Many players are constantly interested in which skins are rising in price in CS GO, what condones this, and why some expensive models are not worth investing in, while cheap and potentially useless army-quality pistols and rifles should be purchased here and now.
Valve's pricing consists of several elements:
the rarity of a skin in game;
rarity and initial cost of the case;
correlation of supply and demand;
ethnic interest.
Regarding the last point, everything is very interesting. Let's start with the fact that the shooter began to be downloaded en masse by players from China and Taiwan, who sacredly honor traditions and love national symbols. Don't be surprised by the large number of dragon skins in our selection — All the brothers from Asia did their best. Well, according to the good old tradition, all places in the top are distributed in alphabetical order.
AWP African grid
It’s unlikely that anyone expected to see this skin from the Lake collection here, but just look at the statistics to see the real state of affairs. If the souvenir version manages to consistently keep the bar at $40, then the regular one (direct from the factory) has been slowly but surely growing in price since June 2018. Not a record pace, given the starting price of $2, but there are positive changes.
AWP Legend of the Dragon
When you mention the Cobblestone collection, there is no doubt which skins may increase in price in CS GO in the near future. First of all, Legend of the Dragon is already very expensive ($1500 for a battle-hardened rifle). Secondly, it is impossible to find objects from these cases today, because... The boxes themselves are not for sale, nor are the keys to them.
And just look how the price of a souvenir with minimal wear and tear has risen in price. Just a couple of years ago it cost about $11,000, and today it’s still $20,000. What is not an ideal long-term investment.
AK-47 Cartel
An interesting machine in every sense, their Chrome case has shown an almost twofold increase in value over the past couple of years, if we talk about a skin with minimal wear. The statistics are explained quite simply: Chroma cases drop out rarely, and in the coming patches the chance of their drop will be reduced even more. At the same time, the rifle has a cool design and a wide fan base, and the $8 price tag for the version without a counter scares few. And there are very few differences between MW and FN to overpay almost twice.
AK-47 Red Line
The skin after the field also shows good dynamics, the cost of which exceeds even a slightly worn one.
Desert Eagle Dragon Leader
And here is what we were talking about — symbolism. Just look how quickly this Deagle is rising in price, because players from China and nearby Asian countries have finally tried it out. Since 2018, the average price tag for the Leader Dragon from the factory has increased exactly 2 times (StatTrak also applies to this)
If you have a similar — You shouldn't sell it ahead of schedule. Cases "Wild Flame" Today they are relatively rare, and besides, they also contain a fuel injector. Save it for a while, and then the Deagle will rise in price a little more.
Glock 18 Dragon Tattoo
This black beauty has a situation similar to the Desert Eagle. The same dragon symbolism and high demand in the Chinese market. Is it a joke — fourfold increase in value over the past two years! Moreover, this applies to both Direct from the factory and Minimally worn quality.
But there is one more nuance — The pistol belongs to the first generation gun case. And its cost today is estimated at $28-30. Therefore, no one really sells such a treasure. Drops are extremely rare, keys are expensive, and the chance of knocking out AK-47 Surface Hardening and AWP Lightning Strike is not so high that you should spend a lot of money trying. So pistols are rising in price — No one is really adding to the collection.
M4A4 Howl
There’s nothing to say here — living fossil incarnate. There will be no new ones, and the old ones are slowly being taken away by collectors who have enough money for such pleasure. Watch the growth dynamics and see for yourself. Not long ago, one crazy gamer (and maybe an investor) from China paid a cosmic $100 000 for a skin.
And all because the float of the skin — 0.003, while the body is decorated with four holographic stickers iBUYPOWER Katowice, which were released in 2014. Now imagine what kind of bomb fell into his hands. Think about it, maybe you are doing something wrong and investing in the wrong place?
M4A4 Dragon King
And again the omnipresent Chinese. But this time Chroma cases have also entered the game, which are gradually increasing in value due to their imminent demise. Experienced gamers have already calculated that Chromiromine boxes will soon stop falling out randomly, and therefore stock up while they can.
Judging by the price dynamics of the skin, in a couple of years it has become twice as expensive. What’s interesting is that the StatTrak version hasn’t added much in price. In any case, keep both the cases and the skin until the last moment — it won't be any cheaper.
African mesh butterfly knife
Knives can also increase in value. But what does this have to do with? The question is open. Look at the graph of this bowtie Fresh from the factory, first without StatTrak and then with it. The cost of both has risen more than 2.5 times over the past year and a half, namely from $150 to $420 and from $250 to $640, respectively. An impressive figure. Especially for those who managed to pull the knife out of the case and then keep it in their inventory.
Now the price has stabilized, but for how long? The item has been in the game for 6 years, which means it is considered a local relic. Should I keep it or sell it? Decide for yourself.
Folding knife Black gloss
And let's finish with this compact knife, which poorly corresponds to its name visually. But it looks cool, definitely worth it. It has gained not so much over a couple of years, only 30-50% (depending on the degree of wear), but this is one of the most stable skins in terms of growth rates.
What is noteworthy is that a knife with a StatTrak counter, on the contrary, loses in price and is almost equal to the regular version. The difference is often no more than $20-30, which at a cost of more than $200 per unit is not such a big overpayment.
