How to Check How Much Your CS:GO Skins are Worth

“How much is my CSGO skin worth?” That is the question! While you might be tempted to say “it’s obvious, just look at the Steam Price”, hold up! Not all that glitters on Steam will be sold. Some others may be worth much less than what the market would have you think. That’s why we’ll give you a handy guide on how much your skin is worth in CSGO.

Why should you know how much your skin is worth?

With digital goods becoming a bigger market year-on-year, the value of certain skins can fluctuate. This especially applies to the rarer ones. There’s also the fact that selling your skin on the Steam Marketplace will be different from its actual monetary value ,since you cannot pay your Steam Funds out into real-life cash.

Where Does The Skin’s Price Come From?

When it comes to CS:GO skins there are three main factors that contribute to the price of a particular skin – skin float, skin rarity, and its special features.

Wear and tear

The first factor is the float or the wear of skin. Each and every CS:GO skin has an attributed level of wear which refers to the quality of the finish on that particular item. The five levels are “Battle-Scarred”,  “Well-Worn”, “Field-Tested”, “Minimal Wear”, and “Factory New”, with “Battle-Scarred” skins being the most worn down. Analogically, “Factory New” is basically a flawless skin that doesn’t show any signs of usage. Each of these five levels can be described with a float number (from 0.00 – 1.00):

• Factory New (0.00 – 0.07)
• Minimal Wear (0.07 – 0.15)
• Field-Tested (0.15 – 0.38)
• Well-Worn (0.38 – 0.45)
• Battle-Scarred (0.45 – 1.00)

Why are we even discussing skin floats? Well, they have a considerable impact on skin value. The general rule is, the less wear on the skin, the higher the price. When you look for some skins to buy, it may be a good idea to invest in Field-Tested or Minimal Wear skins because they will be surely cheaper than any Factory New, but not cheap enough to never gain any value. Looking out for lower float skins in each wear level can be very profitable, so be sure that when you’re comparing prices. A 0.15 Field-Tested should sell for much more than a 0.38 float Field-Tested, so remember to always check the float before posting up any offer, since the float is a crucial factor in determining how much is your CSGO skin worth.

Also, mind that there are some skins that change the color opacity instead of losing imagery per se, e.g. The Empress and Orbit versions of AK-47 as well as AWP Worm God. Generally, they will get darker with weariness, thus they hold up their value a lot better than other skins.

Skin rarity and price

Another quality that has probably the biggest impact on the skin’s price is its rarity. Here the universal law applies—the rarer the skin the more expensive it will be. After all, most of the skins come from loot boxes which cost money to open. A key that opens a case costs $2.50. By taking into consideration the probability to get a particular skin (thus its rarity) and the statistical cost of acquiring it from a stash (average number of keys required to open it) we can get a general picture of skin’s worth. Additionally, we needkeep in mind the weapon it is for. A CS:GO skin for a widely used weapon such as AK-47 or AWP will always be more expensive than a skin for a rarely used, unpopular one. 

StatTrak Skins

The first one worth mentioning as it has a considerable impact on skin prices is StatTrak tech. Basically, it just tracks your kills with that particular weapon. The kill counter also resets after trading, so there’s no way to rock a Karambit with 300+ confirmed frags without scoring them yourself. StatTrak skins tend to be much more expensive than their normal counterparts.

For guns, StatTrak skins show your kills with an electronic display on the side of the weapon, while for knives, the number of kills is etched on the blade “by hand.”

StatTrak skins are 10x harder to loot than their non-StatTrak variants, often resulting in much higher prices, particularly when it comes to rare skins. For example, a normal Falchion Knife Crimson Web costs $193 in its Minimal Wear variant, but its StatTrak variant costs $283.

Souvenir skins

Another type of skin is souvenir skins. These skins come exclusively from souvenir packages that are only dropped during Majors and Valve-sponsored CS:GO tournaments. They also come with an already applied set of original and unobtainable stickers. The most expensive skin ever sold was a souvenir skin—an AWP Dragon Lore with a set of stickers of Boston Major 2018 event MVP was sold for $61,052.63.

However, it’s worth noting that some people also apply valuable stickers to guns they go on to sell on the market. Some skins like the IBuyPower Foil from Katowice 2014 cost upwards of $10,000 per sticker. With some people applying them to weapons rather… haphazardly in the past. This means that you have to look out for valuable stickers before you sell a weapon. They might be worth more than you think!

Special Cases

Except for the general rules above, there are a few weapon finishes in CS:GO that have additional factors that impact their price. These are Doppler, Marble Fade and Gamma Doppler finishes for knives as well as the Case Hardened finish for guns, particularly for the AK. All these variants make answering your question of “How much is my skin worth CSGO?” really tough.

With Steam not really differentiating between the various variants, it’s hard to say how much your skin is really worth until you check the price of each variant on an external website like SteamAnalyst. To learn more about Case Hardened skins check out our article on the topic.

Ways to Sell

Now, equipped with the knowledge about CS:GO skins prices it is good to remember, everything mentioned above has no meaning if there’s no one who will buy your skin. So, after all that, the final price is the price someone is willing to pay.  

Below, for your convenience, is a short breakdown of our article on the topic of all main ways in which you can sell skins.

Steam Market

The official steam market run by Valve itself is characterized by high prices and high amount of offers.

Private offers

Manually find someone interested in the skins you want to sell. That way, you have a bigger chance to talk the deal through and ensure both sides get what they want.

Third-party marketplaces

If you want to sell your CS:GO skins in a way similar to Steam Market but want to enjoy your money outside the Steam environment you may want to visit one of the many privately owned marketplaces.

Third-party mass deposit sites

There are many sites like that offer such service, Skinwallet being one of them. However, what differentiates us from other sites is that we guarantee the highest price for your CS:GO skins when it comes to instant sales. Just try it out for yourself.

How Selling Methods Relate To Pricing?

Well, you have to consider all your options. Do you want to exchange a skin for a skin, you might be tempted to trade skin for skin. However, if a deal seems too good to be true, somebody might be overvaluing the skin they’re trading to you to get you into a bad deal.

The best resource you have is SteamAnalyst, where you can compare prices for a lot of various skins including their rare variants, such as Case Hardened and Doppler patterns which will help you decide how expensive your skin should be.

Always be sure to also check your float and stickers on your weapon! You might be losing out on even thousands of dollars if you happen to have a very rare sticker on your old AK, so triple-check every single sticker before you press sell.

Ok then, Mr. CSGO how much is my skin worth?

Unfortunately, a CS:GO price genie doesn’t exist and neither does a pure CSGO skin worth calculator. Trading skins thus takes some effort and research if you want to keep selling your skins for the best return.

However, if you want to sell your skins quickly without a hassle for cash and transfer it to Paypal the same day, just head to our website and get the best possible price for an instant sale right now. 

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