TBH: Task Bar Hero Steam Market guide: how to make money
Updated 2026-06-02 · based on v1.00.06 · 9 min read
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Quick Answer
The gear your party farms while you work has real Steam Market value. Farm Act 2 and especially Act 3 for high-rarity drops, sell Immortal-rarity and above plus soulstones in bulk, and always strip sockets before listing. Treat it as pocket money for your Steam Wallet, not a salary — and remember bought items are locked from resale for 7 days.
Real money from gear
What makes TBH: Task Bar Hero unusual is that the loot dropping in the background isn’t just in-game currency — the best items are tradable on the Steam Community Market for real Steam Wallet funds. You farm passively while you work, list the valuable drops, and pocket Steam credit you can spend on other games. Below is how to actually do it, what’s worth your time, and the rules that trip people up.
How to list an item
Selling happens in two stages — first move the item out of the game into your Steam inventory, then list it on the Market:
- Strip every socketed material first (decoration / engraving / inscription) — gear can’t be listed while sockets are filled.
- Drag the item onto the Steam Trade Ship icon (top-left) to move it into your Steam inventory.
- Open your Steam inventory, find the item, and click Sell.
- Set your price and confirm the listing in the Steam Mobile App / Steam Guard.
- To claim items you bought or de-listed, use the in-game mailbox (top-right) — it refreshes about every 10 seconds.
What actually sells
Not everything is worth listing — low-rarity gear earns cents and clutters your inventory. Focus on items people actually pay for:
| Item | Worth listing? |
|---|---|
| Immortal & Arcana gear | Yes — the high-rarity items that hold real value. |
| Soulstones | Yes — farmable steadily and sell well in bulk. |
| Decoration / engraving materials | Yes — they grant stat boosts, so they move. |
| Legendary gear | Rarely — usually only a few cents each. |
| Common / Blue gear | No — feed it to Alchemy for gold instead. |
Not sure what a piece is worth? Search the same item on the Market before pricing yours — undercut the lowest active listing slightly if you want a fast sale.
Where to farm it
Act 2 is the minimum viable farming zone for Market income — before that, drops are too low-rarity to be worth listing. Act 3 is the real destination: the quality and frequency of high-rarity drops climbs meaningfully, and soulstones come more often. Park on a stage you clear quickly (see the beginner guide on loot-per-minute) and let it run while you work.
Steam Market rules to know
- 7-day resale lock. Items you buy on the Market can’t be re-sold for 7 days — a Steam rule to discourage quick flipping. You can still profit on a cheap buy if it’s worth more after the wait.
- Steam Guard is required. Every listing needs confirmation in the Steam Mobile App. There’s no extra trade hold if Steam Guard was already set up on your account.
- Sockets must be empty. Remove all socketed materials before listing — and remember removal destroys the material, so only socket gear you intend to keep.
- Steam takes a cut. The Market fee comes off your sale price, so factor it in when pricing low-value items.
Realistic expectations
Be honest with yourself about the numbers: this is supplemental income, not substantial income. You’re not going to fund a full-price AAA release from drops alone. What it’s great for is slowly topping up your Steam Wallet in the background — a few cents here, a dollar there — while you’d be working anyway. Treat anything beyond that as a bonus.
Mistakes to avoid
- Listing gear with sockets still filled — it won’t list until you strip them.
- Listing Legendary and below — the few cents rarely justify the effort.
- Selling soulstones you still need for Act Boss chests just to make a quick sale.
- Doing Market transactions during peak-hour server lag — wait until it settles.
- Pricing blind — check the existing Market listings for the same item first.
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TBH: Task Bar Hero beginner guide — how to get started
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TBH: Task Bar Hero Hero-dric Cube & gear guide
How the Hero-dric Cube works in TBH: Task Bar Hero: synthesis, alchemy, crafting, sockets, and the gear rarity tiers — plus what to do (and not do) early. Written against v1.00.06.
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