{"id":92171,"date":"2016-05-18T14:59:40","date_gmt":"2016-05-18T12:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=92171"},"modified":"2016-05-18T15:14:49","modified_gmt":"2016-05-18T13:14:49","slug":"15-ridiculously-expensive-virtual-items-on-the-steam-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/92171-15-ridiculously-expensive-virtual-items-on-the-steam-market","title":{"rendered":"15 ridiculously expensive virtual items on the Steam Market"},"content":{"rendered":"

A lot of popular modern games have adopted Free-to-Play or cosmetic-based payment models, which rely on the purchase of in-game items\u00a0as a main source of income.<\/p>\n

Valve’s competitive games – namely Dota 2 and Counter-Strike – have seen massive amounts of success using this financial model, as the games are more accessible and populated and some of the\u00a0cosmetic items have gained significant value.<\/p>\n

These cosmetic items (or ‘skins’) can be sold\u00a0to other\u00a0players for Steam Wallet funds. Although these items are purely cosmetic and do not change gameplay mechanics whatsoever, many players will apparently pay ridiculously large sums of money for a rare item.<\/p>\n

Let’s check out a varied selection of the most expensive items sold\u00a0to other players on the Steam community market in recent months.<\/p>\n

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Karambit Slaughter<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Game:\u00a0<\/strong>Counter-Strike: Global Offensive<\/p>\n

Item: <\/strong>Knife skin<\/p>\n

Price: <\/strong>Sold for R6,187 <\/strong>on 12 May 2016.<\/p>\n

\"Karambit<\/a><\/p>\n

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StatTrak M4A4 Royal Paladin<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Game:\u00a0<\/strong>Counter-Strike: Global Offensive<\/p>\n

Item:<\/strong> M4A4 skin<\/p>\n

Price: <\/strong>Sold for R6,116<\/strong> on 8 May 2016.<\/p>\n

\"StatTrak<\/a><\/p>\n

\n

Bayonet Tiger Tooth<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Game:\u00a0<\/strong>Counter-Strike: Global Offensive<\/p>\n

Item: <\/strong>Knife skin<\/p>\n

Price: <\/strong>Sold for R6,035 <\/strong>on 10 May 2016<\/p>\n

\"Bayonet<\/a><\/p>\n

\n

Genuine Rainmaker<\/span> <\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Game: <\/strong>Dota 2<\/p>\n

Item: <\/strong>Weapon skin for Windranger<\/p>\n

Price: <\/strong>Sold for R5,745<\/strong>\u00a0on 8 May 2016<\/p>\n

\"Genuine<\/a><\/p>\n

\n

Glock-18 Fade<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Game:\u00a0<\/strong>Counter-Strike: Global Offensive<\/p>\n

Item: <\/strong>Glock-18 skin<\/p>\n

Price:<\/strong> Sold for R5,577 <\/strong>on 12 May 2016.<\/p>\n

\"Glock-18<\/a><\/p>\n

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StatTrak M9 Bayonet Ultraviolet<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Game:\u00a0<\/strong>Counter-Strike: Global Offensive<\/p>\n

Item: <\/strong>Knife skin<\/p>\n

Price: <\/strong>Sold for R5,311<\/strong> on 10 May 2016.<\/p>\n

\"M9<\/a><\/p>\n

\n

Legacy Mighty Boar<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Game:<\/strong> Dota 2<\/p>\n

Item: <\/strong>Courier skin<\/p>\n

Price: <\/strong>Sold for R5,281\u00a0<\/strong>on 6 March 2016<\/p>\n

\"Legacy<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\n

StatTrak Karambit Blue Steel<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Game:\u00a0<\/strong>Counter-Strike: Global Offensive<\/p>\n

Item: <\/strong>Knife skin<\/p>\n

Price: <\/strong>Sold for R5,266 <\/strong>on 12 May 2016<\/p>\n

\"Karambit<\/a><\/p>\n

\n

Lucky Alpine Stalker’s Hat<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Game: <\/strong>Dota 2<\/p>\n

Item:<\/strong> Armour\u00a0skin for Ursa<\/p>\n

Price: <\/strong>Sold for R4,737\u00a0<\/strong>on 11 May 2016<\/p>\n

\"Lucky<\/a><\/p>\n

\n

Genuine Golden Gravelmaw<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Game:<\/strong> Dota 2<\/p>\n

Item:<\/strong> Weapon Skin for Earthshaker<\/p>\n

Price: <\/strong>Sold for R4,718<\/strong>\u00a0on 12 May 2016.<\/p>\n

\"Gravelmaw\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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Bayonet Fade<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Game: <\/strong>Counter-Strike: Global Offensive<\/p>\n

Item: <\/strong>Knife skin<\/p>\n

Price: <\/strong>Sold for R4,651 <\/strong>on 7 May 2016<\/p>\n

\"Bayonet<\/a><\/h3>\n
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Souvenir R8 Revolver Amber Fade<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Game: <\/strong>Counter-Strike: Global Offensive<\/p>\n

Item: <\/strong>R8 Revolver skin<\/p>\n

Price: <\/strong>Sold for R4,438<\/strong> on 2 May 2016.<\/p>\n

\"Amber<\/a><\/p>\n

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Inscribed Shattered Greatsword<\/span> <\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Game: <\/strong>Dota 2<\/p>\n

Item: <\/strong>Weapon skin for Sven<\/p>\n

Price: <\/strong>Sold for\u00a0R4,137<\/strong>\u00a0on 12 May 2016<\/p>\n

\"Inscribed<\/a><\/p>\n

\n

Jumo<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Game: <\/strong>Dota 2<\/p>\n

Item: <\/strong>Courier skin<\/p>\n

Price: <\/strong>Sold for R3,949 <\/strong>on 1 April 2016<\/p>\n

\"Jumo<\/a><\/p>\n

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Genuine Burning Fiend<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Game: <\/strong>Dota 2<\/p>\n

Item: <\/strong>Weapon skin for Doom<\/p>\n

Price: <\/strong>Sold for\u00a0R3,482 <\/strong>on 8 May 2016<\/p>\n

\"Genuine<\/a><\/p>\n

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