Sticker | NQZ (Holo) | Shanghai 2024

This is a Holo autograph for NQZ, carried as part of the Shanghai 2024 Challengers Autograph Capsule and tied to Perfect World Shanghai 2024. It bears the paiN Gaming team mark and is an Exotic rarity designed by Valve with full provenance recorded by the system.

The sticker wears a Holo film, which sits above the base paper in the set's finish ladder and is considered a premium film for this capsule. Holo is the collectible step that buyers expect to see when stepping up from paper but below the rarest metal and specialty treatments that appear in other releases.

Market shape labels this as a budget bracket piece despite its premium film, so it lives in the affordable end of the Exotic autograph band for collectors who want a holo signature without chasing top-tier grails. That positioning makes it accessible to build a holo autograph run rather than a single centerpiece buy.

This sticker is tied to Perfect World Shanghai 2024 and carries that event provenance directly through the capsule name. Event provenance matters because capsules and their art are issued for a specific release cycle, and collectors prize stickers that can be traced back to a named tournament.

The Shanghai 2024 Challengers Autograph Capsule stopped dropping after the event window, which fixes the print supply for this sticker. Clean stock only thins as collectors apply, scrap, or hold their copies, so what remains in collectors' hands is the only long term supply.

An applied copy is permanently attached to a weapon and loses its status as an unapplied collectible; its desirability shifts toward the craft and the weapon it sits on. Unapplied, clean copies retain the full collectible value tied to finish, provenance, and condition, and that condition premium is what matters to builders and resellers.

Collectors will look at the combination here: full provenance, a Holo finish on an Exotic autograph, and a capsule that no longer issues new copies. For someone assembling paiN Gaming holo runs or autograph sets from Perfect World Shanghai 2024, this sticker gives a collectible look without forcing a grail chase.

Holo autographs like this one play well on darker skins where the holo sheen reads clean and signatures remain legible at typical viewing distances. Many collectors favor placing such holo autographs on weapons with broad, uninterrupted faceplates so the holo effect and NQZ's signature both register clearly in screenshots and streams.

When buying, confirm the sticker is unapplied and verify the Holo finish and full provenance match the listing; condition matters more on an unapplied Exotic autograph. The live price block on the page shows current market levels and is where you should check the going rate before you buy.