The Lost Story of Gaming's Most Famous Hat

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    Stardew Valley OST - Fall (Ghost Synth)
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    Rage Racer Soundtrack - #8 - Silver Stream
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    Doki Doki Literature Club! OST - Okay, Everyone!
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    All videos clips used:
    • The Spoils of Love and...
    • Team Fortress 2: Trade...
    • TF2 Two Unusuals on on...
    • Unboxing 25 Multi-Clas...
    • TF2: When You Join a T...
    • TF2: Business Sloth's ...
    • TF2 - 5 Crates unboxin...
    • TF2 - New Unusual Trad...
    • TF2 - Scorching Flames...
    • Burning Flames Team Ca...
    • How Money Is Made - Mo...
    • Meet the Soldier
    • ''Mr. Pon Deleted thei...
    • The Burning Team Capta...
    • Team Fortress 2: Unbox...
    • In a TF2 trade server ...
    • TF2: Burning Flames Te...
    • TF2 - Trading Up to th...
    • TF2: The First Strange...
    • TF2 Trading: Rarest It...

Комментарии • 942

  • @TheWhatShow
    @TheWhatShow  2 года назад +217

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  • @scootyman_
    @scootyman_ 2 года назад +3337

    20:05
    "Selling for three golden frying pans"
    I could not explain this story with a straight face to a non tf2 player

    • @I_Val_I
      @I_Val_I 2 года назад +3

      Oi

    • @wiggle143
      @wiggle143 2 года назад +7

      Lol

    • @satore
      @satore 2 года назад

      @@I_Val_I ll lnokboo

    • @itscookie7542
      @itscookie7542 2 года назад +10

      he's not wrong tho men

    • @Festivex1
      @Festivex1 Год назад +103

      I tried explaining TF2 trading to the CEO of the company I worked at, he was fascinated and confused at the same time.

  • @CaptainKotetsu
    @CaptainKotetsu 4 месяца назад

    I think hats wearable by soldier also went up in value after Rick May passed away.
    What better way is there to honor Rick than donning a super rare unusual on Soldier?

  • @johnhancock3877
    @johnhancock3877 Год назад +1

    what if you saw a heavy that had the burning flames team chaptain with the antlers and golden pan and strange top shelf minigun would that be the most expensive loadout?

  • @antoniokontos5677
    @antoniokontos5677 2 года назад +2

    The only Unique I ever unboxed my own was one of these, I sold it on Marketplace.tf to pay off my sister's medical Bills

  • @the_numb_skull
    @the_numb_skull 2 года назад +1

    The Burning Flames Tam Captain is a had I honestly don’t have much interest in honestly. I’d rather have it with the Aces High effect

  • @cassandrahoey8468
    @cassandrahoey8468 2 года назад +1

    Not sure why you didn't explain what a "dupe" actually is, what the "exploit" is. You have an unusual, so you know what used to happen when people scammed you out of your hat, which is where dupes came from. Just seems odd to leave out.

  • @SonofTiamat
    @SonofTiamat Год назад

    This was a very fascinating video

  • @meat.
    @meat. Год назад

    the facts that you can still unbox the stupid thing makes it overrated

  • @AlmStGummyBear
    @AlmStGummyBear 2 года назад

    I've never got a man co supply crate. I think I'll test my luck, I kinda just want the spy hat. The chance I get a unusual is very low.

  • @Cartoonshi
    @Cartoonshi 2 года назад +1024

    >gets trade banned
    >destroys golden pan
    >doesn’t elaborate

    • @imlegallystupid
      @imlegallystupid 2 года назад +4

      ima change the fact a verified has no replies

    • @alecmier4524
      @alecmier4524 2 года назад +3

      @@imlegallystupid that was funnier than it should have been.

    • @Bob-wr4vg
      @Bob-wr4vg 2 года назад +3

      Based

    • @dutch.
      @dutch. 2 года назад +7

      fucking sigma

    • @Cartoonshi
      @Cartoonshi 2 года назад +27

      @TW0_TW0_ZER0 Haha yeah dude no verified person has ever commented on a video before 💀💀💀🤔

  • @PlasmaAsthmaOG
    @PlasmaAsthmaOG 2 года назад +2086

    Tf2 community: wants a hat with flames in it for status
    Pyro Mains: it's showtime.

    • @davetrap9403
      @davetrap9403 2 года назад +76

      *insert dreams of cruelty here*

    • @Reddragon_12345
      @Reddragon_12345 2 года назад +25

      I fear no mann , but that...hat , it scares me

    • @ottere
      @ottere Год назад +6

      @@z1pline487 GENIUS

    • @liquidsleepgames3661
      @liquidsleepgames3661 Год назад +5

      @@z1pline487 named my phlog for the contract.
      And put no seriously Its for the contract.
      For the description

    • @Gustave-xh1fc
      @Gustave-xh1fc Год назад

      Lmao this comment section lol

  • @TheTundraTerror
    @TheTundraTerror 2 года назад +1189

    One big thing that can HEAVILY effect the price of a hat is the class. A hat that is all-class or at least Soldier will go for far more than a hat for Pyro.

    • @Lunar_Atronach
      @Lunar_Atronach 2 года назад +112

      Thank you for pointing this out. The arachno arsonist for example is only 17 cents on marketplace when if it was on any other class with the same look and amount in circulation it would be at least into the 5 dollar range. I mean, I'm glad cause I'm a pyro main and cheaper hats are cheaper hats but it makes me sad to see so little care about pyros cosmetics

    • @jeremiahsmith4235
      @jeremiahsmith4235 2 года назад +18

      he already said that

    • @Jpeg_skeleton
      @Jpeg_skeleton 2 года назад +2

      @@Lunar_Atronach same

    • @creativename773
      @creativename773 Год назад +5

      @@Lunar_Atronach doesn't pyro has the most amount of cosmetics?

    • @IIlIlIlIlIlIlIII
      @IIlIlIlIlIlIlIII 10 месяцев назад

      its just because of the meme

  • @SoundDrout
    @SoundDrout 2 года назад +634

    It’s important to note that the price for the burning TC shown here is very outdated. It was last priced 3 years ago, whereas current listings are 10k keys for a duped one and 30k keys (about $60,000) for the only clean one available. Who knows if someone would buy it for that amount, but that’s what you’d need to pay in order to get it.

    • @Nah9746
      @Nah9746 2 года назад

      The hell are you doing here

    • @davidhong1934
      @davidhong1934 2 года назад +48

      @@Nah9746
      Summoned by the allure of the economy

    • @revoltcrisp
      @revoltcrisp 2 года назад +2

      damn the discord guy likes tf2

    • @cheesepop7175
      @cheesepop7175 Год назад

      so you can get a burning hat for the price of a 1 or 2 cars

    • @youraverageenclavesoldier
      @youraverageenclavesoldier Год назад

      @@revoltcrisp Who would've guessed

  • @hughmann981
    @hughmann981 Год назад +101

    I recently met a guy with a festivized australim rocket launcher, vintage gunboats, golden pan, and you guessed it, the burning flames team captain. His name was just 0 and he didn’t talk on vc, but he did use chat. He was pretty cool and i have a screenshot of him and his pan. I know almost no one will see this, but i just wanted to let you know i met a man with the craziest hat in the game. (No, the antlers aren’t a hat as they don’t take up the spot)

    • @tofalosgamer9947
      @tofalosgamer9947 2 месяца назад +1

      woah this may be a year old but this is sick

  • @petrichor04_
    @petrichor04_ 2 года назад +995

    absolutely fascinating. honestly crazy how deep this rabbit hole goes for a silly hat and some pixels in a video game. great video my man

    • @cheezekeke3951
      @cheezekeke3951 2 года назад +15

      I hate it when people refer to virtual things as pixels. It is made of pixels but it does not intend on being pixels.

    • @steakeater4557
      @steakeater4557 2 года назад +3

      Yeah nah, takes a whole team and salaries. Just humans making things, yknow humans making a stuff.

    • @helium-379
      @helium-379 2 года назад +1

      The initial coding takes effort but after that its just coppy, paste, and small tweaks. Its why software is highly valued in nearly every modern industry.

    • @steakeater4557
      @steakeater4557 2 года назад

      @@helium-379 HAHAHAHAHAHAH

    • @it_is_what_it_is269
      @it_is_what_it_is269 2 года назад +2

      reminds me of that TF2 weird player who used to 360 huntsman no scope people and obscessivelly taunt
      or the story about guy who lost 25k USD worth of items in spycrab gamble

  • @Casual_PKBeats
    @Casual_PKBeats 2 года назад +381

    This was a really interesting video, it always fascinates me how much a digital economy like TF2 managed to develop. I mean, I could never imagine spending years worth of rent on a digital hat but y'know, it's still super interesting lol

    • @ChillBill327
      @ChillBill327 Год назад +3

      @G4m3rM4n220 U bot

    • @king_kai28
      @king_kai28 Год назад

      That’s like under a year of rent where I live 💀💀💀

    • @TheFnFan
      @TheFnFan Год назад

      @Braden nah, look this guy verified

    • @TheFnFan
      @TheFnFan Год назад

      @Braden check his channel bruh, I watch this guy, also usually bots aren’t verified sooo

    • @aadarshroy3216
      @aadarshroy3216 Год назад

      @Braden proof?

  • @kylem.4000
    @kylem.4000 2 года назад +363

    I remember unboxing a Lucky Shot Morning Glory, selling it for a CSGO knife and then getting scammed of said knife... Great times

    • @ASlickNamedPimpback
      @ASlickNamedPimpback 2 года назад +31

      Always stick to steam trades

    • @wxsp300
      @wxsp300 2 года назад +1

      That is one gorgeous hat you unboxed

    • @metaford3746
      @metaford3746 2 года назад +5

      bruh you unboxed one of the goofy looking god tier soldier hat
      and it 1/1 to wtf
      that hat now might worth around 300-400 keys (should be around 700 dollars) now comparing with other godly effect on that hat

    • @tfolz1351
      @tfolz1351 2 года назад

      what knife was it?

    • @snawsomesauce2866
      @snawsomesauce2866 Год назад +1

      @@tfolz1351 well worn gut knife safari mesh

  • @BoomerZoomer69
    @BoomerZoomer69 2 года назад +894

    help im in thewhat’s basement im at

    • @treci410
      @treci410 2 года назад +10

      wtf

    • @urbanfrog
      @urbanfrog 2 года назад +53

      HOT, i am watching you right now from behind the pipes

    • @wolverdep4739
      @wolverdep4739 2 года назад +43

      Can confirm, I live inside the rat hole near

    • @oskarasbutkus
      @oskarasbutkus 2 года назад +8

      Same. At what part?

    • @codename_nons1141
      @codename_nons1141 2 года назад +15

      Im the chair your tied to i can get you out

  • @QuackZack
    @QuackZack 2 года назад +193

    Just would like to note as a trader, 3:13 most bulk key buyers DO NOT buy keys at marketplace tf prices, they are BAD, 1.95 is basically equivalent to steam market prices. The true price of liquidated keys is around 1.70-1.80 but let's just say 1.75 as a healthy median. $13,300 is still incredibly expensive. * Also if you look at the burning team captain's marketplace tf sales, one sold 3 years ago for $13 K and one 2 years ago at $5.5K (... only 3174 keys ???)

    • @nvvv_
      @nvvv_ 2 года назад +7

      There are also hats and items that have blown it out of the water. The misty skull coffin that exists as the main example.

    • @Succer
      @Succer Год назад +3

      Hey where DO bulk key buyers buy keys then?

    • @thegames4565
      @thegames4565 Год назад +2

      Yeah I'm curious too now, where DO they buy keys then? Trade servers?

    • @thanxbutno
      @thanxbutno Год назад

      @@Succer i use skinport

  • @o-manthehuman7867
    @o-manthehuman7867 2 года назад +379

    I love how in tf2 a $14000 item is a massive insane thing and then csgo has items selling for 6 figures

    • @speech_bubbler1094
      @speech_bubbler1094 2 года назад +3

      Yeah but doesn't it say 200 dollars right next to it

    • @ThePhantom4516
      @ThePhantom4516 2 года назад +27

      @@speech_bubbler1094 huh???

    • @trevor245
      @trevor245 Год назад +16

      @@speech_bubbler1094 that's because that's the scm listed price which includes all unusual effects for a hat listed on the scm. So that 200 usd is prolly a nuts and bolts TC or something similar.

    • @trevor245
      @trevor245 Год назад +3

      True but also these days there is plenty of hats rivaling or even destroying the tc price.

    • @ThePhantom4516
      @ThePhantom4516 Год назад +2

      @@trevor245 Halloween effects antlers especially, one sold for like 25000USD or something

  • @XCarrion
    @XCarrion 2 года назад +74

    "It cost 5000 dollars to get this hat" -Heavy

    • @davidhong1934
      @davidhong1934 2 года назад +7

      You can have this hat when you pry it from my cold, dead fingers. Even then, good luck because I have _glued_ it to my cold dead fingers!

    • @PLASBEZ
      @PLASBEZ Год назад +2

      money well spent

    • @goldngamer1365
      @goldngamer1365 Год назад +2

      @@davidhong1934 *in a detective voice* If it's glued to your cold dead fingers WHY ARE THEY STILL COLD

  • @AliceLoverdrive
    @AliceLoverdrive 2 года назад +202

    Burning flames is unusual I hate the most.
    I go like "Damn, that fella is on fire, I need to save them!" and then "No, that's just a stupid VFX".

    • @jeremychicken3339
      @jeremychicken3339 2 года назад +44

      Same. I prefer the scorching flames because at least green fire can be distinguished.

    • @yuricock
      @yuricock Год назад +14

      how to waste a pyros ammo

    • @synexiasaturnds727yearsago7
      @synexiasaturnds727yearsago7 Год назад

      @@yuricock lmao

    • @sundaddy1077
      @sundaddy1077 Год назад +3

      As a medic main if your hat is burning get tf away from me fr

    • @undercookedsalmon
      @undercookedsalmon Год назад

      @@yuricock as a pyro main.. yeah, this is very effective

  • @R4V3-0N
    @R4V3-0N 2 года назад +119

    I think 1 contributing factor is it's extensive use in SFMs especially due to its early popularity. Hence its recognisability

    • @aidelai4098
      @aidelai4098 Год назад +1

      Yea it was the hat the pro guys wear

    • @TherealSoundll
      @TherealSoundll 3 месяца назад

      The red the blu and the ugly

  • @funguslord77
    @funguslord77 2 года назад +58

    I just wonder what the hell would happen if something like a Blood Nosed Caribou suddenly went up for sale to be honest. That thing is borderline cryptid tier with its like.. single recorded sighting of an owner using it and I don't even know if both of them still exist.

    • @lordpumpkinhead265
      @lordpumpkinhead265 2 года назад +12

      If I had to guess, it would be similar to the Million-Dollar CS:GO knife. If one were to suddenly emerge out of hiding and someone offered to sell it, it'd be up to the seller to pick a price. If it isn't worth at least 100 grand, I'd be surprised.

    • @Tan42069
      @Tan42069 Год назад +1

      Probably would land somewhere in the 200-400 key range

  • @dogemaster9676
    @dogemaster9676 2 года назад +40

    i can't believe you unboxed a burning flames team captain at the end that's crazy

  • @speedywaffels3230
    @speedywaffels3230 2 года назад +29

    this is when thewhat turned into strange pomson

  • @Pudding404
    @Pudding404 2 года назад +55

    Tf2 mesmerizes me every day in different ways, a virtual game market gives light to the most silly yet interesting subjects. I don't know what I'll do with this info, but I'm happy to have it since you're so good at explaining.

  • @aandersson650
    @aandersson650 2 года назад +105

    I know someone who during the unusual crate apocalypse unboxed a burning team captain.
    It sits in his inventory untradeable and non-marketable. He even has it displayed on his profile. Thats what you call bad luck since only the first unusual you unboxed could be sold/traded 😂

    • @kingofsnacks8566
      @kingofsnacks8566 2 года назад +3

      He has the rarest hat in the game, how is that bad luck

    • @thetarr2
      @thetarr2 2 года назад +17

      @@kingofsnacks8566 Its that he's unable to get it out of his inventory. If he wants to get any money out of the game, he can't use that for it.

    • @thetarr2
      @thetarr2 2 года назад +1

      But yeah, I'd kill to have that hat too. But still.

    • @kingofsnacks8566
      @kingofsnacks8566 2 года назад +4

      @@thetarr2 oh, he can’t use it. That’s like basically a free car
      Also I’d kill for one too

    • @Felipe-yv4bc
      @Felipe-yv4bc 2 года назад +4

      Could still theoretically sell his account, won't go for 14 grand but maybe like 1k?

  • @Lategum
    @Lategum Год назад +3

    12:46 yooo that's me!

  • @fugguuugh482
    @fugguuugh482 2 года назад +81

    I've been in TF2 trading for around a decade and nothing will ever compare to when the burning or scorching flames killer exclusive outpriced the TC for a couple of weeks/months. I remember being in a server where Sir Gray was just taking questions on the ramifications of it 😂😂😂

    • @ScampiTheSighted
      @ScampiTheSighted 2 года назад +5

      Oh damn, that's a core memory unlocked

    • @KIgaming.
      @KIgaming. Год назад +2

      I'm probably just out of the loop or something but who's Sir Gray?

    • @fugguuugh482
      @fugguuugh482 Год назад +12

      @@KIgaming. he was a RUclipsr probably around 7-8 years ago who was a decent spy main but better known for his trading and economy videos. Not sure if he's still around

    • @KIgaming.
      @KIgaming. Год назад +2

      @@fugguuugh482 can't find anything on him so i guess not, unless you can find his channel?

    • @fugguuugh482
      @fugguuugh482 Год назад

      @@KIgaming. ruclips.net/video/6rqTWmTxPR8/видео.html

  • @ZeBanded
    @ZeBanded Год назад +13

    In economics, a theory is called the veblun effect. While most are familiar with the linear relations between supply and demand, the theory is that at some point the item is so expensive, it becomes even more desired for its elusiveness and status, increasing both demand and price. This is how luxury brands like supreme and louis vuitton operate, and its also how the burning team captain gained its price and status

  • @maltemejlstrup4746
    @maltemejlstrup4746 2 года назад +24

    I remember back in the day the burning flames TC was my dream unusual but I quickly realized it was way too expensive so I decided to settle for a much cheaper effect that'd still look nice. Cut to a little over a year ago and I managed to pick up a clean blizzardy storm team captain for 66 keys, which is now way below what buyers and sellers of it are asking for. It's obviously nowhere near the burning TC but I'm happy to own an unusual TC none the less. doesn't harm that I like blizzardy storm either. Dreams do come true sometimes, even if you gotta lower your goals a bit.

  • @techoeastveld
    @techoeastveld 2 года назад +30

    Why waist your life savings on a short stubby flaming hat when you can get a taller stout shako for 2 refined?
    -Demopan

  • @spencernorris8482
    @spencernorris8482 2 года назад +25

    After not playing tf2 for years this reminded me of some fond memories and the craziness that was tf2 trading. Great video

  • @Repose_
    @Repose_ 2 года назад +133

    I remember being in possession of said Poisoned Shadows Antlers back when I brokered it for someone in 2015 and I never would have imagined it ever could have been more expensive than the Burning Flames TC. The market is insane now.

    • @unclejack8085
      @unclejack8085 2 года назад +2

      🧢🧢🧢

    • @Repose_
      @Repose_ 2 года назад +22

      @@unclejack8085 Not cap sir. I have trade history and the backpacktf forums page in where I was offered it, all are from my main steam account.

    • @ESALTEREGO
      @ESALTEREGO 2 года назад +2

      @@Repose_ 🧢🧢🧢🧢

    • @Repose_
      @Repose_ 2 года назад +2

      @@ESALTEREGO wana be proven a fool? 😁

    • @ESALTEREGO
      @ESALTEREGO 2 года назад +1

      @@Repose_ i can be a fool🤓 and right✅ *SIMULTANEOUSLY*
      so go ahead and cope

  • @leonardoturtle9802
    @leonardoturtle9802 Год назад +15

    If you want to see what happens when a hat loses it's status symbol, you can look no further than the burning flames killer exclusive. Once a hat that held almost the same regard as the burning flames team captain at it's peak, the transition of traders and the generation of players has left the burning flames killer exclusive a shell of its former self. You should do a video on it, pretty crazy how the perception of something can control its value, I doubt the same thing would ever happen to burning flames TC though, just too well-known at this point.

  • @bronzetrophy2171
    @bronzetrophy2171 2 года назад +21

    Seeing someone wear that hat in the game is surreal.
    I was playing medic, and had a soldier on my team wearing that hat.
    He only was there for 2 rounds, but when he left, everyone was talking about him.

  • @Slendermaster968
    @Slendermaster968 2 года назад +23

    The Nebula Captain Space Mann also tops the Burning TC at a whopping 8030 Keys and this one is a fairly recent item, added post-crate discontinuation

    • @GamingGlab
      @GamingGlab 2 года назад +1

      The burning team captain duped is 10,000 keys. The non duped version is 30,000 keys.

    • @TCLG6x6
      @TCLG6x6 2 года назад +6

      @@GamingGlab sell orders ≠ sales, huge difference

    • @GamingGlab
      @GamingGlab 2 года назад

      @@TCLG6x6 Yeah, I was way inaccurate with that. But still god damn who would put a team captain up for 30,000 keys. Just checked the backpack.tf page.

    • @Teh_Duck
      @Teh_Duck Год назад

      @@GamingGlab cant hurt to try lol, if it sells it sells easy 70k. If not you still have the hat

  • @tahmid5018
    @tahmid5018 2 года назад +30

    Beautifully edited and narrated. Good work Mr. What 👍

  • @the93rdturd21
    @the93rdturd21 2 года назад +19

    Sponsorship segment ends at 2:32

    • @THE_TOAST
      @THE_TOAST 2 года назад

      legend

    • @TheXell
      @TheXell 2 года назад +2

      "Here's an Ad for a Gacha game."
      "Also, dont unbox, it's a waste of money."

    • @matthewhoogenboom535
      @matthewhoogenboom535 2 года назад

      @@TheXell it costs money every time you unbox

  • @Pokemonmovemaster
    @Pokemonmovemaster 2 года назад +32

    It should also be important to note that the Unlocked Multi-Class Crate in the TF2 store cannot unbox Team Captains. It's in a Steam Guide called "What you can (and cannot) find in Keyless Cosmetic Crates". I think some of the Supply Munitions crates can also unbox series 1 unusuals, but their pool is diluted by other effects. So you have to unbox a Gen 1 crate for the highest chances, which are slowly becoming more and more expensive. Most of them are around a key or more on SCM.

  • @LukeM410
    @LukeM410 2 года назад +5

    $1.95 is NOT a good buying price for keys. If you're gonna buy keys try and get them at around $1.70. If you wanna sell keys try around $2.20 on the SCM.

  • @Thebooooy
    @Thebooooy 2 года назад +15

    "Think of scrap as pennies, reclaimed as dimes, and refined as quarters, so if the different crafting metals are pocket change, keys are the dollar bill."
    Europeans: "What the fuck kind of language is this guy spittin"

    • @HappyBeezerStudios
      @HappyBeezerStudios 2 года назад +3

      Well, it's easy. If scrap is a pfennig, reclaimed are groschen and refined are marks, then keys are fuffis

    • @Thebooooy
      @Thebooooy 2 года назад

      @@HappyBeezerStudios Thank you kind stranger for enlightening me

  • @locosword3985
    @locosword3985 2 года назад +9

    Imagine walking out of spawn and seeing some mf with the mini-gun, the antlers, and the team captain, but using pyro vision and incredibly new.

    • @Kihanacloudy
      @Kihanacloudy 2 года назад

      Such a broken item combination that it allowed them to equip four cosmetics at once!

    • @locosword3985
      @locosword3985 2 года назад

      @@Kihanacloudy Nah not both the antlers just the most expensive one.

    • @Kihanacloudy
      @Kihanacloudy 2 года назад

      @@locosword3985 Team Captain + Antlers + Gibus + Pyrovision Goggles. That's four.

    • @locosword3985
      @locosword3985 2 года назад

      @@Kihanacloudy FUCK I PUT GIBUS VISION IN STEAD OF PYRO VISION! Force of habit

  • @cannedworms1814
    @cannedworms1814 2 года назад +13

    Back around 2014 to 2015 I was into unusual trading. At one point I had a darkblaze stately steel toe (pyro boot hat). When darkblaze was first introduced it was not considered a very valuable effect. Gen 1 unusual effects were the most sought after. It was then a pretty low tier effect on a low tier hat. It amazes me that darkblaze is now considered a high tier effect and the darkblaze steel toe is now worth 80+ keys. It was only worth a fraction of that when I sold it

    • @thediamondlord8528
      @thediamondlord8528 Год назад +1

      It's so stupid how overpriced those Halloween effects are. Hopefully they'll crash soon though I won't be buying any

    • @cannedworms1814
      @cannedworms1814 Год назад +1

      Update the hat is now priced at 380 keys!

  • @MONARCHF2
    @MONARCHF2 Год назад +6

    I feel sorry for the owners of this thing as they might get bombarded with trade requests

  • @avant4035
    @avant4035 2 года назад +19

    the better call saul references were immaculate.

  • @youngthinker1
    @youngthinker1 Год назад +3

    I thought the burning flames team captain hat was expensive due to _Star. If memory serves, he did a video on his hat, and explained why his is legit, and not stolen, even though it is duped, I think. Since he was huge at that time, then it blew up the price.
    He faded away, but the legacy he left still remains.

  • @greenoftreeblackofblue6625
    @greenoftreeblackofblue6625 2 года назад +11

    It was a classic part of the community in old school tf2 days you could even see them in SFM's

  • @Archimo
    @Archimo Год назад +9

    7:44 & 9:03 this is incorrect: The reported number of unusual hats on bptf actually doesn't account for dupes, the dupes are shared under the original item that was duped making it look like fewer are in existence basically a 1 of 1 that is duped will still show as a 1 of 1 because the item only have one history or entry so to speak. I believe like 7 that currently show on bptf are from the crate depression and as such are not tradeable and marketable forever. The actual reason why Burning Flames Team Captain is so Expensive is due to it being an iconic hat at this stage and the demand on one is so high as a result with a supply that can never meet the demand.
    Also a fun fact on how bptf records number of existence you'll have to do a premium search for the item if it's an unusual weapon to check the actual amount as bptf have issues recording their existence count, alternatively using the Item DB Icon on nextbptf will work to search it for you as well.

  • @dukecatfishjunior6291
    @dukecatfishjunior6291 2 года назад +5

    Valve be like: "ah, yes, this guy lost 14000$ worth of virtual items, LET'S LOCK IT IN THE SCAMMER'S ACCOUNT FOR THEM TO FOREVER OWN"
    Seriously, why is it not given back???

  • @ShorK
    @ShorK 2 года назад +1

    AMAAZING VIDEOO

  • @socialaccount0000
    @socialaccount0000 2 года назад +5

    14:25
    So, while I never got a burning flames team captain, I can say I was one of the lucky few on this day to get myself a stupid rare Series 1 Unusual hat. Unfortunately, Valve trade-locked it to my backpack forever so unless I sold my steam account itself, its not going anywhere.
    Im still proud of it though, and I did unbox a 2nd unusual, one that wasnt NEARLY as rare, but I was able to sell that one before Valve cracked down on the bug. Some sort of scout hat with a circling tf logo unusual effect. Selling the hat did cover the cost of buying the expensive ass crates/keys however, so Im content with my one of a kind hat.

  • @preston_gaming6203
    @preston_gaming6203 2 года назад +5

    super mario hat

  • @m136dalie
    @m136dalie 2 года назад +4

    Sure hats are cool but spending that much money on a virtual item is so risky. If there was a bug that got rid of it somehow it's not like Valve is legally obligated to recover it for you. You might also get trade banned incorrectly without any luck appealing. No thanks I'll take $14k in cash please
    Love the video btw

    • @spiceforspice3461
      @spiceforspice3461 Год назад +2

      Exactly. If I were playing MvM or something and I got a golden frying pan/expensive aussie I would immediately liquidate it.

  • @susssshitpostbasin5730
    @susssshitpostbasin5730 2 года назад +6

    the dragon you showed in the raid sponsor is actually a wyvern

  • @Ziimbiian
    @Ziimbiian 2 года назад +3

    I didnt get the Top Shelf thingy. If you trade up those strange weapons, you have a chance of get it? (With a strange quality) or how does it work?

    • @Appletank8
      @Appletank8 2 года назад

      I think it’s like scrap crafting. Combine low tier weapons for a better one.

    • @kylele23
      @kylele23 2 года назад

      It’s like crafting tiers like scrap>rec>ref metal, except with ALL strange factory new weapons making EVERY part to get one of three top shelf weapons at the very end. So ten of these strange factory new skins for ONE strange factory new skin of the next tier, and ten of THOSE ones for the next tier.
      Keep in mind factory new refers to the highest paint grade which is also RNG. You have one in several million chances to actually perfectly pull off crafting it the intended way. The other way is just dumping thousands of dollars on buying each individual weapon skin on the market and hoping you craft a factory new top shelf weapon which is also heavily rng despite being the last step.

  • @dabsu.
    @dabsu. 2 года назад +4

    you didnt just call the hard counter a bad hat you take that shit back

  • @doctorgears9358
    @doctorgears9358 Год назад +2

    Realistically, Valve could do something about the lost items. There are logs of every trade. They just choose not to because Valve's policy is to do as little as humanly possible.

  • @totalbrootal
    @totalbrootal Год назад +4

    I have run into the burning flames team captain in game on 2 separate occasions. Seeing such a legendary item for yourself is definitely an experience

  • @stuff9680
    @stuff9680 2 года назад +4

    I remember the first time someone tried to scam me, I started playing TF2 like a month before Gun Mettle and decided to partake in the invasion update, I unboxed my first crate and it was a CAPPER mind you this was the like the 3rd day of invasion and I joined a Turbine server and someone immediately sent me a trade request wanting to trade a Strang Eyelander for my CAPPER, he went on about how it had a lot of kills and it was worth more but I turned him down it wasn't until later I figured out the true value of the pistol

  • @NedDaBom
    @NedDaBom 9 месяцев назад +2

    the second I hear raid shadow legends I spammed my right arrow so many times the video was already done

  • @dragonlord4898
    @dragonlord4898 2 года назад +4

    Promotion Skip Button: 2:32

  • @RocoPwnage
    @RocoPwnage 2 года назад +3

    "don't unbox it's a waste of money"
    sounds like something someone who doesn't want me to have a burning flames team captain would say!

  • @riverscuomofromgreen
    @riverscuomofromgreen 2 года назад +5

    i love wasting money on pixels

  • @yugureyt
    @yugureyt 2 года назад +2

    damn dude. the most basic players only see it as a reference to bison when its more than that lol

  • @bennnymiddleton40
    @bennnymiddleton40 2 года назад +4

    With the burning flames team captain equipped, you must use the righteous bison.

  • @begoade9795
    @begoade9795 2 года назад +1

    16:00 typo "Why is the Burning Flames Tam Captain so expensive?"

  • @nikinikipikipiki8547
    @nikinikipikipiki8547 2 года назад +17

    17:10 YESS HES TALKING ABOUT THE TOP SHELF MINIGUN

  • @Astro-NATT
    @Astro-NATT Год назад +2

    Imagine someone with the burning team captain, darkblaze antlers and poisoned shadows antlers. They would be so rich

  • @novabox7745
    @novabox7745 Год назад +4

    Imagine an antler and team captain combo 😳

  • @BaldRice
    @BaldRice 2 года назад +2

    keys are actually around $1.60-$1.75. If you're buying them above $1.80 you're buying from the wrong place.

    • @BaldRice
      @BaldRice 2 года назад +1

      doesn't seem like a lot, but with dealing with big items that cost hundreds or thousands of keys, that 30 cents extra adds up. If you buy from the right place you can get unusuals for $20-$50 cheaper simply from buying keys from the right place.

  • @dixinmayas938
    @dixinmayas938 2 года назад +3

    I wish the TF2 economy would go back to how it was back in the days, I never got very far when I used to actively trade because i never managed to get good deals when transitioning to low tier unusual trading, on top of that i got to that stage when it became stupidly hard to trade lower value items and make profit, I had a lot of fun doing it though, plus i have some sick weapons for my pyro! :)
    PS: Great vid man, keep it up! I always love reminiscing about the 3k+ hours I spent on that game for a little over 8 years.

  • @equinox3665
    @equinox3665 Год назад +1

    I got scammed by friendly awhile back. A factory new strange thunderbolt sniper rifle I unboxed. Gave me some bad memories seeing that damn profile again.

  • @tushk4n860
    @tushk4n860 2 года назад +3

    Also burning TC can be unboxed only in #1-25 series crates and probably in crate #103 but with even worse chances. Damn old crates with no supply anymore...

  • @theyreheretokillus
    @theyreheretokillus 2 года назад +2

    I abhor the fact that TF2 is only known for its cartoon aesthetic instead of the most complex movement mechanics in the history of gaming and simulation and computing

  • @dogeimpala
    @dogeimpala 2 года назад +3

    I actually think the Spellbound Virtual Viewfinder overtook the Burning Team Captain, as the Viewfinder is over 12,000+ keys.

  • @thatlittlemonstrosity
    @thatlittlemonstrosity 2 года назад +1

    status and reputation is basically everything that rules the tf2 trading. Other factors are mostly small price changers. Robotic hats are low tier because they are known to be an uglier knock off

  • @tangyorange6509
    @tangyorange6509 2 года назад +4

    Love videos about TF2 trading, thanks for the great content!

  • @purplehaze2358
    @purplehaze2358 Год назад +1

    Virgin mindset: I need to spend tens of thousands of dollars on a hat in a video game!
    Chad mindset: I'm going to get a replica of the team captain, light it on fire, and wear it in real life.

  • @qq4tii
    @qq4tii 2 года назад +6

    drinking game: take a shot every time he says "burning flames team captain"

  • @Kernwadi
    @Kernwadi Год назад +2

    "Comments are subjective."
    -Bilbo Baggins

  • @FrozenDragon0630
    @FrozenDragon0630 2 года назад +2

    Not surprised Gold pans are being used as a currency xD, I'm sure someone would love to sit at their trade window for the next couple of hours manually adding 15000 keys to the trade.

    • @Psyche_TH
      @Psyche_TH 4 месяца назад

      You can't have that many keys in one inventory anyway, so a high value item was necessary. Still interesting that they went for one of the most iconic ludicrously expensive items though.

  • @Chad_Milk
    @Chad_Milk 2 года назад +4

    Nerd

  • @Kernwadi
    @Kernwadi Год назад +1

    Now, lets say, hypothetically, that somebody once told me that the world would proceed to roll me, and made the claim that I was not, the smartest tool in the shed. Which would lead us to look at the facts and see that she was looking kind of dumb, due to the fact that she had placed her finger and her thumb, in the shape of the letter L, located on her forehead.
    This would mean that the years would start coming, and logically wont stop coming, that I was, hypothetically, fed to the rules, which would proceed with me hitting the ground running. Which didn’t make sense, to live for fun, in a way that your brain gets smart, yet your head gets dumb, seeing as there’s so much to do, and so much to see, so now I must pose the question, what is wrong with taking the backseat? This is due to the fact that you’ll never know if you don’t go, nor you will shine if you don’t glow.
    For you see, you are, at this moment, an All-Star, so get your game on, and proceed to go play, indeed, you’re an All-Star, get the show on, which would entitled you to get paid. That would mean that all that glitters, is indeed gold, and that only shooting stars, can participate in the process of breaking the mold.

    • @Kernwadi
      @Kernwadi Год назад +1

      Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...

  • @bakabaka73
    @bakabaka73 Год назад +1

    Yeah unboxing is definitely a waste of money, I spent $25 on keys to unbox some crates and got pretty much nothing of note. I could have taken that same $25 and bought an unusual (low tier I know) and guaranteed have it. But that feeling of the unknown lurking in that crate the small chance to unbox that one rare unusual hat keeps me buying them, maybe one day it will pay off. But seriously don’t spend money on keys unless you are prepared to throw that money away.

  • @gametram6139
    @gametram6139 Год назад +1

    bro im so tired of all these "raid sponsor bad" comments, like chill ok? RUclipsrs like this guy don't make a lot of money, and sponsors definitely help that. Is the game bad? yes, kinda. If you were offered 40$ to advertise a product in a relatively short youtube video would you take it? yes. Dont lie.

  • @legalam
    @legalam Год назад +1

    I have an unusual team captain I got from the cratepocalpyse.
    It’s effect is kill-a-watt, not burning though.
    Still one of my favorite hats but it’s forever locked to my account which is fine because I’d never trade it.

  • @RoastCDuck
    @RoastCDuck 2 года назад +1

    What a mess, it's the dashcon of TF2, imagine having 400k you can't turn into real bucks and even if there are taxes.

  • @radmanstan413
    @radmanstan413 Год назад +1

    It’s funny that all the burning team captain players never play as medic

  • @notgray88
    @notgray88 Год назад +1

    Look if I had $15,000 in bars of gold, the first thing I would do is buy a case to display it in so I could flex I have a case full of gold bars.

  • @GraveUypo
    @GraveUypo 2 года назад +1

    pretty sure mario's hat is orders of magnitude more famous.

  • @jayzzz1232
    @jayzzz1232 Год назад +1

    oo toca 2 soundtrack already a good start to the vid, love the content

  • @Bongo2k
    @Bongo2k 2 года назад +1

    gonna have to remove your channel from my feed cause you unironically advertise raid. Garbage microtransaction game

  • @Joseph-s
    @Joseph-s Год назад +1

    Me after accidentally making an unusual burning flames team captain (i wanted a medic weapon)

  • @SuperKangarooBros
    @SuperKangarooBros Год назад +1

    I litterally was killed by earlier today, dang 🗿

  • @fearalice
    @fearalice 2 года назад +1

    Gaming's most famous hat? Sorry, but you're not talking about mario's hat, so you're incorrect. I'd be willing to bet anyone who came here and did not know what hat that was will absolutely know mario's hat. I didn't know this was a tf2 thing, i thought it was bison's hat from street fighter and you just added flames for reasons.

  • @MrFilgueiras.
    @MrFilgueiras. 2 года назад +1

    I bet someday a guy is going to unbox a Strange Burning Flames Team Captain and it'll beat the antlers in price

  • @tj9959
    @tj9959 2 года назад +1

    Honestly tf2 skins are super cheap compared to Csgo skins, it’s crazy. I should sell one or 2 of my Awp skins and buy a few high tier tf2 items