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It had to be done, welcome aboard the new thread, Steam Deal Thread V8!

You can find link to past threads at the bottom of this post. Read post #2 of this thread for Steam FAQs and more.

Disclaimer: Because of the ridiculous number of games on sale and the speed at which sales change, it is likely I will not be able to catch everything . Be sure to check the update time for the OP, and visit the Specials Tab to see all current sales. If you see something not listed in the OP, please feel free to PM me and I will see that it is added. Thanks, enjoy the sale  :D

Before you buy anything be sure to check out both BigSpoonyBard's Super Tips for Steam Sale Newbies (and Vets) and jshackle's Enhanced Steam Extension/Plugin for Chrome/Opera/Firefox!

Steam Summer Sale

Flash Deals


[*]Retro City Rampage - $14.99 $3.00
[*]Endless Space Gold - $34.99 $11.89[customspoiler='Contents']


[*]Total War Grand Master Collection - $164.99 $41.24[customspoiler='Contents']

[*]Rome: Total War - $9.99 $2.49
[*]Empire: Total War - $14.99 $3.74

[*]Napoleon: Total War - $14.99 $3.74

[*]Total War: SHOGUN 2 - $29.99 $7.49

[*]Shogun 2: Fall of the Samurai - $29.99 $7.49

[*]Viking: Battle for Asgard - $14.99 $3.74
[*]Total War Battles: SHOGUN - $4.99 $1.24
[*]SHOGUN 2: Rise of the Samurai Campaign - $9.99 $2.49[/customspoiler]

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Community Choice

  • Rage - $19.99 $4.99
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[*]Round 8

[*]Round 9​

[*]Round 10

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[*]Round 28

[*]Round 29

[*]Round 30

[*]​Round 31

[*]Round 32


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Daily Deals



[*]Borderlands 2 - $39.99 $10.19 (4-Pack - $89.99 $30.59)[customspoiler='Contents']

[*]Bioshock - $19.99 $4.99
[*]Bioshock 2 - $19.99 $4.99
[*]Bioshock Infinite - $59.99 $29.99
[*]Torchlight - $14.99 $3.73
[*]Torchlight 2 - $19.99 $4.99 (4-Pack - $59.99 $14.99)
[*]Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete - $4.99 $1.24
[*]Sid Meier's Civilization IV: The Complete Edition - $29.99 $7.49[customspoiler='Contents']

[*]Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization - $19.99 $4.99[/customspoiler]

[*]Sid Meier's Civilization V: Gold Edition - $49.99 $24.99[customspoiler='Contents']

[*]Tomb Raider Collection - $69.99 $17.49[customspoiler='Contents']

[*]The Walking Dead - $24.99 $6.24
[*]Kerbal Space Program - $22.99 $13.79
[*]Dishonored - $29.99 $10.19[customspoiler='Contents']

[*]Skyrim: Legendary Edition - $59.99 $36.00[customspoiler='Contents']


Yesterday's Deals


[*]Natural Selection 2 - $24.99 $6.24
[*]Worms Collection - $89.99 $22.49[customspoiler='Contents']

[*]Worms Revolution - $14.99 $3.74

[*]Worms Ultimate Mayhem - $14.99 $3.74


[*]Starforge (Alpha) - $19.99 $9.99
[*]Counter-Strike Complete - $29.99 $7.49[customspoiler='Contents']

[*]Saints Row: The Third - The Full Package - $29.99 $7.49[customspoiler='Contents']


[*]Assassin's Creed Pack - $169.95 $57.78[customspoiler='Contents']

[*]Assassin's Creed III - $39.99 $23.99[/customspoiler]

[*]Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic - $9.99 $3.39
[*]Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords - $9.99 $3.39
[*]Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing - $14.99 $3.74
[*]Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing Transformed - $29.99 $7.49[customspoiler='Contents']

[*]Sonic 3 and Knuckles - $4.99 $1.24
[*]Sonic 3D Blast - $4.99 $1.24
[*]Sonic Adventure 2 - $9.99 $2.49[customspoiler='Contents']

[*]Sonic Adventure DX - $8.99 $2.23
[*]Sonic CD - $4.99 $1.24
[*]Sonic Spinball - $4.99 $1.24
[*]Sonic the Hedgehog - $4.99 $1.24
[*]Sonic the Hedgehog 2 - $4.99 $1.24
[*]Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1 - $9.99 $2.49
[*]Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 2 - $14.99 $3.74
[*]Sonic Generations - $14.99 $3.74[customspoiler='Contents']

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Persistent Deals

(if you notice a daily/flash sale in here by mistake, please let me know)

-75% or More

-50% to -74%


[*]The Political Machine 2012 - $3.99 $0.99 (4-Pack - $9.99 $2.49)[/customspoiler]

[*]Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity - $19.99 $6.79
[*]The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition - $19.99 $9.99
[*]The Witcher: Enhanced Director's Cut - $9.99 $4.99
[*]Dead Space - $19.99 $9.99
[*]Dead Space 2 - $19.99 $9.99
[*]Hitman 2: Silent Assassin - $6.99 $3.39
[*]Hitman: Blood Money - $8.99 $4.49
[*]Hitman: Codename 47 - $6.99 $3.39
[*]Saints Row: The Third - The Full Package - $29.99 $14.99[customspoiler='Contents']


[*]Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition - $29.99 $14.99
[*]The Cave - $14.99 $7.49
[*]Sonic Hits Collection - $29.99[customspoiler='Contents']

[*]Sonic 3 and Knuckles - $4.99 $2.49
[*]Sonic 3D Blast - $4.99 $2.49
[*]Sonic Adventure 2 - $9.99 $4.99

[*]Sonic Adventure DX - $8.99 $4.47
[*]Sonic CD - $4.99 $2.49
[*]Sonic Spinball - $4.99 $2.49
[*]Sonic the Hedgehog - $4.99 $2.49
[*]Sonic the Hedgehog 2 - $4.99 $2.49
[*]Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1 - $9.99 $4.99
[*]Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 2 - $14.99 $7.49
[*]Sonic Generations - $14.99 $7.49


[*]Mirror's Edge - $19.99 $9.99
[*]McPixel - $4.99 $0.99
[*]Euro Truck Simulator 2 - $39.99 $19.99
[*]Euro Truck Simulator - $8.99 $4.49
[*]FTL - $9.99 $4.99
[*]Cart Life - $4.99 $1.99
[*]To The Moon - $9.99 $2.99
[*]VVVVVV - $4.99 $2.49
[*]Kerbal Space Program - $22.99 $20.69
[*]Sid Meier's Civilization V: Gold Edition - $49.99 $24.99[customspoiler='Contents']

[*]Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit - $19.99 $9.99
[*]Need for Speed: Undercover - $9.99 $4.99
[*]Need for Speed: Shift - $19.99 $9.99
[*]Shift 2: Unleashed - $19.99 $9.99
[*]Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box - $19.99 $9.99
[*]Magical Diary - $14.99 $5.24
[*]Super House of Dead Ninjas - $6.99 $2.37
[*]The Blackwell Legacy - $4.99 $1.99
[*]Jack Lumber - $7.49 $2.24
[*]Anna - Extended Edition - $9.99 $3.39
[*]The Bridge - $14.99 $7.49
[*]Alice: Madness Returns - $19.99 $9.99
[*]Payday The Heist - $19.99 $9.99
[*]Counter-Strike - $9.99 $2.49
[*]The Orange Box - $19.99 $9.99
[*]Half-Life Complete - $39.99 $19.99[customspoiler='Contents']

[*]Rockstar Hits Collection - $89.97 $44.98[customspoiler='Contents']

[*]LA Noire - $19.99 $9.99
[*]Max Payne 3 - $39.99 $19.99[/customspoiler]

[*]Starseed Pilgrim - $5.99 $2.69
[*]The Binding of Isaac - $4.99 $2.49[customspoiler='Contents']

All Current Specials

Preorder Deals - Updated 24/6

  • The Raven - Legacy of a Master Thief - Pre-Purchase and receive: [customspoiler="Free upgrade to the Digital Deluxe Edition"]
    Digital poster (printable) 
  • Papercraft mask of The Raven (printable)
  • “Making of” booklet 
  • Story book (plenty of background info and artworks)
  • Soundtrack[/customspoiler]

[*]Europa Universalis IV - Pre-Purchase now and receive: [customspoiler="The 100 Years War Unit Pack DLC"]
  • This DLC adds new, unique unit models to the belligerent nations of the
    100 Years War. Included are 11 infantry models for the warring nations,
    including England, France, Scotland, Burgundy and many more! [/customspoiler]

[*]Saints Row IV - Pre-Purchase now and receive: [customspoiler="3 Exclusive Team Fortress 2 Weapon Costumes"]
  • Pre-Purchase Saints Row IV and get 3 exclusive Team Fortress 2 weapon costumes to use in Saints Row IV: The Rainblower, the Flamethrower and the Rocket Launcher, only with Pre-Purchases on Steam! [/customspoiler]

[*]Rise of the Triad - Pre-Purchase now and receive: [customspoiler='The Apogee Throwback Pack']
  • The Apogee Throwback Pack is a collection of four classic Apogee
    Software titles all in one kick ass package. Blast your way across the
    galaxy as British Special Agent Blake Stone in "Aliens of Gold" and
    "Planet Strike", then take on an ancient evil menace as the H.U.N.T in
    "Rise of the Triad".[/customspoiler]

[*]Divinity: Dragon Commander - Pre-Purchase and receive: [customspoiler='Immediate access to the Divinity: Dragon Commander beta']
  • As an extra bonus, you will also receive a free upgrade to Divinity: Dragon Commander Imperial Edition.
  • The Imperial Edition includes a golden dragon skin, a Dragons On Earth
    campaign map, a digital soundtrack by award winning genius Kirill
    Pokrovsky, and behind the scenes information like concept art,
    classified design documents, confidential decision tree flowcharts and a
    unique documentary.[/customspoiler]

[*]Total War: Rome II - Pre-Purchase and receive: [customspoiler="The Greek States Culture Pack"]
  • The Greek States Culture Pack includes three new playable Factions for use in Single or Multiplayer Campaign modes and Custom and Multiplayer Battles. These factions are the diplomatic Athens, shrewd Epirus and formidable Sparta as playable factions. Each offers range of special tactics to achieve cultural and martial victories, and lethal elite units to crush foes in battle.
  • The Greek States also share a number of common goals, philosophies and general diplomatic aims. However, they are defined by their fierce independence and between them demonstrate a huge variety in approach to civil and military challenges that often brings them into conflict with the wider world, and each other.
  • Plus, Pre-Purchase and receive the Greek Hellenic Armor for The Pyro & Egyptian Cheetah set for The Scout in TF2. More to come!  [/customspoiler]

Indie Bundle Threads
 
Groupees
Indie Gala
Indie Royale
Humble Bundle

IndieGameStand
 
Free Stuff
 

There are quite a few free and free2play games and mods on steam. You can find a full list here. Note that free games are not permanently attached to your Steam account like actual purchases would be. You'll need to manually download a game again from the website if you uninstall it.


Past Special Sales

Visit www.steamgamesales.com to check previous sale prices on Steam games. We do keep track of some older sales here though:

CAG Threads Featuring Steam Games on Sale Elsewhere - Updated 1/9

Past CAG Steam Deal Threads

 
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I think people are looking at it the wrong way.  While I'm sure adding extra drops would work as an incentive for people on the margins it also raises the chance that people will need to buy less cards.  Let's face it, the whole trading card thing is marketed towards people obsessed with gamification, collecting, and raising arbitrary internet levels in a social media platform.  When people are paying $30ish for Triple Town Foils knowing that in order to complete the full set they'll need... $350-$400... yeah... on fake internet cards? We aren't dealig with rational people.

 
Mooby said:
I think people are looking at it the wrong way. While I'm sure adding extra drops would work as an incentive for people on the margins it also raises the chance that people will need to buy less cards. Let's face it, the whole trading card thing is marketed towards people obsessed with gamification, collecting, and raising arbitrary internet levels in a social media platform. When people are paying $30ish for Triple Town Foils knowing that in order to complete the full set they'll need... $350-$400... yeah... on fake internet cards? We aren't dealig with rational people.
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Yeah, I don't see them adding drops per games, that would really kill the market. I see a slight increase in foil drop rate. Like .00001 percent up to .00002 percent.

 
asheskitty said:
??? Why are you hating on Really Big Sky? It's a fun (and accessible) procedurally generated twin-stick shump. It really should be played with a controller (obviously).
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Speaking purely for myself here... it's one of those rare games that had decided it won't run on my PC. Black screen. Crash. I hate it for that.

I had fun looking at RBS gameplay videos while selling my trading cards though. ;)

 
Cheaplikeafox 3.0 said:
Yeah, I don't see them adding drops per games, that would really kill the market. I see a slight increase in foil drop rate. Like .00001 percent up to .00002 percent.
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How would it kill the market? The key is adding cards at a rate that is lower than the expenditure in cards needed to get to the next level that adds cards.

 
gilby said:
Cheaplikeafox 3.0 said:
Yeah, I don't see them adding drops per games, that would really kill the market. I see a slight increase in foil drop rate. Like .00001 percent up to .00002 percent.
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How would it kill the market? The key is adding cards at a rate that is lower than the expenditure in cards needed to get to the next level that adds cards.
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Because there would only be an x number of times you would need to level up to get all the cards from a game without needing to trade or buy more. Or if you only want to craft badges on certain games one level up would give you like X amount of new cards from all your games you could just idle and trade for the ones you want.

 
The people that are level 28-30+ baffle me, especially those that have full foil badges. You'd have to spend hundreds to max out your level because of the foils. It's seems a little foolish to go balls out right now, maxing out everything, when the trading cards are only in Beta. 

Alas, to each their own.

 
There are folks out there who spend upwards of ten plus hours a day doing nothing but playing the Steam market like the shock exchange so that's what enables them to do that.

 
Have my triple town foil listed at $29.99, there are still only 2 on the market including mine. I got $5.95 for my other 5 cards so I made a profit regardless of what happens with my foil. Good move buying the game, very tiny risk and it paid off.

 
Mine sold when I was sleeping.  It seems like overnight hours (relative to the United States) are better for card prices from a seller's perspective.  Perhaps I could have gotten more if I held out but, if anything, the prices will just drop as more people decide to take the 'risk' at $5 (which isn't much of a risk even at a worst case scenario you pay like $1 for the game) and when that Amazon bundle goes live.  Grab your cash and get out of the market!

 
Hoarder said:
The people that are level 28-30+ baffle me, especially those that have full foil badges. You'd have to spend hundreds to max out your level because of the foils. It's seems a little foolish to go balls out right now, maxing out everything, when the trading cards are only in Beta.

Alas, to each their own.
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I've seen some people at 40-41 now. I just don't know why...

 
Cheaplikeafox 3.0 said:
Because there would only be an x number of times you would need to level up to get all the cards from a game without needing to trade or buy more. Or if you only want to craft badges on certain games one level up would give you like X amount of new cards from all your games you could just idle and trade for the ones you want.
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With duplicates, you couldn't really guarantee getting every drop you want.

And it wouldn't be an extra card per level. It'd be something like an extra card at level 10, another at 15, etc. Put those goals quite a bit away where people will need to buy cards and craft badges to get there, so it acts as both an incentive and a sink.

 
Mooby said:
Mine sold when I was sleeping. It seems like overnight hours (relative to the United States) are better for card prices from a seller's perspective. Perhaps I could have gotten more if I held out but, if anything, the prices will just drop as more people decide to take the 'risk' at $5 (which isn't much of a risk even at a worst case scenario you pay like $1 for the game) and when that Amazon bundle goes live. Grab your cash and get out of the market!
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There's no risk selling them atm.. but that may change. I made $5.08 (after fees) and have 2 cards left to sell. One of them is a foil, and I've got one more drop left to get. So yeah..

EDIT: Sold all of the cards except for the foil. $9.38 total.

 
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Cool. Bought Triple Town for $4.99 from Amazon. Made $7.22 via the Market selling the cards. :bouncy:

Mooby said:
I think people are looking at it the wrong way. While I'm sure adding extra drops would work as an incentive for people on the margins it also raises the chance that people will need to buy less cards. Let's face it, the whole trading card thing is marketed towards people obsessed with gamification, collecting, and raising arbitrary internet levels in a social media platform. When people are paying $30ish for Triple Town Foils knowing that in order to complete the full set they'll need... $350-$400... yeah... on fake internet cards? We aren't dealig with rational people.
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Congrats on selling the foil for so much. I have to hope the people who are buying these foils at such high prices are simply wanting to resell. But it does seem Steam has tapped into a marvelous market of money-spending achievement whores. It's like if you could buy XBLA achievements. Luckily for Valve, I would think the majority of major Steam players are adults with dinero.

 
Made $6+ from selling four of the triple town cards. Still have a regular one to sell and a foil one. Trying to get $15 out of the foil, though not sure if thats asking to low.

 
Syntax Error said:
Agreed with everyone else about cards only being good to sell now. Of course, if everyone thinks that, who are we going to sell cards to? Once the price on them crashes because supply far outstrips demand, they won't even be worth collecting/trading.
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Yeah, this is what I'm afraid of. Valve has created a system that gives you no incentive for actually collecting and crafting with the cards. The only point is to sell them. At some point, people are going to see how pointless the system is and stop buying, and when that happens, the market might just asplode.

 
utopianmachine said:
I didn't get a foil. Never safe to bet on that. What seems like a good thing right now is that you'll make a little more than you paid for the game.
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I didn't get a foil from TT either. I have, however, more than recovered the cost of the game. I think the price is going to drop on it fast once people realize it is on sale on Amazon.

 
My experience was no foils in TT.  6 cards.  I might get $6 out of them when they sell.  Maybe less.  Price is falling. So essentially I converted Amazon credit to Steam Wallet and got a free game out of it.  Not the worst thing in the world, but not that great either.  Prices on cares are falling quickly.

 
Cheaplikeafox 3.0 said:
My experience was no foils in TT. 6 cards. I might get $6 out of them when they sell. Maybe less. Price is falling. So essentially I converted Amazon credit to Steam Wallet and got a free game out of it. Not the worst thing in the world, but not that great either. Prices on cares are falling quickly.
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The price for my care never falls.

 
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I also got no foils from TT.  I've sold 3 cards and have the other 3 on the market.  Will probably net about 8 bucks, which will cover this purchase and my loss of like 10 cents on Cubemen 2.

Man, we are REALLY getting into cheapass territory here.  I spent considerably more than this on lunch today.  But hey, I'm in it for the fun of gambling and "free money"...

 
spoderman said:
Cheaplikeafox 3.0 said:
My experience was no foils in TT. 6 cards. I might get $6 out of them when they sell. Maybe less. Price is falling. So essentially I converted Amazon credit to Steam Wallet and got a free game out of it. Not the worst thing in the world, but not that great either. Prices on cares are falling quickly.
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The price for my care never falls.
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Yeah, but the price for Drabelincoln's care kept falling to undercut mine. Finally undercut him and sold off my last card. I think I made a $1 over what I paid for it and free game.

 
spoderman said:
Mooby said:
Mine sold when I was sleeping. It seems like overnight hours (relative to the United States) are better for card prices from a seller's perspective. Perhaps I could have gotten more if I held out but, if anything, the prices will just drop as more people decide to take the 'risk' at $5 (which isn't much of a risk even at a worst case scenario you pay like $1 for the game) and when that Amazon bundle goes live. Grab your cash and get out of the market!
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There's no risk selling them atm.. but that may change. I made $5.08 (after fees) and have 2 cards left to sell. One of them is a foil, and I've got one more drop left to get. So yeah..

EDIT: Sold all of the cards except for the foil. $9.38 total.
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Good deal. Seems like it varies depending on the cards. Some (pretty much all the ones I had) were only going for $1 max. Others are closer to $2.

Also, for what it's worth Triple Town is pretty fun. Variation of the match-three genre that gets increasingly hard as you get higher tier buildings. There's also some aesthetic town building thing like Farmville but I basically ignore it.

 
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Prices for some of the cards on TT are quite high atm. Just sold Cathedral for almost $3 and made $7.90 off the cards with one drop remaining. No foil though... 

 
Idiotekque said:
pepsiguy_2 said:
Does anyone know where I can buy Amazon credit via PayPal? I wanna buy TT but i don't got a credit card/
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You should apply for a PayPal debit card if you don't already have one. That's how you can use your PayPal balance to buy on Amazon.
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Not avail in Canada unfortunately.

Alternatively, if someone wants to buy it for me I'll instantly pay back with PayPal.

 
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ugh, I guess I better hop on the triple town train before it's too late. At least it's a game I actually like, and I have $5 amazon credit sitting in my account. Still feels like I'm overpaying though, but we'll see if I get lucky with a foil ;)

 
anyone got the start options to run TF2 in the background with no gui?  Guess its time I try to level up to 10 so hopefully I can get lucky with foils next drops

 
Cheaplikeafox 3.0 said:
spoderman said:
Cheaplikeafox 3.0 said:
My experience was no foils in TT. 6 cards. I might get $6 out of them when they sell. Maybe less. Price is falling. So essentially I converted Amazon credit to Steam Wallet and got a free game out of it. Not the worst thing in the world, but not that great either. Prices on cares are falling quickly.
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The price for my care never falls.
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Yeah, but the price for Drabelincoln's care kept falling to undercut mine. Finally undercut him and sold off my last card. I think I made a $1 over what I paid for it and free game.
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ha was i undercutting you?

i dont even look i just undercut whoever

just trying to recoup my money back on this retarded shit now

 
My foil sold all told I made about $21 off the TT cards. $17 if you minus the cost of the game. Great deal since I enjoy TT anyway.

 
anycolourfloyd said:
i just read the last couple of pages and have literally no idea what anybody is talking about. sweet.
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I'm afraid Valve might have me by the balls.  I just coughed up $13.75 at Amazon for the bit.trip collection despite already owning beat and runner 1.  I've been wanting runner 2 since it came out, and figured I could make $5 off of the cards to drive down the price...which is still way more than I wanted to pay, argh.  Now I have three copies of the free indie promos too.

Oh well...here's hoping for a foil.

 
I've done numerous games all at level 10 and only got one foil. TF2,HL2,L4D2,Portal2,ReallyBigSky,BL2,CS:GO. Cards all sold for .50-1.50. One foil netted ~10$. Not the best odds on foils for me. I wouldn't buy a game hoping for foils.

 
It rubs the shift key on its skin, else it gets the hose again.

WBWJT-STBXC-9K6T3-3BJJJ-CHW5W

All this silly Steam the TCG has buried the real issue of *outrage* today... the CAG favicon changed from the old "CAG" one to Cheapy's severed head.

 
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