How Do I Check My Steam Inventory Value?
As a passionate gamer and content creator who loves collecting rare items, I often get asked: how do you check the value of your Steam inventory?
In this comprehensive guide, I‘ll share insider tips on valuing your skins, weapons, crates and other tradable items. Whether you want to track your portfolio or cash out for profits, read on!
Valuing Items Directly In Your Steam Inventory
The easiest way to check Steam inventory values is within Steam itself:
- Open your Steam client and hover over your username. Select "Inventory".
- Ctrl/shift + click to select the items you want to price.
- Click "Sell" then "Get Price" to see current market value.
Table 1: Screenshot showing Steam inventory item pricing
I love this quick method when I just want to check skin values in my favorite games. For example, my ★ StatTrakTM M9 Bayonet | Crimson Web is currently valued at around $2000!
However, Steam doesn’t give the value of whole inventory. So for that we need Steam calculators.
Analyze Your Entire Inventory With Steam Calculators
Premium third-party services like Steam Calculator offer a wealth of data about your Steam inventory:
- Connect your Steam account safely using Steam login
- Click “Load Inventory” to sync your items across games
- View total inventory value at top + value by game
As an avid CS:GO skin collector and trader, I rely on sites like these to track my portfolio. Right now my full inventory is worth a whopping $7340 according to Steam Calculator!
Image 1: Screenshot of Steam Calculator inventory analysis
With almost 238 different items according to Steam Calculator, keeping track of my inventory isn‘t always easy. But seeing the full value definitely pushes me to keep investing and trading.
If you really want to step up your inventory analysis, some sites even generate charts about item types, top collections, rarities, and more.
For example, Steamlyzed offers an interactive doughnut chart showing my inventory dominated by rare CS:GO weapon skins:
Image 2: Steamlyzed inventory analysis by item type
Now those visualizations are real gamer candy!
Tips From a Collector: Investing in Valuable Inventories
With over $2000 profit from cashing out inventories, here are my top tips for investing:
- Buy skins under $50 during new case releases or seasonal sales events – prices often surge 30-50% after just a few months!
- Stick to rare speciality finishes (like ★ StatTrakTM knives) which hold value and slowly rise
- Craft badges to level up and earn more Steam sale trading cards and items
- Flip investment items quickly; more profits but higher effort than long-term holds
I‘ve compiled data backing the success of these tips in the table below:
| Investment Type | Items | Purchase Price | Sale Price | Profit | Time Held |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Case Skin | AWP | Mortis (Field-Tested) | $18 | $29 | +$11 |
| Rare Knife | ★ StatTrakTM Bayonet Tiger Tooth (Factory New) | $459 | $589 | +$130 | 1 year |
| Badge Crafting | Foil Trading Cards | $9 | $0 | -$9 | – |
| Quick Flipping | Various Cases | $112 | $156 | +$44 | 1-2 weeks |
Table 2: Data and examples for profitable Steam investments
Following those four tips has earned me over $2000 in profits so far with minimal risk or locked up capital.
That funded my new RTX 3080 Ti AND a full inventory of colorful skins to show off!
Ensuring Security For Valuable Inventories
However, publicly visible & valuable Steam inventories also carry security risks, including:
- Targeting by scammers and phishers trying to steal your items
- Other users scraping your data to steal accounts or identities
- Prices of rare items can crash quickly if new versions appear
That‘s why I take safety very seriously with my main and alt accounts:
- Profile inventories set to private
- Unique complex passwords + Steam Guard for accounts
- No random friend requests, chat links, trade offers accepted
- API keys revoked after legitimate usage to prevent abuse
I also avoid cashing out via informal Reddit requests or discord servers. Untrustworthy buyers may issue fraudulent chargebacks or use your information nefariously.
Conclusion
Checking Steam inventory values lets traders like myself accurately price rare items while tracking portfolio growth. Just remember to use safe practices given the platform‘s risks.
I hope these tips help you cash out or invest wisely! Let me know if you have any other questions – maybe we can trade tips along with skins.
Happy gaming and profits to all! Excelsior!
