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CS Investor, Trader, Collector & Player, sharing my insights about the Skins Market, since 2014.

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Can we all agree this is the undisputed #1 Souvenir Charm Highlight? 😂

Can we all agree this is the undisputed #1 Souvenir Charm Highlight? 😂

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The Charm of Charms I see a lot of people saying that Charms are not a good investment because they are removable and not consumables. My opinion is quite the opposite. Charms can hold more value by being removable. People know that they can buy, use the items for how long they want, and sell whenever they want. This is what makes it feel more high-tier and special. If it was not removable, it wouldn't feel high-tier, it would be a disposable item with an expiration date. And CS2 is clearly following the realism path and Charms surely can be removed IRL, this is actually their goal, their purpose. Making it consumable would not make sense considering the theme of the game. And there is another important point: People that buy Charms don't just buy 1, they buy a bunch, 1 for each skin, or at least the top ones: USP, Glock, AWP, AK, M4, A1. Just using on the top weapons, each buyer will have 6x instead of just 1 or 2 knife/agent, for example. So the demand tends to be even higher, pressuring up the prices in the long-term. Keep an eye on it: Now that the Shanghai Major is happening, I am seeing a lot of pros using Charms. There is the possibility that the CS2 community starts accepting and liking even more of the new items, after the event. This Major will also be a showcase of skins to casuals. Let's see how it plays out.

The Charm of Charms I see a lot of people saying that Charms are not a good investment because they are removable and not consumables. My opinion is quite the opposite. Charms can hold more value by being removable. People know that they can buy, use the items for how long they want, and sell whenever they want. This is what makes it feel more high-tier and special. If it was not removable, it wouldn't feel high-tier, it would be a disposable item with an expiration date. And CS2 is clearly following the realism path and Charms surely can be removed IRL, this is actually their goal, their purpose. Making it consumable would not make sense considering the theme of the game. And there is another important point: People that buy Charms don't just buy 1, they buy a bunch, 1 for each skin, or at least the top ones: USP, Glock, AWP, AK, M4, A1. Just using on the top weapons, each buyer will have 6x instead of just 1 or 2 knife/agent, for example. So the demand tends to be even higher, pressuring up the prices in the long-term. Keep an eye on it: Now that the Shanghai Major is happening, I am seeing a lot of pros using Charms. There is the possibility that the CS2 community starts accepting and liking even more of the new items, after the event. This Major will also be a showcase of skins to casuals. Let's see how it plays out.

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In-game footage of the horribly ruined AWP with a unique custom sticker placement. Hellstream™ 🔥

In-game footage of the horribly ruined AWP with a unique custom sticker placement. Hellstream™ 🔥

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New Steam Community Market UI We finally got an update to the ancient SCM interface. What does it mean? Considering Valve has recently made several changes to the CS2 market, including new restrictions like the Trade Protect system, I doubt this is all just a coincidence. They also introduced 2FA for purchases on the SCM, which adds another layer of security. In my opinion, these changes are aimed at increasing legitimate trade volume on the SCM while reducing speculative bulk buying that was turning skins into "stocks". Recent updates have also significantly reduced automated bot activity, bulk buying, scams, and likely other issues we're not even aware of. NO, I don’t believe Valve will ever remove trading. But it does look like they’re beginning to regulate the market. And for those of us who genuinely enjoy skins and trading, that’s not necessarily a bad thing. What now? I'm expecting more turbulence ahead, especially with all the recent leaks around skin content, including the rumored “Volatile” cases and the “Arms Dealer” update.

New Steam Community Market UI We finally got an update to the ancient SCM interface. What does it mean? Considering Valve has recently made several changes to the CS2 market, including new restrictions like the Trade Protect system, I doubt this is all just a coincidence. They also introduced 2FA for purchases on the SCM, which adds another layer of security. In my opinion, these changes are aimed at increasing legitimate trade volume on the SCM while reducing speculative bulk buying that was turning skins into "stocks". Recent updates have also significantly reduced automated bot activity, bulk buying, scams, and likely other issues we're not even aware of. NO, I don’t believe Valve will ever remove trading. But it does look like they’re beginning to regulate the market. And for those of us who genuinely enjoy skins and trading, that’s not necessarily a bad thing. What now? I'm expecting more turbulence ahead, especially with all the recent leaks around skin content, including the rumored “Volatile” cases and the “Arms Dealer” update.

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