james8470 160 Posted May 26, 2017 (edited) First off, I don't know of this idea is common knowledge or not, so I might just have "come up" with an idea which I somehow never caught wind of from someone else, and now ignorantly think I'm a genius or something. Anyways, I did some math and compared a few sites which can help you save money on ANY Steam game. So let's say I want to buy an expensive steam game for about 200$. Rather than pay 200$ outright, if I go to marketplace.tf, buy 200$ in keys, then sell those keys on the steam market, I'll generate a LOT more than 200$ I need for the game. This is because the marketplace.tf prices for keys are way lower than the steam market prices. How lower? Only 36-37 cents. However, keep in mind I'm getting an expensive game, so I save 36 cents for EACH key if I buy keys from marketplace.tf, then resell them on the steam market (I'll need to sell about 80 keys on steam market at $2.49 to make $200). So, how much money would I save on a 200$ game? Over 35$ is saved in this case (assuming you can sell them all at $2.49). That's 17.5% saved (probably closer to 20% depending on my estimates and if key prices improve, which I'll talk about later). Let's try a cheap game as well. You can either pay 6$ upfront, or buy 2 keys for 4.24 on marketplace.tf and a tour of duty ticket for 0.99, sell them for 6.09 on steam market, and save $0.77 (plus 6 cents left in wallet). That's ~12% saved! Now, something I want to point out before I list some pros and cons of this method is that the key price on marketplace.tf is super high right now. Normally, it's $2.05 or $2.10 at the MOST. So, this would mean you could probably save closer to $40+ on a $200 game. Pros: Saves up to ~18%-20% on expensive games. Saves up to ~%10- 12% on cheap games Cons Can take 1-2 hours to set up (you'll be on approving a bunch of market listings on your mobile authenticator) Uses up to 80 - 100 steam market listings (you're only allowed to list 200 items on steam market each year) No guarantee on exactly how much you'll save (key prices change often) You'll have to wait 2-3 days to sell all your keys on the market. Notes This could also work with other sites were you can exchange money for in-game items such as opskins.com If you have anything to add/point out mistake in my math, please do so! (y) Edited May 26, 2017 by Guest (see edit history) 1 YeEternalTuna reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aegean 849 Posted May 26, 2017 Does this account for the cut that steam takes after each transaction on the market? 1 DrLee reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
james8470 160 Posted May 26, 2017 (edited) Does this account for the cut that steam takes after each transaction on the market? Well this was a stupid idea. :unsure: :S Thanks for pointing this out Aegean. Counting the cut steam takes, you'll only save 2.4% of a 200$ purchase. Who would go out of their way that badly just to save 4-5$? :rip::rip::rip::rip::rip::rip::rip::rip::rip::rip::rip::rip::rip::rip::rip::rip::rip::rip::rip::rip::rip::rip: Edited May 26, 2017 by Guest (see edit history) 3 1 YeEternalTuna, realBelloWaldi, Aegean and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBOHB 74 Posted July 30, 2017 How No grave diggin plz <3 1 Thorax_ reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dr.derpy 18 Posted July 30, 2017 No grave diggin plz <3 It's only about a month ago i dont really think its grave digging that badly Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBOHB 74 Posted July 30, 2017 It's only about a month ago i dont really think its grave digging that badly 2 months 1 Thorax_ reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
james8470 160 Posted July 30, 2017 How IF you read my original post, I explain in detail a method in which you can buy and resell keys in order to earn a "discount". However, I made an error in my math and forgot to account for the fees Valve charges. As a result, this method would only save you 4-5%, and only on very expensive purchases off the Steam market. Furthermore, it would take at least 1-2 hours to achieve this "discount". Trust me, it's not worth your time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Segal 59 Posted August 1, 2017 Hey at least this saves you money. And I might just use marketplace.tf for ToD tickets anyways Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Egossi 1017 Posted August 1, 2017 Hey at least this saves you money. And I might just use marketplace.tf for ToD tickets anyways Lmao where do you think i get the hats i give away from? 1 james8470 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Segal 59 Posted August 1, 2017 Lmao where do you think i get the hats i give away from? Ooohhhhhh that makes sense Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
