Is there any reason to buy keys on the community market?
You can buy keys on (appearently) unlimited stock from the system itself (And its afaik the only way to obtain them, so also not like you could get 1 droped and then sell it underpriced because you have no need).
But I see soooo often people placing keys on the communitymarket, some times even the cheapest offer starting by + 0.50€ more then the price I had to pay them directly to obtain from system.
Is there any reason that 1 should buy them from communitymarket for higher price?
Or are this just offers hoping for some one stupid who doesn't know?
Best Answer
Probably not the only reason:
You can only buy them in-game if you own the game. Not everyone does, but keys are still used as a universal currency throughout steam.
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Why do people buy keys on the Community market?
It has to do with currency conversions. For some people it is cheaper to biy off of the market than to buy it in game. No one is asking why you would sell them for that but why buy?Can you sell keys on Community market?
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive container keys, which are purchased with real money and used to unlock the game's equivalent of loot boxes, can no longer be resold. In other words, the keys will not be able to leave the purchasing account, thus making it impossible to sell them on the Steam Community Market.Do people buy keys from Steam market?
People probably buy it from the market because they don't know that they can buy it from CSGO itself. They probably haven't been told or actually had a look. The only key worth buying from the community market right now is probably the hydra case key which is floating at around, 1.35$ US.Are CSGO keys worth it?
No. Its not worth it... unless you want the skins but eh.Marketable CSGO keys, what are they?
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Answer 2
As the answer above said, some people dont have the game but still want to make some money, so they can buy them on the market, which results in paying a bit more then you pay ingame.
You can also use these keys from the market, and use it as a payment method, if both of the traders agree to the market price, the prices from the skins could be scaled. (Would be useful for trading with non game owners)
But another reason which i used often is the function to set a wish price, the system then automaticaly buys the keys for you on the wished price you set earlier.
But if you want to do a case opening then i recomend you buying them ingame.
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