TF2: The Lollichop Incident

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  • Опубликовано: 24 ноя 2024

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  • @TurkeyMuncher117
    @TurkeyMuncher117 Год назад +13875

    If I had a dollar for every time I was told about Australian Federal legislation in a TF2 RUclips video, I would only have 2 dollars, which isn't a lot but it's weird that it's happened twice.

  • @plusbowl7872
    @plusbowl7872 Год назад +8522

    TF2 economy tries not to get destroyed by a random item challenge (impossible)

    • @noshutup6617
      @noshutup6617 Год назад +64

      I am in pain

    • @kingdouchebag1889
      @kingdouchebag1889 Год назад +16

      Bonzai Chargen in da sunshin

    • @davisdf3064
      @davisdf3064 Год назад +34

      The beauty of digital markets

    • @Crayzo_A.s.
      @Crayzo_A.s. Год назад +27

      Sondsmithtf2

    • @SourceGameEnjoyer
      @SourceGameEnjoyer Год назад +2

      HOLY SHIT THE STRANGE LOLICHOP NOW COSTS £10 HOLY FUCKING CHRIST THE GRAPH JUST GOES VERTICALLY UP WTF IT WAS £0.54 BEFORE HOLY SHIT

  • @hollowknightfan5938
    @hollowknightfan5938 Год назад +4176

    Lollichop might not be the best weapon, but people that use it sure have a good taste

    • @matomatic4599
      @matomatic4599 Год назад +51

      "slow clap" + upvote no more elaboration.

    • @RealRuruu
      @RealRuruu Год назад +50

      You can tell that they do have quite a sweet tooth

    • @hollowknightfan5938
      @hollowknightfan5938 Год назад

      @@kavemuta9299 you don't know. How about you visit my kitchen and find out?

    • @svshhsbs
      @svshhsbs Год назад +15

      @@matomatic4599 dude.. this is youtube

    • @PaveltheBugFan
      @PaveltheBugFan Год назад +2

      Hello alt account

  • @yeetandyum3709
    @yeetandyum3709 Год назад +3906

    What 5 years lack of major updates does to a community

  • @Treggles
    @Treggles Год назад +2258

    9:59 Tall, lanky man with a modernised short-cut mullet shouting to a sea of annoyed people about market manipulation and pyramid schemes is honestly never what I expected from this channel, but I am eager to see how this chapter progresses.

    • @zaroio2533
      @zaroio2533 Год назад +17

      @gamingpotato2480 both
      and i'd call it the "Elmaxo Videomatic Universe"

    • @blurayden
      @blurayden Год назад +2

      @zaroio2533 the E.V.U

    • @macros1852
      @macros1852 Год назад

      The funny

    • @ldoeterminator2332
      @ldoeterminator2332 Год назад

      Everybody spam ,, Buy loli chops Chippy ,, in ChippyGamings comments.

  • @tasty8186
    @tasty8186 Год назад +1635

    plot twist: lollichop doesn't change value, but The Vaccinator sees a surge in demand due to this video

  • @ChippyGaming
    @ChippyGaming Год назад +6295

    I started playing TF2 when Meet the Pyro came out and I was so hyped to get a Lollichop 😂

  • @PyroJoe
    @PyroJoe Год назад +4135

    owning a collector's lollichop has never felt so good

    • @BreacherYT
      @BreacherYT Год назад +16

      Kek

    • @謎思特異
      @謎思特異 Год назад +19

      I just got late of this 7 hours ago and totally miss the incident.......blasted thing

    • @謎思特異
      @謎思特異 Год назад +24

      update:
      since I totally miss the opportunity to buy a strange Lollichop...............
      so I give myself a good excuse and get my own Professional Killstreak Strange Rainblower(which is cheaper than the current Lollichop) and it brings back good memories XD

    • @toddoverholt4556
      @toddoverholt4556 Год назад

      I got a strange one

    • @Jackiechun_
      @Jackiechun_ Год назад +2

      Is that the greatest gamer of all time

  • @twixeris8445
    @twixeris8445 Год назад +670

    if a tf2 player went outside to prove his point, you know it’s serious

  • @therealmrarchive
    @therealmrarchive Год назад +1557

    This is why tf2 never dies.
    Stuff never stops happening

    • @pastatheh7041
      @pastatheh7041 Год назад +14

      Holy shit you are right

    • @fekkas
      @fekkas Год назад +10

      i'm stuff

    • @therealmrarchive
      @therealmrarchive Год назад +11

      @@fekkas hi stuff I’m buff

    • @謎思特異
      @謎思特異 Год назад +3

      I miss the opportunity to buy a strange Lollichop...............
      so I get myself a Professional Killstreak Strange Rainblower(which is cheaper than the current Lollichop)

    • @G3lta
      @G3lta Год назад +2

      @gamingpotato well we got a update announcement

  • @mrezex4266
    @mrezex4266 Год назад +2019

    SoundSmith: raises the prices of hats
    Maxo: raises the prices of weapons

    • @ZaxTheAl1en
      @ZaxTheAl1en Год назад +157

      strange duped shovel.

    • @gilition
      @gilition Год назад +72

      Wrong. SoundSmith raises the price of duped items

    • @Ghostly3011
      @Ghostly3011 Год назад +13

      @@gilitionLone Survivor, my friend.

    • @NuclearNecro
      @NuclearNecro Год назад +8

      @@ZaxTheAl1en sans shovel

    • @ZaxTheAl1en
      @ZaxTheAl1en Год назад +14

      @@NuclearNecro Hey can I buy duped gaster blasters?

  • @Gensolink
    @Gensolink Год назад +118

    "I'm running a pyramid scheme" just the delivery of that line ended me

  • @luelest7914
    @luelest7914 Год назад +2296

    Found this 7 hours in, I remember the strange lollichop being 0.18 cents... ITS 12 DOLLARS NOW.

    • @manwithgun9768
      @manwithgun9768 Год назад

      The revolution has begun.

    • @ldoeterminator2332
      @ldoeterminator2332 Год назад +79

      Everybody spam ,, Buy loli chops Chippy ,, in ChippyGamings comments.

    • @JeremyBaconThe1st
      @JeremyBaconThe1st Год назад +49

      I found this 8 hours in and from 26 cents ( at least what I saw) was 12.50 Euros

    • @tawumpas
      @tawumpas Год назад +16

      Keep me posted on its CRASH.

    • @doxdod
      @doxdod Год назад +49

      ​@@tawumpas back down to a euro now

  • @Mr.nesser
    @Mr.nesser Год назад +902

    A STRANGE LOLLICHOP COSTS 10 EUROS ALREADY.
    WHAT THE FUCK HAVE YOU DONE and honestly how the hell did it happen so quickly. Genuinely impressive

  • @MissFazzington
    @MissFazzington Год назад +313

    Props to this man for going out in a business suit and placing himself in the most socially awkward situation possible

    • @yesseru
      @yesseru 7 месяцев назад +2

      Oh yeah, the classic "market manipulation" awkward situation.

  • @thelemonsheep7257
    @thelemonsheep7257 Год назад +2307

    Seeing elmaxo standing around in public shouting "Market manipulation" reminds me I will never be socially competant

    • @society1876
      @society1876 Год назад +86

      common gamer L

    • @dorussecondaccount
      @dorussecondaccount Год назад +71

      I mean, you could also try standing around and shouting that, whether you should is another question
      from what I can imagine, it's probably easier to explain if you have someone recording you and you have a youtube channel

    • @pyro4843
      @pyro4843 Год назад +14

      common youtube user self-deprecation, its not funny, its just sad

    • @bbbbbbb51
      @bbbbbbb51 Год назад +47

      @@pyro4843 go outside

    • @ldoeterminator2332
      @ldoeterminator2332 Год назад +2

      Everybody spam ,, Buy loli chops Chippy ,, in ChippyGamings comments.

  • @GatlingGuy007
    @GatlingGuy007 Год назад +707

    I was genuinely planning on buying a strange version once my market restriction was over and this happens

    • @Armadill0h
      @Armadill0h Год назад +21

      RIP

    • @zaroio2533
      @zaroio2533 Год назад +9

      a moment of silence for our brother o7

    • @Infinitytacos
      @Infinitytacos Год назад +25

      good luck, its now nearing 20 US dollars on the steam marketplace

    • @bottleoftide4657
      @bottleoftide4657 Год назад +6

      oh the misery

    • @itzrokian
      @itzrokian Год назад +19

      It's often back to normal within a few days, just give it a bit

  • @maximburmistr2663
    @maximburmistr2663 Год назад +55

    Guys!!! I've just checked Elmaxo's channel and it turns out Australia is a real country and not a funny fictional place in TF2 universe!!!

  • @quinneroni
    @quinneroni Год назад +283

    As a "Certified Lollichop Invester" with 10 strange lollichops, and a pro ks collector's one. This is truly the TF2 inflation of all time! o7

  • @Syujiji
    @Syujiji Год назад +458

    the lollichops have already gone up by dollars on the community market since this video dropped, may god bless us all. 🙏

    • @zanwrightmfwr756
      @zanwrightmfwr756 Год назад +37

      I checked, strange lollichop (in my currency) it has risen from 8'000 rp to 128'000 rp. A total of 1600% increase in value.

    • @Dr._Heinz_Doofenshmirtz
      @Dr._Heinz_Doofenshmirtz Год назад +19

      the steam graph shows that the price went up immediately after elsexo uploaded this video

    • @mrkoblih4335
      @mrkoblih4335 Год назад +1

      its insane

    • @Wrl2008
      @Wrl2008 Год назад

      I'ma bouta have some fun

    • @John1sm43l
      @John1sm43l Год назад

      God bless

  • @someguycalledgoober155
    @someguycalledgoober155 Год назад +72

    Imagine going to Australia, and being approached by this man saying "I got a business proposition".

  • @TGCPhilip
    @TGCPhilip Год назад +573

    Elmaxo has inspired me to preform morally dubious acts such as market manipulation and *_committing straight up theft_*

  • @geometrical007
    @geometrical007 Год назад +134

    I gifted this to my friend who started playing tf2, now he mains lollichop pyro

    • @masterdoge17
      @masterdoge17 Год назад +5

      what an uplifting story

    • @SkFan5
      @SkFan5 Год назад +5

      He will be rich in 2 weeks

    • @imd7omyx687
      @imd7omyx687 Год назад

      @@SkFan5 well mate even less

  • @moonflower2741
    @moonflower2741 Год назад +24

    as a lollichop user i am very pleased to see that you have taken interest in it. i truly love pyrovision and the high pitched voices you get when using it and i think that gets overlooks a lot, thank you elmaxo :)

  • @Imarealzombi
    @Imarealzombi Год назад +227

    damn cant wait for the sequel "elmaxo goes to prison for securities fraud"

    • @zweboi1094
      @zweboi1094 Год назад +6

      yup he's gonna get banned for sure

    • @bbbbbbb51
      @bbbbbbb51 Год назад +6

      @@zweboi1094 almost certainly not. There's not really any legal arguments you could make unless he's flipping them.

  • @averageceo7585
    @averageceo7585 Год назад +354

    Roughly about 20 hours after this video was released, somebody in a server I was in found a lollichop from random drops, and that made the entire voice chat go mad with the desire to destroy the steam market.

  • @crispx19
    @crispx19 Год назад +91

    10:00 "Im running a pyramid scheme" LMAO, what a great quote

    • @globalincident694
      @globalincident694 Год назад +4

      technically it's a pump and dump but close enough

    • @the-letter_s
      @the-letter_s Год назад +3

      @@globalincident694 i think that phrase might raise eyebrows among people that aren't into economics, though

    • @migolo1415
      @migolo1415 Год назад +4

      @@globalincident694 you might not wanna be yelling "I'm running a pump and dump" in public 💀

  • @danamato3936
    @danamato3936 Год назад +1086

    I feel like I've heard of this before. My brother had it on his computer. Something called lolli inflation or something I'm not sure

  • @angomango11
    @angomango11 Год назад +859

    You know you are watching a good youtuber when he asks to help him inflate the price of a silly little virtually lollipop.

    • @FireRappers
      @FireRappers Год назад +16

      Valve will trade ban anyone who does this

    • @GodBidoof
      @GodBidoof Год назад +5

      @@FireRappers nah.

    • @FireRappers
      @FireRappers Год назад +15

      @@GodBidoof It already happened when streamers manipulated the price of CSGO graffitis

    • @zweboi1094
      @zweboi1094 Год назад +5

      @@GodBidoof Yeah bro i have no idea why he's doing this, it will be looked at like fraud.

    • @killock7788
      @killock7788 Год назад +6

      @@FireRappers maybe but again tf2 is like the middle child of all valve games, tf2 barely receives valve’s attention so who knows

  • @BorntoOrnn
    @BorntoOrnn Год назад +30

    Just straight up going "we're running a pyramid scheme" is one of the funniest things you could say while trying to hand out the fliers.

  • @SpookyHam
    @SpookyHam Год назад +497

    I'm sorry sir Elmaxo, I'm already a collector of Ham Shanks (at a total of 600 Ham Shanks)
    But I wish the rest of us the best of luck, lord bless the lolichop!

    • @garethmorgan5156
      @garethmorgan5156 Год назад +3

      Amen

    • @Crit-a-cola
      @Crit-a-cola Год назад +37

      Crit-a-cola

    • @shalax7881
      @shalax7881 Год назад +5

      Would you like a genuine killstreak shank?

    • @shoulderpyro
      @shoulderpyro Год назад +7

      But good sir, we require your assistance in rallying the lollichop army. We can raise the Shanks next!

    • @LoganMega
      @LoganMega Год назад +12

      @@Crit-a-cola no fucking way crit-a-cola

  • @Png_gaming
    @Png_gaming Год назад +211

    The part at the end of the video where he just goes up to people like he’s forming a massive scam is just comedy gold.

  • @QuixlyTheMan
    @QuixlyTheMan Год назад +10

    Speaking of the trading system...
    There's this really cool thing that allows F2Ps to get strange weapons
    Its called "random drops"
    Think about it.2 random drops of the same class=1 scrap.
    3 scrap(6 weapons)=1 reclaimed.
    3 reclaimed(18 weapons)=1 refined.
    Let's take the cheapest strange(probably a MK II botkiller minigun) as 3 refined.
    1 strange=54 weapons.
    It's a long and slow process,but it seems beautiful to me.

  • @102ndsmirnov7
    @102ndsmirnov7 Год назад +149

    2 hours and the price of a strange lollichop has skyrocketed to 10 euro. You monster Elmaxo. Godspeed!

  • @FantasmaNaranja
    @FantasmaNaranja Год назад +50

    7 minutes since this video came out and all strange lollichops have already sold out

  • @charlieredfern9148
    @charlieredfern9148 Год назад +9

    Its so surreal seeing somewhere i visit so often in content I watch,, thank you elmaxo :)

  • @Liquid_Galaxy
    @Liquid_Galaxy Год назад +319

    Elmaxo artificially inflating the price so he can sell off his lollichop stash lmao

    • @mauroghen
      @mauroghen Год назад +20

      If its not him its someone else taking advantage and its gonna be a mess

    • @EwokBb
      @EwokBb Год назад +16

      Has real world value because you can exchange between skins and dollars so it's just illegal 💀 hopefully this doesnt blow up in his face

    • @dbelow_1556
      @dbelow_1556 Год назад +6

      He said he won't/shouldn't do it, but I say do it! Create a follow up video with how much money he got in profit from doing this, as a scientific experiment of sorts

    • @faceless2302
      @faceless2302 Год назад +8

      @@EwokBb You can't take wallet funds from market sales and convert them back into real money, so I don't think it'd be an easy conviction if someone tried to pursue him on criminal charges. As elmaxo said, it's pretty fundamentally different from manipulating the stock market. There doesn't seem to be any real legal precedent from what I could tell from a quick search and, at least in the US, it seems that virtual items like NFTs don't meet older legal definitions allowing them to be regulated by organizations like the SEC. Obviously it might be a bit different with him living in Australia, but I just don't think most judges would want to touch this case when digital items are still pretty up in the air.

    • @TwoBasic2Foolish
      @TwoBasic2Foolish Год назад

      @@faceless2302you can sell them for money on external sites like backpack.tf though

  • @Boop__Doop
    @Boop__Doop Год назад +50

    The strange lollichop has now gone from 0.6$ to 10$

  • @ChannelMiner
    @ChannelMiner Год назад +34

    If anyone has a card that maxo was handing out, imagine what a collector's item that is.

  • @GouUsedFly
    @GouUsedFly Год назад +101

    The fact you went out in person and did this is just amazing it shows how much you go above and beyond just to entertain us

  • @CheerioBrain
    @CheerioBrain Год назад +204

    The Lolichop has a unique taunt and thats pretty cool

    • @謎思特異
      @謎思特異 Год назад +7

      speaking of unique taunt..........
      ..........doesn't the Rainblower also have a unique and useful taunt?

    • @kayraurkmez2032
      @kayraurkmez2032 Год назад +6

      @@謎思特異 pyrovision economy crisis 2023

    • @AverageConsumer-uj8sm
      @AverageConsumer-uj8sm 6 месяцев назад

      Does it?

    • @CheerioBrain
      @CheerioBrain 6 месяцев назад

      @@AverageConsumer-uj8sm yeah pyro waves it around the air instead of playing air guitar with it

  • @joshuawewel2116
    @joshuawewel2116 Год назад +10

    I can say without a doubt that thru my 3000 hours in TF2 I've never seen any pyro use the Third Degree or the Volcano Fragment. Not once.

    • @ali_m_
      @ali_m_ Год назад

      I’ve played for about 500 and today I got killed as medic by the third degree through the healing beam

    • @Michiganhobo
      @Michiganhobo 6 месяцев назад

      I use the volcano fragment a lot I'll get you one day

  • @senabecool7232
    @senabecool7232 Год назад +58

    Lolichop: For people who don't wanna equip the Pyro Goggles

  • @swany9949
    @swany9949 Год назад +47

    you've blessed me, ive had over 40 strange lolichops from case unboxings from ages ago, and now ive been able to sell 24 of them at an average price of $3.50. So i guess if i ignore inflation from 2015... i profited?

  • @WonderfulWorldOfSuit
    @WonderfulWorldOfSuit Год назад +20

    4 months and I realise I had seen you in the streets doing this... Damn knew I should've joined the pyramid scheme

  • @unteleportedbread3023
    @unteleportedbread3023 Год назад +89

    Elmaxo's irl acting adds so much personality to his videos it cannot go unappreciated

  • @lucyslair
    @lucyslair Год назад +106

    5:30 Was a pleasure to have been shouted out in your video, thanks for allowing me part in this :3 Can't wait for you to be in mine next muahahahahah

  • @ehhhhcudddddddd
    @ehhhhcudddddddd Год назад +8

    Never forget the Team Captain collector whose wife left him for the creator of TF2 Outpost even though they were on different continents

  • @susch7466
    @susch7466 Год назад +175

    I have a feeling that this is gonna turn into a huge thing that gaming news sites are gonna call lollipop gate.

  • @beepbeepzp
    @beepbeepzp Год назад +21

    As of 1 hour after posting, the strange lollichop has gone from ~$0.60 to more than $10 on the community market

  • @Kernwadi
    @Kernwadi Год назад +7

    “Money costs money.”
    -Bilbo Baggins

  • @purplehaze2358
    @purplehaze2358 Год назад +59

    It's actually kinda scary how much influence TF2 content creators have over the trading economy. Like, the fact that they can inflate the prices of items to several times what they were prior by complete accident feels like it should be a source of existential dread.

  • @Pebbled
    @Pebbled Год назад +129

    Love the transparency when asking people if they would like to participate in market manipulation 10:27

  • @nimajneb8897
    @nimajneb8897 Год назад +39

    Honestly, so much respect for shamelessly going up to people to ask random people on the street if they wanted to join in lmao

  • @argot3004
    @argot3004 Год назад +73

    Elmaxo is offically SoundSmith Lite at this point, and I am TOTALLY here for it

    • @zanwrightmfwr756
      @zanwrightmfwr756 Год назад +8

      It's always the soldier mains who comes up with the most ridiculous ideas isn't it?

    • @kevintheboi_
      @kevintheboi_ Год назад +2

      @@zanwrightmfwr756 Yeah.

  • @armedmonkey5846
    @armedmonkey5846 Год назад +61

    A truly elite level businessman at work.

  • @youtubeisawebsite7484
    @youtubeisawebsite7484 Год назад +9

    i never expected to see a TF2ber go to prison in real time

  • @duck74UK
    @duck74UK Год назад +39

    Wow that did not take long. Less than an hour and strange lollichops went from £0.40 to £8.89

  • @bbdanny
    @bbdanny Год назад +48

    I actually ran into Lucy in MVM once. She was on medic, and needless to say she was running the vaccinator
    She carried it the mission hard, and helped me get my highest demo damage on empire that run :)

  • @kindstranger999
    @kindstranger999 Год назад +2

    I haven't actively played TF2 in probably over 6-7 years, not even occasionally hopping on. Regardless, I have watched all of elmaxo's content as a means of nostalgia, and honestly, the content has been so refreshing and amazing. I look forward to every new upload and will sit thru the entire thing no matter the length or topic. The script is always well thought out and clever. The balance between humor and great narrative despite even the most silliest subjects for videos always has me entertained and in awe. Maxo's honestly rly talented and I'm sure he can be making videos about almost anything else and churning out just as great content, but it warms my heart to see his dedication to TF2 despite how much this game has aged. With that all said, my former 15 year old self thanks you, elmaxo, for bringing me back that feeling of absolute joy and fun I got from this game for a long time, even if I don't play it anymore. Keep up the astonishing work!

  • @grimace3983
    @grimace3983 Год назад +49

    i would not have even *near* the confidence to go out and hand out posters for a virtual lollipop weapon, props to you

  • @LollichopToTheMoon
    @LollichopToTheMoon Год назад +40

    Lollichop to the Moon!

  • @HueyTheDoctor
    @HueyTheDoctor Год назад +1

    That's it I've seen enough, I'm subscribing. It's absurd how entertaining you make this stuff.

  • @chocofrolik834
    @chocofrolik834 Год назад +26

    Finally, some love for the Lollichop. When I joined TF2 the first thing I did was buy every Pyrovision item and create the ultimate schizo loadout

  • @meemenjoyer7065
    @meemenjoyer7065 Год назад +10

    Every day TF2 as a community grows more insane and I'm glad to embrace it. Hail the lollichop.

  • @YoutubeEnjoyer1
    @YoutubeEnjoyer1 Год назад +4

    I had a lolichop when I started playing tf2, I don't remember how but I think someone gifted me the lolichop. I though it was cool and it looked different so I started using it. After a while I deleted it from my inventory because the lack of space and instead, I replace the slot with a volcanic fragment because when I was brand new I though it look cooler than the lolichop. And now I could have made a lots of profit. I regret it every single day since I deleted that lolichop from my inventory. Thanks, Elmaxo.

  • @sussy_gaemer693
    @sussy_gaemer693 Год назад +29

    My man just made the silliest market manipulation ever happend☠️

  • @devetefan
    @devetefan Год назад +11

    Recently there has been a wave of steam market manipulation attempts, especially for Consumer grade CSGO weapon, this is pretty much equalent to an unique weapon in tf2. If you take a look at the AUG Storm minimal Wave, you can see that the price got incredibly inflated and still is (as of writing this).
    What I want to add is that loads of people that has been trying to sell the AUG on the steam market at this inflated price, has recieved community bans with the message "This account appears to have been used for fraudulent activity". This is most likely just temporary for most users who wanted to profit, but some can be permanent.
    TLDR: Pump prices all you want, but be careful if youre actually gonna try to take profit. You might get hit by steams automated anti fraud systems

    • @zweboi1094
      @zweboi1094 Год назад +2

      Someone got their accounts banned until 2039 for doing what you described so yeah.

    • @EwokBb
      @EwokBb Год назад +1

      I don't think elmaxo thought this through 🤣

  • @plastiquemonk
    @plastiquemonk Год назад +3

    TF2 youtube back then: hey everyone its jerma, i'm going to casually talk about topics I enjoy while I show TF2 gameplay
    TF2 youtube now: borderline illegal market activities and challenges which, in a game about KILLING PEOPLE, somehow still feel like crossing the line in terms of ethics

  • @he1x385
    @he1x385 Год назад +20

    I had 4 strange lollichops just sitting at my backpack for 6 months straight until I saw this video...needless to say I'll leave the rest to your imaginations

  • @radguyno1117
    @radguyno1117 Год назад +16

    I'm a trader and I'm glad to say that the price of the lollichomp is skyrocketing

  • @PQTVevo
    @PQTVevo Год назад +1

    Among owning a Professional Killstreak Collectors Lollichop, I also own lots and lots of lollichops. Always collecting more. Why? Idk, I forgot a long time ago

  • @bubbles8871
    @bubbles8871 Год назад +8

    I like how he's literally calling it a pyramid scheme to random strangers when it's not even one.

  • @bonecollectorthecalciumscr9110
    @bonecollectorthecalciumscr9110 Год назад +8

    if i had a nickel for every time a tf2tuber tried to manipulate the tf2 economy as a joke i would have 2 nickels

  • @frostyl4269
    @frostyl4269 Год назад +5

    “the internet’s funniest and most attractive micro celebrity” bloody facts mate

  • @BeepBoopBee
    @BeepBoopBee Год назад +24

    This entire situation is so absolutely ridiculous 🤣
    And this actually made me want to get a lollichop. Literally just for the haha funny

  • @bird-scout
    @bird-scout Год назад +4

    Oh my god Elmaxo is on the Soundsmith market manipulation arc

  • @The_KM_Projects
    @The_KM_Projects 10 месяцев назад +4

    Just checled, 10 months later the Lollichop is still half a scrap. We failed.
    Edit: Just double-checked and holy fuck did the strange variant inflate.

  • @phg44
    @phg44 Год назад +12

    You cant get strange lolichops anymore, this is literally gonna leave a mark on the market

  • @greenstonegecko
    @greenstonegecko Год назад +6

    Whenever you're gaming and you find yourself looking up the local laws on market manipulation... I think it's time for a break

  • @agarthansupersoldier
    @agarthansupersoldier Год назад +11

    My man's done illegally manipulating market using his influence 💀💀💀

  • @lazyavatar2479
    @lazyavatar2479 9 месяцев назад +3

    How did this actually turn out?
    elmaxo never made a follow up video

  • @beanqwert7841
    @beanqwert7841 Год назад +13

    This feels like something spiffing brit would do. And I'm into it.

    • @gilbertgottfreid8818
      @gilbertgottfreid8818 Год назад

      spiffing brit did something like this for a sticker (i think?) on steam
      search for: buying every cucumber on steam
      edit: link for the spiff vid
      ruclips.net/video/u372HKrw5eA/видео.html

    • @TGCPhilip
      @TGCPhilip Год назад

      🤨

    • @cessationreinstitution
      @cessationreinstitution Год назад

      I think he did it with pickles a few years back. Might be wrong though.

  • @willropa4226
    @willropa4226 3 месяца назад +1

    Reminds me of when Soundsmith also broke the economy with his stereotypes series, he tripled the price of Soldier's Lone Survivor cosmetic after mentioning that it was probably one of the coolest Soldier cosmetics.

  • @at_chem
    @at_chem Год назад +3

    Holy fuck a strange lolichop is 14.31 now

  • @luigiboi4244
    @luigiboi4244 Год назад +8

    I find it HILARIOUS that no matter who or what TF2 comes into contact with, they end up becoming memes.

  • @marioandluigi143
    @marioandluigi143 3 месяца назад +2

    A year ago, a terminally online man ran around asking people about virtual lollipops that you behead people with. What's next will shock you...
    He still is funny

  • @pogchamp2330
    @pogchamp2330 Год назад +4

    In less than 2 hours of this being posted a strange lollichop went from being around half a dollar to upwards of 20 dollars
    the power of micro celebrities!

  • @SillySoapAnimations
    @SillySoapAnimations Год назад +12

    I am generally impressed by your ability too convince me to be considering your plan about the inflation of a online lollipop axe weapons thing …

  • @Dj_531
    @Dj_531 9 месяцев назад +2

    Thank you elmaxo for increasing the value of the Profesional killstreak lolichop kit so that the one I had sitting in my backpack for years was now worth selling.

  • @lucedex9671
    @lucedex9671 Год назад +5

    can i point out that at 9:29 elmaxo is standing like a foot taller than the woman, so either elmaxo is like, 1.9 meters tall, or that woman is like, 1.3 meters tall

  • @XenophonQ
    @XenophonQ Год назад +6

    Awesome midroll disclaimers! Thanks for protecting your moral integrity

  • @Denkey01
    @Denkey01 Год назад +2

    thanks man, i had 2 of these and i selled them for 2 dollars each. now i have one, two, three, four moneys in my bank account

  • @foolishnicksstuff1802
    @foolishnicksstuff1802 Год назад +5

    i feel like elmaxo is on track to becoming the most popular tf2ber

  • @czarnyettergg5565
    @czarnyettergg5565 Год назад +4

    what 5 years without update does to community

  • @basherray7030
    @basherray7030 Год назад +2

    Bro its now up to $3+ for this damn item now

  • @Jarethenator
    @Jarethenator Год назад +10

    You know, I will say if you do end up causing this to happen, you will be causing issues for anyone who may have been saving up for one of those items, particularly the collectors or a killstreak items.

    • @faceless2302
      @faceless2302 Год назад +3

      From a utilitarian perspective, the community-wide hijinks and camaraderie that ensue from lollichop market manipulation probably outweighs the harm caused to the handful of individuals that would be both interested in collecting lollichops and hadn't already done so in the past 11 years since the item was added.

  • @Luneria
    @Luneria 4 месяца назад +3

    i searches up lollichop buy listings and saw one for 2 keys 😭😭😭😭

  • @johnshmena9481
    @johnshmena9481 Год назад +2

    It’s not about the money, it’s about the funny -The Joker

  • @alchemyrecords657
    @alchemyrecords657 Год назад +2

    You know
    I respect the fuck out of touching real life grass in order to sell virtual lollipops.
    Respect