The Valve Opening of Transactions on Steam in 2011 Transformed the Gaming Market, Especially for Players Who Favor Skin Trading
Since then, we have witnessed numerous transactions reaching up to hundreds of thousands and even millions of dollars. The number of skins in Counter-Strike 2 alone has been traded at these high prices. And now, another unique item has emerged that has players scrambling to spend their money to acquire it.
The Game in Focus This Time is Team Fortress 2. Last Week, a Player Announced Completing the Largest Transaction in History.
Specifically, this player purchased a rare version of Crone’s Dome – a fairly coveted item in the game. The main character, Vytal, has unlocked the item by spending 24,000 keys, with an undisclosed amount of cash. Each key is priced at $1.8, meaning this transaction was valued at a minimum of $43,200, excluding any cash amount that remains unclear.
This amount is equivalent to over 1 trillion VND when converted. Back to the item, this special hat has the Spellbound effect – the rarest in the game, only usable for a short time between the years 2014 and 2017. The skins with this effect will cause purple stars to continuously emit from any item used, making them rare due to their stunning visual effects.
Importantly, this hat also possesses two ‘magical’ effects that are closely tied to its super rare status and are notably “limited,” meaning that when Valve reintroduces these magical effects, other players within the game will find it challenging to obtain them. The hat’s price of 1 trillion VND makes it stand out.
