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Did something really stupid, wondering if I can do something about it

Discussion in 'SteamRep General Discussion' started by xTh3rMo5x, Jun 25, 2013.

  1. xTh3rMo5x

    xTh3rMo5x New User

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    Alright so I was playing Mann vs Machine with a few friends and I get this add from a fellow. He wants to buy my war pig, and I tell him to wait. After the match, I trade with him, not realizing I already sold my normal quality war pig. Well.. in short, I searched in the bar for 'war pig' and it only brought up the unusual one I owned, and then I sold that to him. For two refined.

    I f✿✿✿ed up, I know. Is there anything I can do? I know my unusual's long gone at this point. He removed me right away.
  2. DataStorm

    DataStorm Retired Staff

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    steam support ticket, no warranty, but small chance, but be honest.
  3. xTh3rMo5x

    xTh3rMo5x New User

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    what can I do about the guy that I traded with?
  4. gukingofheart

    gukingofheart New User

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    Ask him nicely for it back(if he didn't resell it).
    If your going to trade in the middle of a game, I suggest take a second to double check before you hit that trade button.
  5. VenGanZa

    VenGanZa User

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    Well name and shame, just who was the ethically bankrupt user?

    Certainly speak to him and urge him to reverse the trade, screenshot his responses. If he doesn't play ball see above, I want to make sure I have his info to ban him on my servers :)
  6. xTh3rMo5x

    xTh3rMo5x New User

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    Typical.

    Well I have banned him on my servers for what it is worth :)
  8. xTh3rMo5x

    xTh3rMo5x New User

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    gukingofheart New User

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    BTW, why would steam give back your items? If they did..would other traders try to lie and say they accidentally made a mistake as well?
  10. Zyddie

    Zyddie New User

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    This is the main reason to why traders specially high value trades are done when both people have the time, sadly he didnt do anything wrong and cannot really be marked or anything.

    That being said, his moral compass dosn´t really seem to be pointing towards north, but not anything SR can do about it.
  11. DataStorm

    DataStorm Retired Staff

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    his compass was pointing west, he's from Florida, and "victim" is west-coast.
  12. Zyddie

    Zyddie New User

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    To bad Florida is such a nice place normally :eek:
  13. Nathan Cash

    Nathan Cash New User

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    I feel your pain man. Ive almost traded away an unusual as minor sweets before. Was not a good feeling.
  14. TheRedBomber

    TheRedBomber New User

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    I'm still wondering when valve is going to change the icons so that we can differentiate between item qualities to prevent really disastrous mistakes like this.
  15. ForteSP

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    never.
  16. Eoj Nawoh

    Eoj Nawoh Retired Staff Partner Community

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    Wait, I'm confused, do you not have quality colors enabled? I was fairly certain it was default. I mean one is purple and one is yellow. Not to mention in chat, one's name will be purple and the other's yellow.
  17. DataStorm

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    I ask, how can one MISS it really? its the same as in Inventory as in trade:

    colorblind.png
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  18. Eoj Nawoh

    Eoj Nawoh Retired Staff Partner Community

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    Not to mention, even if you did miss it on the item itself. A quick look at trade chat will say _____ added a "Unusual blah blah"
  19. ForteSP

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    Only excuse for being quickswitched or scammed in a similar fashion is being fully color blind and absolutely illiterate, then again, the latter of the two falls through, because you have to be able to read to have agreed to a trade to begin with.

    If you get quickswitched or put up the wrong item, you have to be pretty stupid, in my own opinion. I have no sympathy for people who are too lazy to read simple text.