To compare CS2 skin prices, match the exact item first (weapon, finish, wear and normal, StatTrak™ or Souvenir), then compare what you pay when buying or what you keep when selling. A gap between two listed prices is not profit until the selling fee comes off. The price table shows the same item on up to nine marketplaces.
Match the item before the price
| Field | Match | What a price row won’t tell you |
|---|---|---|
| Weapon and finish | The full item name | Nothing else: a different weapon is a different price |
| Wear | Factory New, Minimal Wear, Field-Tested, Well-Worn or Battle-Scarred | The exact float inside that wear |
| Quality | Normal, StatTrak™ or Souvenir | The premium for one particular copy |
| Special attributes | Doppler phase, pattern and stickers where they matter | What one pattern or sticker craft is worth |
Each skin page in the skins database lists every marketplace’s price for each wear. The float guide covers floats.
Compare two marketplaces in the price table
- Search for the item. If it doesn’t show up, check the filters: by default the table hides items under $0.50, gaps under 1% and items that did not sell on Steam in the last 7 days.
- Pick the two marketplaces under Left price and Right price.
- To compare buying on the left with selling on the right, switch on Estimated sale fees: the right price then has that marketplace’s selling fee taken off, and the left stays the listed price. Deposit, withdrawal and currency costs are not included.
- Open the marketplace links and check the actual listing before you buy.
What the gap percentage means
The Gap % column is (highest price − lowest price) ÷ lowest price × 100 across the marketplaces that have a price. It has no direction and is not a return.
| Step | Calculation | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Buy on the left | Listed price | $100.00 |
| Sell on the right | Listed price | $110.00 |
| Gap | ($110 − $100) ÷ $100 | 10% |
| Sale after the fee | $110 × 0.92 | $101.20 |
| Difference | $101.20 − $100 | $1.20 |
The 10% gap leaves $1.20, and a $2 withdrawal charge would turn it into a $0.80 loss. If the sale after fees were $95 instead, the gap would still read 5.26% ((100 − 95) ÷ 95), while buying at $100 and selling at $95 loses 5%.
Buying and selling are different sums
When buying, add deposit and currency costs to the item price. When selling, take off the seller fee and the payout cost; the sell fee calculator does it for a percentage plus a fixed charge. A sale on the Steam Community Market pays into your Steam Wallet, and Valve’s Market FAQ says those funds can’t be withdrawn to a bank. The marketplace fee guide lists each marketplace’s fee.
When a price is missing or a gap looks too good
- No price: the price is unknown, not $0.
- Only one marketplace has a price: there is nothing to compare yet.
- A very large gap: check that it is the same item, how old the price is and what the fee is.
- A rare pattern or sticker craft: compare individual listings of similar copies; a market-wide price doesn’t include the premium.
Before selling, make sure your account can trade; the VAC and trade ban guide lists the restrictions.