Trading Guides
The Float Value Guide
What float is, how to read it, and why two skins with the same name can differ in price by 10x.
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Quarterly Engine Performance Patch — VRAM Improvements
Source 2 streaming overhaul cuts peak VRAM use by ~18% on 8GB cards, with smoother frame pacing on Inferno and Mirage at competitive settings.
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Deal Score Explained
How Skinprice computes deal scores for skins, what each tier means, and how to use them when shopping.
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Community Spotlight: How Karambit Doppler Patterns Are Graded
A deep dive into Phase 1–4 grading, why Sapphire and Ruby variants pull 30x premiums, and the new tooling that lets sellers prove pattern authenticity.
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Finding Undervalued Skins
Practical strategies for spotting skins priced below their fair market value across marketplaces.
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Esports Roundup: NAVI Take Down FaZe in Cologne Grand Final
A 3-1 series win on Inferno, Mirage, Anubis, and Nuke seals NAVI's first Cologne title since 2022, with b1t taking MVP honours.
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CS2 Skin Price Trends
What drives skin prices up and down — operations, case openings, meta shifts, and seasonal cycles.
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Souvenir Capsules from PGL Major Released
The Stockholm Major capsules are live in the Steam Store with autograph stickers from all 24 attending teams; gold paper variants are pulling early collector premiums.
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The CS2 Trading Guide
How CS2 skin trading works on Steam and on third-party marketplaces, and what you need to know before your first trade.
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Steam Workshop Maps Now Eligible for Premier Mode
Community-built maps that pass a 30-day quality review can now enter the Premier rotation, with a player-vote queue ranking the top picks each season.
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ESL Pro League Season 22 Brackets Drawn
NAVI, Vitality, and FaZe land in the same group; G2 dodge a death bracket but face a tough opening match against Heroic.
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New Knife Skin Collection: Phase Patterns Revealed
The latest case introduces a phase-grading system for knife finishes, with rare "Phase Onyx" and "Phase Aurora" patterns already commanding 5x premiums on third-party markets.
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Counter-Strike 2 Anti-Cheat Overhaul: VAC Live Goes Public
After eight months of closed testing, VAC Live now blocks suspected cheaters mid-match across every queue — Premier, Competitive, Wingman, and Casual.
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Major Weapon Balance Patch: AK-47 and M4A1-S Adjusted
The mid-season patch reworks AK-47 spray recovery and bumps the M4A1-S magazine to 25 rounds, while raising its in-game price by $200.
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Operation Riptide Returns: New Map Pool Announced
Valve revives Operation Riptide with a refreshed map pool, weekly missions, and a brand-new coin progression system for active duty veterans.
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