Where to sell your CS2 skins: the complete site comparison

Updated on October 11, 2026. 7 min read.

You have skins sitting idle in your inventory and you want to turn them into money. Good news: there are several serious sites for that. Bad news: they don't all take the same cut, and the gap can exceed 10% of the selling price. On a €100 skin, that is more than €10 of difference in your pocket.

This guide compares the main marketplaces where you can sell a CS2 skin for real money, with their commissions, withdrawal fees, delays and traps. The figures come from the sites' official pages or from comparisons that cite them, verified in October 2026.

The short answer

To get the most from a common skin: CSFloat (2% commission) or Skinport (8%, free withdrawal by bank transfer).
To sell in a few minutes: bot sites (CS.Money instant sell, Lis-Skins, Tradeit.gg), but you sell 5 to 15% below market price.
For an item over €1,000: look at SkinBaron (2% from €999) and Skinport (6% above €1,000).
To avoid if you want money: the Steam Market, because the money stays locked in your Steam wallet.

The simplest thing is still to run your skin through our sell calculator: it does the maths site by site with current prices.

The criteria that really matter when selling

Seller commission

This is the percentage the site keeps on each sale. It ranges from 2% (CSFloat) to 15% (SkinBaron at the standard rate, or the Steam Market). It is the criterion that weighs most, but it is not the only one.

Withdrawal fees

Once the sale is done, the money is in your balance. To get it into your bank account or onto your card, some sites take another cut. CSFloat charges 0.5 to 2.5% depending on your sales volume; Skinport takes nothing on bank transfers; Lis-Skins takes 3.5% + €0.50 on a card withdrawal. A site with a small commission but big withdrawal fees can end up less attractive than it looks.

Payout time

Since July 2025, Steam applies a 7-day trade protection to CS2 items: a trade can be reversed during that time. As a result, marketplaces only pay you after this window, so about 8 days in practice. Every serious site is affected. We explain it in detail in our guide to the 7-day trade protection.

Liquidity

A site with lots of buyers sells your skin faster and at a better price. A site with a very low commission but few buyers can leave you waiting for days. For heavily traded skins (AK-47, AWP, popular knives), this is rarely a problem on the big sites.

Security

A site that closes overnight can lock up your balance. In 2026, GamerPay closed at the end of May and BitSkins at the end of June, the latter with withdrawals blocked according to several sources. Favour sites that have been around for several years, with lots of reviews, and never leave a large balance sitting there: withdraw as you go.

The sites to sell on, one by one

CSFloat: the lowest commission

CSFloat takes 2% on each sale, the lowest commission among the major Western marketplaces. It works peer to peer: when your skin sells, you send the Steam trade to the buyer yourself. Withdrawal is by bank transfer or card via Stripe, or in USDC (a cryptocurrency), with fees of 0.5 to 2.5% that fall as your sales volume grows. Identity verification is required to withdraw.

Ideal for: selling at the best price if you are happy to send the trades yourself.

Skinport: the European benchmark

Skinport is a German company and one of the biggest marketplaces in Europe. Its commission has been 8% since July 2025 (it was 12% before), 6% above €1,000 and 2% for private sales. Withdrawal is by bank transfer only, with no fee on Skinport's side. Items are deposited on bots: once your skin is listed, you have nothing more to do. Identity verification is mandatory to withdraw.

Ideal for: selling without handling trades, with a free SEPA transfer.

DMarket: variable fees

DMarket combines a marketplace and bot trading. Its seller commission ranges from 2 to 10% depending on the item's liquidity: very low on popular skins, higher on rare items. Since September 2025, sale proceeds are held for 7 days before they can be withdrawn. Withdrawal fees depend on the method chosen and are not published as a fixed rate. Several users complain about holds for compliance checks: have your documents ready.

Ideal for: very liquid skins, where the commission drops to its lowest.

CS.Money: the quick sale

CS.Money takes 5% on its market, and offers an instant sell that pays 5 to 10% below market price. Withdrawal is to a Visa card only, with no fee on CS.Money's side (your payment provider may charge one). The money is available after Steam's trade protection.

Ideal for: quickly selling a common skin.

SkinBaron: attractive for expensive items

SkinBaron, another German site established since 2014, takes 15% at the standard rate, which makes it one of the most expensive for small skins. But the commission drops to 2% from €999. For a high-end knife or pair of gloves, it is one of the most attractive sites.

Lis-Skins and Tradeit.gg: speed before price

These sites buy your skin instantly with their bots. You are paid right away (or almost), but at a price below the market: about 10% less on Lis-Skins, about 15% less for instant sell on Tradeit.gg. Be careful: on Tradeit.gg, deposited balance cannot be withdrawn directly as money. Lis-Skins mainly targets Russian-speaking users.

The Steam Market: safe, but the money stays locked in

Steam's official market is the safest, but Steam and the game take about 15% in total, and above all the money stays in your Steam wallet: you cannot transfer it to your bank account. It is useful for buying games, not for cashing out. Full details in Steam Market or marketplace.

Worked example: selling a €100 skin

Here is what reaches your account if you sell a skin for €100 on each site, after commission and published withdrawal fees. When a site shows a range, we take the worst case (CSFloat at 2.5% withdrawal, DMarket at 10% commission).

Site	Commission	Withdrawal	You get
CSFloat	€2.00	€2.45	€95.55
CS.Money	€5.00	€0	€95.00
Skinport	€8.00	€0	€92.00
DMarket	€10.00	not published	€90.00 at most
Lis-Skins	€10.00	€3.65	€86.35
SkinBaron	€15.00	not published	€85.00 at most
Steam Market	≈ €13	not possible	≈ €87 in Steam credit

On a €1,200 item, the ranking changes completely: SkinBaron (2%) takes the lead with about €1,176, ahead of CSFloat and CS.Money. Hence the value of redoing the maths for every sale.

Note that these figures assume you sell at the same price everywhere. In reality, the price a skin sells for varies from site to site. Our calculator uses the lowest price actually listed on each site, which gives a result closer to reality.

The mistakes that cost you

Selling without checking the float. Two skins with the same wear are not worth the same: a low float or a sought-after pattern can be worth much more. Read our guide to float and wear before selling an expensive item.
Forgetting identity verification. Do it before selling, otherwise your money stays locked while it is being validated.
Selling outside a platform. A "direct" sale for a bank transfer or PayPal is scammers' favourite playground, especially now that trades can be reversed for 7 days. See how to avoid scams.
Leaving a large balance on a site. Withdraw regularly: if the site closes, your balance can be locked.

FAQ

Which site takes the lowest commission for selling a CS2 skin?

CSFloat, with 2% per sale. But you have to add 0.5 to 2.5% in withdrawal fees. For items over €999, SkinBaron also drops to 2%, with no known withdrawal fees on the site's side.

How long does it take to receive the money?

About 8 days on serious sites, because of the 7-day trade protection Steam introduced in July 2025. Add your bank's transfer time, usually one to two working days.

Do you have to provide ID to sell?

To withdraw real money, yes, on most sites. It is an anti-money-laundering requirement. Sites that promise you money with no verification at all are best avoided.

Can you be paid via PayPal?

A few sites offer it, such as Waxpeer, which added PayPal in March 2026, but that site has a lot of complaints about payout delays. The major European sites pay by bank transfer.

Is it better to sell on Steam or on a marketplace?

On a marketplace if you want money in your bank account. On Steam if you plan to spend the money on Steam games: it is simple and safe, but the money does not come back out.

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