We are seeing a large increase recently in succesful phishing attempts leading to entire inventories being stolen. Please be careful and look out for users:

- Asking you to verify items, check if "depositable on x website", or use a middleman
- Stating they've reported you, worried you'll be banned, or need to confirm something with a steam admin
- Asking you to vote for their team
- Asking you to play with them on FACEIT, or a tournament, unprompted

It is generally a good idea not to follow links sent to you over steam chat / discord, but if anyone is asking you any of the above, BLOCK THEM and REPORT them to steam.

Never(!) put your username/password into a website with a steam login. Always open https://steamcommunity.com/ in a new page yourself and log in there. Then reload the page. If you see a continue button you can safely click it.

This is not limited to steam, there are many scammers impersonating well known trader profiles on discord using the same methods. If you're not sure or something feels off, you can always ask for advice on the backpack.tf forums or discord: https://discord.backpack.tf/

For more info/links you can click here: https://forums.backpack.tf/topic/87510-beware-of-phishing/

Can I appeal my steamrep/partner tag?
No, the window to appeal old tags closed in 2024 a few weeks after the announcement that steamrep was closing. However, the steamrep shutdown and closure of the API will be complete in a few weeks, at which point tags are essentially gone. Backpack.tf is no longer using the steamrep API in anticipation of this occurring. Other websites may still be using it, you'd need to check with them.

Why does backpack.tf still say I'm steamrep banned?
We are still displaying steamrep tag status in the same place as before, but it no longer auto-bans on site or prevents you using any features of the site at all. It is simply there for user information/warning.

Why does rep.tf still show me as banned on all these websites?
If rep.tf says you're banned on a site but when you go to that site it doesn't say you're banned, rep.tf probably just hasn't updated yet.

If you actually are still banned on a particular site, you need to make an appeal there. They may or may not be keeping tagged users banned. Backpack.tf is no longer auto banning but I cannot speak for any other website, you would need to check with them yourself.

Will users/bots get banned if they trade with me?
Backpack.tf will not ban people for trading with you just because you had a previous steamrep tag. However, other sites may, so you may still find users choose not to trade with you.

Why are bots refusing trades with me?
Bots may still be using the steamrep API or may be blocking all tagged users based on the steamrep data dump or backpack.tf steamrep status. You would need to take that up with the person or website running the bot, it has nothing to do with us who they choose to block.


Can I trade with users who previously had a steamrep tag?
As far as we're concerned, yes. Other sites may have different rules and you'd need to check that with them.

Why have you stopped banning tagged users, and why are you allowing people to trade with them?
I don't want to write an essay here, but in short; steamrep deleted all the evidence for every tag. We don't feel it's fair to keep people banned with no evidence to base those bans on, therefore we have elected to display tag status for warning/information only. Don't mistake this for us stating these users are safe to trade with - the majority of them were confirmed scammers who had their appeals declined. You should exercise caution when considering trading them, especially if the trade involves trust. I personally would not recommend cash trading anyone with a previous tag, just for your own protection.

https://forums.backpack.tf/topic/87309-steamrep-closure-faq/

It's been a whole year so it’s time for another Pricing Event!

In a pricing event, you will be updating as many unusual hats/taunts as possible together with your other team members. It doesn't matter if you're completely new or a black belt. Everyone is welcome to participate. There are experienced suggesters and moderators who can assist you if you're inexperienced. A part of the event is learning about how pricing unusuals work, so you're always welcome to ask for help. Backpack.tf premium will be applied to participants beforehand, as such premium search will be available. There will also be prizes. These include a month of free premium for all active event participants and donation credit on your backpack.tf profile for every point your team scores and $500 in marketplace gift cards with prizes for the winner, 2nd place, highest quality, best teamwork award and more! Plus unique badges!

All info on how to sign up is in the thread below: https://forums.backpack.tf/topic/87038-backpacktf-pricing-event-2025-sign-up-thread/

Hello,

• The APIs have been updated. API documentation has been updated and is now centralised entirely at https://next.backpack.tf/developer.
  
• Remaining Bazaar.tf linkage has been removed, and replaced with posts.tf.*
  
• Sign-ins on next.backpack.tf and backpack.tf are now separate. This fixes a longstanding double-authentication issue on next.backpack.tf, where a page would render as if you are logged in, but any subsequenct requests would fail as if you were logged out.

*This took longer than expected as the old frontend stack was very antiquated, and required updating a few components.

-- backpack.tf Staff

As you may have heard, the decision has been made to shut down Steamrep over the next year. This will be a process, with reports closed as of the public announcement, appeals remaining open for a period of time, and the eventual shutdown of the API next year. You can read about the shutdown plans and ask any questions you have for steamrep staff here: https://forums.steamrep.com/threads/steamrep-is-shutting-down.201641

This has some implications for backpack.tf and our rules, in particular the rules around trading with scammers. I have had a discussion thread up for a while to get some general user feedback on the rules for trading with scammers, with a good number of people arguing for the inclusion of backpack.tf bans in addition to steamrep tags. Without steamrep tags, our current rules place no restriction on trading and have no requirements for background checking. Due to this, we have decided for now to reintroduce that element of the old rules and ban for trading with backpack.tf-banned scammers or scammer fences in addition to steamrep-tagged accounts, with an eventual removal of steamrep-tagged accounts from the rules in the future. We will give a couple of days for the word to get out and bot owners to make any changes they need, so this rule change will be in effect from Monday 1st July and the full rules can be found here: https://forums.backpack.tf/topic/70966-rules-for-background-checks/

It's unfortunate that we weren't really able to get community feedback before making a change, but since we couldn't discuss the steamrep shutdown prior to the public announcement we had to make a decision without direct feedback. However, now that it is public, we're happy to continue discussing with the community and consider if the rules need any additional changes, so please give your input on that here: https://forums.backpack.tf/topic/85142-trading-with-scammers-rule-change-and-open-discussion-part-4/

As for the impact of the steamrep shutdown more generally, I'm sure people will have questions and comments. The API will remain in place until June 2025, and we will continue to use it for the forseeable future. When the API shuts down, steamrep will be providing a data dump of banned and caution tags, but all associated evidence will be discarded. The thinking as of now is that Jesse plans to integrate the steamrep data into rep.tf, but that backpack.tf will move to simply displaying a link to rep.tf for information only. We do not plan to continue to auto-ban accounts with previous steamrep tags or to ban for trading with them once the steamrep API has been shutdown, as we feel that a ban list that cannot be appealed is not justifiable. We have some time to consider other options and cement our decision here, though, so we welcome user input here too. To discuss this and to comment on the steamrep closure more generally, feel free to use this thread: https://forums.backpack.tf/topic/85141-steamrep-is-shutting-down/