The Great Crate Trade Escapade!

[FadedOasis]

^{Excuse the sloppy rhyme.}

Okay, I've been figuring numbers out for a while, but I guess this is the best I can come up with. I will be offering several deals, all aimed toward both keeping the server funded while allowing for some savings. The first set of deals are scaled such that the more you buy, the more you save. This scaling helps me cover the Paypal costs for the lower prices. (If you wish to see a complete breakdown of where every bit of the money is going, message me.)

Please MESSAGE ME VIA STEAM BEFORE SENDING ME MONEY. Any unsolicited money will be considered a donation and will be greatly appreciated.

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Offer 1: I will open your crates for you and give you reserve slot access. For these offers, you will Paypal me the money, then give me the crates via TF2. I'll punch open your crates, give you all the goodies inside, and activate your reserve access.

"The Small and Simple"
One month of reserve access plus opening of one crate.
Normal cost: $4 + $2.50 = $6.50
Price: $6 (You save: $0.50)

"The Double-Double"
Two months of reserve access plus opening of two crates.
Normal cost: $8 + $5 = $13
Price: $11 (You save: $2)

"The TriQuad"
Three months of reserve access plus opening of four crates.
Normal cost: $12 + $10 = $22
Price: $17 (You save: $5)

(Because of the added Paypal costs, I lose money if I open individual crates for less than $2.90, which is $0.40 more than a key alone, and I'm not willing to retcon all the previous purchases to the above purchase rates, as the server would lose boatloads of money. Sorry.)

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Offer 2: You give me 2 crates, I extend your reserve slot access by half a month. Note: You must have current or past reserve access for this offer. There is no limit to the number of times you can do this.

Offer 2, revised:
You give me 1 crate, you get 1 week of reserve slot.
You give me 1 key, you get 2 weeks of reserve slot.
Bonus deal: If you would get 4 weeks, you get the rest of the month free.
You must have

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Offer 3: You can buy the crates from offer 2 from me. Crates cost $1 each, plus a single $0.50 "Paypal's fucking me over" fee. (Example: Four crates cost $4.50.) Maximum of eight per offer, but you can't buy more than I have.

Offer 3, revised:

Item	Qty	Price (Each)
Crate, S1	3	$1
Crate, S2	2	$1
Crate, S3	1	$1
Crate, S4	1	$1
Crate, S5	0	$1
Key	0	$2

There is a $0.50 "Paypal's fucking me over" fee added on to each order, so please order more than one thing at once. Please MESSAGE ME VIA STEAM BEFORE SENDING ME MONEY. Any unsolicited money will be considered a donation and will be greatly appreciated.

[FadedOasis]

Oh, uh, feel free to discuss. Are these prices okay?

[docsfox]

Seems fair to me.

[FadedOasis]

As of today's update, you can now trade keys. The Great Crate Trade Escapade is now closed.

Well, at least we had a good run of ZERO.

[FadedOasis]

Oh god I read it wrong. Keys are not tradable.

Crate Trade stays open.

[pneuma08]

But someone could give the crate to you, you can open it, and then give whatever was in the crate back, right?

[FadedOasis]

Okay, I have an idea. Crate trade is changing. I'm no longer offering the "Reserve + crate opening" deal, because that was crap and the server wasn't getting enough money off of it.

You give me 1 crate, you get 1 week of reserve slot.
You give me 1 key, you get 2 weeks of reserve slot.
Bonus deal: If you would get 4 weeks, you get the rest of the month free.

Crates: $1
Keys $2
"Paypal's fucking me over" fee*: $0.50
(If you want 3 keys and 1 crate, that will cost $7.50.)