True Fee Index

See how far each marketplace’s instant cash price sits below the cheapest listing, next to its stated fee and payout cost. For each item we compare what a marketplace pays now with the lowest price anywhere for the same item and wear, then take the median. Only Tradeit, DMarket and PirateSwap publish a cash price. How prices are measured

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Measured next to stated

The first column is measured by Gamezod every hour. The rest is what each marketplace states, with sources on its profile page.

Measured cash price gap and stated fees per marketplace
Marketplace	Seller feestated	Payout coststated	When the money arrivesstated
CS.MONEY	5% on Market sales, 3% from $1,000	No CS.MONEY withdrawal fee, though the payment system may charge. $10 minimum	After the 7-day hold, then up to 5 days
Tradeit	5-20% instant sell, built into the price shown	2% for bank or crypto, $10 minimum; store balance is free	7-10 days from the sale (7-day hold, then payout)
Skinport	8%, or 6% from 1,000 and 2% on private sales	Not published	1-3 business days by bank transfer
DMarket	2% on liquid items, up to 10% on low-liquidity	No DMarket fee, but payment processors charge their own, shown before you confirm	After the 7-day hold, then up to 48 hours (e-wallets) or 7 working days (cards, wire)
PirateSwap	10%	Not published	Said to be instant, from its own balance
SkinsMonkey	10%	No cash payout	Sale proceeds arrive as site balance
SkinSwap	Varies by payout route, no single figure	Service fee on payouts, lower for crypto, with no single figure published	Crypto in minutes, PayPal or Venmo in hours
CS.Trade	5-10%	No cash payout listed	Not published

"Above" means the marketplace's cash price is higher than the cheapest listing anywhere. That can happen when a price is a buy order or is shown before the seller fee.Tradeit says its instant-sell fee is already in the price it shows. For the others we cannot tell, so the stated fee may come off the figure.

By item price

The same measure split by the item's Steam price.Steam's minimum fee and cent rounding distort cheap skins.

How to read it

Pick a market for your skin, then check its price on the skin itself. The gap varies by item.

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The gap includes pricing policy and any margin the marketplace keeps, so it is not proof that the whole gap is a platform fee. A stated fee is not proof of what you will receive either. Currency conversion, network fees and method minimums come on top, and Steam holds items for 7 days after a sale before most cash-outs.

Trade credit is a separate series and is not pooled with cash prices.

The measurement covers the most listed skins and containers. How prices are measured

Questions people ask

What is the True Fee Index?

It compares what each marketplace pays for a skin right now with the cheapest listing for the same item anywhere, and sets that gap next to each marketplace's stated seller fee, payout cost and payout timing.

Is the gap the same as the marketplace fee?

No. The gap includes pricing policy and any margin the marketplace keeps. It is not proof that the whole gap is a platform fee, and a stated fee is not proof of what you will receive.

Why does a cash-out take about a week?

Steam protects items received in a trade for 7 days, and the trade can be reversed in that time. CS.MONEY, Tradeit and DMarket say cash waits for it.