Best CS2 skin marketplaces, ranked by what you actually keep
Marketplaces ranked by net proceeds at $100, $500 and $2,000 — computed from published fees, verified monthly, never influenced by what a platform pays us.
last reviewed · 2026-07-14
Most “best marketplace” lists rank by affiliate payout and call it editorial. This one is arithmetic: take each platform’s published fees, apply them to a sale, rank by what reaches the seller. That’s the whole methodology — and because fees tier and threshold, the honest answer changes with the amount, which is why there are three rankings below instead of one.
fees last verified · 2026-07-13Want your exact amount instead? Use the fee calculator — same data, same formula, any number, live item prices included.
Selling around $100
Best cash route beats the Steam Market by $13.00 on this sale — and the money actually leaves Steam.
Selling around $500
Best cash route beats the Steam Market by $65.00 on this sale — and the money actually leaves Steam.
Selling around $2,000
Best cash route beats the Steam Market by $260 on this sale — and the money actually leaves Steam.
At this end of the market, also read the high-value selling guide — fees are only part of the four-figure picture.
How to read these rankings
- The bar is the split: green is yours, red is the platform’s. The percentages come from each platform’s sale fee plus its withdrawal fee, resolved for that specific amount — tiered and threshold fees are applied exactly, not averaged.
- “Net” assumes a normal, liquid sale. Platforms that charge more for illiquid items (the footnotes in the fee table mark them) can cost more than shown if your item is unusual.
- Payout form matters as much as rank. An instant platform paying site balance is not the same money as a SEPA transfer — check the payout line under each name, then the route guides: PayPal · SEPA · crypto.
- Steam is the baseline, not an option, because its proceeds never become money.
- Platform deep-dives: CSFloat · DMarket · Skinport · ShadowPay — each review runs the full listing-to-withdrawal cycle for that platform.
Methodology, in one paragraph
Every number is computed from one dataset of published fees, re-verified by hand each month (the badge above shows the last verification date). Rankings are produced by the same open formula for every platform. Affiliate relationships — disclosed above and in full here — never touch the math: platforms that pay us nothing are ranked by the same rule as platforms that do. When a fee is a range or has conditions, we model the stated default and footnote the range. If that ever stops being true of a number on this site, the editorial policy is the standard to hold us to.
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Frequently asked questions
Why does the ranking change with the sale amount?
Because fees aren't flat. Some platforms tier their withdrawal fee by amount, some reduce their sale fee above a threshold, and flat fees weigh differently on small and large sales. A single 'best marketplace' answer is usually a sign nobody did the math.
Do affiliate deals influence this ranking?
No. The ranking is computed from each platform's published fees by the same formula, whether or not the platform has an affiliate program. Skinport, which pays us nothing, ranks wherever the math puts it.
Why is the Steam Market listed if you can't cash out?
As the baseline. It's where most players sell by default, so every ranking shows what the best real-money route earns compared to it — and remember its proceeds stay locked inside Steam.