These crates are randomly given to players at the end of games and will give players one random skin from the selection. The crates can be opened with a key that costs $2.50. If a creator's skin is included in that crate, they get a cut from that key sale. Creators also get a cut from peer-to-peer sales of their skins.May 2, 2017
How much money do skin creators make CSGO?
A Counter-Strike: Global Offensive weapon skin designer revealed how much money creators make when one of their cosmetic skins is accepted by Valve: “way more” than $40,000 a pop.