Skinport vs SkinSwap

Stated seller fee: Skinport 8% (6% from 1,000; 2% private sales); SkinSwap varies by payout route; no single figure. For cash out both state a bank, card or PayPal payout; only SkinSwap states a crypto payout (facts checked 1 Oct 2026).

Skinport

Stated seller fee. No instant cash price in our data.

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

Both. It states a bank, card or PayPal payout.

Cash in crypto

SkinSwap only. It states a crypto payout.

Money without the 7-day wait

Neither is reported to skip the hold.

Selling a $1,000+ skin

Skinport only. It states a lower or flat fee for expensive items.

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.

8% (6% from 1,000; 2% private sales)

Varies by payout route; no single figure

Paid out via

Bank transfer

PayPal, Venmo, bank, crypto

Identity check

ID check before first payout (run by Adyen)

Not stated in our sources

When the money arrivesSteam protects items for 7 days after a trade, which most cash-outs wait for.

Bank payout reported at 1-3 business days

Crypto in minutes, PayPal or Venmo in hours (per SkinSwap)

Trust signalsSelf-selected reviews, not an audit.

4.8 of 5 from about 35.3K Trustpilot reviews

4.3 of 5 from about 2.3K Trustpilot reviews

Operator

Skinport GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany, founded 2018

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

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

Check another skin

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)

No instant cash price for this skin. No market returned a cash price for it, so the table shows where sellers list it. You would wait for a buyer and get the price minus the market's fee.

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2 markets

SkinSwap2 offersListing (you wait)
Listing price$29.86
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Skinport548 offersPeer-to-peer marketplaceID checkListing (you wait)
Listing price$27.39−8.3%
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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.

Skinport

Standard sales fee 8% (cut from 12% on 18 Jul 2025); 6% on items over 1,000 in your currency; 2% on private sales. Buying carries no fee.OfficialSkinport blog: lower fees for everybody
Payout is by bank transfer. Skinport does not list PayPal as a payout route in the comparison sources we read; some guides mention other routes, so check your account.Third-partyThird-party listing, not confirmed by Skinport
Sellers pass identity checks (government ID and a selfie) run by Adyen before withdrawing.Third-partyThird-party listing, not confirmed by Skinport
Bank payouts are reported at 1-3 business days. We did not find an official statement on how trade protection affects when proceeds unlock.Third-partyThird-party listing, not confirmed by Skinport
Despite a high Trustpilot score, some reviewers mention KYC and payout delays before a first cash-out.Third-partyTrustpilot: Skinport
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

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