This is a simple guideline on how to not get scammed


1. If possible, always do 1:1 trading. Don't give someone an item in return for a promise to repay you later. If you're trading with Steam items only, put all items into the trade offer.

2. Don't trust any website. You can put a domain name into the site scamadviser.com to see if the website can be trusted. Usually, if the website is no older than a month, don't trust it. Even if it has an overall safety rating on more than 70%, it might still be a scam site. Don't deposit money or items to any websites that you don't trust 100%.

3. If you're trading with non-Steam items, don't go first unless you absolutely trust the person you're trading with. Always check up his reputation on sites like steamrep and steamtrades. Many +reps on his Steam profile doesn't mean a thing; there are entire groups meant for 'rep for rep'.

4. Know the basic 'rules' of trading. A user with a VAC ban is unable to trade TF2 items and/or CS:GO items etc. etc.

5. Use the Steam Mobile Authenticator App. You'll have a hard time finding someone to trade with if you don't use the app for trade verification. If you don't have the app, all trades will be held by Steam for 15 days.

6. If a user has a private inventory, but a link to a storage, don't trust him. Just don't. Always insist on doing 1:1 trading, never send your item in promise of his item shortly after.

Some of trading short words/terminologies:

*[H] = have

*[W] = want

*K = key/s

*C/O = current offer

*B/O = buy out

*PS = play side

*BS = back side (it can be battle scarred too but you will know what is real point in full sentence)

*QS = quick sell

*Overpay: It means the person who is buying a specific item has to pay more than the value of the item they are buying. For example:
Buyer: Item1 [5$] + Item 2 [1$]
Seller: Item Buyer Wants To Buy [5$]
So the buyer is overpaying 1$.

*Skins = items (weapons that you can trade)

*Lowball: The action of offering way lower than the seller is expecting.

*Troller : sending some stupid empty offers (of his/her side) and put all your items or simple just put some low skin or box for your much more expensive item/s.

*ST = StatTrak (counting player kills)

*SS = screenshot

*Kara = karambit

*BF = Butterfly

*CW = crimson web

*Mirrored = the knife has a same patterns in the play side and the back side.

*Full Fade = there are no grey parts on the knife, 100% of the knife is covered in fade.

*Blue Gem = means that your case hardened knife (or gun) are mostly blue.
at least 80%+ of blue.

*Dragon Claw = case hardened pattern which has 100% clean blue near the middle and top parts.

*FV = float value

*Downgrade = it means if seller item cost 100$, he/she will take lower skins in total more value price then his/her item cost.
Example: 100$ downgrade into 105-110$ into smaller items.

*Upgrade : it means person wanna convert all his skins into 1 or 2 bigger skins (and its probably he/she will overpay you for that upgrade)

PP = PayPal

1:1 trading = all items should be included in the same trade offer


Also be precision inside your post about full name of item/s, what quality are they (from worst exterior to best exterior) :

1) - Battle-Scarred (BS)

2) - Well-Worn (WW)

3) - Field-Tested (FT)

4) - Minimal Wear (MW)

5) - Factory New (FN)