A premium-tier Butterfly Knife with a heavy clean-end bias and a large StatTrak premium. Demand sits with collectors and mains who want the yellow-gold Lore finish from the Operation Riptide Case, so sellers get paid for float discipline more than for sticker placement.
A premium-tier Butterfly Knife with a heavy clean-end bias and a large StatTrak premium. Demand sits with collectors and mains who want the yellow-gold Lore finish from the Operation Riptide Case, so sellers get paid for float discipline more than for sticker placement.
This is a premium grail-tier knife inside the covert bracket, not a budget play. Buyers are selective: collectors and players chasing that yellow-gold Lore look will move stock, so a seller can expect thin but committed demand rather than churn from casual shoppers.
The ladder is a steep, front-loaded curve where the top wears capture most of the price action and the rest of the ladder drops off quickly. Mid and high-wear copies trade in a wider band below the clean end, so float placement is the lever that matters for cashing out.
Listing tags and the cash you actually take home live in different worlds here: active buyers sit tighter around the clean-spec copies while sellers often list a notch above to test interest. Expect to work the spread; patient sellers pick buyers off the top of that band rather than trying to hit the first headline ask.
The Lore palette and Custom Paint Job finish push collectors toward the spotless copies, and the best floats trade at multiples above the common rung. Those top copies are what moves the curve for this knife, so a single clean example can set the tone for nearby listings.
Float coverage runs the full spectrum, so you will see everything from factory-fresh to battle-worn appearances in market. That full-range profile makes float discipline critical: two copies can look dramatically different while sharing the same name, and buyers price them accordingly.
StatTrak copies carry a consistent premium and essentially run a parallel ladder to the non-StatTrak versions, with dedicated buyers for the yellow-gold Lore finish. For sellers, StatTrak models are deeper-pocketed demand - they trade slower but at meaningful premiums compared with their non-ST counterparts.
There is no pattern-driven scarcity to price around here; pattern index does not affect appeal for the Lore knife. You price off float and finish only, which simplifies valuation and removes seed noise from negotiation.
This knife drops from the Operation Riptide Case, so supply is tied to that container's circulation rather than seasonal promos. The case origin keeps a steady underlying flow of copies, but the clean-end remains the scarce piece buyers chase.
Yellow and gold read bright on the blade against Valve's Custom Paint Job, giving the Lore finish a warm, conspicuous in-game presence. The palette works on both flashy display and in-match visibility, which is part of why collectors and highlight-seekers gravitate to it.
Expect higher volatility around the clean end and softer moves in the lower rungs; the market has been knocked down over the long run but shows recent gentle upticks. Timing a cashout around a short-term soft uptick usually nets better fills than listing during the deeper drawdowns.
The all-time band for this knife is wide, reflecting the full-float profile and the strong clean-end premium. Price has been re-rated lower over a longer cycle but still shows pockets of strength at the top of the ladder.
Work the spread by posting slightly above the active buy band and be ready to step down in measured ticks rather than leaping to the first buyer. On Skins.Cash, let live pricing breathe: enter with a firm minimum in mind and wait for a clean-copy buyer to cross the gap.
