Hello
tl:dr I have this hat: https://backpack.tf/stats/Unusual/Bedouin%20Bandana/Tradable/Craftable/110
and I want to sell it once I know it's value or an idea on what to value it at. Go to last paragraph.
I am a noob at trading, never traded and would like to share my experience as it has changed my life. lol
I wasn't initially interested in selling my unusual at first because it's my first. The instant I unboxed it I quickly put it on and realized its all class so I now wear it on all classes haha. Mann, it has been an experience the power of now being a pro tf2 player on pubs. Had multiple medics pocket me, had enemies just stop and let me kill them, would steam roll the other team every game, would dominate everyone including my own team as they would circle around me crouching and flickering their mouses so their torsos would gyrate like strippers dancing to some electro heavy metal swing remix in awe of being in my presence. But... also during this time almost every other game I am on, people would message me asking if I would sell it or comment nice hat/unusual. I would say thanks but no cuz its my first unusual and didn't really know anything about it. But as people comment and ask if I sell it I was learning dang my hat must be worth a lot(my perspective at least)
Over the past month I got a lot more attention than not having this hat. I would be on a jump server and people would offer like 3 unusuals that I would google and see are worth like 200 keys. A guy would offer me all his australiums I thought that was insane(never had one) learned they are not worth much he offered like 100 keys worth. But people who add me, message me and leave comments on my profile made offers much higher or the impression it is(e.g. some hats/taunts worth at least 100-400 keys each along with another unusual or other items in their backpack). But then I would get people say those offers bad they were trying to rip me off buying my hat low then selling high(but what is low and what's high it they already want to buy it for about 500 keys($1000+ like wtf)). But most of these casual offers were all in like the first 2-3 weeks. This week not as much interest, also I pretty much ignored all these people that added or commented.
Did a little research browsing backpack.tf, new to the whole trading side of tf2.
I looked at https://backpack.tf/unusual/Bedouin%20Bandana 1 sold for 412 keys the other sold for 287 keys. For the effects, they are priced in the 40s while my effect starstorm slumber is in the 60s. Seeing as mine is a newer higher priced effect it would have to be valued more than 400 keys about 150% more. So a bit over 600 keys? Could I have sold it higher before like 3 weeks ago when the hype for new effects were high, hence why people initially were really interested? What tier is the effect? Seems the new effects have yet to change in price. Should I look into comparing other all-class hats? Well any trading advice and information would be great help.