SOOO you never created a giveaway? ;/

All the 3 cent cards they will offer is why I refuse to take cards in trading. Then again, never stops them from trying to offer them, or offering bundle games for an item I want keys for.

Well, you could give him the change, couldn't you? ;)

first Giveaway for the non believers

So what you're saying is, you're fine with getting 4x the value of your games, but you don't like getting lowballed? That is pretty damn strange, dude.

Just so everyones clear This is a post about how some people go above and beyond what the normal is. this wasnt about who can lowball who or who hasnt given away a game or who got the most cards ever. Everyones story is different and not everyone is able to do certain things in life cause of hardships that have fallen upon them, or events in life that are just unpredictable. Well what im getting at is even though things may be hard for some, there are people that would stop at nothing to put others before themselves. This was just kind of a "Hey there are really nice people out there and they deserve recognition" post... even if my story was over a few cards, its the bigger picture of similar instances happening all over and not just virtually, it happens in everyday life sometimes and a lot of people dont get it, thats why i said id pass it on too.

To be honest, I think he just couldn't be bothered to sell the cards himself and/or was unable to because he hasn't spent money on the market before.

i already refused allot of trades just because the other trader was offering too much

I may not Seem like i give to the steam community alot but every once and a while i like to give codes out of the half-life platinum pack and every so often IF the code works(not guaranteeing it) someone gets all the classic half life games in their library to enjoy. No one can resist the crowbar weilding, Headcrab smashing good time of the original half-life series :) Who knows i may drop one in here soon if i can find my old countersrike or blushift cd cases :) dont worry if it doesnt look like a normal steam key haha. this is a bunch of numbers like they used when valve first came out. :) ive tried giving them away in the give aways section but there is no giveaway for the half life platinum collection. last time i checked. i also am not sure if the keys are 100 percent un used or not so i dont do give aways for that reason haha

proof that you can redeem old halflife, counterstrike, or other older valve games and still possibly get something. Steam Community forum

well im gonna head to bed, if i find a old valve key laying around ill surely get to it in the morning and post it here in this thread :)

Nice people? Where are these mythical beings?

It's Karma, my friend :) After those scams, you really deserve those cards ;)

Speaking of nice people, I am hosting a giveaway right here ;)
http://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/Rrjws/tesla-effect-a-tex-murphy-adventure/signature

There are definitely nice people out there!

This isn't game related, but I'm a member of freecycle.org which is conceptually similar to steamgifts, only with physical goods. People give away all kinds of things (some recent examples are boots, a CD player, turntable, porcelain, etc.), but in today's email there was something special...

OFFER: Thanksgiving meal (Nassau/Suffolk County)
My family is looking to help a struggling family with a last-minute
Thanksgiving meal. Please only contact if you are unable to provide a
Thanksgiving meal for your family this Thursday. We are from Nassau but
are willing to travel on LI.

I'm in the middle of responding to that post, not because I'm in need, but to simply thank them for their heartfelt generosity. Holidays are often thought of as the best of times, but for those less fortunate, they can be the worst, and this truly moved me. :)