Making a Trade

Once the trade has begun the trade window will appear. This window is the same no matter which way you initialize the trade and it should feel very familiar to you at this point. There are a few key areas of the trade window you need to remember.The first step is game selection; this is almost exactly the same as changing inventories on the Inventory page, however this time it's a dropdown menu. You are able to trade items between different games as well, for example you could trade a Dota 2 item or giftable Steam game for a TF2 hat.Once you've selected the Inventory from which you would like to trade games from you can switch to different pages of your inventory by clicking the arrow buttons located at the bottom. You can also search for a specific item using the search bar if you have a lot of items to scroll through.Just underneath the Inventory is a chat window which lets you communicate with the person you're trading with. It will also provide a log file of items which have been added and removed from the trade window.When you've found the item you want to trade simply drag and drop it from the Inventory in to the trade window on the right side. The top part of the trade window is what you're offering, and the bottom is what the other person is offering.When you're happy with the trade click on thebutton underneath your part of the trade window which says. When you've clicked the button it will turnand sayIf the other person changes their offer once you've marked yourself as "Ready", it will automatically revert back to blue and you'll need to click the button again. This is a security feature which is there to make you aware that the person has adjusted the trade.Once both parties have checked the box, thebutton at the bottom of the screen will light up.Clickingwill commit you to the transaction. When both people have clicked the button the item will change hands and trade will be complete. If you made the trade outside of the game, the next time you play you'll receive a pop-up notification letting you know you've received a new item.Now that you know how to trade, the following categories of this guide will go over some important information that you may find useful before you enter the trading scene.