Stated seller fee: SkinsMonkey 10% listed (single source); SkinSwap varies by payout route; no single figure. For cash out only SkinSwap states a bank, card or PayPal payout; only SkinSwap 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
SkinSwap only. 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
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
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
No cash payout: site balance only
PayPal, Venmo, bank, crypto
Identity check
Not applicable without cash payout
Not stated in our sources
When the money arrivesSteam protects items for 7 days after a trade, which most cash-outs wait for.
Sale proceeds arrive as site balance
Crypto in minutes, PayPal or Venmo in hours (per SkinSwap)
Trust signalsSelf-selected reviews, not an audit.
4.6 of 5 from about 2.4K Trustpilot reviews
4.3 of 5 from about 2.3K Trustpilot reviews
Operator
Virtual Asset Empire Ltd, Nicosia, Cyprus, founded 2020
DES Labs, LLC, Glen Allen, United States, founded 2021
Measured by Gamezod
Hourly prices over the same sample of popular items for both markets.
SkinsMonkey
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
SkinsMonkey and SkinSwap 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
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
