The biggest skin trader ban in CSGO? Account with skins for millions banned

14 Feb 2022 18:33

This is a really huge blow to the Chinese CS: GO skin trader. He received a community ban from Valve.

Youtuber Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, TDM_Heyzeus, posted a video on his channel in which he announced a ban on Chinese skin trader QKSS. His equipment could be worth up to 2 million dollars. His Steam profile is currently private, although there is little information about the items in his inventory.

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What did the trader have in his inventory and what could be the reason for the ban?

He had a lot of skins of great value in his inventory, which were also important in the CS: GO world, such as the AK-47 Carbon Steel from ESL Katowice 2014 with four holographic stickers Titan Gaming. Its price was estimated at $ 150,000.

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The inventory was full of prestigious items, but also tons of “Grails”. The previously mentioned AK-47 is not the only item of this type, because this group also includes the factory new Dragon Lore with four unique iBUYPOWER stickers from Katowice 2014. The value of this skin is 40,000 dollars.

The factory new AWP Medusa with another four Titan Gaming stickers from the 2014 ESL Katowice Major also deserves a special mention. The skin alone is worth around $ 5,000, while the stickers were worth at least another $ 6,000.

The previously mentioned skins are just the tip of a huge iceberg. The inventory included many gloves, unique stickers, especially those from ESL Katowice 2014, and expensive skins. Due to the ban, the items will remain in the QKSS inventory forever and cannot be traded or sold.

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Community bans are likely to be manually imposed by Valve, so this was hardly a coincidence and it is possible that developers will choose not to unban this account anymore. The reason for such a decision is unknown, but it does involve:

The violation of any paragraph of the Steam Subscriber Agreement and Steam Online Conduct,
The use of graphic or otherwise inappropriate avatars, screenshots, artwork, etc.
Spamming the community,
Inappropriate language,
Harassing other users,
Continuing to post moderated content,
Posting content related to racism or other forms of bigotry.

In the past, however, there were situations when such bans were lifted, but these are isolated cases.