Place 2 – AK-47 Skin from CS:GO – $150,000
What kind of game is this? Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) is a popular tactical shooter. Terrorists and special forces fight for control of a convoluted map. Between rounds, players pick up various weapons.
If the regular appearance here does not please someone, they can buy alternative skins. The trade in such skins is very lucrative, but the following item is even extreme for Counter-Strike.
What kind of item is this? The confirmed, most expensive skin for CS:GO weapons is an alternate look for the assault rifle AK-47. It is blue, has minimal signs of wear, counts kills, and has four Titan holo stickers from the tournament in Katowice 2014.
The item was sold for a hefty $150,000. This corresponds to approximately €136,000.
Why is it so expensive? The combination of the look, the tracker, and especially the stickers makes this skin so expensive. Just the stickers cost around $14,000. All of this comes together into the hefty price of $150,000 that was ultimately paid.
CS:GO is known for other top amounts paid for skins. For example, a skin for the M4 already fetched $100,000 and a “Souvenir Dragon Lore AWP” went for $61,000.
Place 1 – Club Neverdie from Entropia – $635,000
What kind of game is this? Entropia is a science fiction MMORPG. It has been around since 2003 and often serves as a sort of virtual second home for its players.
In Entropia, many players mainly focus on building a successful life. Trading with real money is part of this.
The money you earn in the game can even be withdrawn in the end. So the game has been ahead of the current NFT trend of “Play2Earn”. Again and again, the game has made headlines due to large sums of real money. However, the largest confirmed deal to date involved a virtual nightclub.
What kind of item is this? The Club Neverdie was founded and built by internet celebrity Jon Jacobs. The name comes from his avatar Neverdie, one of the most famous characters in the game.
For five years, he managed the place and earned about $200,000 a year through virtual services. As already mentioned, much in Entropia revolves around trading with real money.
After five years, Jacobs had enough of his life as a virtual club manager and put his legendary club up for sale. In the end, the place was sold for a colossal $635,000 to a new owner. That would be over €578,000!
What about the planet deal in Entropia? Those who know Entropia may have heard of an even more absurd deal. Allegedly, a whole planet named Calypso was sold for $1,000,000.
However, the deal was apparently never finalized, as the partner company that was supposed to buy Calypso ended its partnership with the developers shortly thereafter.
