🚨 VALVE'S TRADE BAN SCAM

135,924 Steam users have been TRADE BANNED - their items locked away, often worth hundreds or thousands of dollars.

  • ❌ NO EXPLANATION given for most trade bans
  • ❌ NO APPEAL PROCESS that works
  • ❌ NO REFUNDS for stolen property
  • ❌ CHILDREN have their property stolen without parental notification

💀 Steam keeps the items, keeps the money, and REFUSES to explain why 💀

📊 Trade Ban Statistics

135,924 Total Trade Bans
26,047 Oldest Accounts (2003-2004)
19.4 Avg. Steam Level (2020-2021)
14,229 Peak Year (2014)

📊 Trade Bans by Account Creation Year

📈 Average Steam Level of Trade-Banned Accounts

🔍 What This Data Reveals

Oldest Accounts Are Targeted

26,047 accounts from 2003-2004 were trade banned - these are the RAREST and MOST VALUABLE Steam accounts. Coincidence? Or is Valve deliberately targeting valuable accounts to steal expensive items?

Active, Legitimate Players Get Banned

The average Steam level of trade-banned accounts ranges from 14 to 38 - these are NOT throwaway accounts. These are REAL PLAYERS who invested time and money, only to have their property stolen without explanation.

Peak Ban Years Coincide with Market Growth

2013-2019 saw the highest trade ban rates - exactly when CS:GO and Dota 2 item values skyrocketed. Steam banned users RIGHT WHEN their items became most valuable.

📊 Data Source: steamid.uk/trade-bans/
Trade ban statistics compiled from public Steam profiles and API data. Each ban represents REAL property that users can no longer access.

💔 The Reality of Trade Bans

What Happens When You Get Trade Banned:

  • ALL your items are locked forever - you can't trade, sell, or transfer them
  • Steam Support REFUSES to review bans - copy-paste responses only
  • NO evidence is shown - you never know why you were banned
  • Items can be worth $1,000s - Valve just keeps it all
  • Even if you're innocent - too bad, property stolen permanently

🚫 THIS IS THEFT, PLAIN AND SIMPLE 🚫

In any other industry, taking someone's property without explanation would be called THEFT. But Steam operates above the law because:

• You "agreed" to their Terms of Service (which they can change anytime)
• Items are "licenses" not "property" (legal loophole)
• No government regulates digital goods theft
• Steam has a monopoly - where else can you go?

📋 Related Statistics

🚫 Community Ban Analysis
10+ million community bans tracked
🔢 Bans by Account Age
70+ million bans organized by digit count
⚡ Latest Bans Discovered
Recently banned profiles with details

💡 Understanding The Full Picture

Trade bans don't happen in isolation. Many trade-banned accounts also have community bans, VAC bans, or other restrictions - see the complete breakdown by account age to understand how Steam targets users across ALL ban types. The Profile Directory shows real examples of accounts with multiple ban types.