Counter-Strike 2 has almost 1 billion 300 million skins. This is a huge number, but it could be even more! The thing is, some skins disappear, die, etc. They are extinct. Each day there are fewer and fewer of them, and this process cannot be stopped. But why does this happen? CS.MONEY Blog answers this question.
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Why do skins disappear with time? Why are some skins extinct?
Even though the number of skins in CS2 is constantly increasing, some of items are on the vegre of extinction. Why does it happen? There are two main reasons.
- Some skins are used in Trade Up Contracts
- Some skins are lost due to locked and forgotten inventories/accounts
Let us explain the reasons, how they affect the stock of skins and whether you need to take this into account when investing or not.
Trade Up Contracts affect limited skins a lot
Trade Up Contracts allow you to exchange 10 skins of the same rarity for 1 skin of a higher level rarity. Importantly, these contracts require you to use skins from one collection if you want to get specific items. In other words, the outcome of a trade up contract is not random. But if you use skins of different collections in Trade Ups, you have adjusted chances to get drops.
When it comes to Cases and Collections that are now only available to a limited extent or even not available at all (such as The Cobblestone Collection), Trade Up Contracts allow you to create rare and very expensive skins. However, they require skins from the same Collection.
As a result, the number of skins from old Collections is decreasing. There are even paradoxical situations. The Gods and Monsters Collection-related skins of Mil-Spec quality (also called ‘Blue’) are rarer than M4A4 Poseidon or M4A1-S Icarus Fell from the same Collection (which are of higher quality).
Other Reasons (VACs, locks, time, etc.)
Another reason why some skins get rarer each day (older ones) is that people tend to lose access to their inventories and/or accounts. This can happen for a number of reasons, such as:
- Receiving a VAC ban
- Account hijacking and subsequent trade locks
- Loss of interest in the game and skins
Although millions of people play CS2 every day, most of them are not the same players who logged into the game ten years ago. Old players regularly leave and new players take their place, but skins from old inventories don’t always make it to market. This also reduces the number of items available.
Are extinct skins a a good investment?
At first glance, it may seem that limited skins are a great investment. Fewer and fewer numbers with time, their value goes up… seems logical and pretty good! But don’t jump to conclusions just yet. Indeed, most of these skins tend to increase in price over time, but there are two important nuances.
First, the rate of growth can vary significantly. For example, Five-SeveN Berries And Cherries from the Control Collection has increased in price by about 20% in the two years since its appearance in CS:GO. And then, in one year, its price increased five times! That’s a great result. At the same time, Glock-18 Franklin, also from the limited Collection, went up in price only twice during the same period.
Second, not all extinct skins grow in price. Natus Vincere (Holo) Antwerp 2022 Sticker is now 15% more expensive than it was two years ago. In other words, its price has been rising at about the same rate as inflation, so it has hardly gone up at all!
As always, CS.MONEY Blog recommends to analyse the market thoroughly before investing, not to rely on intuition and to invest in different items at once. Only in this way you can reduce risks. By the way, buying and selling skins is an integral part of investing. It is best to do it on CS.MONEY! Fair prices, a wide range of items and a huge number of users will allow you to quickly buy or sell all the necessary skins. Join now!
