The first-ever major in China, Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024, has concluded. If you purchased a viewer pass, you’ve likely wondered: which souvenir sets should you exchange your Shanghai Major coins for? The CS.MONEY Blog is here to provide answers.
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Option One: Go for What You Like
The easiest and most obvious option is to pick souvenir cases from the match of your favorite team or with skins you like the most. Right now, all collections are relevant, with interesting and expensive skins. Of course, there are the community’s favorites, like the AK-47 Gold Arabesque from the Dust 2 collection, but ultimately, your preferences will be the deciding factor.
The advantages of this approach are clear: you choose what you want, and you can immediately test your luck by opening the case. It’s a win-win situation—even if you get a mediocre skin, it will still have golden stickers.
Option Two: Get Your Money Back
Another simple option is to grab souvenir sets right now, sell them, and get your costs back for the pass. It’s also quite simple. You just need to check current prices and pick the cases that are worth the most. Currently, the top 3 most expensive souvenir sets from the Shanghai Major are:
Currently, the top three most expensive Shanghai Major souvenir sets are:
- Shanghai 2024 Dust II Souvenir Package;
- Shanghai 2024 Mirage Souvenir Package;
- Shanghai 2024 Vertigo Souvenir Package.
Selling a few souvenir sets should completely cover your initial investment. This method is quick and easy.
Option Three: Grab sets with a view to price growth
The last and most complicated option is to invest your tokens in souvenir sets that may increase in price. All souvenir sets are limited edition items.
There are a few not-so-obvious nuances here. First, you need to focus on collections that may no longer drop because the map will leave the competitive map pool. Currently, the two main contenders for such a fate are Mirage and Vertigo. Both have long been predicted to either be reworked or retired entirely.
Second, price growth might be very slow. Less than 15% in one and a half to two years. By skin and case standards for Counter-Strike 2, this is very slow. Therefore, such investments should only be made with a multi-year outlook. The same situation applies to capsules. The capsules from recent Majors and the stickers in them don’t grow quickly, so this is also a long-term investment. If you want to make such an investment, you should definitely wait for the sticker sale.
