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Extensive FAQ

How do i add games to my Tradables?

To add a single game, go to the game's Barter.vg game page, press the "Tradable" button under the cover art and game trailer.

To add a list of games go to your ⇄ Tradable tab and click on the ✐ Edit tab to the right of the ≈Export tab then put in a list of games, each on a new line, add, then you can tag the collection as being from a specific source, or go through and select a group to tag through the tag menu

How do i create an offer?

Click on the create an offer button from the matches page (under a trader's list) or on their page, add the game(s) from each of your lists, set the number of games from each side, set an expire time, then press the "Send offer" button to send the offer.

You can press the red "🗑 Cancel & Discard offer" button (above the game selection menu from your side) to cancel the offer, if you leave the offer creation page Barter will save your progress, but if you leave it inactive for a while it will automatically cancel it for you.

How do i counter an offer?

Next to the decline button, press the counter offer button, under the selected game set [#of selected] , number of games from each side, set an expire time, and then press the "Send offer" button

On the offer page, what is the difference between ">", "!>", and "►"?

= the other trader viewed your offer (opened it)
!> = = the other trader viewed your offer and accepted it, and it's your turn to act (either exchanging keys, or changing the status to completed)
► = the other trader did not view your offer yet (did not open it yet)

What does "★ proposed" mean?

"★ proposed" indicates a multi-user offer that was proposed to you. All users that have at least 1 offered game in their WL, or at least one requested game in their tradables can see this offer. The number next to ★ represents the number of wishlisted items that you are offered

How do i give a trader a positive or negative reputation on SteamTrades?

After a completed or disputed trade click on a user's SteamTrades icon button to the right of their Steam icon button, and to the left of ([# of unique positive rep], [# of unique negative rep])

or under
[Amount of Time] ✓ [User 1] completed offer with [you]
click on the SteamTrades.com button

Then scroll down to the bottom of the page, write a message, then tag it Positive or Negative and send, if you've left a rep for that user previously, then you can't leave another

What is an expired offer?

How do i cancel / fail an offer?

What is a dispute?

How do i see common game values from Barter.vg?

Have:Want / Tradable:Wishlist

On a game's Barter page, the number of traders who have a game is on the left (colored blue), and number of people who have it wishlisted is on the right (in reddish orange), games with high tradables and low wishlist, may have more flexibility in finding a preferable trade for new users.

The grey key market / gg.deals

The grey key market isn't directly connected on Barter.vg besides through Enhanced Barter

You may copy and paste a game's a game's name to the gg.deals search bar and find it to see current lowest grey key prices across all sources *gg.deals has no official relationship with Barter.vg *gg.deals uses hidden ref links, so it gets a cut of your purchases on a site without telling you

How do i install and use Enhanced Barter?

Install Tampermonkey through your preferred browser's add-on store, then download the Enhanced.Barter.user.js file from the latest release on the Enhanced Barter release page, Tampermonkey should pop in a new tab, press the "Install" button. Once Enhanced Barter is installed, on an offer page you may click on the gg deals icon to see ([current lowest offical sale price],[current lowest grey market price]) (you have to click them individually, because gg.deals only allows 5 api calls per second {correct and or necessary?})

*Tampermonkey and gg.deals have no official relationships with Barter.vg

itad

to see a game's historical low / price historyimage press the ITAD Offer Page button button under a game's

How can I ignore someone?

Go to a user's Barter page under the contact preferences, set a duration of time, then the "Ignore & Block" button.
To un-ignore / un-block them press the "- Remove the ignore" button.

What does wishlist (custom) / wishlist (extra) mean?

wishlist (custom) = the item was added to the user's collection directly from the Barter page (manually, as opposed to the automatic "sync-api" of their wishlist from their Steam profile) wishlist (extra) = the user already has this item in their library / tradable, but wishes for one extra copy

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