How To Sell CSGO (CS2) Skins For Real Money

If you’re still wondering whether this is possible, let’s keep it short: yes, you can sell your CSGO skins for real money. However, you must forget about the Steam Community Marketplace, because there’s no way to convert your balance into real cash.

If you decide to sell your skins on Steam, you can only use the funds for buying new games, software, other in-game items, and the like. So, basically you’re just getting “credits” to spend inside the Steam ecosystem. Not good. Because you deserve to use your money as you please.

This is why you need to join a third party skins trading site, or a CS2 cash out site, as they’re the unique platforms that will allow you to sell your CSGO skins for real money.

Let’s start by talking about third-party CS:GO (CS2) trading sites.

You Must Join a Third Party Skins Trading Site

Third-party CS:GO trading sites work just like the Steam Marketplace, but with huge advantages such as being able to sell your skins and items for real money, and withdraw the balance via your preferred payment method such as PayPal, credit cards, bank transfer or cryptocurrencies.

Here you have the list of CS2 trading sites we recommend for selling skins for real cash:

• CS.Money
• TradeIt.gg
• SkinPort
• DMarket
• SkinBaron

These are the best websites to sell CSGO skins because they are well-established, licensed and they have plenty of liquidity thanks to the millions of users who trade on these platforms every month, helping you to sell your items for real money as soon as possible.

Once you have selected your preferred site, based on the withdrawal method you want to use, here’s how you can sell your skins for real money:

1. Sign up or log into your account at your chosen CS:GO trading site
2. Connect your Steam Inventory
3. Select the skins you’d like to sell
4. List them for sale on the marketplace
5. Execute the trade instantly via the platform’s bot or sell them manually via P2P
6. Once your CS2 skin(s) has been sold, proceed to the “Cashier” or “Withdrawal” section
7. Input how much you’d like to withdraw
8. Select your preferred payment method
9. Click on “Cash Out” or “Withdraw”
10. Receive real money via your preferred payment method!

This is the same process you have to follow at the majority of CS2 trading sites if you want to exchange your skins for real money. It will take you less than 10 minutes to list your skins, but keep in mind it can take a while before someone decides to purchase your items.

If you want to speed up the process, we recommend you to price your skins at 10-15% less than the average market price for similar items to yours listed on the marketplace. This way your offer is going to get the most attention, and hence you will be able to turn your skin into real money pretty fast.

Keep in mind CS2 trading sites might charge selling and withdrawal fees, so you can expect to get 5-10% less for your skins when selling them for real money and cashing out the funds. However, this is a small price to pay in exchange for having the freedom to use your money as you please, instead of being subjected to the rules of Steam and Valve.

This is the first method to exchange your skins for real money, but if you want extreme convenience and speed, you need to look into cashout sites. The next section will bring you all the information you need.

When Should You Consider CSGO Cashout Sites?

When looking to sell CS2 skins for real money, our first recommendation is to use third-party trading sites, as they are going to charge the lowest fees, hence allowing you to get the most money for your CS (CS:GO) skins. 

However, there are a few disadvantages when selling your skins at a traditional trading site:

• It might take a while before someone decides to purchase your skins (if they ever do), so you are 100% subjected to the market’s behavior, and if you decide to go the P2P route, you must make sure you’re available to complete the trade, further complicating the transaction
• When you manage to sell your skin, most trading sites will process your withdrawal request within 1-3 business days, making this method impractical if you need the money as soon as possible
• Due to new regulations, a smaller number of trading sites are supporting cryptocurrencies as a valid withdrawal method when selling your skins for real money

Hence, if you need money yesterday and via cryptocurrencies, you should consider using a CSGO cashout site such as SkinCashier, Skins.Cash or the cashout service by DMarket. They will buy any of your CS:GO skins instantly, approve your withdrawal request automatically and send the money to you via your preferred cryptocurrency within minutes. Sweet deal.

Here’s how you can sell your skins for real money instantly at cashout sites:

1. Sign up or log into your account at your preferred CS2 cashout site
2. Connect your Steam inventory
3. Select the skins you want to cash out
4. Accept the offer
5. Click on “Cash Out”
6. Receive your money via your preferred cryptocurrency or payment method

Nonetheless, there’s a huge downside you must consider: they are going to pay only 40-50% of the market price of your skins. Let’s say you want to sell a Skeleton Knife | Case Hardened with the pattern #681 valued at $2,500, if you decide to use a cashout site, they will only pay you from $1,200 to $1,500 USD.

This is the steep price you must pay if you want to get your money without problems and in record time. And this is why we don’t recommend cashout sites as your first option when looking at how to sell your CSGO skins for real money, because you’re going to leave a lot of cash on the table, and there’s no way to recover it once you have sold your items.

This is all you need to know when it comes to selling CS:GO (CS2) skins for real money. If you still have questions, let us know in the comments. We will get back to you as soon as possible!