Alcohol and business are not a good mix: at least the skin market in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is now richer by one story.
Digital items from CS:GO are sometimes traded for six-figure sums of real money. The market contains extremely expensive skins that can become even more valuable through certain rare combinations of stickers.
A separate market developed around this with traders moving large sums of money. Since the announcement of Counter-Strike 2, some prices continue to explode. One dealer has now made an expensive mistake, which he says is due to excessive alcohol consumption.
An expensive drink
Alcohol rarely brings out the best in people: some people write embarrassing text messages to their ex-partner, climb dangerously high scaffolding or impulsively sell their CS:GO skins. The latter apparently happened to a Chinese dealer who sold a factory-quality AK-47 Vulcan Stat-Trak, complete with four holo-stickers, from EMS One Katowice 2014 for $2,000.
The mishap was noticed by another CS:GO dealer, who recorded the drama on the unlucky man’s social media channel:
This was sold for $2,000. He accidentally missed a 0 and delivered the item to the buyer 🤣
ST FN AK Vulcan 4x Mixed Katowice 2014 Holo pic.twitter.com/z7uG4Wy3gD
– Drepz (@Drepz_) June 11, 2023
While the skin itself would be well within market value at $2,000, the rare stickers make the dealer’s version particularly rare on the CS:GO market. They are no longer easily available and shimmer nicely because of the holo effect. At least that’s one explanation for the extremely inflated prices of up to $10,000 per sticker.
The AK-47 in question would have been worth up to 20,000 dollars on the market. Apparently, however, the gambler entered a zero too low instead of the intended proceeds. When a lucky pig struck, he delivered the part as well, thus closing the deal. This meant that the cheated trader lost out on a potential $18,000.
In the meantime, fans are already mentally preparing themselves for Counter-Strike 2, which is to be released in the summer of 2023 and permanently replace CS:GO.
So far, only relatively few outsiders have been able to try it out for themselves. Since spring, limited test phases have been running for selected players.
At the heart of the new game is an upgrade of the outdated Source engine to Source 2, which also promises tangible gameplay innovations, for example, through physically calculated smoke grenades.
