PirateSwap vs SkinSwap

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).

PirateSwap

10% listed

Stated seller fee. Publishes an instant cash price.

SkinSwap

Varies by payout route

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

Loading the measured figures.

What each states

Confirm on the marketplace before you sell: fees and limits change by item and country.

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

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.

Has the itemShare of popular skins and containers with an ask.

Holds the lowest askShare of those items where no other market asks less. Ties count for each.

Typical ask vs cheapestHow far its median ask sits above the lowest ask on the same item.

Instant cash priceShare of the same items with a price the market pays now.

Prices for one skin

PirateSwap and SkinSwap on a skin you choose. Start with the example or search your own.

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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.

Instant cash prices

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PirateSwapInstant cash buyerCash offer
Payout$23.46
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USD · hourly quotes from each market, before seller fees. The marketplace confirms the final offer. How we rank · Disclosure

List it and wait for a buyer

These markets have no cash price for this skin. The figure is the lowest ask on the market, the price other sellers list at, not a payout.

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SkinSwap2 offersListing (you wait)
Listing price$29.86
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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.

PirateSwap

Seller fee listed at 10%. Other sites quote 5% or a 3-6% range, so confirm on the site.Third-partyThird-party listing, not confirmed by PirateSwap
Payouts in Bitcoin, Ethereum and Tether; no bank, card or PayPal payout is listed.Third-partyThird-party listing, not confirmed by PirateSwap
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
Youngest of the eight: founded in November 2024.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
Fee sources disagree widely (see the fee line); compare the payout screen on SkinSwap before you sell.Third-partyThird-party listing, not confirmed by SkinSwap
Trustpilot score and review count; company details from the marketplace and public registries.Third-partyTrustpilot

Spot something wrong? Send a correction with a source link. Back to all markets · PirateSwap profile · SkinSwap profile

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