starting to feel a bit dejected...

everybody's looking for a profit, if you want to make a fair trade, make sure the other guy wants your item as much as you want his

Would you be interested in a (free) copy of the first Postal, DrMonkeyCPR? I've been wondering what to do with it...

It cuts both ways though. A lot of people trade for the profit. That's what they're in it for and IMO there's nothing wrong with that if that's their prerogative. They would consider you to be a "lowballer" in certain respects. There are actually a lot of profiteers who are very fair traders too. I typically (try) to stay away from trading with nickel/dimers b/c its a hassle from the beginning. "Oh you need to give me more for that". If someone is that stuck on "winning" the trade, then fuck em. I trade for games that I want, not to resell. I once got into a haggling session with the absolute worst trader I've ever dealt with and was hung up on cards. It was a ridiculous waste of time, so I said forget it, and an hour later I traded that same game with someone else who had a fair offer and the trade was done in less than 2 minutes.

There are plenty of people out there who do it just like you do though. They just want to trade their extras and get something else to play. You have to look really hard sometimes, or lower your expectations/prices, but usually someone will come along at some point and be willing to trade with you.

The main thing is its totally dependent on what you're trading. You say that what you have are Origin codes. Those are not valuable to gamers in the Steam community at all, and if they're from the Humble Origin Bundle, you're going to find even less takers b/c that bundle was and still is exceptionally widespread. It's not what you want to hear, but thats really the truth. People still have trouble selling some of those for 1 refined metal. I can't even begin to tell you how many times I've been offered Origin Bundle keys in the last year. Almost every ad I make of my bundle leftovers I get 1-2 offers of it still. Your best bet with those may be trading those with a profiteer b/c they typically have no problem sitting on things for months, if not years, to make that profit and you get your fill quicker. They're just not worth much to anyone 1. because of how widespread they are and 2. b/c they're Origin games.

You might want to look into Steam Trading Cards & Trading. I know a handful of people out there who trade bundle game leftovers and other cheap games for trading cards including myself. Trading cards are not that hard to get a hold of either. You can get a lot just from playing games you own and you can also get them fairly cheap on the community market as well.

I currently have over 200 games just sitting in a spreadsheet waiting to be traded away. I even give some away to people on my friends list just for the card drops in return. I usually trade away my bundle games for 8-15 cards per game so you can see its not a hefty price to pay.

Feel free to look me up on steamtrades.com or message me through steam if you're looking for help with trading or someone to trade with that deals fairly.

I'm a card collecting crazy man. Currently sitting at 2,600+ Cards :D

You could have applied to join this group if you hadn't already.

It is entirely possible that you are wandering around the wrong part of the internet at the wrong time of day. Asshats tend to congregate, just like decent people do. I suggest you try to find people who are of like mind to yourself. There are plenty of good people on the internet, but you have to pay attention in order to notice them. Being part of Steamgifts is a pretty good start. I would classify the SG community as "better than average." Sure, we have some trolls, but the majority tend to be at least polite.

Also, I notice that you are fairly new to the site. One month registered, only 650 entries... By the time you hit 1500 entries and have been here about a year, you will probably be a member of two or three (or more!) giveaway groups. Not only do such people tend to be friendly and helpful, you have a much better chance of winning a giveaway as part of such a group. I know that money is tight, right now, but just keep saving up your pennies until you can afford to buy a non-bundled game at 75-80 percent discount. I'm very poor by U.S. standards, but I've manged to nickle-and-dime my way to 1000 CV, so you can, too. People who give regularly, even if it isn't very much at one time, attract the attention of other generous people.

Hang in there, Bro! Life is not as bleak as it may seem. D