Alex: The Wannabe Gamer has written an article about the most popular platforms for CS:GO skin trading which we are happy to publish! Read bellow:

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Hey, guys! I am Alex: The Wannabe Gamer, and in this article I'll try to cover the most popular platforms for CS:GO skin trading. Part of them serves strictly as listing places while others provide instant payments by acquiring the skins from the users. More details on these services you can find at csgoreview.com. I created it to help fellow CS:GO fans find an optimum trading service for their skins.

I decided to list them in a random order so you for yourself could rate them based on the information and facts mentioned in this post. The article features nine websites which I personally tested and my thoughts on their performance.

R2pleasent

R2Pleasent has been trading in-game items and keys since February 2007. The company started trading CS:GO skins in January 2015. They also buy and sell stuff from RuneScape, Team Fortress 2, Dota 2 and LOL.

It's one of the very few websites which don't use bots for the trade automation. Every deal goes through communication with a real person from their chat window. The support chat people are very polite and helpful, but the website has one huge drawback – sometimes they just don't buy skins. That was exactly my case, so I wasn't able to sell anything to them. Also, they don't buy skins cheaper than $5.

• Fee: none;
• Withdrawal methods: PayPal, Western Union, Skrill, Bitcoin;
• Withdrawal time: couldn't be measured;
• Usability: moderate;
• Support: 24/7 live chat support.

Csgoshop

CSGOSHOP is a registered Canadian company that sells random cases and works as a platform for trading CS:GO skins. I did personally check the Federal Corporation Information of Canada for the presence of CSGOShop Ltd.

The platform has two options for skin trading: instant trade and listings. It means that you can list a skin with your price on the website and wait for someone to buy it or instantly sell the skin to CSGOSHOP. Instant sale has fixed prices which depend on a Steam value of an item.

• Fee: 5%;
• Withdrawal methods: PayPal;
• Withdrawal time: around 15 minutes;
• Usability: good;
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LootMarket

LootMarket is a marketplace website that started selling Dota 2 skins in 2015. The demand was high, and soon enough its owners understood that CS:GO skins are a must-have commodity on their platform. Users set the prices for their own items. I suggest taking time and looking up the prices on similar skins listed by different users. Keep in mind that the website doesn't have a minimum price for the item but it does have a maximum value which can't be higher than skins lowest Steam price + 10%.

• Fee: 10% less + a commission depending on the withdrawal method;
• Withdrawal methods: PayPal, G2A Wallet, Credit Cards/Debit Cards, Skrill, Paysafecard, Bitсoin, Yandex.Money, CashU, QIWI, WebMoney;
• Withdrawal time: depends on the method;
• Usability: good;
• Support: 24/7 live chat support.
  
  

Cs.money

Cs.money allows trading your CS:GO skins for the skins and keys which the website is offering automatically. This way you can get some new stuff you have been waiting for in drops but never got lucky enough to score. Bots make the trading process fast and smooth since you don't have to negotiate with real people and wait for the best offer. Cs.money has its own grading system which forms the terms of a trade.

• Fee: 3%;
• Withdrawal methods: you get skins and keys, not money;
• Usability: very good;
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Skins.cash

With no doubt, skins.cash is a pioneer in its field. It was the first platform that started giving out instant payments for CS:GO skins. Before that, the standard scheme for skin marketplaces was only providing intermediary services. They only allowed people to trade skins between each other and took commission from the deals. Skins.cash, on the other hand, buys in-game items from a customer and provides immediate payments. The prices are set by the service.

• Fee: none;
• Withdrawal methods: PayPal, WebMoney, QIWI, VISA/MasterCard, Bitcoin;
• Withdrawal time: from 5 minutes, varies depending on the method;
• Usability: very good;
• Support: 24/7 live chat support.
  
  

BitSkins

BitSkins is a platform for skin trading created by a group of "veterans from the gaming and payments industries" with the office based in San Francisco, CA. It provides space for listings. The platform presents information on a market value of the item, but the prices are set by the sellers.

• Fee: 5% and less;
• Withdrawal methods: PayPal, Bitcoin, Bank cards;
• Withdrawal time: varies depending on the method;
• Usability: moderate;
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CSGO Lounge

CSGO Lounge means strictly business and doesn't spare a single minute on creative design or copywriting. It's a well-known platform primarily due to its CS:GO betting services. But it also is a listings billboard for people who wish to sell, exchange or trade CS:GO, Dota 2, and TF 2 items and keys. This service works only as a meeting point for customers. The trading, as well as payment and withdrawal, is negotiated by users alone.

• Fee: none;
• Withdrawal methods: none;
• Withdrawal time: couldn't be measured;
• Usability: moderate;
• Support:
  
  

SkinXchange

SkinXchange is the platform based in Austin, TX. The service provides two options for trade:

• Instant – the platform immediately buys your skins for the price it suggests which is usually lower than average market value;
• Listing – provides you with a possibility to list your skin on the platform and wait for someone to buy it. In this case, the price is chosen by the seller.
• Fee: none;
• Withdrawal methods: PayPal (no more than $500 at a time);
• Withdrawal time: around 15 minutes;
• Usability: moderate;
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Opskins

Opskins is officially registered Canadian company. We can surely state that this is the most popular CS:GO marketplace in the world. It can even be compared to Forex because you don't have to play CS:GO to trade here. It's enough to have trained analytical skills and good intuition. Opskins provides a place for listings so the prices of the items are set by items' owners.

• Fee: 5%-10% depending on user's status + additional fee depending on the withdrawal method;
• Withdrawal methods: PayPal, Bitcoin, Bank cards;
• Withdrawal time: varies depending on the method;
• Usability: very good;
• Support:

All of this is only a part of the information about CS:GO skin trading services. More details about the selling processes, bonus programs and giveaways you will find at https://csgoreview.com/.