How do I obtain a Golden Frying Pan?
Is it strictly from MvM or is it for the upcoming Ready Steady Pan tournament participants only?
How can I get one of these beauts?
Solution 1:
The first Golden Frying Pan was awarded 25 Nov 2013 to a user by the name of majine. When it was awarded, a notification went out to every user in-game, similar to the announcement everyone gets when giving/receiving the Something Special for Someone Special. This player obtained it by simply completing an Operation Two Cities tour and got it as a random reward.
You could consider obtaining a Golden Frying Pan similar to winning the lottery, where your 4 tour of duty tickets is like a lottery ticket. Every time you complete a full tour, you have an incredibly small chance of obtaining one.
Solution 2:
It can only be obtained as random drop upon completing the Mann vs. Machine Two Cities tour.
Solution 3:
Another question (closed as a duplicate) asked if it's possible to buy a golden frying pan. No one has answered that here, so I will attempt it:
There are two main places to buy in-game items for real-world money: the Steam market, and from traders.
- The Steam Market is much safer, but it relies on people actually putting the item up on the market. Since the seller will only get Steam wallet in return, it's much less likely you'll find one there. As of 2015-12-16, there are no golden pans available on the market.
- The best place to find someone trading a golden pan for Paypal is tf2outpost.com. As of right now, tf2outpost has 13 golden frying pans for sale. The current price is $2500-3000, so don't expect to find one for cheap. Make sure to only trade with someone of extremely high reputation, and follow all the usual trading safety procedures. They will probably want the money sent to them ahead of time (possibly months in advance of the actual trade), to avoid chargeback scams.
Good luck!