Thread 723119640

Why people spend that much money for what is essentially pixels on screen?

>>723119640 (OP)
I sold my karambit for 7k

>>723119640 (OP)
a fool and his money etc. etc.

Why people spend that much money for what is essentially pixels on screen?

Because it's babyfirst stock exchange and surprisingly good Investment, atleast for Counter Strike skins, i mean what other games that'll grant you actual real money by just playing it?

>>723119640 (OP)
that's what the money in your bank amounts to
just pixels on a screen

>>723119640 (OP)
I dunno but I sold enough skins I forgot I had to buy a Deck and Dock during the autumn sale.

>>723119640 (OP)
>Buy a $200 knife
>Gamble it
>Have a chance to turn $200 into $550
Why not?

>>723120851
I can spend the numbers in bank account through my debit card which is accepted by every digital store. Who's accepting some virtual knife as a payment? Probably not even drug dealers

>>723119640 (OP)
Didn't many cs items beat s&p500, gold and crypto?

>>723121460
Yes but so does Lego.

>>723119640 (OP)
>>723119764
the value is retained

OH MY GAD
BLUE STEEL

>>723119640 (OP)
That image is inaccurate because it's not even a real knife, it's a digital knife.

You could buy a really fancy knife for $200 and flip it to make some cash. Or stab someone.

>>723121358
of course you can. until you can't

>>723119640 (OP)
Gaben needs extra toppings on his pizza goys spend more money on keys

>>723122572
The value only comes from other people gambling. Your house doesn't increase in value because 100,000 tried gambling for a house and gave the Government millions of dollars for nothing.

>>723119640 (OP)
It produces the illusion of value at a substantially lower cost than actual investment and speculation. Other than people who get skins because they play the game regularly and like the customization, a large number of them can fixate on the possibility of return and feel accomplished and clever. So long as the marketplace exists, it's going to be valuable some day don't you know?

I got an M4A1-S Basalisk back when I played because I thought the engraving was neat and it was my favorite weapon CT sided. I sold it for a game maybe 8 years ago. I don't even remember what game.

The short version is: It's just like the ape jpgs. Novelty and speculation produces a unique dopamine response.

>>723120379
you still need to buy keys, that's like buying lottery tickets

>>723121050
because the odds are not in your favor

>>723123058
i flipped my knife and cut myself
fuck you

>>723119640 (OP)
>pay rent - $200 evaporates
>buy knife - own a $200 knife
explain how this is a bad thing

>>723119640 (OP)
Status symbols are important to gullible idiots. Same reason people waste money on designer clothes.

>>723119640 (OP)
Why do you assume that the people with expensive cosmetics are poor?
Most of the poor people are f2p with free skins though

>>723121460
No CS item has beat crypto you delusional retard. How the fuck do you beat something that cost $0 when CS items required a purchase?
Dumb fuck.

>>723133547
you get cases from just playing the game, some that are now worth several dollars
I have some just sitting in my inventory from when I played 10 years ago

>>723119640 (OP)
Fuck off ESL retard

What kind of place can you rent for $200?
I think I'm going with the knife