The All-in-One Guide to Trading Terms

From upgrades to downgrades, overpays to underpays, (and sharking) find their meanings here!

Key Terms to Know (And Remember)

• Value– The estimated worth of an item based on demand, rarity, and recent trades (not just personal opinion).
• Demand– How many people actually want the item. High demand = easier to trade.
• Overpay (OP)– When someone gives more value than required to get a trade accepted.
• Underpay (UP)– Offering less value than the item is considered worth.
• Fair Trade– Both sides receive items of roughly equal value.
• Win– You gained more value than you gave.
• Loss- You gave more value than you received.
• Adds– Extra small items included to make a trade fair.
• Downgrade– Trading one high-value item for multiple smaller items.
• Upgrade– Trading multiple smaller items for one higher-value item.
• Demand Item– An item that trades easily because many players want it.
• Hard to Trade / HTT– Items with low demand, even if their value is high.
• Rarity- How difficult an item is to obtain (limited, event-only, old items).
• Projected– An item with artificially inflated value due to manipulated trades (risky).
• Shark / Sharking– Taking advantage of someone who doesn’t know values.
• Lowball– Offering much less than an item’s value hoping someone accepts.
• Proofs– Evidence of successful trades.