What is the difference between Instant and P2P offers?

Instant offers come from SkinSwap’s own bot inventory and deliver immediately. P2P offers come from other users, who have 12 hours to send the item; if they do not, your balance is refunded automatically. P2P is usually cheaper, instant is faster.

What happens if a seller does not send my skin?

On P2P offers the seller has a 12-hour window to complete the Steam trade. If the item never arrives, SkinSwap refunds your balance automatically rather than requiring you to open a dispute.

Which games does SkinSwap support?

Counter-Strike 2 and Rust. It does not cover Dota 2 or Team Fortress 2, so it is narrower than Market.CSGO or CS.Deals but broader than the CS-only platforms.

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Q: How do I withdraw money from SkinSwap?

Through PayPal, Venmo or cryptocurrency. None of them carry a percentage fee — PayPal and Venmo charge a flat $0.25 per payout, and crypto costs only network gas. There is no bank transfer option.

0% Seller Fee
~10–14% Buyer Fee
0% Deposit Fee
0% Withdrawal Fee

Introduction

SkinSwap is a CS2 and Rust marketplace operated by DES Labs, LLC. It runs two layers side by side — an instant bot inventory and a peer-to-peer market — and prices them differently, which is unusual enough to be the main thing worth understanding about it.

How the market works

Instant offers come straight from SkinSwap’s own bots and land in your inventory immediately. P2P offers come from other users, who have up to 12 hours to send the item through Steam; if they do not, your balance is refunded automatically. You are choosing between speed and price on every listing.

Fees explained

SkinSwap doesn’t publish a rate for any of this on its own site. It confirms only that "there is a small service fee charged on both deposits and payouts," without naming a percentage or flat amount for either side, and separately notes that "payout fees are significantly smaller when cashing out through crypto compared to PayPal or Venmo payouts." Third-party measurement of the buy/sell spread puts the effective buyer-side cost at roughly 10–14%, with no equivalent charge for sellers or on deposits. Payouts carry no percentage either: PayPal and Venmo take a flat $0.25 regardless of amount, and crypto costs only network gas. Deposits run through crypto, Kinguin, card or Cash App; payouts go out via PayPal, Venmo or crypto.

How to buy

Browse the market with filters for price, float and pattern, then pay from your account balance. Check whether an offer is Instant or P2P before committing: the first arrives in seconds, the second can take up to 12 hours.

How to sell

Pick the skins you want to move from your Steam inventory, choose a payout method, and complete the trade. SkinSwap doesn’t charge an explicit selling commission — the balance you receive matches the listed price, with the payout method’s own cost (a flat $0.25 on PayPal or Venmo, gas only on crypto) taken at the point of cashing out rather than deducted from the sale.

Cashing out

Balance goes out via PayPal, Venmo or cryptocurrency. None of them carry a percentage fee: PayPal and Venmo charge a flat $0.25 per payout, and crypto costs only network gas — which is why SkinSwap says crypto payouts run cheaper than PayPal or Venmo, though the flat fee matters more the smaller the amount.

Who it's for

Reasonable for sellers who want their skins converted to balance quickly, and for buyers who don’t mind waiting on a P2P offer if it happens to land cheaper than an instant one. Less good if you want a marketplace-published rate to compare before you commit — the ~10–14% buyer-side cost only shows up in third-party measurement of the spread — or if you are depositing by card, where reviewers repeatedly flag processor costs.

Advantages & Disadvantages

Advantages

Payouts carry no percentage fee — just a flat $0.25 on PayPal or Venmo, or network gas on crypto
Deposit and payout methods cover crypto, card, Kinguin, Cash App, PayPal and Venmo between them
Instant bot offers land in your inventory immediately, without waiting on another trader
Automatic refund if a P2P seller fails to deliver within 12 hours
Supports Rust alongside CS2

Disadvantages

Card deposits are repeatedly flagged by reviewers as carrying high processor fees, and SkinSwap itself still doesn’t publish a rate for its own service fee — the ~10–14% buyer-side cost is only visible via third-party measurement of the spread
P2P offers can take up to 12 hours to arrive
No bank transfer payout — PayPal, Venmo or crypto only
Company details beyond the operating entity are not published

Alternatives to SkinSwap

Frequently Asked Questions

SkinSwap doesn’t publish a rate itself. It confirms only that "there is a small service fee charged on both deposits and payouts," without saying how much either side costs. Third-party measurement of the buy/sell spread puts the effective buyer-side cost at roughly 10–14%, with no equivalent charge for sellers. On payouts, PayPal and Venmo take a flat $0.25 regardless of amount and crypto costs only network gas — which is why SkinSwap says crypto payouts run cheaper than PayPal or Venmo.

Last reviewed 17 August 2026.