Scammers are Everywhere

A major reason that Valve has changed their scam policy is under the view that their users should be able to identify when a scam is occurring, and avoid it. Valve has provided adequate information on their website regarding how to identify scams, and that the knowledge should benefit the users.

Ruining the Item Value

“All trade scams can be avoided.” - Official Valve Statement

The second reason that Valve stated on this removal is that by providing an inventory rollback, they have added more copies of the game into the community. By doing so it has reduced the value of the games exponentially, due to the scarcity of the item being diminished. 

At this time it is worrisome as some Steam users are young children and may not know when a scam is occurring. If you have a younger sibling or child using Steam, make sure to express that scams exist and how to determine when one is happening.