{"id":155446,"date":"2023-04-14T16:40:02","date_gmt":"2023-04-14T16:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/culture.org\/?p=155446"},"modified":"2023-04-14T16:40:02","modified_gmt":"2023-04-14T16:40:02","slug":"steams-crackdown-affects-csgo-trader-with-500k-worth-of-skins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/culture.org\/gaming\/steams-crackdown-affects-csgo-trader-with-500k-worth-of-skins\/","title":{"rendered":"Steam&#8217;s Crackdown Affects CS:GO Trader with $500K Worth of Skins"},"content":{"rendered":"           <!--  <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n                jQuery(document).ready(function() {\r\n                    jQuery(\".key-accordion-item .key-menu\").on(\"click\", function() {\r\n                        if (jQuery(this).parent().hasClass(\"active\")) {\r\n                            jQuery(this).next().slideUp();\r\n                            jQuery(this).parent().removeClass(\"active\");\r\n                        } else {\r\n                            jQuery(\".key-content\").slideUp();\r\n                            jQuery(\".key-accordion-item\").removeClass(\"active\");\r\n                            jQuery(this).parent().addClass(\"active\");\r\n                            jQuery(this).next().slideDown();\r\n                        }\r\n                    });\r\n                })\r\n            <\/script> -->\r\n\r\n\r\n            <!-- start html -->\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"news-key-takeaway-wapper\">\r\n                                <span style=\"background-color:#39b54a;\">Key Takeaways<\/span>\r\n                <ul class=\"news-key-nbox\" style=\"border-color:#39b54a;background-color:rgba(57, 181, 74, 0.1);\">\r\n                                                        <li>Steam is cracking down on spam commenters in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) skin trades, with some users reporting temporary account locks after commenting on trades.<\/li>\r\n                                                                    <li>Valve's anti-spam measures have caused difficulties for traders, with some customers requesting refunds due to unfulfilled trades.<\/li>\r\n                                                                    <li>The announcement of Counter-Strike 3 led to a significant increase in CS:GO skin trading last month, with spam accounts also taking advantage of the activity.<\/li>\r\n                                                                    <li>The skin trading economy in CS:GO has grown immensely since the introduction of skins, with some rare and desirable skins being sold for hundreds or even thousands of dollars.<\/li>\r\n                                                                    <li>The value of skins depends on factors such as rarity, condition, and demand, with popular and sought-after designs commanding higher prices in the market.<\/li>\r\n                                                <\/ul>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            \n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Steam, Valve Corporation&#8217;s digital distribution platform, is taking a stand against spam commenters, specifically targeting those involved in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) skin trades.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Several players have reported temporary account locks after commenting on trades, including a user with over $500,000 worth of CS:GO skins.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The account restrictions have caused difficulties for traders, with some customers requesting refunds due to unfulfilled trades.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gergely &#8220;GeRy&#8221; Szabo, a software developer and former YouTuber who shared his high-stakes CS:GO skin-trading adventures, tweeted about the issue on April 10.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Szabo&#8217;s tweet displayed a screenshot of a message from Steam support, which informed him that his account had been locked for &#8220;posting and upvoting suspicious content on Steam.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a result, Szabo lost Steam functionality, including the ability to make further skin trades or changes to his account.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other users replied to Szabo&#8217;s tweet, sharing their own experiences with Valve&#8217;s anti-spam measures. Temporary bans typically lasted a day or two.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over 24 hours later, Szabo revealed that he had not yet heard back from Steam.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Trading Activity Surges with CS:GO Sequel Announcement<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The announcement of Counter-Strike 3 led to a significant increase in CS:GO skin trading last month. Valve confirmed that all existing CS:GO skins would carry over to the sequel, driving collectors to make trades on Steam profile pages.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, spam accounts have also taken advantage of this activity, soliciting trades and cluttering profile pages with junk.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It remains unclear how recent Valve&#8217;s crackdown on such comments is, but traders locked out of their Steam accounts are experiencing not only inconvenience but also potential financial losses due to price fluctuations.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>                        <!-- <div class=\"container-c\"> -->\r\n                        <!-- <div class=\"row justify-content-between\"> -->\r\n                        <!-- <div class=\"col-post-800\"> -->\r\n                        <!-- start html -->\r\n                        <div class=\"blockquote-wapper\">\r\n                            <div>\r\n                                <span class=\"text_quot\">\r\n                                    <p>Several players have reported temporary account locks after commenting on trades, including a user with over $500,000 worth of CS:GO skins.<\/p>\n                                <\/span>\r\n\r\n                                <div class=\"quot_icon\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-content\/themes\/culture\/icons\/i_quot.svg\" type=\"image\/svg+xml\">\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n\r\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"quot_tick\" src=\"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-content\/themes\/culture\/icons\/i_quot_tri.svg\" type=\"image\/svg+xml\">\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                        <!-- end html -->\r\n                        <!-- <\/div> -->\r\n                        <!-- <\/div> -->\r\n                        <!-- <\/div> -->\r\n                                    <\/h2>\n<h2><strong>Hope for Wrongfully Banned Accounts<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gergely Szabo, also the developer of the CSGO Trader Extension tool, was banned from Steam after posting a seemingly harmless comment about a trade on a user&#8217;s profile page.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ban on his account, which held an inventory worth $457,000, restricted him from trading items, buying from the market, making changes to his account, or playing on VAC-secured servers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fortunately, Szabo&#8217;s account was unbanned a day later after contacting Steam Support. Other CS:GO skin traders shared similar stories of being banned after posting trade-related comments on profiles but subsequently having their accounts restored after reaching out for assistance.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>The Origins of CS:GO Skins<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) is a highly popular multiplayer first-person shooter game developed by Valve Corporation and Hidden Path Entertainment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since its release in 2012, the game has amassed a large and dedicated player base.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the most significant aspects of the CS:GO community is the trading and collecting of in-game cosmetic items known as skins.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Skins were introduced to CS:GO in the Arms Deal update in 2013.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These cosmetic items do not affect gameplay but allow players to customize the appearance of their weapons and characters, adding a unique touch to their gaming experience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The rarity and desirability of skins vary, with some being highly sought after and fetching high prices in the trading market.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>The Skin Trading Economy<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The skin trading economy has grown immensely since the introduction of skins, with players buying, selling, and trading these items on various platforms, including the Steam marketplace and third-party websites.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some rare and desirable skins can be sold for hundreds or even thousands of dollars, turning the skin trading market into a lucrative business for some players and collectors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The value of skins depends on factors such as rarity, condition, and demand. Rare skins, like those with unique patterns or limited edition designs, are typically more valuable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The condition of a skin, ranging from battle-scarred to factory new, also affects its worth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally, the demand for a particular skin can influence its price, with popular and sought-after designs commanding higher prices in the market.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":155447,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[407],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-155446","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gaming"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155446"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=155446"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155446\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/155447"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=155446"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=155446"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=155446"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}