Given the traditional summer rush for stickers, many are beginning to wonder how to get stickers in CS GO, what should be done for this and how difficult it is.
And considering that there were no particularly large tournaments in 2020 due to the global pandemic, the value of many stickers has skyrocketed. Take, for example, the recent pack from Operation Shattered Web. and tournament "Katowice 2019" all three types. We talked about them in detail in another blog — We recommend reading it.
If we talk about official methods, stickers in CS GO can be obtained in the following ways:
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buy a capsule on the Steam marketplace and open it yourself;
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take part in a paid transaction;
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Exchange with a friend through the game inventory.
No other standard options are provided. If you find something similar on the Internet — think three times whether it’s worth risking your money, account and time.
Although there is one alternative that we are sure of — our store of game valuables from CS GO. You may ask in bewilderment: “Where are they?”, because the section is absolutely clean. But if you regularly update the page, you can get a sticker with a 30% discount on its market value.
Steam trading
Let's start with the standard method of obtaining CS GO stickers through the trading platform. To use its services — go to your account and in the “Community” section select the appropriate item.
Next, select the game Counter Strike: Global Offensive and go to additional search settings, where you need to filter stickers by the following criteria:
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collection (memorable date, major Major, new operation);
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team (NAVI, HR, Titan);
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rarity (high class, remarkable, exotic, extraordinary, contraband);
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type (autograph, logo, tournament).
Filters are used as desired, but the narrower the search circle is — the easier it is to choose in the future.
Let's say you're interested in the latest CS20 collection, which was released as part of the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Counter Strike series.
In the general pool you can find both a sealed capsule with stickers and already opened stickers.
Click on the capsule to see everything that can fall from it, as well as a list of offers for sale.
I liked the price — buy. If you are looking for a specific sticker from the collection — It’s cheaper to find an appropriate option. Let’s say you’re interested in the “I’m too old” sticker. The price is not bad, it’s cheap, the old people are happy — need to take it. The purchase procedure is similar to purchasing a capsule.
Please note: the more you purchase — the more expensive the final cost per unit. No scam, more of a market stabilization system to prevent someone from purchasing several thousand stickers in bulk. Selling is also simple: I threw away more — received less per piece. But I got rid of the entire set at once, slightly reducing the general degree of panic on the site.
Operation rewards
Let us immediately note that all operations in CS GO — paid. We mean large-scale events like “The Shattered Web” with a lot of goodies at the finish line. Let's not deny it: many people buy an event pass to break even and make some extra money on rare skins, items and stickers that won't drop anywhere else. Perhaps only on the sites and then look for outbids or friends.
Once you have fulfilled all the conditions of the pass, you will receive a number of items (cases, agents, graffiti), including new stickers.
How to manage them in the future — everyone decides for themselves. Many people immediately send them to Steam to recoup the cost of the operation. The latter, for example, cost almost 1000 rubles, and was not very generous with decent skins, top agents and other goodies.
Exchange
By and large, any movements associated with third-party trading platforms qualify on Steam as an exchange of goods from one inventory to another. Only if everything happens mutually with friends and acquaintances, with trading platforms — only after preliminary transfer of a certain amount to the account.
But several conditions must first be met. For example, open the inventory for public exchange (Inventory — Trade Offers — Who can send me trade offers — edit privacy settings).
At this point you need to set the settings that are shown in the screenshot below. Thus, you allow others to enter into trading relations with you.
Just don’t forget to include confirmation of the exchange.
This process has several nuances:
Both participants must have an account linked to a smartphone and the verification system enabled. Otherwise, the transaction will be held for 72 hours;
If someone has restrictions on their account, including an inventory ban — the deal will not take place;
After each exchange, you need to confirm the action via email or phone (red tape, but not fatal).
If everything is in order, in the exchange field you will see a picture with approximately the following content. It can be canceled at any time.
The trade is valid for exactly a week, after which it disappears if the other party has not confirmed the exchange.
Is the game worth the candle
Does it make sense to seriously buy stickers in huge quantities while they cost pennies? Practice shows that most of them have absolutely no value, and the average cost on trading platforms does not exceed 5-7 rubles. Here the only winners are investors who are able to initially purchase for 50-100 thousand without much damage to themselves.
For those who also want to take a bite of the pie, we have prepared an article about the most interesting stickers that are definitely worth investing in.
Well, if you just want to decorate a weapon — Prepare 3-5 rubles, purchase through Steam and don’t fool yourself. There are a lot of cool stickers on the trading platform, a wide choice. And remember — They are disposable and cannot be removed. Unless you erase it manually. We talk about this in detail in another material, which we also recommend reading.
