Steam Booster Packs Tutorial. What They Are And How to Get Them.

@Boosterpack has two options where you can go, either unpack it to get 3 cards or you sell if off on market. Of course you can sell the cards also after you unpacked.

• You need ask @yourself, what a "Steam life" you lead. I have a friend who doesn't cares about leveling, and sells everything - cards, booster pack off. The received money she puts into purchasing games on sales.
  Or you can complete card sets and make a badge. You gain 100XP to level up, plus it will give you also 1 random emoticon and 1 random background. You can also sell those, keep for decoration of your profile or break down to gems.
  Naturally it will require some @money in order to purchase the missing cards from the set on the market. Or you can trade them for cards of similar value.

• There are now two ways to receive a booster pack. By each game supporting cards, except the ones gained by @gaming, you are eligible for one booster pack, but which drops extremly rarely. (I still didn't got @booster packs from many games owned since years) Being a higher level, increases the chance to get one.
  And of course now there is the 100% sure way, to exchange gems for one.

• There are now two ways to receive a booster pack. By each game supporting cards, except the ones gained by gaming, you are eligible for one booster pack, but which drops extremly rarely. (I still didn't got booster packs from many games owned since years) Being a higher level, increases the chance to get one.
  And of course now there is the 100% sure way, to exchange gems for one.

Even cards can be broken down to gems, however is not worth at all, you gain very little gem ammount. You can purchase the missing cards from market, CS GO has one of the cheapest sets. Dont worry about that you have one twice, each badge has 5 levels, for which you will always need another full set.

I been on steam for 10 years, and only now I noticed all this cards and
badges crap. I know some people are into it, but Im sorry, this is SUCH bullcrap :( Such a powerful, dominant behemoth of a platform has turned into a pokemon game, dammit :( Why couldn't they make it it's own game, completely separate from the platform itself?