CS2 marketplace fees range from about 2% to 15% depending on the site and side of the trade, and they're the single biggest reason a 'good deal' turns into break-even. Understanding who charges what — seller fee, buyer cost, and cash-out — is what separates profitable trades from busy-work.
Say you buy a skin for $100 and another market lists it at $115 — a tidy +15% on paper. Sell there at a 12% seller fee and you net $115 − $13.80 = $101.20. After the $100 buy, that's ~$1.20 of profit before you even think about cash-out. The gross spread looked great; the net spread was noise. This is exactly why SkinRadar computes every spread after the selling market's fee — read the method on our about page.
Seller fees cluster like this (always confirm current rates on each site):
Next: see how fees decide the answer in where to sell CS2 skins for the most.
Seller commissions run from about 2% on low-fee markets like CSFloat to ~13%+ on the Steam Community Market, with most Western cash markets in the 6–10% range. Cash-out to real money can add a small extra fee.
CSFloat is among the lowest for sellers at roughly 2%. But the best net outcome depends on both the buy price and the sell fee together, so the lowest-fee market isn't always the most profitable for a given flip.
Yes — the Steam Community Market takes roughly 13% total, and proceeds are paid as Steam wallet funds that can't be withdrawn as cash. That combination makes Steam better for reinvesting than for cashing out.
How CS2 sticker value works: tournament capsules, supply cutoffs, holo/gold tiers, application risk — and how sticker value does (and doesn't) transfer to skins.
The realistic ways to turn CS2 skins into withdrawable money: payout marketplaces, fees along the route, trade holds, and how to lose the least value cashing out.