Test Price List Explained

After some calculating, I've valued each crate based on what they are worth to each other; essentially its a way to see what a good buying price for each crate is. Essentially here's how it works;

The value you see in the far right column is how much more valuable the contents are to the least valuable crates; It shows how much "better" each crate is compared to the others. The higher the value, the better the crate is. The column uses a few assumptions, the major one being the base price; since most junk crates seem to go for 8 for 1 scrap, we used that as the base price. We extrapolated that to all the other crates, and got a value for each. If you manage to buy a crate for less than the value in its column, it is a better deal than buying 8 junk crates for a scrap. If you pay more, you are better off buying junk crates and opening those. I'm sure this only makes sense in my own head, So I'll give an example.

You want to unbox either a #19 crate, or #1 crate. The cheapest Crate #1 you can find is 1.0 refined, and the cheapest #19 crate you can find is 1.33 refined. To compare which crate nets you the most profit (actually much more likely the least loss...), Simply take the value in the Test Price Collumn and subtract it from the price you are paying for the crate. The bigger positive number is the crate you want to open. (If its negative, again you are better off buying junk crates and opening those).

So lets continue with our example. The current Test Price for a crate 1 is 1.2, and for a crate 19 it's 2.05. So, you just do:

1.2-1=.2   and 2.05-1.33=.72

Now compare: The Crate #1 Adjusted value is .33, The #19s is .72. We always pick the larger positive number, so you will get a bigger profit unboxing the 19 than you will the crate 1.


I hope this helps explain what that column means. If you have any questions, feel free to add me at:  http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198028115381
or post below, either of us will be happy to help :).


~Out