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A purely cosmetic set of virtual weapon accessories from video game 'Counter-Strike' sold for over $500,000

The items from the "Counter-Strike" video game series recently sold for over $500,000.
The virtual items, a weapon skin and knife, are purely cosmetic.
With the next entry of the series forthcoming, resale markets for in-game items have been heating up.
With half a million dollars, you could buy an apartment, purchase a new Tesla, or make a series of investments. Or, if you're a "Counter-Strike" enthusiast, you could use that money to buy a set of purely cosmetic, virtual items.

On April 16, a Chinese collector, whose identity is unknown, purchased a weapon skin and custom knife for for over $500,000 from Luksusbums, the cofounder of skin-trading platform SkinBid.com, per video game news site Dexterto. The deal was brokered by Danish streamer zipelCS, who said it was the "second largest trade in CS history."...

...Weapon skins, which are colorful wraps that adorn guns, and custom knives do not actually impact user performance in the tactical first-person shooter. They are purely cosmetic, offering a level of customization for a user's avatar.

Valve, the developer behind "Counter-Strike," creates these items and allows players to purchase them by buying cases, which are virtual boxes or crates. The items in the cases are not known to the purchasers.

Users can then resell these items on the game's peer-to-peer marketplace. This user-driven economy lends itself to a robust resale market with certain items accruing more value based on a number of factors like supply, pattern type, condition, and other unique characteristics.

Valve did not reply to Insider's request for comment.

The skin in question is known as a Tier 1 Case Hardened "Blue Gem"due to the fact that its pattern features the most blue available, per Dexterto. Aside from containing a rare color pattern, the skin is adorned with four Katowice 2014 Titan Holo stickers, each worth about $60,000, per Dexterto. The sticker was released during a 2014 e-sports tournament in Poland dubbed EMS One Katowice 2014, Dexterto reported.

Other Case Hardened weapon skins typically sell for a few hundred dollars, according to Dexterto.

Also included in the sale was a knife known as a Karambit Case Hardened 'Blue Gem,' which is worth $100,000, per Dexterto...

..Prices for in-game "Counter-Strike" items are experiencing a rise across the board because the next entry to the "Counter-Strike" series, which will be called "Counter-Strike 2," is set to be released this summer. Cosmetic items acquired in the current version of the game "CS:GO," or "Counter-Strike: Global Offensive" will transfer over to this new version of the game, leading to a hot market for weapon skins and other attachments, per Dexterto.

In-game items that offer a more aesthetically distinct experience for gamers have been a key way for developers to cash in.

"Fortnite" is one of the leading titles that has capitalized on the virtual marketplace. The game's developer Epic Games had to issue a $245 million settlement last month for an allegedly coercive game design that encouraged players, including children, to make unwanted purchases.

Something about a fool and their money.

Gross

damn that is crazuy

ProboBum posted...

Something about a fool and their money.

This is just money laundering

What's funny is that these things aren't even NFTs. People have been putting a weird amount of value into easily-reproduced digital goods for way longer than NFTs have been around.

I thought the hype behind these things died a long time ago

Gobstoppers12 posted...

What's funny is that these things aren't even NFTs.

My bags are ready for the NFT boom. ^_^

Just cuz someone got rich doesnt mean its money laundering. Lmao.

GaryGensler posted...

My bags are ready for the NFT boom. ^_^

oh it's you. I regret responding now.

GaryGensler posted...

My bags are ready for the NFT boom. ^_^

You mean your sisters credit card is. And theres no boom coming, SMAL, other than your next ban that is.

@GaryGensler

Where the fuck are the pics? It must look amazing

DKBananaSlamma posted...

Where the fuck are the pics? It must look amazing

https://i.imgur.com/Vl5Z9vN.png

GaryGensler posted...

https://i.imgur.com/Vl5Z9vN.png

That gun is ugly as shit. The knife is pretty cool tho. I'd probably pay $300k for that at least. So he sorta got ripped off

Gobstoppers12 posted...

What's funny is that these things aren't even NFTs. People have been putting a weird amount of value into easily-reproduced digital goods for way longer than NFTs have been around.

who needs an ape JPEG when I can spend all my money on CSGO gun skins and RuneScape paper hats

hey Smal if you indeed have money to burn, what do you think about vintage video games (still factory sealed) and how interested would you personally be in such items?

Even Runescape partyhats aren't this expensive

Dayum

I don't really collect vintage games, and I'm not interested in factory sealed or graded games or anything like that. I do have some old games like two good condition copies of Skies of Arcadia Legends. I don't game much these days, and I don't invest in games.

I only invest in NFTs, crypto, and some stock.

GaryGensler posted...

https://i.imgur.com/Vl5Z9vN.png

bruh they look awful

GaryGensler posted...

I don't really collect vintage games, and I'm not interested in factory sealed or graded games or anything like that. I do have some old games like two good condition copies of Skies of Arcadia Legends. I don't game much these days, and I don't invest in games.

I only invest in NFTs, crypto, and some stock.

ugh, boring. You dissappoint me, and if you had money and were interested in making more, you'd hear me out, because you'd wonder if I'm sitting on something more valuable than I know and you'd want to find out more because it could be an opportunity for you. Instead you're like "nah \_()_/"

Anything physical can be forged. Pass lol.

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This

GaryGensler posted...

Anything physical can be forged. Pass lol.

Interesting admission, considering the alleged human being behind the screen of your account is physical...

And ironic because NFTs are just pictures on the internet, but that's a whole other can of worms, which can be forged if they are images of worms. If you go outside and dig up your lawn and eat a worm you find in the soil, it's pretty clear whether it's a real worm or a forgery >_>

Trumpo posted...

This

Yeah but there's still idiots who make these dumb purchases though.

https://www.looper.com/32199/didnt-know-experts-pawn-stars/

https://youtu.be/jDUmqqoSge8

https://youtu.be/TqwDN-njSls

If it's not on a blockchain public ledger, don't even talk to me, bro!

how long has that level of bootlegging been happening?

GaryGensler posted...

If it's not on a blockchain public ledger, don't even talk to me, bro!

Even a fake item in the real world is at least an actual object. An NFT is basically imaginary.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Bullpen

The only autographs I collect are the ones I got in person from the person signing lol. I have autographs by Mark Hamill, Jhonen Vasquez, Stan Lee, Erik Larsen, Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes, and Jae Lee. I got them all in person from each of them.

The one exception is I have an autograph from David Crosby. He was a regular customer at my parents business before they retired. They got me his autograph.

Half a million for cosmetics. Just.....why? You could buy a nice house for that much.

Because the it's the gun with the most blue on it in the game!

https://youtu.be/WRGMTrcuDho

GaryGensler posted...

On April 16, a Chinese collector, whose identity is unknown, purchased a weapon skin and custom knife for for over $500,000 from Luksusbums, the cofounder of skin-trading platform SkinBid.com, per video game news site Dexterto. The deal was brokered by Danish streamer zipelCS, who said it was the "second largest trade in CS history."...

What was the first?

indica posted...

What was the first?

No clue.