R389,000 for a Dota 2 courier

7 November 2013

According to a report over on Eurogamer, some madman has paid US$38,000 (±R389,000) for a Dota 2 courier.

Player PAADA mange to sell his “Pink ethereal flame war dog courier” over on Reddit for such a high amount due to its rarity.

Pink ethereal flame War Dog courier trade on Reddit

Pink ethereal flame War Dog courier trade on Reddit

According to Eurogamer, the courier falls into a class of “unusuals” items obtained through post-game chest and item drops.

The pink colour of the ethereal flame was obtained before Valve patched out a bug with colours and set a pool of 10 colours.

The War Dog courier itself is highly sought after, and there are only five known pink ethereal flame war dog couriers.

All this combined to make the perfect item storm – worth a whopping R389,000.

What do you think of the virtual item purchase? Is it digital goods monetisation gone mad, or damn good investment?

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Source: Eurogamer

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  1. ludjer
    12.11.2013 at 12:23

    Its not a poor investment if you already have billions of dollars. The children of these billionairs throw money at anything.

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