items, hoping in an answer.

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spoof Jul 24, 2014 @ 3:57am

your tf2 looks like it never been premium.

buying games won't unlock it , you need to buy a premium gift an orangebox or a €0.07 giftapult from the manco store.

you steam account is not limited.

Last edited by spoof; Jul 24, 2014 @ 3:57am

Kargor Jul 24, 2014 @ 3:58am

I don't know about TF2, but you might want to take a closer look at the cash shop: for F2P games with "premium" state that I've played in the past, "premium" wasn't permanent, so people had to buy it again and again.

az Jul 24, 2014 @ 3:59am

What do you mean I do not know whether

Tofufu Jul 24, 2014 @ 4:00am

No, if you bought games on steam, it just remove the limit account on your steam account. buying games on steam will not get you a premium status in TF2. I quickly took a peek inside your TF2 backpack, and you mentioned you're a 'premium' user before, but I' dont see any mann.co cap or any Proof of purchase(if you owned TF2 before its free-to-play update or Orangebox), if so, you're not a premium user. simply just purchase anything off the Mann.Co store or just a cheap $0.10 giftapult to turn yourself into premium status.

Last edited by Tofufu; Jul 24, 2014 @ 4:04am

Donitsi Jul 24, 2014 @ 4:04am

Buy something cheap in TF2 Store. Steam "premium" and TF2 premium are not linked in anyway

Last edited by Donitsi; Jul 24, 2014 @ 4:04am

Infi Jul 24, 2014 @ 4:25am

The fact is that my items were tradable for about 1 year but some weeks ago they turned back to not tradable.

eram Jul 24, 2014 @ 4:28am

Why do you think you are on a non premium account now? You still have tradeable/marketable items in your inventory.

spoof Jul 24, 2014 @ 4:30am

it looks odd you could list tf2 items before.
http://bazaar.tf/profiles/76561198062462581
but maybe those were from a gift or another trade

how did you make tf2 premium?

Last edited by spoof; Jul 24, 2014 @ 4:31am

eram Jul 24, 2014 @ 4:31am

I think it still is and he got confused.

spoof Jul 24, 2014 @ 4:31am

yeah me too those could have been traded items.

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Infi Jul 24, 2014 @ 4:41am

i am confused too! I became premium user (or what you say, free user with tradable items) when i bought a game with my credit card on the steam store. I was able to trade all of my items but now they turned to not tradable, i do not know why.

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