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I wouldn’t spend money on skins in most games but Counter Strike is different. You can buy a skin, use it for years, and then sell it for more than you paid. In fact, skins are actually a very good investment that have historically had less volatility and better returns than stock indexes like the S&P 500.
Sure, people will always care for skins and beanie babies. Everyone knows that.
These skins have 15% returns? That seems dubious but it could be. I don't think you can sink $300k into skins like you can vanguard, though.
I bought operation cases for around 100€ 5 years ago, it's now worth 1000€
That's the case with a lot of collectibles. LEGO is a great investment but you have to keep it somewhere
There are skins worth millions, so definitely you can.
...who is paying a million dollars for a skin??
Whales.
Royal whales
But you can't get your money back out. You only get Steam wallet credit when you sell it, right?
That's where 3rd party trading platforms come in.