It depends, i use mine from badges, i dont want to buy them on market and i lucked out with a background worth ยฃ2 which looks pretty damn good.
Comment has been collapsed.
They are created when you craft a badge. Each game has its own set of backgrounds. But if there's any specific background you want, it's easier to just get it from the market (be prepared to pay a lot if you want a background with a scantly clad anime woman).
Comment has been collapsed.
Mabinogi has a rare one that sells pretty well, and I think it's only 5 cards. But, it is very rare.
Comment has been collapsed.
Anime games with cards usually have expensive emoticons and backgrounds.
You might also get lucky, and find an extra-pricey foil card!
Otherwise, how could I manage to get to level 45, without spending anything on the market?
In fact, I have a net profit of โฌ10.70 on the community market.
And I don't even sell anime emoticons and backgrounds, I collect them!
Comment has been collapsed.
To summarize the aforementioned comments: trading, buying, or crafting badges.
By crafting badges you get random content (emoticons or backgrounds) for the game in question, while by trading or buying -obviously- you get to choose what you want.
Comment has been collapsed.
just craft badges from cards you obtain for games you have and bang! you end up getting some expensive ones - http://steamcommunity.com/id/adam_zombie/inventory/#753
Comment has been collapsed.
8 Comments - Last post 1 hour ago by Geralt28
11 Comments - Last post 1 hour ago by OneManArmyStar
366 Comments - Last post 2 hours ago by InSpec
151 Comments - Last post 6 hours ago by aquatorrent
1,036 Comments - Last post 6 hours ago by Abletoburn
402 Comments - Last post 10 hours ago by jonesy411
384 Comments - Last post 10 hours ago by jonesy411
20 Comments - Last post 43 minutes ago by adam1224
1,322 Comments - Last post 1 hour ago by Chris76de
50 Comments - Last post 1 hour ago by Mayanaise
138 Comments - Last post 1 hour ago by CheMan39
109 Comments - Last post 1 hour ago by CptWest
10,360 Comments - Last post 1 hour ago by ba2
37 Comments - Last post 2 hours ago by schmoan
Edit: Also is there any way to buy items off the community market with paypal? My idiot friend threw my phone, so now I can't add to my wallet balance until my new phone arrives next week.
Comment has been collapsed.