BlueTraveler
Joined: Nov 18, 2010
Posts: 775
Location: Myersville, MD
The Steam Summer Sale started today. For anyone looking for a good deal on a game you should check it out frequently.
I also recommend that you participate in the community choice voting which happens every 8 hours. For every 3 votes you make, you get a Steam Trading Card. You can sell Steam Trading Cards in Steam's marketplace. This includes any Steam Trading Cards you get for playing games. If you are not interested in collecting the cards, I recommend you sell them. They don't usually sell for much, $0.10 or so, but this money goes into your Steam Wallet and can be used to purchase other games. The earlier you obtain a card (before others) and get it up on the Marketplace, the more money you can get for it. My recommendation is to put a card up as soon as you get it and for slightly less than the most recent price (Steam provides you with a handy graph to see the price trend for your card). 1 or 2 cents is usually enough. This will result in you making a sale quicker, and also why you will see the price on the graph continue to drop.
I hope this helps someone get a good deal on a game they may have been wanting or one you wanted to try but maybe weren't willing to pay full price for.
- New deals every day and new Flash Deals every 8 hours. Usually most games are on sale.
- Typically any price you see on a game that is not part of a daily deal or flash deal will not increase throughout the sale.
- If you are looking to get a particular game, it is usually best to wait until the last day of the sale to buy it. The reason being is that it might just become a daily deal or a flash deal which will result in greater savings for you!
- The price you see for a game that is part of a Daily Deal or Flash Deal is the lowest it will be offered at during the sale.
I also recommend that you participate in the community choice voting which happens every 8 hours. For every 3 votes you make, you get a Steam Trading Card. You can sell Steam Trading Cards in Steam's marketplace. This includes any Steam Trading Cards you get for playing games. If you are not interested in collecting the cards, I recommend you sell them. They don't usually sell for much, $0.10 or so, but this money goes into your Steam Wallet and can be used to purchase other games. The earlier you obtain a card (before others) and get it up on the Marketplace, the more money you can get for it. My recommendation is to put a card up as soon as you get it and for slightly less than the most recent price (Steam provides you with a handy graph to see the price trend for your card). 1 or 2 cents is usually enough. This will result in you making a sale quicker, and also why you will see the price on the graph continue to drop.
I hope this helps someone get a good deal on a game they may have been wanting or one you wanted to try but maybe weren't willing to pay full price for.
