Basic introduction to skins, knives, and the CS:GO skin economy.
I typed all of this out to explain to someone, and figured it might be a nice idea to share with the general public. There are several different grades of skins (in order of rarity) White (Common) - Consumer grade Light blue (Uncommon) - Industrial grade Darker blue (Rare) - Mil-spec Purple (Mythical) - Restricted Pinkish purple (Legendary) - Classified Red (Ancient) - Covert After matches, there is a chance to drop either a crate or a skin A skin that drops after a match will be of a random map collection, and the tier will be White through Purple. (only exceptions are SCAR-20 | Splash Jam of the Militia collection and P250 | Franklin of the Bank collection, which are are Pink-tier) If you unbox a crate, the tier will be Darker Blue (mil-spec) through Red (covert). Generally, the more rare an item is, the more it will be worth. However there are exceptions, like if a skin is more used. This is why M4, AK, AWP, and Glock skins generally are more expensive than other skins on the marke