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Trading
Trade Hold
Also known as: Trade delay, Account on hold
A Steam hold on accounts that haven't had Steam Guard active for 15 days.
Definition
Unlike an item's trade lock, a trade hold is a penalty on the account: the trade doesn't complete right away, and the item is held on Valve's servers. It mostly happens when the Steam Guard Mobile Authenticator hasn't been active for at least 15 days. Selling platforms can't complete a deal while your account is on hold.
Want to go deeper? Tutorial: how to avoid a trade hold
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