Got scammed... and I don't understand! (and celebrating being scammed with a whitelist GA)

Make sure to report the scammer everywhere

I'm not surprised at all. I'm sure there are people who would scam even for 1 trading card.

report this kids

Would you mind telling us what happened? Without calling out, naturally, but just so we don't make the same mistake you did. read "we" as "I" xD

Well, if it is any consolation. I also, do not understand. Lol ok!
Sorry you got ripped off. That is sad. That is why I don't trade.

I like your comment that "I always respects thieves / bandits... As they use the most expensive capital of all time... their lives... they took risks so they choose their targets carefully. So it must be worth it.."
Well, I agree with the first part, as for choosing carefully or it being worth it.. Remember, there are a lot of idiots in this world (most people) and many are reckless and not careful at all. As for me I don't believe in stealing from individuals. Corporations however, that have billions and don't care about the individual, nations, religions, or anything besides their profit margin - I think stealing from them is more like stealing from a monster. And heroes steal from monsters all the time in stories lol
But being serious, you never truly know other people. If you're going to assume someone's actions, it's a safer bet to assume people will always act out of selfish reasons. So just increase your security measures, and be more careful. Like you said, a cheap lesson to learn!

People scams for less than nothing. :-/ And yes, if people scams for one ref or a trading card, you are not safe with $5.

Think of it along the lines of "You gave them $5.70 and so did 50 other people"

Scamming $5.70 from 50 people is easier then getting $50 from 1.

have you seen this movie? exchange rate can affect your perspective a bit

For the curious ones... I just send a guy $5.7 via paypal... I should check his profile more carefully but I don't... I was in the middle of a game... and try to be quick about it... Please be careful about your trades... check/doublecheck the offer/profile/names/urls and etc...

Well, you know. Little things add up...
Lucky for you, it was a cheap lesson :)
Congratulations on being more aware!

Got scammed yesterday too =(

And now he got "free" 5$ so he can create a new steam account, buy a cheap game and try and scam even more people :P

For a 11 year old kid 5 bucks are a lot of money, because he only gets 5 bucks pocket money from his jobless fat mother. So thats the same as we get 2.000$ or EUR ... 5 bucks are a lot of money for a litte fat child.

Hope you can smile... Greetings from Germany.

You think that scammer did it for $5. Chances are he did it for fun. The $5 was just the bonus. Different people get fun from different things.

Sad for you. :-(
Such stories and dishonest people are depressing. (tip : scammers don't have self respect, just have "ego")

People forget themselves. They think that the gain of something that is ultimately unimportant, or the avoidance of something that is only mildly annoying, is worth tarnishing their soul. They forget that they will be held accountable, and that every last little thing will be paid for, one way or another. That is why they lie, and cheat, and steal, trading what is priceless for what is worthless, until it becomes a habit. After that, they lie, cheat, and steal even when there is nothing to be gained at all.

Keep good habits, and avoid bad habits. It takes a major effort to improve oneself.

Thanks for every comment and vote... I learn my lesson and hope some of you will be more careful after this... I have fun reading your comments and thoughts. I appreciate every post.
So Im gonna make a whitelist GA for the ones that commented here... Have fun...
ACE

that 5$ can be consider a pretty big number if you convert it to some other currency you know,

It's easy to do something bad to someone when you don't get to see the consequences. When all you see of someone is a few lines of text on a screen, it's far too easy to forget that the person behind that text is actually another human. Most of these scammers would probably not be able to do something like this if they met you face to face, because then you're suddenly a human.

Well... if you scam 100 people, that is 570$... so...

Oh well... perheps tricking others is fun? i dunno. stay safe in future lol

Got scammed once in a steam game, so i understand you... I voted 1st line 'cause seems like these are thoughts of such a people. And here is to help you to smile: did you noticed that answer variants match to the "South park" main characters - Eric Theodore Cartman, Stanley Randall Marsh, Kyle Broflovski and Kenneth McCormick, respectively )

I got scammed this week.
The deal was 3 games of mine for 3,5 paypal. I try to trust rep on his steam profile, since here was +0-0.
Sent him a key out of 3, in good faith, then waited for payment, and after I went offline for one hour, i return and see that He blocked me.
Add him with friend account, made him add me again, and after a while he gave 4 cards and 20 gems for a game that I price tag 90cents.
So, tried to scam me for 90cent game. Ridiculous.