Foil Cards, and their Worth

[Khan]

So I managed to get a foil SS Chivalry card drop the other day and I had to wonder, how does a foil card's value compare to a non-foil? It says I can't use it to finish my badge, so what's up?

[BigBul]

there worth like serveral dollars the first few days and drop alan wake foil i got 4 bucks first week now its 60 cents

[Khan]

I meant more like, are they worth something along the lines of a 3:1 normal to foil cards, or is it not that big.

[Iron Monkey]

It all depends on what foil and what cards you are looking to get. Just check the market for the foil you have and what you want and you can see around how many it's worth.

But if you are going to try and trade instead of using market then for the most part you are going to get a lot less. Anyone looking for a foil to craft is usually just going to buy it from the market, somone looking to trade for one is usually just looking to get it cheap to sell or trade for profit.

[devilishwonder67]

the market is a joke to check value for anything, roflmao all it is , is a buncvh of ignorant me first people that have to sell thier cards first no matter if they give it away, dont judge any prices based on this joke of a market its not even close to being what items are worth right now, holkd on for a few months till the me firsts sell all their stuff

[Khan]

I have no plans to put it on the market.

[Iron Monkey]

Originally posted by devilishwonder67:

the market is a joke to check value for anything, roflmao all it is , is a buncvh of ignorant me first people that have to sell thier cards first no matter if they give it away, dont judge any prices based on this joke of a market its not even close to being what items are worth right now, holkd on for a few months till the me firsts sell all their stuff

Market is a lot cheaper for foils than it use to be but it's still more that you are going to get from trading with someone who is just looking to profit. Unless you do find somone offering a good deal (very unlikely) the market is the way to go with foils.

I do agree though if you are in no hurry, it would be best to wait until things die down after the sale. Eventually they should go up a little more, but foil prices will never be what they use to be.

[Lehkeri]

The thing is, these summer sale cards are different from the regular cards and foils. Cards from games are "constantly generated", as more people buy the games, get the cards and so on. These summer sale cards are not generated after the sale. They can be used after it, meaning that once this sale ends, that's it. They will only go up in value, as there is no more supply for them. Sure, it can take time, but give it a year, and they're worth a lot more than they are now. Especially foils.

[Cyber]

Originally posted by Ghengis Khan-er:

I have no plans to put it on the market.

It's worthless for you then. You'll have to collect the rest of the foil set for the game in question to receive a non-upgradeable foil badge (giving you the same 100XP as all the regular ones) which is next to impossible unless you want to pay stupid amounts of money for them. My advice is to sell it within next 24 hours (look at a price graph and choose the best time for putting it up for sale) because cards are constantly devalvating, incuding foil ones.

[BeardedOne]

Originally posted by devilishwonder67:

the market is a joke to check value for anything, roflmao all it is , is a buncvh of ignorant me first people that have to sell thier cards first no matter if they give it away, dont judge any prices based on this joke of a market its not even close to being what items are worth right now, holkd on for a few months till the me firsts sell all their stuff

The market isn't a joke to check value. What is the value of a digital good? A digital good, by the way, that are ridiculously common. When searching for a card and finding 10,000 people selling it, you get a pretty good idea of how common these are. For every 10,000 people selling there are probably another few thousand who have one and don't care for the trading card aspect.

What is the benefit of a higher level? A few more friends on your friends list and every 10th level you get a new showcase.. and an increased chance at booster packs. If you don't like the trading card aspect, you may not care about the rewards. The point is the 'value' of the cards is whatever people are willing to pay. Same with the housing market. The market value is whatever the market will bear.

The summer sale cards will continue to increase in value since the set will be discontinued. But the other cards will continue to enter the market as the games are purchased, played and cards earned. I can see the value increasing a little as the initial flood of cards slows, but I don't think these "pretend" cards are going to stay a hot item unless Steam provides more incentive that more friends and showcases for our profiles. Just my 2 cents.