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15 articles tagged #market#market
MarketHow CS2 skin prices work: supply, demand and Valve's rule changes
Why one CS2 skin sells for cents and another for thousands: drop odds, shrinking supply, wear and patterns, player demand, and the updates that can reprice items overnight.
MarketHow to read CS2 skin price history: volume, spread and outliers
A skin's price chart only helps if you know what it measures. How to read median sales, volume, the gap between listings and buy orders, and the one-off sales that skew the line.
TradingBuy orders vs listings: how CS2 order books and spreads work
Listings are asking prices and buy orders are standing bids. How the two sides of the order book meet on Steam, whose order gets filled first, and what the spread costs you.
MarketCS2 skin liquidity: why some items sell in minutes and others sit
Liquidity decides how fast you can sell a skin and how much you give up to do it. What makes a CS2 item liquid, how to gauge it, and the Steam rules that slow trades down.
GuidesCS2 weekly drops explained: the care package and drop pools
How the Prime weekly care package works in 2026, what sits in the active drop pool, what happened to the rare drop pool, and how terminals differ from cases.
UpdatesHow new CS2 cases and terminals move existing skin prices
A new container adds fresh supply, usually pushes an older case out of drops and competes for the same buyers. How each effect works, with dated examples from 2024 to 2026.
MarketSteam Community Market fees, holds and limits for CS2 items
How the Steam Market's fees add up on a CS2 sale, the wallet and price caps, who is allowed to use the Market, and the holds and locks that apply to CS2 items in 2026.
TradingInstant sell vs listing a CS2 skin: trading price for speed
Selling instantly gets you paid now at a discount, while listing gets you closer to full price if you can wait. How to decide item by item, and what each route really costs.
GuidesHow to price-check a CS2 skin before you buy or sell
A step-by-step routine for pricing a CS2 skin: pin down the exact item, read recent sales instead of asking prices, adjust for float, pattern and stickers, and account for fees.
MajorsMajor sticker capsules, autographs and how teams and players get paid
How Counter-Strike Major stickers work, from Legends and Challengers capsules and player autographs to the 2026 token shop, and how the money from sales reaches teams and players.
UpdatesCS2 "Re-Retakes" update (October 2025): Covert trade-ups for knives and gloves, Retakes returns
On October 22, 2025, Valve let five Covert skins be traded up into a knife or gloves and made Retakes an official mode. The exact rules, and how the market reacted.
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