Iago, thou art so honest

Contacts me to increase the price of my Strange GE Patriot Peak so that he can inflate his. Additionally professes to be an 'honest trader' in his backpack.tf ad.

backpack.tf ad: "Clean, short history, and an honest trader. Selling this for 400 keys because PiotreX is selling a similar unusual for 400. Proof: Search up purple energy Patriot peak and look at the bottom."

Conversation had over our two profiles: timing off due to having copied them at different times

Mew2 | trade.tf 1 hour ago
Hey there. I have a green energy patriot peak and same as you. Shouldn't we price it much higher for the fact that strange unusuals are hard to unboxed?

two owls, a duck and an ostrich 1 hour ago Delete
Strange unusuals can sometimes mean a lot, but more often than not they dont mean much, especially on hats. Weapons on the other hand..

Mew2 | trade.tf 31 minutes ago
Still though, strange unusuals cost a lot. Look at piotreX's pricing for her starnge purple energy unusual. If we both sell it for 350 keys, a decent price compared to piotreX's, we can change the price.

two owls, a duck and an ostrich 24 minutes ago Delete
Please stop this line of argument. No I will not increase the price I have advertised for this perverted purpose. This is essentially price manipulation, if you haven't realised. It's not that I'm against raising or lowering a price I have already set, it's that I'm firmly against such dishonest dealings.

Mew2 | trade.tf 6 hours ago
Well... I am trying to just make the price right...

--> At this point, I consulted FP mod Eice and backpack.tf mod Wolfilicious to confirm this was indeed price manipulation/fixing and was an offence. I placed a minus rep on his backpack.tf account secondary to their advice.

Mew2 | trade.tf 5 hours ago
Really? You had to report me on backpack.tf? I am only trying to make the prices more fair. Do you know how rare strange unusuals are?

--> He places a retaliation minus rep on my backpack.tf account: " -1 Mew2 | trade.tf left feedback about 5 hours ago: Calls price inflation scamming apparently and loves ridiculing everyone he contacts. Thinks I am a dishonest trader when, as you can see on steam rep, has MULTIPLE BANNED FRIENDS. Trying to make some profit is apparently not allowed anymore."

two owls, a duck and an ostrich 5 minutes ago  Delete
More fair? This is the definition of unfair trading. Price manipulation was how BMOCs were inflated years ago to several times their value. You realise that what you want is termed price fixing, and is actually illegal in many countries with fair trading laws for competition. I find it ridiculous that you call yourself an 'honest trader' when you attempt such means. I documented exactly this in your minus rep and I consulted backpack.tf mod Wolfilicious and FP mod Eice to verify that this was indeed an offence prior to your minus rep. In your retaliation minus rep, in no way do I call price fixing scamming. Yes I have multiple banned friends - what does that have to do with my reputation?

two owls, a duck and an ostrich 9 minutes ago
Also, yes I am aware of the rarity of Strange Unusual items, I have many myself, and I additionally have backpack.tf premium which allows me to see how many there are and additionally their owners. Let me turn this situation around - hypothetically say you wanted the purple energy team captain, it's priced at about 410 keys. Now say the only sellers of the hat had a discussion to raise their prices to 800 keys, just for profit. You want that hat, but they've intentionally conspired to raise the price. If you're the victim of the situation, how do you feel about the fairness of those dealings?

Mew2 | trade.tf Just now
But the problem is that those hats actually have a price that is fair for it's value. This hat doesn't on the other hand.

Mew2 | trade.tf 18 minutes ago
-rep too retarded to understand English and thinks I am trying to same people when I am just a trader trying to make profit (this is on my profile)

Mew2 | trade.tf 17 minutes ago
You will have a lot of trouble dealing with this guy as well. (this is on my profile)

two owls, a duck and an ostrich 13 minutes ago
Dude, I will not fucking price fix so you and I can make some profit. 1 It's a bannable offence, 2. It's totally unethical. I will not jack up the price of an unusual on your recommendation, to control the market. You call me retarded but, yet you persevere with this line of argument after being told it's an offence and that it's dishonest and even unlawful in many countries. I don't understand what legs you have to stand on to make the argument that I am the problem here and not you

two owls, a duck and an ostrich 8 minutes ago  Delete
I rarely pull out the full guns like this, but quite frankly, after you've retaliation minus repped me for I don't know what even, after you've defaced my profile comments - I'm going to say 'Please fuck off.' I will not jack up the price of my unusual so that you can make some profit on your identical unusual. That is fucking dishonest.

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