In the Steam Marketplace, I've noticed some trading cards called "Foil Trading Cards". I can see from the price difference between an original and foil card that foil cards are much more valuable, but do foil cards actually do anything different than regular cards?



From the Trading Cards FAQ:

What are Foil Trading Cards?

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    Do you know if foil badges are worth more experience? Sounds like no, but I'd like confirmation. – Devil's Advocate Nov 1 '13 at 16:11
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    @ScottBeeson, I bet you'll get an answer if you post your question in a new page. – Waldir Leoncio Dec 20 '13 at 2:30
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    They are not worth more experience (at least in one case): imgur.com/O7XglRo – Wesley Petrowski Dec 21 '13 at 5:20
  • The only advantage to doing them would be to get the extra EXP earned for completing a Badge (if you had no other Badges to do, seeing that many are pretty easy (like CS:GO's Badges)), and the different looking Badge to put on display. Foil's also only have one level max instead of the normal five. – Shadow Z. Feb 19 '15 at 18:44

protected by Frank Feb 19 '15 at 18:46


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