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Microtransactions and lootboxes in games have become a very common occurrence nowadays. What sprouted years ago through smartphone games has become part of some of the most played games on PCs and consoles. One such game is none other thanCounter Strike 2. After such a long wait, fans finally got their hands on this sequel, and it does not disappoint in at least one way.
Today,Counter-Strike 2is no stranger to insanely overpriced cosmetics. Players play the game, and then they find themselves unlocking those lootboxes and unlocking a bunch of in-game cosmetic items. But what if one does not care for these cosmetics? They can just sell them, as some of them are priced so high that it’s unbelievable.
Counter-Strike 2is full to the brim with expensive skins, and now stickers are here
AK-47 Fire Serpent Skin
Yes, the AK-47 is one of the oldest guns to feature in modern shooters. And in any game where one uses this thing, it gets the job done just right. But it looks a bit dull, and to improve its look, they have Fire Serpent skin.
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This skin looks good enough, but it has a basic price of $400 and can go up to $5,000, which is no doubt an insane amount.
This skin is said to be very rare; hence, it is very hard to find inCounter-Strike.The reason is that there was a huge controversy a while ago about its ownership. Hence, this incredible-looking skin is now rarely seen in the marketplace.
But when it is seen as a fact, it costs a pretty penny. Yes, fans looking for this skin actually have to pay something between $3000-$15,000.
AWP Gungnir
One way developers keep the price of their skins high is by selling them in limited numbers. This pseudo-shortage creates demand, and when this demand is not met, fans have to pay a very high price for it.
And that’s how Gungnir for AWP costs somewhere between$6000 and $15,000.
These are only some of the most expensive skins in this shooter, and now there are stickers that make these skins even more expensive. The price of these stickers depends on their rarity, and the rarest of the stickers in Counter Strike cost somewhere over $60,000.
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And that’s why when one player decided to take all of their Reason Gaming stickers and apply 4-5 of them to their gun, the internet went into a frenzy. People could not believe the fact that someone would think of using their stickers as stickers and not a commodity to sell further.
Discussions have started over the internet, and people all over have been talking about this move. Some have even started comparingCSGOskins to NFTs, which is nothing short of insane because everyone knows NFTs hold even less value than these stickers today.
It’s not as if people being so shocked would change anything anytime soon. These lootboxes, skins, and stickers bring players back to the game. Hence, Valve would continue with this no matter what people say.
These stickers are causing a lot of ruckus online
People all over the internet cannot get over the fact that a gamer decided to just use a skin on their gun and then applied a few of their stickers to it too. Those stickers reportedly cost somewhere around$200,000 in total.Which is an insane amount for a bunch of stickers.
CS skins are the OG NFTs… and still going strong
— ohdee (@ohdee59)August 06, 2025
How can a skin be so expensive?
— Pills (@Economyinpills)July 19, 2025
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There are people starving…pic.twitter.com/C3vVssxYQC
— Mate (@ThatOneMate55)June 22, 2025
This is literally just NFTs at this point lol
— Robo (@RoboMediaTV)August 23, 2025
This goes to show the amount of money people spend on these digital goods. And this is why some people just cannot stand microtransactions and loot boxes.
Rohit Sejwal
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Rohit Sejwal has been enthusiastically playing video games for over 15 years and has been writing about them for around 1.5 years now. His love for movies pushed him towards video games and made him look at them as a new interactive medium for storytelling. Besides completing his Masters in Mass Communication, he also has a diploma in filmmaking and has a sheer passion for reading dark fantasy books besides watching movies and playing video games.
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