steamsteam-trading-cards
My steam trading cards either turn into between 0.02 and 0.10 EUR when selling them, or I can turn them into gems. Can I sell these gems later on in some way? I see i can put them in a sack of gems, but I'm not sure how many I need for a sack, or even if I can sell those sacks.
I know that I won't make much money in this way, but I really don't care about trading cards, gems or medals as much as I do about money I might get from them. I want to sell them in the most profitable way.
I'll explain this in two parts:
The Green box highlights a F2P game utilizing a Micro-Transaction model. As you can see, it says "no card drops remaining". But I can get more if I purchase any item from the store in increments of $9.00 (ie I spend $18.00, I get 2 cards). Thus, for games like TF2, you don't necessarily have to trade to get a badge Lvl2+ (but is advisable).
If you look at the red box, however, since Bit.Trip Runner2 is a paid game, it features a permanent drop counter. Meaning, once the 3 card drops I have left are given, there will be no more card drops, by playing the game. Once you've received all possible card drops, you may receive a booster pack, which contains 3 cards, either basic or foil. The rate at which these booster packs appear in your inventory depends on your steam level and as game badges are crafted by the community. Keep this in mind if you plan to sell or trade those cards out.
Associated question: How do trading card booster packs drop?
Valve days change over at 10 AM Pacific Time, so an expiration date of the 27th implies that the moratorium will expire sometime between 10AM Pacific on the 27th, and 10AM Pacific on the 28th.
The duration of the moratorium is 5 full days, so if your password is changed at Noon UTC, you will be able to trade again at Noon UTC.
Best Answer
Selling them in the most profitable way is a hard one to give a right answer for....I can break it down for you though...It is up to you after to determine for yourself what is most profitable for you :) (what you have the patience for)
In order to get a sack of gems you need 1000 gems and the price RIGHT NOW on them is .73 cents.
Cards vary in the amount of gems they are worth depending on the age of the game, number of cards acquirable without additional purchases, and rarity of the card (there can be 'foil' cards).
Selling the cards individually usually only net you a few cents a piece and they usually sell at different values in the same way as it would work for the gems. Take into consideration for popularity here, too. The card below has a decent value, while most will sell for around .08 cents. Brand new games can get you card values at about .35 cents if you get them quickly.
Additionally you can sell cards by the pack. You can do this by purchasing packs with gems. The amount of gems a pack will cost you varies from game to game. These packs seem to sell on the market for about the worth of a sack of gem depending on the game, but the packs may cost more gems than the total in the sack of gems.