Stated seller fee: SkinsMonkey 10% listed (single source); CS.Trade 5% or 10%, sources disagree. For cash out neither states a bank, card or PayPal payout; neither states 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
Neither states a bank, card or PayPal payout.
Cash in crypto
Neither states a crypto payout.
Money without the 7-day wait
Neither is reported to skip the hold.
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.
SkinsMonkey
CS.Trade
Seller feeAs each market states it. Buying carries no marketplace fee at either.
10% listed (single source)
5% or 10%, sources disagree
Paid out via
No cash payout: site balance only
No cash payout listed
Identity check
Not applicable without cash payout
Not applicable without cash payout
When the money arrivesSteam protects items for 7 days after a trade, which most cash-outs wait for.
Sale proceeds arrive as site balance
Not stated
Trust signalsSelf-selected reviews, not an audit.
4.6 of 5 from about 2.4K Trustpilot reviews
4.6 of 5 from about 347 Trustpilot reviews
Operator
Virtual Asset Empire Ltd, Nicosia, Cyprus, founded 2020
Aimskins Sp. z o.o, Krakow, Poland, founded 2016
Measured by Gamezod
Hourly prices over the same sample of popular items for both markets.
SkinsMonkey
CS.Trade
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
SkinsMonkey and CS.Trade on a skin you choose. Start with the example or search your own.
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.
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.
Balance cannot be withdrawn, it can only be used on SkinsMonkey. Turning it into cash needs a separate cash-out partner.OfficialSkinsMonkey help center
Selling gives site balance or other skins immediately; there is no payout step.OfficialSkinsMonkey help center
Trustpilot score and review count; company details from the marketplace and public registries.Third-partyTrustpilot
