Archived Appeal: 76561198060820651 - (grantekert / SOP CAUTION)

Appeal for SOP CAUTION

Steam profile: 76561198060820651 (grantekert)

Appeal Plea: I committed the offense(s), I admit it
Appeal Reason: [Change of Heart] I will never scam again.

Victim Repayment: No, I committed no fraud or had no direct victims
Previous Appeals: No, this is my first appeal here​

Alternate Accounts:

| steamname: Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy
| steam3ID: [U:1:120050396]
| steamID32: STEAM_0:0:60025198
| steamID64: http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198080316124
| customURL:
| steamrep: http://steamrep.com/profiles/76561198080316124

This account was previously used for trading with marked individuals, as well as for storing extra items. I have since lost the login information and have not used the account for years.​

Appeal description:

Hello there. I have sent this appeal nearly verbatim to TF2OP, but was redirected here to get this resolved here first.
Nearly four years ago, I was given a SOP Caution and TF2OP Caution tag for repeated trades with marked scammers. I'll cut to the chase: not only did I trade with them, but I did so knowingly for profit. After my tags, I continued trading for a while, and kept my dealings squeaky clean.

I took a hiatus from Steam for over a year and gained some perspective on life and other matters. Reflecting upon it now, I realize why the rule against trading with scammers has been set in place. Providing a market for scammers to sell their ill-gotten goods on inadvertently (or rather, directly) encourages wrongdoing. I regret the actions I took in 2013 and hope to have my tag repealed, with the intentions of keeping my future transactions clean. I am more than willing to commit to never letting this happen again, as I want to be as reputable as possible.

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but as I understand it, this is not an offense that SteamRep even marks individuals for anymore. (According to this: https://forums.steamrep.com/threads/policy-change-trades-with-scammer-policy-end-of-life.119528/)
Please allow me to assert again that I have absolutely no intention of doing this again in the future, in spite of the slight leniency. I understand why the rule was set in place and I am more than willing to still comply with it. Again, this offense was over three years ago and I hope that clean dealings all this time will be proof enough to back my commitment.

In 2013, now-retired SteamRep admin Xenophobia recommended that I appeal my tag, as seen at the bottom of the thread here:
https://forums.steamrep.com/threads/76561198060820651-blackout-zero.45551/
I apologize for the delay in writing this appeal. I am willing to provide any and all information you would deem necessary, although I've attempted to be as thorough as possible. You will also find that I have attached information regarding an alternate account that I used. It has not been logged into in over three years, and I do not intend on using it for any purpose. (I have lost the account information anyways.)

Thank you very much for reviewing my appeal. I intend on appealing here and, if it is accepted, I will take this appeal back TF2OP. I am hoping to get back into the trading market and I would be grateful if I could receive grace for this change of heart and the commitment I have made to being honest. Thank you.​

Thank you for your response! I do not have a SOP forum account, to my knowledge. I double checked by clicking "forgot my password" and it did not recognize my email for a password reset.

I completely understand that the policy change does not retroactively excuse individuals from not adhering to the rules.

Thanks again for your response. I apologise for any confusion that has ensued. I (now) completely understand the thread and what you are saying here, that the policy does not retroactively unmark those who consistently laundered/worked with scammers.

I still stand by what I said previously: that my commitment is to keep my dealings exclusively with reputable (unmarked/not shady) traders, as I have done for the last three years.