You should realize that trades do not occur instantaneously--it all depends in a weekly cycle that is heavily related to the weekly drop rate, the weekend players, and the people who play at night. To be clearer, the fact that more trades occur on the weekends, at night. Just because it took me 4 days to find someone willing to trade 1.33 refined metal for my decal tool does not imply anything other than the fact that trades still occur in that range. 1.33 refined is not that easy to acquire, and requires an average of 1 month of constant playing to save up, assuming that you scrap the 6-7 weapons you get on average. Meanwhile, you already have the metal available. People just need to have the Decal Tool to sell to you. In essence, a buyer has it easier as long as people are willing to sell and he has enough purchasing power.

What I'm trying to say is that the time that it took me to sell my Decal Tool is irrelevant, the fact is that I sold it. It means that there are people willing to pay 1.33 refined for it. And I want you to know that my trades do not autobump, making sales a bit harder.