Selling a CS2 skin on the Steam Community Market costs 15% on top of your price: the listing window adds a 5% Steam fee and a 10% CS2 fee to what the buyer pays. The money goes to your Steam Wallet and can’t be withdrawn. Third-party marketplaces take less per sale (Skinport 8%, DMarket usually 2–10%, CSFloat 2%) and pay out cash, with their own withdrawal costs.
CS2 selling fees by marketplace
| Marketplace | What a sale costs | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Steam Community Market | 5% Steam fee + 10% CS2 fee, added to your price in the listing window. Paid out as Steam Wallet funds only. | Steam Market FAQ |
| Skinport | 8% standard; 6% for items over €1,000; 2% for private sales. | Skinport, 18 July 2025 |
| DMarket | CS2 sales usually 2–10% depending on how liquid the item is (liquid items 2%); trades 2.5%. | DMarket fees, updated 24 September 2026 |
| CSFloat | 2% sale fee; 0.5–2.5% withdrawal fee depending on sale volume. | CSFloat, 22 August 2021 |
| Tradeit | Bank and crypto payouts: 2% processing fee, $10 minimum. Sale proceeds unlock after a 7-day protection period. | Tradeit payout guide, 2 August 2026 |
The marketplace fee guide keeps the fees our tools use for every marketplace in one table.
How Steam’s 15% works
Steam adds both fees to the price you ask. If you want to receive $100, the buyer pays $115. If the buyer pays $100, you receive about $86.96 ($100 ÷ 1.15). The Steam fee has a $0.01 minimum, so very cheap items lose a larger share. The “You receive” figure in the listing window is the exact amount.
The Market FAQ sets the other limits:
- Market sales and purchases go through the Steam Wallet. The money can’t be withdrawn or moved to a bank or another account.
- A Steam Wallet holds at most $2,000, and one listing can be at most about $1,800.
- Completed Market transactions are final.
Compare what reaches you, not the headline fee
Example: marketplace A can sell your skin for $100, takes 2% of the sale and then 2% of the payout. You receive $100 × 0.98 × 0.98 = $96.04. Marketplace B can sell it for $106 and takes 8%: $106 × 0.92 = $97.52. The higher fee still leaves $1.48 more. A $2 fixed payout charge at B would drop it to $95.52 and reverse the result.
Net cash = sale price × (1 − selling fee) × (1 − withdrawal fee) − fixed chargesPercentages taken one after another multiply; they don’t add up.
Steam Wallet or cash?
Sell on Steam when you will spend the money on Steam. Valve’s Steam Subscriber Agreement says Wallet funds have no cash value and can’t be exchanged for cash. Turning Wallet funds into cash means buying an item on Steam and selling it elsewhere: two prices and two sets of fees.
Compare fees for your item
The price table shows one item on up to nine marketplaces; switch on “Estimated sale fees” to see the price after the selling fee. The fee comparison calculator runs the same sale through every marketplace. Before you send an item, read the trading safety checklist.