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[_hekk05]

How much gem per buck is considered a good deal?
I found a background that sells for 3 cents and gives 80 gems. Is that good?

Assuming a booster crafting price of 1000 gems, and a background price of 5 cents,

1 booster pack = 50 cents = 3 cards.

Assuming you craft waifu cards worth 30 cents each, you can earn 40 cents per craft.

excel spreadsheet just because we min maxing this shit

 

[Darkroronoa]

Do you guys open the waifu boosters or sell them as it is?
Looks like booster prices droping really fast.

 

[Copons]

That or use the gems at the auction to get games (theoretically) cheaper.

I also think there's a hope of getting a foil (1 of 100 or so) and getting even more gems.

Yea pretty much. But yesterday was crazier because you could have bought 1k gems for 3 cents. Crafted booster packs worth like 10-20 times as much depending on the game and sold them for massive profits instantly. Today Valve has made the Sacks unmarketable tho. RIP Glorious 3 cent gem sacks

So much work.
No wonder only the proud and rigorous German people could effectively do this stuff.

 

[jmizzal]

re-posting for the new page

This may seem like a dumb question but

Are you able to use mods on games you own from Steam?

Like I want to put the NCAA Basketball mod somebody created on my NBA 2K14 steam game

 

[Lomax]

Do you guys open the waifu boosters or sell them as it is?
Looks like booster prices droping really fast.

Open if you want an instant sale as most of the booster pack buy orders are long gone but there's still some decent buy orders on cards and a foil hit is a gold mine. But act quick, that window is closing rapidly.

 

[Copons]

re-posting for the new page

This may seem like a dumb question but

Are you able to use mods on games you own from Steam?

Like I want to put the NCAA Basketball mod somebody created on my NBA 2K14 steam game

Don't know about that game and mod, but when it comes to modding, Steam games are the same deal as non-Steam games. Basically, the only thing that changes is the install folder.

 

[Darkroronoa]

Open if you want an instant sale as most of the booster pack buy orders are long gone but there's still some decent buy orders on cards and a foil hit is a gold mine. But act quick, that window is closing rapidly.

Thanks for the hints! I open them for foils anyway xD

 

[orthodoxy1095]

Well one of my boosters went from $0.94 as the lowest selling price to $0.83 in about ten minutes. The devaluation of this stuff is only happening because sellers keep undercutting each other.

 

[FiveElementNinja]

Neat, I can still play Temple of Osiris even though it has been revoked. I guess it's because I haven't restarted Steam and haven't accepted the message saying it's been removed from my library.

 

[derExperte]

First day is always the highest price.

You mean first day of availability. Or did the winter cards get more expensive when the sale started?

 

[jmizzal]

Don't know about that game and mod, but when it comes to modding, Steam games are the same deal as non-Steam games. Basically, the only thing that changes is the install folder.

ok thanks i'll see how it works out lol

 

[Merkunt]

Didn't know I could only craft 1 Booster pack for each game :s

 

[Lomax]

Well one of my boosters went from $0.94 as the lowest selling price to $0.83 in about ten minutes. The devaluation of this stuff is only happening because sellers keep undercutting each other.

Right now you can make a card for any game you own on steam for 15 cents or less (on average). You do the math on what you expect the market to look like soon.

You mean first day of availability. Or did the winter cards get more expensive when the sale started?

First day of the sale there's always a spike due to the event. Cards went from about 25 cents each to about 45 cents each on the first day of the summer sale. Of course, there was probably a small window they were more than 45 cents each immediately after they released, but in the middle of all the gem chaos I didn't see one, these cards dropped below 30 cents each pretty quick. Personally I wouldn't recommend being a buyer because the gamble probably isn't worth it, but I definitely wouldn't be a seller.

 

[Speevy]

I'm down to 54 listings. I've sold over 100 booster packs. 0_0

 

[Turfster]

The devaluation of this stuff is only happening because sellers keep undercutting each other.

Welcome to the steam market, where idiots waterfall prices downhill before the first item gets sold

 

[Toki767]

Well one of my boosters went from $0.94 as the lowest selling price to $0.83 in about ten minutes. The devaluation of this stuff is only happening because sellers keep undercutting each other.

Of course. It happens with everything really. And it makes it not sustainable.

 

[_hekk05]

Can we craft yet? Or do we have to wait more?

 

[Nyteshade517]

So Metro's discount went from 66% to 50%. I guess the 66% was a price mistake?

Seems kinda odd.

Yeah, I was just about to buy the bundle and noticed the price increase...I'll pass for now then

 

[Woody Invincible]

Pretty soon the backgrounds will be worth more than the cards.

 

[Nzyme32]

Well one of my boosters went from $0.94 as the lowest selling price to $0.83 in about ten minutes. The devaluation of this stuff is only happening because sellers keep undercutting each other.

The trick will be to save boosters like that till well after the auction is over with and prices stabilise. However, if gems remain as a feature for getting rid of garbage, and booster conversion is a regular thing (which it could well do) that kind of changes the whole dynamic as a long term thing, and it's uncertain where that will go, since it is uncertain whether the booster gem prices will change or not. Big difference would be Valve can control those prices, but not the prices of the market place.

 

[MUnited83]

Well one of my boosters went from $0.94 as the lowest selling price to $0.83 in about ten minutes. The devaluation of this stuff is only happening because sellers keep undercutting each other.

You can make boosters for any game you own by much less than that. It would never have sold at that price anyways.

 

[Crimsonclaw111]

I finally finished up The Evil Within. I loved it, but that last boss was so, so bad.

Also the last patch seems to have greatly improved performance.

 

[Lomax]

The trick will be to save boosters like that till well after the auction is over with and prices stabilise. However, if gems remain as a feature for getting rid of garbage, and booster conversion is a regular thing (which it could well do) that kind of changes the whole dynamic as a long term thing, and it's uncertain where that will go, since it is uncertain whether the booster gem prices will change or not. Big difference would be Valve can control those prices, but not the prices of the market place.

Booster conversion is supposed to be permanent. But like you said, it's impossible to know what the gem exchange rates will do.

So, why if I didn't have any gems in my inventory, nor did I sell any, did Valve give me $3? They didn't take the card money back (made about $30 in two hours which, I mean, is pretty okay considering I was drinking beer and listening to music), so I'm confused.

They refunded you anything you spent on bags of gems.

 

[Zia]

So, why if I didn't have any gems in my inventory, nor did I sell any, did Valve give me $3? They didn't take the card money back (made about $30 in two hours which, I mean, is pretty okay considering I was drinking beer and listening to music), so I'm confused.

 

[Speevy]

I think Valve created the steam marketplace and all of its various promotions and contests to teach gamers about the pitfalls of unregulated capitalism.

 

[the_firewithin]

what are the cheapest booster packs to make?

 

[Gvaz]

How come I can't open this booster pack for Might and Magic?

 

[Lomax]

what are the cheapest booster packs to make?

It scales from 400 gems for games with 15 cards to 1200 gems for games with 5 cards.

 

[Locust]

Did anyone get a free copy of CSGO in their inventory? I'm not sure if its related to the gem clusterfuck or the support ticket I had up.

 

[alr1ght]

what are the cheapest booster packs to make?

whatever you craft, craft F2P anime waifu packs.

 

[Speevy]

How come I can't open this booster pack for Might and Magic?

Because you have neither.

 

[Crimsonclaw111]

Did anyone get a free copy of CSGO in their inventory? I'm not sure if its related to the gem clusterfuck or the support ticket I had up.

All Gems created by you have been returned to your Inventory

All Gem purchases from the Community Market have been reimbursed. View your Store

Transactions to see the Wallet Credit to your account.

All previous Auction bids have been canceled and the Auction has been reset.

Additionally, anyone who traded away items in exchange for Steam Gems on the first day of bidding will receive a copy of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive in their Inventory.

Enjoy the addiction

 

[Chariot]

what are the cheapest booster packs to make?

Trails in the Sky and Skullgirls are only 462 gems and those are animu games. Don't undercut me thought, you cheap bastards.

 

[Lunaniem]

Did anyone get a free copy of CSGO in their inventory? I'm not sure if its related to the gem clusterfuck or the support ticket I had up.

http://steamcommunity.com/auction

Additionally, anyone who traded away items in exchange for Steam Gems on the first day of bidding will receive a copy of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive in their Inventory.

 

[FiveElementNinja]

I think Valve created the steam marketplace and all of its various promotions and contests to teach gamers about the pitfalls of unregulated capitalism.

What if we all exist in a game of Steam Dev Tycoon and whoever is playing it is losing.

 

[Locust]

Enjoy the addiction

Haha alright sweet, I did happen to trade for some gems. :v

 

[Speevy]

I turned a background into gems. Where's my copy of CS GO?

I want a copy so I can turn it into gems.

 

[AsylumX]

Just checked... I have made 33 badges so far (after this event started) and I have a couple more in the oven...

 

[pahamrick]

More people need this classic in their lives.

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[Turfster]

Love how the auction search no longer tags stuff you bid on in the search

 

[alr1ght]

NOTE: On Thursday Dec 11th we had an issue with Gems that meant we needed to reset the Auction and start over. We apologize for the interruption. Any placed bids will need to be placed again.

All Gems created by you have been returned to your Inventory
All Gem purchases from the Community Market have been reimbursed. View your Store Transactions to see the Wallet Credit to your account.
All previous Auction bids have been canceled and the Auction has been reset.
Additionally, anyone who traded away items in exchange for Steam Gems on the first day of bidding will receive a copy of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive in their Inventory.

I thought they never put CSGO on sale because of hackers. Seems like this will drop its value pretty low.

 

[_hekk05]

Let the min-maxing begin

hue

 

[Lomax]

Let the min-maxing begin

hue

3 cents for an 80 gem background is a better exchange rate.

 

[rookiejet]

why are people all of a sudden buying the trash I've had sitting in market for months? what's going on?

 

[Jawmuncher]

Where the hell is my CSGO?
I traded all kinds of shit for gems and nothing.

Wait I guess they literally mean trade as in trade requests.

 

[_hekk05]

3 cents for an 80 gem background is a better exchange rate.

That is true. Unfortunately, I've already purchased my backgrounds.

The crafting begins

 

[Woody Invincible]

Let the min-maxing begin

hue

Now this is Steam Marketplace Simulator 2014

 

[derExperte]

I turned a background into gems. Where's my copy of CS GO?

You didn't do a trade.

Oh no, missed top of the page by one post, my luck is fading fast.

 

[Naked Snake]

More people need this classic in their lives.

I missed it by a few seconds. I love old games, and this one is so highly revered. Would have been nice to have.

 

[Nzyme32]

I thought they never put CSGO on sale because of hackers. Seems like this will drop its value pretty low.

How? It's only for those who traded items for gems, and only on the first day ie when the glitches happened. That likely won't be many people at all in the grand scheme of things