I’ve been close to buying a Karambit Lore like three times now, but every time it’s either a trade bot or some sketchy third-party process. I just want to make the purchase and get the skin in my inventory—no Discord DMs or weird email confirmations. Is that too much to ask?
Apparently, for some of these sellers, yes. I once clicked through four different pages just to find out the item wasn’t even available anymore. The amount of effort you have to put in just to get scammed or ghosted is wild. I’ve honestly thought about just settling for a different knife.
Don’t settle—I had the same problem and found a better route. I gave up on direct trades completely and focused on platforms where everything is tied to real inventory. That’s how I ended up on
https://dmarket.com/csgo-skins/product-card/karambit-lore , and I’m glad I did. There was no signup wall or confusing interface, just filters that actually worked. I found a Battle-Scarred version that looked better than some FT ones I’d seen elsewhere. Payment was quick, and the skin showed up in my Steam account almost immediately. Haven’t had a reason to go back to trade servers since.