Stated seller fee: PirateSwap 10% listed (single source); SkinSwap varies by payout route; no single figure. For cash out only SkinSwap states a bank, card or PayPal payout; both state a crypto payout (facts checked 1 Oct 2026).
Stated seller fee. No instant cash price in our data.
Which one for which job
From the stated facts (checked 1 Oct 2026) and our measured prices.
Cash in a bank, card or PayPal
SkinSwap only. It states a bank, card or PayPal payout.
Cash in crypto
Both. It states a crypto payout.
Money without the 7-day wait
PirateSwap only. Reported to pay from its own balance (single third-party source).
Selling a $1,000+ skin
Neither states a high-value fee.
Buying at the lowest price
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What each states
Confirm on the marketplace before you sell: fees and limits change by item and country.
PirateSwap
SkinSwap
Seller feeAs each market states it. Buying carries no marketplace fee at either.
10% listed (single source)
Varies by payout route; no single figure
Paid out via
Crypto only (Bitcoin, Ethereum, Tether)
PayPal, Venmo, bank, crypto
Identity check
Not stated in our sources
Not stated in our sources
When the money arrivesSteam protects items for 7 days after a trade, which most cash-outs wait for.
Reported to pay at once from its own balance
Crypto in minutes, PayPal or Venmo in hours (per SkinSwap)
Trust signalsSelf-selected reviews, not an audit.
4.6 of 5 from about 4.7K Trustpilot reviews
4.3 of 5 from about 2.3K Trustpilot reviews
Operator
GVANTAGEWeb Limited, Hong Kong, founded 2024
DES Labs, LLC, Glen Allen, United States, founded 2021
Measured by Gamezod
Hourly prices over the same sample of popular items for both markets.
PirateSwap
SkinSwap
Has the itemShare of popular skins and containers with an ask.
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Holds the lowest askShare of those items where no other market asks less. Ties count for each.
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Typical ask vs cheapestHow far its median ask sits above the lowest ask on the same item.
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Instant cash priceShare of the same items with a price the market pays now.
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Prices for one skin
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AK-47 | Redline (Field-Tested)Example skin. Search above to check the one you hold or want.Full item page · Steam lowest listing $35.14 (updated at 09:15 UTC)
Highest instant cash price: PirateSwap, $23.46. This is what the market offers for the skin now, before payout costs. Most markets release the money after Steam's 7-day hold, see what each market states.
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Instant cash prices for AK-47 | Redline (Field-Tested)
USD · hourly quotes from each market, before seller fees. The marketplace confirms the final offer. Highlighted rows are promoted and listed first. How we rank · Disclosure
Sources
Official means the marketplace's own page; third-party means a listing we could not confirm on the marketplace.
One third-party listing says PirateSwap pays from its own balance instead of waiting out the 7-day hold. Single source; we have not tested it.Third-partyThird-party listing, not confirmed by PirateSwap
Trustpilot score and review count; company details from the marketplace and public registries.Third-partyTrustpilot
SkinSwap
SkinSwap says it charges a service fee on deposits and payouts, lower for crypto than for PayPal or Venmo, and does not publish one number.OfficialSkinSwap: sell CS2 skins
One comparison site lists 45% for cashing out directly and about 10% when trading skins; we could not confirm the 45% on SkinSwap's own pages, so treat it as unverified.Third-partyThird-party listing, not confirmed by SkinSwap
Bitcoin, Tether, USD Coin, Litecoin, Ethereum, PayPal, Venmo or bank transfer through Stripe.OfficialSkinSwap: sell CS2 skins
SkinSwap describes trade execution in seconds, PayPal or Venmo payouts in hours and crypto in minutes. Whether the 7-day hold applies is not stated on the pages we read.OfficialSkinSwap: sell CS2 skins
