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Re:Counter-Strike's player economy is in a multi-billion dol... by __alexs on Friday October 24, 2025 @06:13AM (#45692961)
> most trades happened off-platform

I thought it was impossible to trade off platform? All item trades happen within Steam, they have an API to facilitate it and everything.

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Re:Counter-Strike's player economy is in a multi-billion dol... by Sebb767 on Friday October 24, 2025 @06:18AM (#45693001)
It would be more correct to say that most _payments_ happen off-platform. They still use the Steam API for trades, but it's just bots trading with players for nothing and payment is facilitated offsite.
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