A collector has just paid thousands of euros for a skin in Counter-Strike 2, even though it is not even rare. It is something else that makes it special.
What kind of skin is it? The skin expert and enthusiast “Yikspiks” reported on June 27 on X.com that a collector paid $45,000 (about €39,000) for the “Counter-Strike 2” skin “Tanner” (in English: “Bronzer”) for the MAC-10.
The skin was introduced in March 2025 as part of the “Spring 2025 Skins” update and is from the lowest rarity tier of the game (Consumer grade, White/Gray). It wraps the submachine gun in a brown coating with a few orange accents.
Overall, the skin is neither rare nor particularly beautiful or creative. Therefore, you can already buy a worn version of the skin for 2-4 cents. Even a factory-new version of the skin is only sold for about 98 cents (as of June 30, 4:00 PM, prices variable).
An ordinary skin becomes a special unique item
Why did the collector pay so much money for the skin? The example of the skin that the collector acquired has the lowest float value ever found on a weapon in Counter-Strike.
The float value indicates how worn a skin is. The lower the wear of a skin, the more valuable it is. If a skin has a float value of 0.00 to 0.07, it is considered factory-new. The sold MAC-10 Bronzer has a float value of 0.00000000010431.
The previous lowest float value on a weapon was the skin “Eye of Zapems” for the AUG, which was 0.00000000019395 and has now been undercut.
The price of a skin in Counter-Strike depends on various factors. Besides the condition, i.e. the degree of wear, the rarity tier and the pattern are particularly decisive. Knives with the 387 pattern index are called “Blue Gem” due to their coloration, and fetch high sale prices.
A factory-new “Case hardened Karambit” with the 387 pattern index is particularly valuable. A player once offered over $1.2 million for such an example, but the owner rejected the offer: Counter-Strike: Player offers $1.2 million for a knife, but the owner thinks it’s not enough
