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An in-game cosmetic in a video game has just for more money than most Ferraris cost. Formerly CS: GO the game, now going by the name of CS2 thanks to its recent upgrade to Source 2, has one of the biggest in-game cosmetic markets, with it currently valued at $3,260,545,843. The biggest public sale of which is now only a sixth of the price of the most expensive gun ever sold in real life.
The StatTrak Factory New AK-47 Blue Gem – Pattern 661 was sold for $1m dollars, with the buyer choosing not to reveal the actual price, according to Jake Lucky, who shared the news. The skin was introduced in 2013, according to Kotaku, and variants of the skin have sold since for far less.
It’s hard to understand how exactly someone can come to the decision to purchase such an expensive lick of paint for an in-game item, though I’m sure there was some logic to it – or passion.
The seller of the skin has stated they were “Not at liberty to disclose buyer or exact amount. What I can say is that $1m offers were rejected multiple times. Make your own conclusions.” I like to think that the seller accepted an offer of $1,000,000.99, which I’m sure would tick previous attempted buyers the wrong way.
I don’t play Counter Strike anymore. Pretty sure my skins are worth a total of $10. If I ever lost access to my account – whatever. I’d dread to think what would happen if the buyer ended up losing theirs, as happened to those whose accounts were banned and lost during the transition to CS2.
