Steam inventory value: How much is your steam inventory worth
One of the most special and unique things about Counter-Strike 2 is its presence on the Steam Community Market.
Access to the Steam Community Market means that items in-game appreciate and depreciate in value, or rather, raise and lower in value.
Unlike other titles such as VALORANT and Overwatch, where items can be bought and not sold, this means that CS2 players can build up a high Steam inventory value, often leading those players to wonder how much their Steam inventory is worth.
With that in mind, we've put together this guide to help players determine the value of their Steam inventory, as well as figure out the costs of skins that they may potentially be able to own in the future.
Which CS2 items hold value?
BEfore getting a Steam inventory evaluation, it's important to understand which CS2 items actually hold value.
Often times, items with the Covert rarity will be the most valuable, however, some of these items can not be sold on the Steam Marketplace.
These items are Service Medals and Pins, such as the Genuine Pins that attendees of Valve Majors used to get and the Service Medals that players are awarded for earning the max level within any given year.
However, other items, such as weapon skins and stickers can be sold on the Marketplace. The complete list of items in CS2 that can be sold are as follows:
- Weapon skins
- Gloves and Knife skins
- Agent skins
- Music Kits
- Stickers
- Graffitis
The value of skins and items in CS2
When looking to evaluate the value of your Steam inventory or sell items you own in CS2, there are a number of factors to consider that might impact the value of the items.
These factors are: Grade, Wear, Float, and extras.
In the next part of our Steam inventory value guide, we'll take a brief look at these three factors and how they can effect the price of your items in CS2.
Factor one: CS2 weapon grade
The first factor to consider when looking at the value of items in CS2 is the grade of the weapon you might be selling.
There are six different weapon grades, seven if you include the Exceedingly Rare Special grade that is exclusive to knives and gloves. However, it is important to note that two of these weapon grades are only found in Souvenir Cases.
Weapon grade in CS2 is the rarity of the skin in the game, meaning that the higher grade skins have are the most rare and therefore have the lowest odds of appearing when unboxing CS2 cases.
The weapon grades in CS2, from most rare to least, are as follows:
- Exceedingly Rare Special
- Covert
- Classified
- Restricted
- Mil-Spec
- Industrial Grade (Souvenir only)
- Consumer Grade (Souvenir only)
Factor two: CS2 weapon wear
The second factor to consider when looking at the value of CS2 items in you Steam inventory is the wear of the weapons.
Wear is the condition the skin is in when it comes out of the case or is dropped to the player at the end of a game.
There are five different wears within the game, starting with Factory New as the best wear and Battle-Scarred as the worst. Therefore, Factory New skins are visibly the cleanest, with the least damage on the skin and the most vibrant colours, while Battle-Scarred skins have the most damage and the most drained colours.
As a result, Factory New skins are often the most expensive version of the skins, and Battle-Scarred skins will have dramatically lower value.
The CS2 weapon wears, from highest to lowest, are as follows:
- Factory New
- Minimal Wear
- Field-Tested
- Well-Worn
- Battle-Scarred
However, it is important to note that some skins, such as the AWP Asiimov, might be more expensive with more wear. This is because players like the black scope that comes with Well-Worn or Battle-Scarred version.
The price of this skin will therefore scale based upon it's float, so how about we talk about that next?
Factor three: CS2 weapon float
Weapon float is an added version of rarity within CS2 that has added effects on the appearance of the skins.
Higher float versions of skins will have less wear for their wear condition, while lower float skins will have more wear within their condition.
Due to this, a low float Factory New skin could have more wear than a high float Minimal Wear skin, while a low float Field-Tested skin could look worse than a high float Well-Worn skin.
Additionally, some specific floats of a skin can seriously impact the design of some skins, such as Doppler, Fade, and Case Hardened skins. These skins will have particular patterns on them as a result, and some of those skins will be more expensive as a result, such as Blue Gem Case Hardened skins, especially for knives.
A skins float is given a decimal value, which is how you can view whether your skin has a high or low float within its respective category.
Factor four: Extras
The final factor to consider are the extras that may be applied to a skin within CS2. These extras can include StatTrak and stickers.
StatTrak variations of skins are valued higher than regular versions of their skins, typically regardless of the float of the skin.
As for stickers, expensive stickers from Majors or rare stickers from desirable Sticker Capsules that are applied to guns can also add to the value of a skin.
Getting the value of your Steam Inventory
Now that you understand the different factors that can effect the value of your Steam Inventory, it's now time to go over the different methods you can use to get a Steam inventory valuation.
There are multiple ways to do this, however, most involve making your Steam inventory public. While there is nothing actually wrong with this, many players prefer not to due to constant messages and friend requests from bot accounts trying to make trades.
Method one: private inventory
The first way to check the value of the items in your Steam inventory is the most time consuming. Simply, you just have to do it yourself.
Unfortunately, this is the only way to learn the value of your Steam inventory while still keeping your inventory private.
To do this, open up your Steam inventory and select CS2 to just see the items within your CS2 inventory.
From there, scroll through the likely pages and pages of items you have within your inventory and make a note of each price, adding them up into you get an eventual valuation.
The big problem with this method is that it won't take into account any of the elements such as float or sticker prices. Instead, you will get the valuation of the lowest-priced version of that skin currently available on the Steam Community Market.
Method two: third-party apps
The second method you can use to find the value of your CS2 Steam account is to use a third-party application. While this method does involve making your inventory public, it does offer a quick and easy way to find out the value of your CS2 inventory.
To do this, head to a site such as steam.tools/itemvalue/. When there, follow these simple steps:
- Enter your SteamID in the search bar.
- Click on the CS icon
- Click fetch.
This method is far faster as you can check the value of your Steam inventory without the need to click on each item individually. However, it does have its limitations.
Just like the first option, steam.tools will calculate your Steam inventory value by using the Steam Community Market, so you will also be getting valuations of the lowest-priced skin currently available on the market.
If you wish to get the value of a specific skin or item, you could also use stash.class.gg, formerly known as CS:GOStash.
Method three: third-party markets
The third and final option is the best way to find out the true value of your skins and items within CS2.
Third-party markets, such as CS.MONEY, are the sites that are used by real skin aficionados, and therefore the valuations on the site will be based around elements such as float and stickers.
If you think that you have expensive stickers applied to your skin or that you have a high value gloat, then using sites like these are perfect.
Is it worth investing in CS2 skins?
It's hard to answer whether it's worth investing in CS2 skins, because ultimately, it is down to each specific person.
You should only ever invest in CS2 skins if you feel like you have the disposable income to allow you to, as you should definitely be prepared to lose money on your investments.
The value of skins in CS2 fluctuates frequently, so you must also be prepared to not see a return on your investment for a long period of time.
However, you know how to find out the answer to the question "How much is my CS2 inventory worth?" so if you do decide to invest in skins, at least you'll constantly be able to check out the price of those skins.
Just remember, the price of skins change frequently and various factors can effect whether the market is up or down. Owning nice, rare, and expensive skins is all well and good, but skins don't equal wins, headshots do.
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