It’s absolutely absurd what people are willing to pay for cosmetics. I’m not about to tell anybody what they should do with their own money; do whatever makes you feel happy, even if that means buying a digital hat. But I’ve seen some wild shit.
I used to be one of the top-rated middlemen in the TF2 trading scene, and was a SteamRep admin for several years. This was back before Steam Marketplace existed and before there were reliable, bot-managed escrow services for these grey market sales. I oversaw some pretty big trades in that time. I remember one of the larger ones I oversaw was for a BFTC, and I think the buyer spent over $1000 on it.
And you can bet your ass I played a few games with it on while I waited for them to finalize the payment; I’m no better than a valet taking your car for a joyride while you eat dinner. :)
It’s absolutely absurd what people are willing to pay for cosmetics. I’m not about to tell anybody what they should do with their own money; do whatever makes you feel happy, even if that means buying a digital hat. But I’ve seen some wild shit.
I used to be one of the top-rated middlemen in the TF2 trading scene, and was a SteamRep admin for several years. This was back before Steam Marketplace existed and before there were reliable, bot-managed escrow services for these grey market sales. I oversaw some pretty big trades in that time. I remember one of the larger ones I oversaw was for a BFTC, and I think the buyer spent over $1000 on it.
And you can bet your ass I played a few games with it on while I waited for them to finalize the payment; I’m no better than a valet taking your car for a joyride while you eat dinner. :)