It is no secret that Valve has made a huge hit when it comes to releasing Counter-Strike skins, and the company has also done a great job in making some of these skins extremely rare, which drives up prices.
There are a handful of CSGO traders that either make a living through trading skins, or are already wealthy enough to splurge on them for entertainment. However, you might now know that some traders have spent up to millions of dollars on virtual pixels. In this article, we’ll check out the 10 most expensive CSGO inventories to date and evaluate what makes their collections reach such numbers.
#1 青い王 (LegendOfBlue) – $1,500,000+
The Counter-Strike player with the highest inventory value is a Chinese collector, also known as LegendOfBlue. The thing is, we aren’t sure of his exact inventory value since he is the only one with a private profile on this entire list.
However, we are sure that his inventory is worth at least $1,500,000. This is because he is the owner of the most expensive CSGO skin in the game, the number 1 Karambit | Case Hardened Blue Gem with a 387 pattern.
It is speculated that he has a handful more Blue Gem and premium skins, so we’d predict his inventory is actually close to the $2,000,000 since one skin alone is already enough to make his inventory the most expensive one in the world.
#2. Nico宝贝 – $1,080,000
Nico宝贝 is another Chinese collector with a million-dollar inventory. Right off the bat, the two main contributors to his inventory value are his two Souvenir AWP | Dragon Lores, each costing at least $450,000 each.
However, the unique thing about one of his Dragon Lores is that the player’s golden sticker is pashaBiceps, a legendary AWPer, Major winner, and one of the most-loved players in the Counter-Strike community. Having such a player on this weapon makes it worth even more.
Other than his two Dragon Lores, Nico宝贝 has several Katowice 2014 crafts and skins such as a Butterfly Knife | Gamma Doppler Emerald, M4A4 | Howl, and other skins worth five digits.
#3 Niecolas – $1,030,000
We have yet another Chinese collector in third place, which is Niecolas. Niecolas is also a proud owner of a Souvenir AWP | Dragon Lore, also worth at least $450,000.
However, he is also a holder of numerous unapplied Katowice 2014 stickers, including the Titan (Holo) and four Team LDLC.com (Holo) stickers as well. The value of these five stickers alone is already over $200,000!
You can also spot a Factory New Sport Gloves | Pandora’s Box in his inventory, which costs over $55,000. On top of these high-value items, Niecolas also possesses an abundance of Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald knives, which can easily sell for tens of thousands, so it’s no surprise that he’s in the 1-million club.
#4 Black-_-Cat – $824,000
Black-_-Cat is another Chinese collector, which shows how wealthy and committed these Chinese players are with Counter-Strike skins!
Unlike the previous two inventories, Black-_-Cat is also holding a Souvenir AWP | Dragon Lore, but it comes in Field-Tested condition which goes for around $66,000. However, Black-_-Cat’s inventory value mostly comes from Katowice 2014 stickers.
He has unapplied Katowice 2014 stickers for Reason Gaming (Holo), Vox Eminor (Holo), Team LDLC.com (Holo), Virtus.Pro (Holo), and mousesports (Holo), having four for each type of sticker. These stickers already add up to over $520,000!
He still has other high-value items such as knives, weapon skins, and Katowice crafts. He possesses an AWP | Medusa with four Titan (Holo) stickers, which would be worth over $300,000 if unapplied!
#5 Path – $690,000
Our first non-Chinese collector on the list is Path, a trader from the United Kingdom. Right off the bat, Path has five of the most expensive Katowice 2014 stickers, with four Titan (Holo) and one iBUYPOWER (Holo) stickers. These five stickers are already worth $430,000, which makes up the majority of his inventory!
Path is also the owner of a Souvenir AWP | Dragon Lore, though it comes in Field-Tested condition. Aside from a few Emeralds, Sapphires, and an AWP | Gungnir, the rest of Path’s inventory value also comes from other Katowice 2014 Holo stickers such as the Natus Vincere (Holo) and Dignitas (Holo).
It really is bizarre to think about how much these Katowice stickers cost, as one of them can already buy you a very decent car.
#6 西宮硝子 – $680,000
The next inventory on the list is another Chinese trader under the name 西宮硝子. He has a slightly lower inventory value than Path, but he has the same exact approach.
西宮硝子 owns four iBUYPOWER (Holo) stickers, which cost $70,000 each, so all of them add up to around $280,000. He also owns a Souvenir AWP | Dragon Lore in Field-Tested condition, but this one has a golden s1mple sticker, making its value worth significantly more. We’d estimate it is worth at least $120,000 over the regular $66,000.
This collector also possesses six Vox Eminor (Holo) stickers, which are $40,000 each. Aside from the skins mentioned, 西宮硝子 has dozens of high-tier skins.
#7 Elsa needs AIM – $640,000
At number 7, we have Elsa needs AIM, with an inventory value of approximately $640,000. However, the only high-tier skin he owns is an M9 Bayonet | Fade, which costs around $2,000. So, where else does his inventory value come from?
Well, Elsa needs AIM is playing the long game, as he currently holds 20 EMS Katowice 2014 Legends capsules, which are the sticker capsules needed to unbox the Katowice 2014 Holo stickers. It might shock you, but each capsule is worth $30,000, so he has $600,000 worth of them!
We’d consider Elsa needs AIM as more of an investor rather than a person with skins or unapplied stickers. The value of these capsules will continue increasing since there is no way to obtain more.
#8 !Chez – $632,000
!Chez is a very active trader and collector from Ukraine. Unlike most collectors on the list, !Chez’s inventory isn’t only made up of stickers and capsules. Sure, he does own an iBUYPOWER (Holo) sticker that is unapplied, which is the most expensive item in his inventory.
However, he holds hundreds of high-tier skins, from Dragon Lores, Howls, Wild Lotuses, Medusas, and countless Dopplers. He has a well spread out inventory, and owns hundreds of expensive skins.
This implies that !Chez is actively trading his items instead of holding stickers or capsules like the other collectors on the list are. He also has a Steam level of 711, which costs tens of thousands of dollars to achieve.
#9 Hocston – $519,000
Hocston is another English-speaking trader. His inventory is valued at the $519,000 mark. He has several Katowice 2014 Holos under his arsenal, but none of the most expensive ones. Similar to !Chez, Hocston has hundreds of high-value items, with his upper portfolio looking really nice
He has multiple Dragon Lores and Howls, as well as Gungnirs and Vice gloves. Not to mention, he also has hundreds of mid-range knives which all add up to his half a million-dollar inventory.
It seems like Hocston has chosen the quantity over quality approach to find himself in the top ten list of the most expensive CSGO inventories.
#10 德华人帅枪刚 – $491,000
Finally, we have another Chinese collector by the name of 德华人帅枪刚. We’d call this collector a “one trick pony,” as he has one mind-blowing skin on top of other average high-tier skins.
His most expensive skin is a Souvenir AWP | Dragon Lore in Factory New, which would already cost around $450,000 on its own. However, he made the interesting move to scrape all the golden stickers, which are what makes Souvenir skins so expensive, and instead, applied four Titan (Holo) stickers on it.
This is $320,000 worth of stickers applied onto a $450,000 weapon skin, so the unapplied value of these skins is already $770,000. It is absurd. However, the rest of his inventory isn’t too impressive.