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Reviewed 22 September 2026

Editorial policy

Pages carry collection dates, float caps and published odds. They carry no live prices and no promo codes; rankings and promo codes appear only in the reviews, marked as affiliate links.

What a page may claim

Public item databases supply the dates and collections in skin notes. Examples are the Arms Deal launch in August 2013, the Huntsman launch on 1 May 2014, and the later case dates that each page cites.

Float windows use the caps on which those databases and the wear guides agree. If guides conflict, the page flags it and sends you to the listing as the authority.

Valve's case odds are quoted as odds. They are never a pledge about what your next opening will return. Expected value rests on the posted key price and the dominance of Mil-Spec, with no table of yesterday's dollar returns.

Four things reference pages leave out

A page earns its place by answering one concrete question. What wears can this finish come in? Which collection supplies a trade-up? What does the rare slot actually pay? Text that would work word for word on fifty skins is not copied across fifty pages.

  • Reference pages never rank gambling sites: rankings live only in the reviews and the tables under them, scored on fixed criteria.
  • Reference pages carry no promo codes: codes and affiliate links appear only in the reviews and the tables, and are marked as affiliate links.
  • A live price that would go stale in place is left out.
  • A third-party free case is never presented as a Valve drop.