Skins & Market
Float value in CS2: why two Factory New skins look nothing alike
When you browse for a Counter-Strike 2 skin on the Steam Community Market, you might notice that two Skins rated Factory New can look completely different.
Skins & Market
Float, patterns, stickers, holds and fees. The mechanics behind a price, not a price prediction.
Skins & Market
Case odds, StatTrak and the trade-up contract: the rules Valve actually publishes
The official rules for Counter-Strike 2’s case openings, StatTrak property, and trade-up contracts catch many players off guard. The biggest trap is the trade-up mechanism: output wear does not reset to a new random value.
Skins & Market
Trade holds, cooldowns and the seven-day rule: how a Counter-Strike trade actually moves
A Steam trade of Counter-Strike 2 items can face a 15-day hold, a 7-day cooldown after cancelling, or even temporary restrictions – all dependent on an account's authenticator status and recent activity.
Reference
Wear ranges by float
- Factory New0.00 – 0.07
- Minimal Wear0.07 – 0.15
- Field-Tested0.15 – 0.38
- Well-Worn0.38 – 0.45
- Battle-Scarred0.45 – 1.00
Wear is one continuous number; the five names are ranges cut out of it. Each finish also has its own minimum and maximum wear, so two Factory New skins of different weapons need not look alike.
Before you trade
- FloatWear is a number in a range; the five names are cuts of that range.
- PatternThe pattern index is separate from wear and is not shown as a condition.
- StickersApplying is permanent in the sense that removal destroys the sticker.
- HoldsA trade hold is Steam account security, not a marketplace rule.