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(07-24-2016, 03:10 PM)Eclipse Wrote:  @Brass: IMO you have to pay for keys or can even use the keys to gamble which I choose to believe it does hold value

I also believe Steam itself can be a first party way to turn into real money if they try hard enough but that is just my opinion.
(Didn't feel like making a huge quote post)

Well. Of course they actually have value to the player base, but I was just talking about the technicalities and how officially they have no real world value since you can't take money out of steam that you put into it. Without using 3rd party means that is. So as long as there is no first party way to turn the skins into money, they technically hold 0 real world value, 'cause again if they held true monetary value the users would have to pay taxes on their transactions on steam. Steam does not want their users to pay taxes on their virtual items, thus they will never make a first party way to turn items into real money.