How much money did you make off selling Steam Trading Cards? (Steam FTW)

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#1 TheFadeForever
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People have been selling their cards from as little as 25 cents to 10 dollars on certain cards its quite a neat idea Valve as come up with selling cards for some cash to buy games

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#2 Gargus
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More of a PC section discussion Id think.

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#3 BPoole96
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I'd guess between $10-15, though I have spent some to buy cards for my favorite games

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#4 moistsandwich
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I tried selling one card... for $0.95 but I think the market value on it went down significantly so it didn't sell.

So that would bring my total sales to $0.00 :P

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#5 kitty  Moderator
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$0. I keep all my cards
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#6 BPoole96
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I tried selling one card... for $0.95 but I think the market value on it went down significantly so it didn't sell.

So that would bring my total sales to $0.00 :P

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Look at what the cards are selling for and just undercut the price by 1 cent and you can literally sell it in under 30 seconds
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#7 Badosh
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Probably right around 2-3$
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#8 TheFadeForever
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I only made 5 dollars so far but a least I can save up to get a game that I want when its on sale

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#9 k2theswiss
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only got the ones from voting so about 75 cent
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#10 moistsandwich
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[QUOTE="moistsandwich"]

I tried selling one card... for $0.95 but I think the market value on it went down significantly so it didn't sell.

So that would bring my total sales to $0.00 :P

BPoole96

Look at what the cards are selling for and just undercut the price by 1 cent and you can literally sell it in under 30 seconds

$0.14 ERMAHGURD!!! I'm rich! :P

Edit* Up to $1.57 :D

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#11 whiskeystrike
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Only a few bucks. Currently have ~ 20 summer cards and I'm just holding on to them, waiting for the day when collectors will pay a few bucks per card (yeah I know that might be a while).

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#12 whiskeystrike
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[QUOTE="moistsandwich"]

I tried selling one card... for $0.95 but I think the market value on it went down significantly so it didn't sell.

So that would bring my total sales to $0.00 :P

BPoole96

Look at what the cards are selling for and just undercut the price by 1 cent and you can literally sell it in under 30 seconds

I undercut one of the cards about 10 cents and it sold in about 3 seconds.

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Sold all during the sale and got about 3.50

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#14 parkurtommo
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Around 5 euros.

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#15 Truth_Hurts_U
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I sold 0 and bought 0... I care 0 as well.

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#16 cain006
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Probably about $5 or so. I won't lie, it has made me play some games I hadn't played in a while like Saint's Row 3 and Binding of Isaac. I made like $3 off of stuff in TF2 I never use.

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#17 UnrealLegend
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During the beta, I was selling the cards for roughly $0.80 each.

During the sale, I made around $6.

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#18 ChubbyGuy40
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Almost $15.

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#19 AmazonTreeBoa
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I haven't sold any, but I am going to look more into it tomorrow. Reading this thread has peaked my interest.
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#20 drekula2
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i made $200.

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then again, i spent 200 hours trading and collecting them.

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#21 balfe1990
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i made $200.

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then again, i spent 200 hours trading and collecting them.

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So you made the same per hour as some 7 year old cobbling shoes in a sweatshop in Indonesia?

Not time well spent.

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#22 ramonnl
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The cards I have all went from around 2 dollars to 10 cents, probably because of the summer sale.

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#23 Snugenz
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About 2 to 3 euro.

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#24 TheWalkingGhost
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Edit: Found out how. Can't as steam is blocking me because I reset my password not that long ago.

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#25 WilliamRLBaker
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0.35 I got into selling them pretty late and one has yet to sell.

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#26 LegatoSkyheart
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$0. I keep all my cards2ndWonder

I wanna level up yo.

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#27 deactivated-5acbb9993d0bd
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DoTA 2 and TF2 are where you can make decent money ... the cards not so much. Ive had items that sell for Ā£10+, a item i had with a t-shirt promo sold for Ā£25. there is a crate that drops in TF2 which is rare and it goes for Ā£5 each ... had 3 of them.
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#28 Arach666
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Since the beta maybe aound $20 or so.

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#29 AmazonTreeBoa
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I am now up to $3.90.Ā 

Made it to $4.12 and then spent $3.99 on the Darksiders 2 season pass.

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#30 dommeus
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I'm guessing Steam would have told me if I had made any? I put some on the market, but I don't think anyone bothered, lol.

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#31 AmazonTreeBoa
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I'm guessing Steam would have told me if I had made any? I put some on the market, but I don't think anyone bothered, lol.

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Looking at your Steam Wallet will let you know.
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#32 tagyhag
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I didn't count it all considering I spent some while getting more cards but around $40-$45.
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#33 UnknownSniper65
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Around $10 after I sold everything

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#34 Grey_Eyed_Elf
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Sold a bunch just now and made Ā£1.20 so that's Ā£3.05 in total... Not bad since I can buy a indie game that's on sale with this.
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#35 aaronmullan
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Only around Ā£4 so far. I have only really started properly collecting and selling them.
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#36 silversix_
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i play games on steam, not sell cards
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#38 Rage010101
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I honestly lost count how much money I've made, but I also lost count how much money I spent buying cards to craft my badges. Ā I sell rare/uncommon emoticons and backgrounds for fair high price based on the market value so I recover alot of my money sometimes. Ā I'm looking at the bigger picture though and in it for the long run, having a higher steam rating to increase my chances, where I will profit from booster packs, foils, etc and start netting profit.

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I honestly lost count how much money I've made, but I also lost count how much money I spent buying cards to craft my badges. Ā I sell rare/uncommon emoticons and backgrounds for fair high price based on the market value so I recover alot of my money sometimes. Ā I'm looking at the bigger picture though and in it for the long run, having a higher steam rating to increase my chances, where I will profit from booster packs, foils, etc and start netting profit.

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Does it really work that way? iv'e had 2 booster packs in like a month..... is there any evidence of how it works yet? I thought levels were just for extra profile stuff...
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#40 Wirrexx
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200 euro. I put up one card for 200 euro for fun (the Bioshock Infinte ). And one guy bought it. Cant complain.Ā 

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#41 Grey_Eyed_Elf
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200 euro. I put up one card for 200 euro for fun (the Bioshock Infinte ). And one guy bought it. Cant complain.Ā 

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#42 Rage010101
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[QUOTE="Rage010101"]

I honestly lost count how much money I've made, but I also lost count how much money I spent buying cards to craft my badges. Ā I sell rare/uncommon emoticons and backgrounds for fair high price based on the market value so I recover alot of my money sometimes. Ā I'm looking at the bigger picture though and in it for the long run, having a higher steam rating to increase my chances, where I will profit from booster packs, foils, etc and start netting profit.

MBirdy88

Does it really work that way? iv'e had 2 booster packs in like a month..... is there any evidence of how it works yet? I thought levels were just for extra profile stuff...

Higher steam level increases your drop rating for rare stuff. Ā I personally noticed now that im in the 30's as far as steam level that my booster pack and foil card acquirement has increased since I leveled up. Ā Here, this is taken directly from the steam trading card FAQ.

Once eligible, your Steam Level increases your rate of receiving a booster pack drop:

  • Level 10: +20% increase in your drop rate
  • Level 20: +40% increase in your drop rate
  • Level 30: +60% increase in your drop rate
  • Level 40: +80% increase in your drop rate
  • Level 50: +100% increase in your drop rate (i.e. the rate has doubled)
  • Etc.
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#43 II_Seraphim_II
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I havent really been paying attention to this card thing lol. Steam has been changing so much lately. Im just too busy playing Dota2 to notice :P
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#44 deactivated-5c79c3cfce222
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Well I did just get 20+ off Payday 2 CCE by buying and trading TF2 keys. Hadn't noticed before now, but this Steam economy is crazy.
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#45 deangallop
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Steam trading cards are a scam, if MS or Nintendo pulled this kind of $?!@ whe would never hear the end of it. Pay money for poor man achievements/trophies.
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[QUOTE="deangallop"]Steam trading cards are a scam, if MS or Nintendo pulled this kind of $?!@ whe would never hear the end of it. Pay money for poor man achievements/trophies.

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[QUOTE="McStrongfast"][QUOTE="deangallop"]Steam trading cards are a scam, if MS or Nintendo pulled this kind of $?!@ whe would never hear the end of it. Pay money for poor man achievements/trophies.

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Paying money for a jpeg. Doesn't sound a little exploitve to you.
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#48 princeofshapeir
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didn't even bother trying to sell them, if i really wanted to make bank off a vidya i could try selling my TF2 backpack for $800
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#49 Miroku32
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Like $10 I think. Thanks to that I got some Borderlands 2 DLC for free in the summer sale.
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#50 Yrkoon99
Member since 2007 • 494 Posts

about a fiver im really surprised people pay money for them and i still have some :)

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great way to get a free game or 2 in the sale though :)