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Borderlands 4 Bundle Containing Fortnite Skin is an eBay Investment, Randy Pitchford Suggests — Even Though Account Trading Risks a Ban
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<blockquote data-quote="Admin" data-source="post: 68503" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><img src="https://assets-prd.ignimgs.com/2025/09/10/gxczhslxgaawm16-1757495924952.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></p><p><a href="https://www.ign.com/games/borderlands-4" target="_blank">Borderlands 4</a> boss Randy Pitchford has suggested that the game's pre-order bundle, which contains a free <a href="https://www.ign.com/games/fortnite" target="_blank">Fortnite</a> skin, could become a worthwhile investment — after a previous Borderlands skin fetched "over $2k when trading on eBay."</p><p></p><p>Writing on social media, Pitchford highlighted the looter shooter's Epic Games Store pre-order offer, which unlocks the Mad Moxxi skin in Fortnite. But players have been quick to point out that "trading" is against Fortnite's Terms of Service, and liable to result in a ban.</p><p></p><p>"Is it true that the pre-order incentive Psycho Bandit skin in became one of the most valuable skins in Fortnite sometimes fetching over $2k when trading on eBay?" Pitchford <a href="https://x.com/DuvalMagic/status/1964487591253966880" target="_blank">wrote</a>. "What are the odds this bundle becomes worth much more than the price of the game it is promoting?"</p><p></p><p></p><p>Firstly, it's worth breaking down exactly what Pitchford is referring to here. The Psycho Bandit skin he mentions was originally released in 2019, as part of a similar Epic Game Store promotion with Borderlands 3. It was also briefly available via Fortnite's item shop — before disappearing from sale for a lengthy period.</p><p></p><p>It's during this time that the skin did become something of a coveted item among Fortnite players, though its perceived value dropped significantly when it returned returned on sale in April 2025, becoming widely-available once again after a gap of five years.</p><p></p><p>Fortnite skins deemed rare or unlikely to be sold again often attract player interest, though Fortnite itself of course does not offer any ability to sell or trade in-game items with other players. Instead, some players simply buy or sell accounts with rare items included — something which Epic Games is <a href="https://www.epicgames.com/help/en-US/c-Category_EpicAccount/c-AccountSecurity/can-i-buy-sell-or-share-an-epic-games-account-a000090985" target="_blank">clear</a> is against the company's Terms of Service, and risks a lengthy (or permanent) ban.</p><p></p><p>All of which is worth bearing in mind when considering whether buying Borderlands 4 just for its attached Fortnite skin is really the best pitch for a money-making scheme. But hey, <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/borderlands-4-standard-edition-price-set-at-70-after-all" target="_blank">at least the game isn't $80</a>.</p><p></p><p>Borderlands 4 launches this Friday, September 12, for PC via Steam and the Epic Game Store, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. A Nintendo Switch 2 version will then follow on October 3.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><em>Tom Phillips is IGN's News Editor. You can reach Tom at <a href="mailto:tom_phillips@ign.com">tom_phillips@ign.com</a> or find him on Bluesky </em><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/tomphillipseg.bsky.social" target="_blank">@tomphillipseg.bsky.social</a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/borderlands-4-bundle-containing-fortnite-skin-is-an-ebay-investment-randy-pitchford-suggests-even-though-account-trading-risks-a-ban" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Admin, post: 68503, member: 1"] [IMG]https://assets-prd.ignimgs.com/2025/09/10/gxczhslxgaawm16-1757495924952.jpeg[/IMG] [URL='https://www.ign.com/games/borderlands-4']Borderlands 4[/URL] boss Randy Pitchford has suggested that the game's pre-order bundle, which contains a free [URL='https://www.ign.com/games/fortnite']Fortnite[/URL] skin, could become a worthwhile investment — after a previous Borderlands skin fetched "over $2k when trading on eBay." Writing on social media, Pitchford highlighted the looter shooter's Epic Games Store pre-order offer, which unlocks the Mad Moxxi skin in Fortnite. But players have been quick to point out that "trading" is against Fortnite's Terms of Service, and liable to result in a ban. "Is it true that the pre-order incentive Psycho Bandit skin in became one of the most valuable skins in Fortnite sometimes fetching over $2k when trading on eBay?" Pitchford [URL='https://x.com/DuvalMagic/status/1964487591253966880']wrote[/URL]. "What are the odds this bundle becomes worth much more than the price of the game it is promoting?" Firstly, it's worth breaking down exactly what Pitchford is referring to here. The Psycho Bandit skin he mentions was originally released in 2019, as part of a similar Epic Game Store promotion with Borderlands 3. It was also briefly available via Fortnite's item shop — before disappearing from sale for a lengthy period. It's during this time that the skin did become something of a coveted item among Fortnite players, though its perceived value dropped significantly when it returned returned on sale in April 2025, becoming widely-available once again after a gap of five years. Fortnite skins deemed rare or unlikely to be sold again often attract player interest, though Fortnite itself of course does not offer any ability to sell or trade in-game items with other players. Instead, some players simply buy or sell accounts with rare items included — something which Epic Games is [URL='https://www.epicgames.com/help/en-US/c-Category_EpicAccount/c-AccountSecurity/can-i-buy-sell-or-share-an-epic-games-account-a000090985']clear[/URL] is against the company's Terms of Service, and risks a lengthy (or permanent) ban. All of which is worth bearing in mind when considering whether buying Borderlands 4 just for its attached Fortnite skin is really the best pitch for a money-making scheme. But hey, [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/borderlands-4-standard-edition-price-set-at-70-after-all']at least the game isn't $80[/URL]. Borderlands 4 launches this Friday, September 12, for PC via Steam and the Epic Game Store, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. A Nintendo Switch 2 version will then follow on October 3. [I]Tom Phillips is IGN's News Editor. You can reach Tom at [email]tom_phillips@ign.com[/email] or find him on Bluesky [/I][URL='https://bsky.app/profile/tomphillipseg.bsky.social']@tomphillipseg.bsky.social[/URL] [url="https://www.ign.com/articles/borderlands-4-bundle-containing-fortnite-skin-is-an-ebay-investment-randy-pitchford-suggests-even-though-account-trading-risks-a-ban"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]
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