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== Introduction ==
Hello and welcome to my trading guide. I'm making this page to clarify prices and what you should and should not do. If this guidance doesn't help, [[trading|use this page]]. Please note that some of these information might be wrong and/or outdated when new updates come along. Though this is a good reference for item prices, not everybody values their items in the same way.  In every case, be prepared to see people asking for higher or lower prices for items.  Newer [[weapons]], [[hats]], and misc. items are bound to have higher asking prices than commonly found items.

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{{Backpack item
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| item-name  = Degreaser
| item-name-local = The Degreaser
| quality    = Unique
| item-level = Level 10 Flame Thrower
| att-1-positive = 65% faster weapon switch
| att-2-negative = -25% burn damage
}}

{{Backpack item
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| item-name  = Batter's Helmet
| quality    = Unique
| item-level = Level 0 - 100
| item-description = You'll be batting a thousand (skulls in) when you don this red piece of plastic!
}}

Here are two examples of a unique item. They can be earned by the [[Item drop system]] , [[Mann Co. Store|Purchase]] and [[Crafting]]. Basically any item you get, will be unique quality. These items are worth less than the vintage quality, which you will learn about in below this page. Unique weapons are worth about another random weapon but, it depends what weapons they are. If it was from the [[Australian Christmas]] update, they are worth about 1 scrap. Unique Hats are worth less than the vintage quality. These unique hats can go for about 1 refined to 10 refined depending on the hat (For example, [[Mining light]] goes for about 1 refined 1 scrap or 1.11 refined, Whilst a [[Team Captain]] can go for about 6 refined). [[Mann Co. Supply Crate Keys]] are about 2.44 refined or 2 refined + 1 reclaimed + 1 scrap. Items such as [[Earbuds]], [[Bill's Hat]], and other promos can raise in price and drop in price. [[Description tag]] have gone up to about 1 refined and a [[name tag]] is about going about to about 2 refined.   
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{{Backpack item
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| item-name  = Natascha
| quality    = Vintage
| item-level = Level 5 Minigun
| att-1-positive = On Hit: 100% chance to slow target
| att-2-negative = -25% damage done
| att-3-negative = 30% slower spin up time
}}

{{Backpack item
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| item-name  = Hound Dog
| quality    = Vintage
| item-level = Level 0 - 100
| item-description = Your opponents will be all shook up when they see these sweet shades and coif.
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These items are vintage quality. The only thing that changes is that the text is blue. You could only get it if you got an item(s) before the [[Mann Conomy Update]]. They are worth more than unique because they can't be awarded to players only in [[trading]]. A unique [[Hound Dog]] would go for about 2-3 refined, but a vintage Hound Dog can easily go for about 5-7 refined. This is quality is rare this is the reason for high pricing. Vintage weapons can go for about 1.5 scrap depending on what weapon it is. A vintage [[crit-a-cola]] goes for about 0.66-1 refined. The reason for that was because of the fact that back then, crit-a-cola wasn't drop able and didn't had a specific crafting recipe, therefore it being the rarest vintage weapon in the game. [[Lo-Fi Longwave]] were vintage quality even though being release in the [[June 10, 2011 Patch]], but are not tradable. Weapons from the Christmas Update, Rift Set and [[Shogun Pack]] Update could be vintage only if crafted before March 15, 2011. These weapons are worth about 2-9 refined depending on the weapon.
{{Vintage quality table}}
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{{Backpack item
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| item-name  = Sun-On-A-Stick
| quality    = Genuine
| item-level = Level 10 RIFT Mace
| att-1-positive = 100% critical hit vs burning players
| att-2-negative = -25% damage done
| item-description = Spiky end goes into other man.
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{{Backpack item
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| item-name  = El Jefe
| quality    = Genuine
| item-level = Level 1 - 100
| item-description = Possibly the result of pigmentation loss due to horrible experiments. Possibly a mop of some kind.
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Genuine Items have a dark green text and are worth more than vintage items depending. A genuine [[Maul]] can go for about 1.5-2 buds. They are worth so much cause they are more rare than vintage quality in most cases. They can only be awarded for those who pre-order or buy a certain game before a certain date. Like a Genuine [[Hero's Tail]] as showed on the right side, can go for as muchs as a bills, but a Genuine [[Conjurer's Cowl]] can go for about 2-3 refined due to it being only a $1 dlc therefore more people buying it making it a common item.
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{{Genuine quality table}}
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{{Backpack item
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| item-name  = Napper's Respite
| quality    = Unusual
| item-level = Level 0 - 100
| att-1-neutral    = Effect: Circling Heart
| item-description = After a long day of burning scouts.
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{{Backpack item
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| item-name  = Horseless Headless Horsemann's Headtaker
| quality    = unusual
| level      = Level 1 - 100 Axe
| att-1-negative   = No random critical hits
| att-2-negative   = -25 max health on wearer
| item-description = Cursed by dark spirits similar to those that dwell within the Eyelander.
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Unusual quality is a purple color and it depends on how to get them. Unusual hats can only be unbox by crates and have effects. 
* Flies tend to go for about 1-1.1 buds depending on the hat.
* Bubbling tend to go for around 1.1 buds depending on the hat.
* Cauldron Bubbles tend to go for around 1.4-1.6 buds depending on the hat. Common of the Halloween effect, but people still pay for one.
* Steaming tend to go for around 1.2 buds depending on the hat.
* Smoking tend to go for the same as Steaming, 1.2 buds, depending on the hat. 
* Confetti can usually go for about 1.2 buds depending on the hat. 
* TF2 logo & Peace logo can go for about 1.3-1.4 buds depending on the hat.
* Orbiting Fire tend to go for about 1.5- 2 buds depending on the hat.
* Orbiting Planets tend to go for around 1.4-2.1 buds depending on the hat.
* Eerie Orbiting Fire tend to go around 2-4 buds depending on the hat. Rare effect due to only getting this on Halloween.
* Flaming Lantern tend to go around 3-4 buds depending on the hat. Rare effect due to only getting this on Halloween.
* Nuts n' Bolt tend to go around 1.1-1.3 buds but, since engineer uses metal to build things like [[Sentry Guns]] and [[Teleport]]ers, it's themed and will go for around 4-7 or even more buds depending on the hat.
* Hearts can go for about 4-9 buds depending on the hat. 
* Vivid Plasma & Searing Plasma can go for about 4-7 buds depending on the hat. 
* Ghost can go for about 6-9 buds depending on the hat. 
* Blizzardy Storm tend to go for around 6-9 buds depending on the hat.
* Green Energy & Purple Energy can go for about 7-10 buds depending on the hat. 
* Stormy Storm tend to go for around 8-11 buds depending on the hat.
* Scorching Flames can go for about 8-12 buds depending on the hat. 
* Burning Flames can go for about 9-15 buds depending on the hat. 
* Sunbeams can go for about 8-10 buds depending on the hat.
* Cloudy Moon go for around 10-15 buds depending on the hat. This effect is rare because you can only get this effect on Halloween. 
The only unusual weapon you can get is a [[Horseless Headless Horsemann's Headtaker]]. It has the quality text unusual but doesn't have an effect and can only be obtain by crafting. A dirty one can go for about 2-3 refined and a clean one can go for about 3-5 refined.
{{Unusual quality checklist}}
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{{Backpack item
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| item-name  = Minigun
| quality    = Strange
| item-level = Strange Minigun - Kills: 0
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{{Backpack item
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| item-name  = Scattergun
| quality    = Strange
| item-level = Strange Scattergun - Kills: 0
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Strange quality is colored orange and can only be unbox from a crate. Strange weapons count your kills and give you a different rank upon different amount of kills. Strange stock weapons such as a [[Scattergun]] cost much more than unlockable or craftable weapons. A strange [[Rocket Launcher]] can go for about 2 keys, whilst a strange [[Direct Hit]] can go for about 1 reclaimed.
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{{Strange quality table}}
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! colspan="8" style="background-color:#F3A957;" | Chat Abbreviations
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| width="8%" height="63px" style="background-color:#ffbd7e;" | '''Meaning'''
| width="13.14%" style="background-color:#FFDDAD;" | Wanting to buy
| width="13.14%" style="background-color:#FFDDAD;" | Wanting to gift
| width="13.14%" style="background-color:#FFDDAD;" | Wanting to sell
| width="13.14%" style="background-color:#FFDDAD;" | Wanting to trade
| width="13.14%" style="background-color:#FFDDAD;" | Item to item ratio
| width="13.14%" style="background-color:#FFDDAD;" | Scrap = 2 items
| width="13.14%" style="background-color:#FFDDAD;" | [[Promotional items]]
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| width="8%" height="70px" style="background-color:#ffbd7e;" | '''Abbreviation'''
| width="13.14%" | WTB
| width="13.14%" | WTG
| width="13.14%" | WTS
| width="13.14%" | WTT
| width="13.14%" | X:X
| width="13.14%" | Scrap Banking
| width="13.14%" | Promo
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| width="8%" height="63px" style="background-color:#ffbd7e;" | '''Meaning'''
| width="13.14%" style="background-color:#FFDDAD;" | Looking For
| width="13.14%" style="background-color:#FFDDAD;" | Not For Sale
| width="13.14%" style="background-color:#FFDDAD;" | {{tf2b|Unique|quality=unique}}
| width="13.14%" style="background-color:#FFDDAD;" | {{tf2b|Vintage|quality=vintage}}
| width="13.14%" style="background-color:#FFDDAD;" | {{tf2b|Vintage Vintage|quality=vintage}}
| width="13.14%" style="background-color:#FFDDAD;" | {{tf2b|Unusual|quality=unusual}}
| width="13.14%" style="background-color:#FFDDAD;" | {{tf2b|Genuine|quality=genuine}}
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| width="8%" height="70px" style="background-color:#ffbd7e;" | '''Abbreviation'''
| width="13.14%" | LF
| width="13.14%" | NFS
| width="13.14%" | NV
| width="13.14%" | V
| width="13.14%" | VV
| width="13.14%" | U
| width="13.14%" | G
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