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[–] KoalaUnknown@lemmy.world 22 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You can sell them on hundreds of third-party marketplaces that let you withdraw to your bank account or crypto wallet.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 18 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You can do that, but you're not allowed to do that.

[–] KoalaUnknown@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Valve may not endorse it, but they certainly allow it. In fact, there are many skins that cannot be traded on Steam’s official marketplace, but only on third-party sites due to their high value.

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

They tolerate it as long as they don't do stupid actions that will alert Valve's lawyers.

[–] Venat0r@lemmy.world 4 points 14 hours ago

Thier monetization benefits from it, as people are more willing to spend more on lootboxes if they have the possibility of a payout of real money. They'll only put lawyers on it just enough to convince regulators they're not a casino 😂