How to add many items to a Steam trade
Adding items in exchange one at a time when there are a hundred of them takes half an hour. It is possible to speed this up, but large exchanges have two properties that you should know about in advance: a limit on the quantity and a noticeably higher cost of error.
Limits on the number of items in one trade, how to quickly collect what you need, what to check before sending, and why large exchanges are riskier than ordinary ones.
Item limits
You cannot transfer an unlimited number of items in one trade offer - Steam limits the total number of items on both sides. If more needs to be transferred, the exchange is divided into several.
When broken down into parts, each proposal is confirmed separately, and each of them is an independent risk. It is between the parts that substitution most often occurs: you are already accustomed to confirming without looking.
Selecting items efficiently
In the exchange window there is a filter by game and a search by name - this already significantly speeds up the selection of identical items.
In the exchange window, add items in small groups and check their quantity. Check blocked copies in advance using the Steam marks. If you are using bulk selection in an open extension, make sure it supports this feature and check each item before manually confirming.
Before using any such tool, make sure that automatic confirmation of transactions is disabled. Item selection can be automated, confirmation cannot.
- Blocked items will not be added to the exchange - remove them in advance.
- Take off your equipment before you start recruiting.
- Collect the exchange yourself, rather than accepting a ready-made offer from a partner.
Checks before sending
Count the quantity on both sides. In a large list, it is easy to not notice that one item is superfluous or one is missing.
Check the composition by groups, and not with your eyes across the entire list: if you give forty cases and ten skins, make sure that this is exactly what it is, and not forty-one and nine.
Check the recipient's permanent SteamID. With large exchanges, the rate is higher, and the attention to this point is usually lower.
And make sure that none of your expensive items are on the list. Mass selection by name does not distinguish between float and stickers.
Why large trades carry more risk
The cost of one mistake is higher: an incorrectly collected exchange for a hundred items is not rolled back, and a completed exchange is irreversible.
Attention becomes dull. Confirming the tenth sentence in a row, a person stops reading the content - this is what the substitution is based on.
If an exchange goes on hold, the entire volume freezes at once. In the absence of a mobile authenticator, this is two weeks during which neither you nor your partner has the items.
Frequently asked questions
How many items can be transferred in one exchange?
Steam limits the total number of items in one offer. A larger volume is divided into several exchanges.
How to quickly add many identical items?
Use filter and search in the exchange window or a mass selection extension. Always leave confirmation manually.
Why is the item not added to the exchange?
Most likely he has an exchange block on him or he is equipped. Check the item description.
Are Bulk Exchange Extensions Safe?
Item selection can be automated, confirmation cannot. Always disable automatic acceptance of transactions.
What to do if a large exchange is on hold?
Wait. The hold is not reduced, and canceling an already accepted trade may result in an additional hold.
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