Popular, and Effective Trade-Up Contracts - COMPLETE AND UPDATED 30/05/2015

In this guide, I am going to show you the most popular, and effective Trade-Up Contracts. These will both include StatTrak and normal.

This guide is not an explanation on how to, and what a trade-up contract is - it is a guide to give you tips on WHAT ones to do.

Please let me know if I missed any good ones..,.



I only list the trade-ups I think are good, the Glock Fade and the Man-'o-War trade-up are pretty useless - and the chances of making profit (off of the Glock Fade trade-up) are very slim.

Low-Risk ($0USD-$15USD)

Low Risk Trade-Up Contracts are generally Consumer-Restricted Grade trade-up contracts. They involve the risk being relatively low and minimal money being spent. ($0USD-$15USD)

Contracts

The Regular Case Trade-Up
Collection: Any Case Collection (Chroma, Huntsman, Phoenix, Breakout, etc.)
Grade (?-?): Mil-Spec-Restricted
Cost (USD):$1.50USD (approx.)
Variations: Approximately 4 different purples, if you're not mixing different collections. Usually, 2 of the purples will give you the same amount of money and/or profit, and 2 will give you a loss.
Aim: Anthing that's over $1.50USD.


The AK-47 Black Laminate Trade-Up
Collection: The Vertigo Collection
Skins Required 10x PP-Bizon Carbon Fiber (Factory New)
Grade (?-?): Industrial-Mil-Spec
Cost (USD): $15USD-$20USD (approx.)
Variations: AK-47 Black Laminate (MW or FN), P90 Glacier Mesh (MW or FN)
Aim: AK-47 Black Laminate (Factory New) - You will most likely end out with a Minimal Wear one.

The Desert Eagle Blaze Trade-Up
Collection: The Dust Collection
Skins Required 6x Sawed-Off Copper (Minimal Wear), 4x Cheap Mil-Spec
Grade (?-?): Mil-Spec-Restricted
Cost (USD): $12.50-$13.00
Variations: Desert Eagle Blaze, Glock-18 Brass, P2000 Scorpion, or one of the other cheap restricted weapons.
Aim: Desert Eagle Blaze (Minimal Wear or Factory New)

Medium-Risk ($15USD-$30USD)

Medium Risk Trade-Up contracts are generally Purple-Pink, or sometimes StatTrak Purple-Pink.

Contracts

The StatTrak USP-S Orion Trade-Up
Collection: The Huntsman Collection
Skins Required 10x of any Restricted StatTrak, generally Minimal Wear or Factory New.
Grade (?-?): StatTrak Restricted-Classified
Cost (USD): $23USD-$30USD
Variations: (All are StatTrak and Minimal Wear or Factory New) M4A1-S Atomic Alloy, USP-S Caiman, SCAR-20 Cyrex, USP-S Orion
Aim: StatTrak USP-S Orion (Minimal Wear or Factory New)
Gain: $15USD-$25USD


The Chalice/Hand Cannon Trade-Up
Collection: The Cobblestone Collection
Skins Required 5x P2000 Chainmail or MP9 Dark Age, 5x Cheap Mil-Spec Skins
Grade (?-?): Mil-Spec-Restricted
Cost (USD): $25USD-$30USD
Variations: CZ-75 Auto Chalice, Desert Eagle Hand Cannon, Cheap Restricted Skins
Aim: CZ-75 Auto Chalice, Desert Eagle Hand Cannon
Gain: $10USD


The Road Rash/Pink DDPAT Trade-Up
Collection: The Overpass Collection
Skins Required 5x any Mil-Spec Overpass Collection Skin (Minimal Wear), 3x Cheap Mil-Spec
Grade (?-?): Mil-Spec-Restricted
Cost (USD): $17USDish
Variations: AWP Pink DDPAT, USP-S Road Rash, Cheap Restricted Skins
Aim: AWP Pink DDPAT, USP-S Road Rash
Gain: $8USD-$10USD

High Risk ($30-$250)

High-Risk Trade-Up Contracts generally include Classified-Coverts, StatTrak Classified-Coverts, and some Purple-Pink non-case collection Trade-Ups.

Contracts

The AWP Asiimov Trade-Up
Collection: The Phoenix Collection
Skins Required 10x Nova Antique (Field-Tested) or 10x P90 Trigon (Field-Tested)
Grade (?-?): Classified-Covert
Cost (USD): $30USD-$40USD
Variations: AWP Asiimov (50%), AUG Chameleon (50%)
Aim: AWP Asiimov
Additional Information: The AWP Asiimov's highest quality is Field-Tested, you cannot get Minimal Wear or Factory New.

The Vulcan Trade-Up
Collection: The Huntsman Collection
Skins Required 10x SCAR-20 Cyrex (Factory New)
Grade (?-?): Classified-Covert
Cost (USD): $30USD-$40USD
Variations: AK-47 Vulcan, M4A4 Desert Strike
Aim: AK-47 Vulcan


The Cyrex Trade-Up
Collection: The Breakout Collection
Skins Required 10x Desert Eagle Conspiracy (Factory New) or 10x Five-Seven Fowl Play (Factory New)
Grade (?-?): Classified-Covert
Cost (USD): $30USD-$40USD
Variations: M4A1-S Cyrex, P90 Asiimov


The M4A1-S Hyper Beast Trade-Up
Collection: The Chroma 2 Collection
Skins Required: 10x Famas Djinn (Minimal Wear)
Grade (?-?): Classified-Covert
Cost (USD): $65USD
Variations: M4A1-S Hyper Beast (50%), MAC-10 Neon Rider (50%)
Aim: M4A1-S Hyper Beast
Additional Notes: Factory New Version has a much lower drop rate than others.


The AWP Hyper Beast Trade-Up
Collection: The Falchion Collection
Skins Required: 5x MP7 Nemesis (Field-Tested), 5x P250 Undertow Field-Tested
Grade (?-?): Classified-Covert
Cost (USD): $55USD-60SD
Variations: AWP Hyper Beast (25%), AK-47 Aquamarine Revenge (25%), The CZ-75 Auto Victoria (50%)
Aim: AWP Hyper Beast
Additional Notes: AK-47 Aquamarine Revenge has a pretty price on it too, the only real bad thing in this trade-up is the CZ-75 Auto Victoria.


The Fire Serpent Trade-Up
Collection: The Bravo Collection
Skins Required 8x P2000 Ocean Foam (Minimal Wear), 2x Cheap Classified Skins
Grade (?-?): Classified-Covert
Cost (USD): $130USD
Variations: AK-47 Fire Serpent, Desert Eagle Golden Koi, Random Covert Skin
Aim: AK-47 Fire Serpent (Minimal Wear)
Additional Information: Factory New Drops of Fire Serpent are RARE. Factory New values around $500USD or more.


The StatTrak AWP Asiimov Trade-Up
Collection: Phoenix
Skins Required 10x StatTrak P90 Trigon (Field-Tested) or 10x StatTrak Nova Antique (Field-Tested)
Grade (?-?): Classified to Covert
Cost (USD): $80USD-$90USD
Variations: StatTrak AWP Asiimov, StatTrak AUG Chameleon
Aim: StatTrak AWP Asiimov


The StatTrak Vulcan Trade-Up
Collection: The Huntsman Collection
Skins Required 10x StatTrak Scar-20 Cyrex (Minimal Wear or Factory New)
Grade (?-?): Classified-Covert
Cost (USD): $130USD-$140USD for Factory New, $80-90 for Minimal Wear
Variations: StatTrak AK-47 Vulcan, StatTrak M4A4 Desert Strike
Aim: StatTrak AK-47 Vulcan


The StatTrak Cyrex Trade-Up
Collection: The Breakout Collection
Skins Required 10x StatTrak Desert Eagle Conspiracy (Factory New)
Grade (?-?): Classified-Covert
Cost (USD): $80USD-$90USD
Variations: StatTrak M4A1-S Cyrex, StatTrak P90 Asiimov
Aim: StatTrak M4A1-S Cyrex


The StatTrak M4A1-S Hyper Beast Trade-Up
Collection: The Chroma 2 Collection
Skins Required: 10x StatTrak Famas Djinn (Minimal Wear)
Grade (?-?): Classified-Covert
Cost (USD): $180USD
Variations: StatTrak M4A1-S Hyper Beast (50%), StatTrak MAC-10 Neon Rider (50%)
Additional Notes: Factory New Version has a much lower drop rate than others.



The Jet Set Trade-Up
Collection: The Baggage Collection
Skins Required 6x Desert Eagle Pilot (Factory New), 4x Cheap Restricted Skins
Grade (?-?): Restricted-Classified
Cost (USD): $85USD-$90USD
Variations: AK-47 Jet Set, Cheap Classified Skins
Aim: AK-47 Jet Set (Factory New)


The Knight Trade-Up
Collection: The Cobblestone Collection
Skins Required 5x CZ-75 Auto Chalice, 5x Cheap Restricted Skins
Grade (?-?): Restricted-Classified
Cost (USD): $180USD
Variations: M4A1-S Knight, Cheap Restricted Skins
Aim: M4A1-S Knight


The Master Piece Trade-Up
Collection: The Overpass Collection
Skins Required 5x USP-S Road Rash (Minimal Wear), 5x Cheap Restricted Skins
Grade (?-?): Restricted-Classified
Cost (USD): $155USD
Variations: M4A1-S Master Piece, Cheap Classified Skins
Aim: M4A1-S Master Piece


The StatTrak AWP Boom Trade-Up
Collection: eSports 2013
Skins Required: 5x StatTrak P250 Splash, 5x Random StatTrak Restricted Skins
Grade (?-?): Restricted-Classified
Cost: $100USD
Variations: ST AK-47 Red Laminate MW, ST AWP Boom FN, Other
High-Risk Trade-Up Contracts generally include Classified-Coverts, StatTrak Classified-Coverts, and some Purple-Pink non-case collection Trade-Ups.

VERY HIGH RISK ($500USD~)

The Dragon Lore Trade-Up Contract

Collection: The Cobblestone Collection
Skins Required: 3x M4A1-S Knight (Factory New), 7x Famas Afterimage
Grade (?-?): Classified-Covert
Cost (USD): $1100USD~
Variations: AWP Dragon Lore (30%), M4A4 X-Ray (70%)
Aim: AWP Dragon Lore [If you get the X-Ray, your life is over]
Additional Information: Upon completing this contract, if you obtain the AWP Dragon Lore, you will make $1000USD~ profit.
If you get the M4A4 X-Ray, you lose $1095USD (The X-Ray is $5.00USD lol)

The StatTrak™ Fire Serpent Trade-Up Contract

Collection: The Bravo Collection
Skins Required: 5x StatTrak™ P2000 Ocean Foam (Minimal Wear or Factory New), 5x Random StatTrak™ Classified Skins
Grade (?-?): Classified to Covert
Cost (USD): $500USD~
Variations: StatTrak™ Desert Eagle Golden Koi (25%), StatTrak™ AK-47 Fire Serpent (25%), Random StatTrak™ Covert Skin (50%)
Aim: StatTrak™ AK-47 Fire Serpent (Factory New if you're very lucky, Minimal Wear or Field-Tested is still very good!)
Additional Information: FN Fire Serpents are much rarer than others, although MW and FT StatTrak™ Fire Serpents are (nonetheless) very rare: there are very few FN Fire Serpents in the world - making them EXTREMELY rare, and one of the rarest skins in the game.

The AWP Medusa Trade-UP Contract

Collection: The Gods and Monsters Collection
Skins Required: 4x M4A4 Poseidon, 6x Random Classified Skins
Grade (?-?): Classified-Covert
Cost (USD): $900USD~
Variations: AWP Medusa (40%), Random Covert Skin (60%)
Aim: AWP Medusa (Minimal Wear or Factory New)
Additional Information: The AWP Medusa is a very rare AWP Skin that most of you may not have heard of, the reason why I have included this is because of the rarity, and popularity among people who know about it. Although not preferred over the Dragon Lore (for most), it is significantly rarer than the Dragon Lore as it cannot be dropped from a Souvenir Package, and only match "luck" drops. This is the third skin to be a Covert in a non-Valve series case after the AWP Dragon Lore and the AUG | Akihabara Accept.

[epicpoop]

this is a fking time capsule xd

[XpoRisen]

very helpfull guide

[xander]

very

[@1kvmi]

how outdated would you say these prices are?

[xander]

well it has 2015 in the title

[Delta]

Well this is outdated, not profitable anymore :I

[xander]

@giraffeman | {LIEN SUPPRIMÉ}csgogem.com | it used to back when i made this guide

[Ooflord]

the FN jet set makes almost no profit

[Sigismund Schlomo]

do these trade ups still make profit?

[xander]

@MicigaKiNG thanks, the prices of the tradeup contracts are outdated though (I think)