For context, I had been friends with this person for awhile and since we were listed as being of the same nationality, I decided to add them back.
Time went by, we knew each other for already a year by then, and spoke occasionally. I had them added even on 2 of their separate accounts (both of which are magically missing from my friends list now)
We had some conversations that felt real enough for me to trust them, I gave them advice as they were apparently in high school and moving into college, and even offered them advice as I myself enrolled and will graduate from, a top 10 uni. world wide.
Time went by, and I cannot recall if they had done this before, but they asked if they could have my Living Color M4, clearly a shitty skin they figured I wouldn't miss, and in complete honesty, I really don't
I was still living the fantasy that they wanted to be my friend, as I met my literal best friend through a trade on TF2, and in complete honesty, have been stuck trying to recreate this spark since
(still friends with my best bud, we have seen each others faces, and I can confidently call them my literal best friend)
I had figured they wanted to be my friend, as running off the high of how great my other connections have been thus far, I still wanted to make more friends from within genres like CS2 and TF2, which I actively play.
I ended up promising them to gift it if I succeeded selling my first ever car at my car sales job.
I did it, unprompted gifted them the gun, and sort of forgot about them all together.
Today, I checked the market place, saw that gun is running for 100$, and wanted to dm the guy that if he would like, he could sell it and make some money, and that I wouldn't mind it.
But go and behold, nobody to be found.
I did get swept up with stuff, so I only now have discovered that he has blocked me.
TLDR: And most importantly, Arin, if you are reading this, I hope that you know that this is just pathetic. I literally gifted you a 10$ skin, out of the kindness and consideration, and all you did is trample on my token of friendship over 100$? Like, this is just sad man.
I know this is a commonality, but this is just pathetic.
To all others reading this, this is not my first go around with these kinds of cases
I am a generous person, and in many ways, gifting stuff away gives me enjoyment that all of the thousands of $ I have wasted away, were at least worth it in making somebody else's day a little special.
This is why I gift people stuff, and will continue gifting people stuff, long after this incident
Prioritize your dignity over anything else
That is my message