Many people consider buying skins for CS:GO not only as an opportunity to diversify their game, but also as an investment. By successfully buying in-game items whose price will increase in the future, you can replenish your capital quite nicely. However, in order not to waste money, it is worth paying attention to the characteristics of the desired item to make a profitable purchase.
First of all, you need to decide how long you plan to earn income. In the short term, you can capitalize on current trends by buying some skin when it's on the rise and reselling it a few weeks later for a 5-10% profit. To make a more noticeable profit from each skin, you will need to invest your money for a longer period of time. To anticipate which skins may go up in price, consider the following factors:
- How limited is the quantity of this item on the market? For example, a low rarity skin from an available and inexpensive case is unlikely to drop frequently, so its price is unlikely to increase.
- Is there any reason for the price to increase in the future? Items from cases that gain rare status may increase in price. However, this is not always the case: you also need to pay attention to whether there is any demand for these items at all. For example, collections such as The Alpha Collection, The Office Collection or The Aztec Collection have expensive skins, but their price is unlikely to increase as they are not very popular and there is little demand for them. In addition, interest in the popular collection may drop if Valve releases a new one with more attractive items for players.
- How long are you willing to wait for profits? Let's say you found skins for CS:GO, the cost of which is likely to grow, and decided to invest your money in them, expecting that in a year their price will increase by about 30%. Do the math for the amount of skins you want to buy to see if the profit is worth the long wait.
Where to buy and sell skins
If you decide to buy skins as an investment, it is likely to be a large sum. Consequently, utilizing a trustworthy transactional platform is especially important. Considering the problems with Steam wallet replenishment, which arise among Russian users, the use of platforms becomes the best option. At Lis-Skins.ru you will find variants with different indicators for each skin, including versions with and without StatTrak counter, as well as with different float values.
In addition, when planning a purchase, it will be useful to study the price dynamics in advance to anticipate how it will change in the future. Among the items whose purchase can be a good investment – rare cases, capsules with stickers that no longer fall out, skins from completed operations, rare souvenir weapons and souvenir cases.