Steam wallet to cash rate

Steam wallet funds cannot be withdrawn. Enter a balance to see what buying skins on Steam, waiting 7 days and selling them for instant cash returns.

Steam wallet balance

$100.00USD · spent on skins

Example skin · instant cash

$100.00 Steam wallet ≈ $75.99 cash

Example on AK-47 Redline. Instant cash pays $24.56 for a skin that costs $32.32 on Steam. The market-wide median loads next.

Locked for 7 days, not a withdrawal. Steam wallet funds cannot be withdrawn. This route buys skins on Steam, waits out the 7-day trade protection and sells them, so prices can move and fees come off on top.

How the money moves

An estimate from market prices, not a Steam wallet withdrawal service.The median of the best cash price for each item, divided by its Steam price. How prices are measured

Your balance in cash

$100.00 of Steam wallet, swapped through skins.

Steam wallet funds cannot be withdrawn. The workaround is to buy skins on Steam, wait 7 days and sell them for a marketplace's instant cash price. This page shows what that returns per dollar.

Steam wallet

$100.00

Spent on skins at the Steam lowest listing price.

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Value at the cheapest listings

Rate — before seller and payout fees.

SkinSwap's guide to this route puts the total loss at 25 to 40% of the balance once fees and spread are counted (SkinSwap guide). Steam prices here can lag the live price.

How the money moves

1
Buy skins on Steam with your wallet funds.
You pay the Steam lowest listing price. Steam's fee (5% plus a game fee, 10% for CS2) is already inside that price.
2
Wait 7 days.
Items bought on the Community Market carry Steam's 7-day trade protection, so you cannot sell them on before it ends. Prices can move while you wait.
3
Sell to a market's instant cash price.
The rate on this page, before the market's seller fee.
4
Withdraw.
Each market has its own payout cost, identity check and timing. They are in the by-market table and on each market's profile.

Live example: AK-47 | Redline (Field-Tested)

Steam lowest listing, updated at 04:28 UTC $32.32Lowest ask $24.93 = 0.771 per Steam dollarInstant cash $24.56 = 0.760 per Steam dollar

Which market pays the most per Steam dollar

What $100.00 becomes at each marketplace's instant cash price, and what the marketplace states about getting the money out.

Instant cash price per Steam dollar by marketplace with stated payout costs
Marketplace	Per Steam dollarmedian skin	Your balancebefore fees	Payout coststated	When the money arrivesstated

The median of each marketplace's cash price divided by the Steam price, over the items it bids on. Ranked by rate only.Seller fees (see each profile) may come off on top. Stated payout costs and timing come from each marketplace or a third-party listing, with the source on each profile. See the sources

Rate by item price and category

Cheap skins and expensive skins convert differently. Pick skins in the band that fits your balance.Medians per band. A ratio below 1.000 means the marketplace price is below the Steam price.

By item price

By category

Medians by category. How prices are measured

Rate per Steam dollar by item category
Category	Lowest ask / Steam	Lowest ask most often at	Items

The marketplace named is the one that most often has the best price in that category.

Questions people ask

Can I withdraw my Steam wallet balance as cash?

No. Steam wallet funds cannot be withdrawn. The workaround is to buy skins on Steam, wait out the 7-day trade protection, then sell them to a marketplace that pays cash.

How much of a Steam wallet balance do I get back?

SkinSwap's guide to this route puts the total loss at 25 to 40% of the balance once fees and spread are counted. The measured part, the instant cash price per Steam dollar before seller and payout fees, is shown on this page.

How long does it take to turn Steam wallet funds into cash?

At least 7 days. Items bought on the Steam Community Market carry Steam's 7-day trade protection, so you cannot sell them on before it ends. After that each marketplace has its own payout timing, listed in the by-market table.