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Video Game Cosmetic Skin Sells for Over $1 Million

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June 5, 2024
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  • A one-of-a-kind AK-47 skin for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive sold for over $1 million, making it the most expensive CS:GO skin ever sold publicly.
  • The skin is a StatTrak Factory New AK-47 in the rare “Blue Gem” pattern #661, which gives the weapon a shiny blue metallic look.
  • While the exact sale price was not revealed, it surpassed the previous record of $400,000 paid for a Minimal Wear version of the same skin in 2022.

Counter-Strike is one of the most popular tactical shooter games ever made. The game allows players to customize their weapons with special cosmetic skins. Recently, an extremely rare skin for the AK-47 sold for over $1 million, setting a new record price.

JUST IN: An in-game Counter Strike 2 weapon cosmetic just sold for over $1 million

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The Valuable Blue Gem Skin

The skin in question is a StatTrak Factory New AK-47 with the coveted Blue Gem pattern #661. This particular skin is a true one-of-a-kind that was introduced into Counter-Strike: Global Offensive in 2013. While lower condition versions of the Blue Gem skin have been seen before, this Factory New variant is the only one of its kind.

The skin’s blue gem pattern gives the AK-47 a shiny, metallic blue look. Blue gem skins are well known to be the rarest and most expensive skins in Counter-Strike. When the existence of the Factory New version was revealed earlier this year, CS:GO streamers estimated it could sell for up to $1 million if put up for sale.

Record-Breaking Sale

The AK-47 Blue Gem #661 skin recently sold for over $1 million, setting a new record for the most expensive CS:GO skin ever sold publicly. The exact sale price remains private, but it shatters the previous record of $400,000 paid in 2022 for a lower Minimal Wear version of the same skin.

This astronomical sale beats out other famed ultra-rare CS:GO skins, including a Blue Gem knife that the owner declined a $1.5 million offer for. It remains to be seen if this record-setting milestone will be surpassed anytime soon, given the rarity of skins like the AK-47 Blue Gem. For now, this single cosmetic item has made Counter-Strike transaction history.

Tags: AK-47 Blue Gem #661Counter-StrikeCS:GO skinsStatTrak Factory New AK-47
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