I was planning on buying the Steam Deck for some time, but when they announced Steam Deck OLED 512GB for $549 I finally decided to buy it. But I wasn't gonna
Just sharing my method on how I bought my Steam Deck OLED for 3/4 of the original price. I was skeptical when I read about it, but decided to try it and it took me a few good hours trying not to screw it up, but it worked out in the end. Maybe someone can benefit from it, but it has some risks.
No, I didn't try to get lucky, I checked the prices every minute on Steam market to not get screwed (there are some bots making fake orders) and just sold the items within 5 minutes of buying it cheaper. But you can definitely buy it cheaper if you know these markets, but I was being very risk-averse.
You spent less dollars but spent more time doing work and were paid in Steam credits. Dollars are not the only currency. That's not the same as buying it for less money. The title is misleading.