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Gumby Mar 13, 2018 @ 4:30am

New phone, Trade hold.

Bought a new phone and moved my Steam Authenticator to the new phone from the old phone, and now I have a trade/market item hold for 7-15 days.
I have used Steam Authenticator on the old phone for ages and would like to continue trading/marketing items on the fly. How do I stop this trade hold and continue using the Authenticator properly?

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Originally posted by show me the moon:

Originally posted by Timbersaw:
Also would like to mention the new phone and the old phone use the exact SAME PHONE NUMBER.
I am confused as to why my items are being put on hold, as I have been using the Steam Authenticator with this phone number ever since the Authenticator was released.

"After transferring the authenticator, any new trades or market listings will be held for a couple of days to protect your items in case your authenticator is ever transferred by a malicious person. See our Trade Holds FAQ for more information about trade holds."

Taken from steam support.

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Gumby Mar 13, 2018 @ 4:35am

Also would like to mention the new phone and the old phone use the exact SAME PHONE NUMBER.
I am confused as to why my items are being put on hold, as I have been using the Steam Authenticator with this phone number ever since the Authenticator was released.

cSg|mc-Hotsauce Mar 13, 2018 @ 8:30am

Which way did you do it? Did you disable it at anytime during that process?

1... https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=8625-wrah-9030#transfer

2... https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=8625-wrah-9030#newphone

Gumby Mar 13, 2018 @ 8:50pm

I used the transfer method. I did not disable the authenticator at any time.

show me the moon Mar 19, 2018 @ 5:51am

I think it's normal actually. Pretty sure I've had a similar issue, but in my case it was involving the desktop authenticator.

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show me the moon Mar 19, 2018 @ 5:52am

Originally posted by Timbersaw:
Also would like to mention the new phone and the old phone use the exact SAME PHONE NUMBER.
I am confused as to why my items are being put on hold, as I have been using the Steam Authenticator with this phone number ever since the Authenticator was released.

発火具 Jan 13, 2023 @ 11:13pm

how many days is couple of days in method 1?

cSg|mc-Hotsauce Jan 13, 2023 @ 11:23pm

Originally posted by Mr. Pumpkin:
how many days is couple of days in method 1?

2 day holds on trades for the following 48 hours.

2 day holds on Market listings for about 36 hours.

HeadShooter Apr 2 @ 4:16am

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:
Originally posted by Mr. Pumpkin:
how many days is couple of days in method 1?

2 day holds on trades for the following 48 hours.

2 day holds on Market listings for about 36 hours.

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bro if this is true, I'm so thankful for that info!