STrades can be maddening

Always lowball. I've learned it the hard way myself.

Even in dota trading site I act harshly - I'm not going to be ripped off anymore.

And put up thick skin for your face.

You've pretty much summed up why I don't trade games with strangers. I hate to say it, but from my experience, steamtrades.com is not a nice community of people. The more popular a trader is, the more a douche bag he usually is. And then you get all the newbie traders who give you unbelievably low offers and just end up wasting your time. Everyone is out for themselves and there's no sense of mutual happiness.

Hey OP, what were the games? So my guess was right? You lowballed and got abused?

The problem I see is people trying to push off bundle games for giftable games. They think that the bundle games are worth full price. I know I dont see bundle games worth very much.

Buy low, sell high. If you don't enjoy it, then don't do it?

"Well then why are they sitting on dozens of copies of the same game?"

This is my favourite whine that I hear from people. Who are you to say what we should do with our game whether we have one or ten? Should a car dealership cut prices because he has 3 of the same model? Should you start paying more for games since you just received your $1000 paycheck? The only thing the statement shows is that you're jealous of the trader and have a "poor me syndrome" going on.

There is one thing that many people forget, many of these traders who have tons of different games are paying upwards to 50% less than US prices. When you come with LA Noire Complete for $7.50 (75% off US) they won't care because it's $3.87 in Russia for the exact same copy and this applies to many games! Going to someone with 100+ feedback and 100+ gifts is like walking into a car dealership and expecting to get a good deal.

Trading is almost purely for profit. This is all that needs to be said.

I hate trading. I can't stand it. Most people are bastards. In trading, that only shows more, until you start praying for the end of the world. That's why I try to avoid it altogether (once in a while I need to trade some things in order to get a game that I want... I'm not happy about those times).

One day of trading isn't enough to get the full experience nor is it enough to learn the tricks of the trade. As Bunny said below (many interactions with this fine chap) - Only one side of the story. :)

My initial interactions with the site were a little frustrating but once I figured out how things worked, values, etc. And learned that not everyone is fair (to you) - The experience is best kind. My only beef with trading is the time it can consume trying to find the right deal. But thats how it goes.

Tip for others looking into this. Traders Guild Group "Chat" is a well modded chat with lots of (mostly) friendly traders that can allow you to find something you might be interested in. Check it out!

Pareto Rule.

I must say, most of the times ST is unfair, but yeah, that's how the world does: supermarkets buys cheap from the factories(China maybe) and sell expensive. I know you fell unfair with all this but it's how the world works, the only difference is that you can see all the offers between "supermarket" and "factories".