New Name Tags and Swap Tools can no longer be traded
· New_items
Buy existing tradable Name Tags first; size small and sell into repricing. Hold premium stickers, but do not chase Sticker Slab hype or Budapest launch supply.
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Existing tradable Name Tags
Valve capped new tradable supply. Players can still buy account-bound Name Tags, so the tradeable version is mainly a scarcity trade, not a usage monopoly.
The play
Look for stale market listings before repricing. Keep size small, prioritize fast liquidity, and sell into the first sharp supply squeeze rather than holding blindly.
- Horizon
- Next 48 hours
- Risk
- Medium
Existing tradable StatTrak Swap Tools
Same supply cap as Name Tags, but demand is more niche. Upside depends on collectors and traders valuing tradable old supply.
The play
Only buy if spreads stay tight and listings are thin. Do not overpay into a vertical candle; exit if volume fades after the first repricing.
- Horizon
- Next 48 hours
- Risk
- High
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HOLD
Premium liquid stickers
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AVOID
Random illiquid stickers
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AVOID
Budapest 2025 launch tournament items
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What Valve changed
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“Newly purchased Name Tag and StatTrak™ Swap Tool items can no longer be traded or listed on Community Market.”
Fresh tool supply is now account-bound. Existing tradable tools become capped market supply.
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“Added new "Sticker Slab" item, a charm that seals any sticker and can be attached to weapons.”
Stickers gain a new display use as charms, which can lift demand for popular designs.
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“The sealed sticker can be returned to your inventory at any time by cracking open and discarding the slab.”
This is not a sticker burn. The slab is discarded, but the sticker can come back.
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“The StarLadder Budapest Major Hub is now available. Visit the hub to purchase tournament items, play the Pick'Em Challenge and more.”
New Major item supply begins. Launch pricing is usually unstable and supply-heavy.
Valve's original patch notes
- The StarLadder Budapest Major Hub is now available. Visit the hub to purchase tournament items, play the Pick'Em Challenge and more.
- Purchase a Budapest 2025 Viewer Pass to receive an upgradable Budapest 2025 Coin. With an active pass, you can upgrade your coin and earn extra souvenir packages by playing the Pick'Em Challenge. Additionally, you will show up on the Active Pass Leaderboard where you can compare your Pick'Em Challenge performance to your friends.
- Added new "Sticker Slab" item, a charm that seals any sticker and can be attached to weapons. The sealed sticker can be returned to your inventory at any time by cracking open and discarding the slab.
- Newly purchased Name Tag and StatTrak™ Swap Tool items can no longer be traded or listed on Community Market.
- Increased the maximum effective sv_maxvelocity to 16,384 units per second. The default value of 3500 is unchanged.
- Fixed a case where clients would mispredict jump button presses.
- Fixed a case where clients would mispredict jump apexes.
- Fixed skybox on Inferno that was blocking grenades.
- Increased default bullet decal rendering distance.
- Glove models and animations in the UI/inventory now use Animgraph2, matching first-person in-game gloves.
- Enabled the pulsing light on the C4 view model.
- Updated the color scheme of Counter-Strike items in Steam Community Market and Web Inventory to match item quality colors.
- Performance improvements.
Written by AI from Valve's patch notes and told to be critical. Information, not financial advice: skin prices can fall as fast as they rise.