The best reliable marketplaces for buying and selling CSGO skins

In addition to the skill in the game, cool players are standing out by rare skins. But getting them is not always possible. It may be too expensive to buy weapon skins on the Steam marketplace, or the required ones may not be available. In this case, CSGO skin marketplaces out of the Steam come to the rescue. However, there is always the risk of fraud and huge fees on third-party trading platforms. To avoid these troubles, here is a list of the best CSGO skins marketplaces. Also here you can find detailed instructions on how to buy skins profitably, quickly and safely.

Where to buy CSGO skins?

There are several key factors to consider when choosing the best trading platform. First, you need to research the price of the skins. It must be lower than on the Steam Community Market. Otherwise what’s the point of buying on an external platform? Next, you should make sure that the website with skins is reliable. It must contain an authorization form Steam. The marketplace must have good user reviews. Only after this marketplace can be used to buy and sell skins. List of top and safe platforms:

• Skinport.com;
• Bitskins.com;
• Skinbaron.de;
• Stonefire.io;

The fees on these websites are 5-15%. Each of them offers many deposit and withdrawal options: bank transfer, Skrill, Payoneer, G2A Pay, Crypto.

Steam or Marketplace – which should you choose?

If it is possible to buy or sell CSGO skins without risk on the Steam Community Marketplace then why use other marketplace? Here is a list of the main benefits of both ways..

Marketplace Benefits

Float value. The more player use some skin, the worse it will look. FactoryNew-skins always has bright paint and almost no scratches or other visual defects. At the same time, Well-Worn or Battle-Scarred skins will look significantly worse. Float value is measured in numbers between 0.0 to 1.0.

The condition of the skin also affects its market value. This is especially important when you are buying expensive skins. For example, a Tiger Tooth with a float value of 0.066 will look worse than a Tiger Tooth with 0.0002. On the Steam Community Market, you can only see how the skin looks visually, not its float-value number. If you are using the Steam Market, to see the float value in numbers you need to select a skin in the game or install a special browser plugin.

Limiting the amount of the cost. On the Steam Community Market, you will not be able to buy or sell a skin for more than $1800. Therefore, if you want to trade expensive items like Dragon Lore then it is better to find another place. High-tier skins (Rubys, Sapphires, Emeralds and others) are also best traded on third-party platforms. Big Traders use well-known marketplaces like Skinport.com, Bitskins.com, which have low fees and nice prices. A lot of Chinese traders can be found on the Western platforms from the list above.

Lower fees. Using Steam Community Market you need to pay 15% of the skin’s cost for a buy. On well-known trading platforms, the fees are 5-10%, which is much more profitable. In addition, websites like Skinport (for EU-region) and Bitskins (NA-region) offer more attractive prices.

Withdraw money. On the Steam Community Market, sellers receive money on a Steam Account. You can only spend money inside Steam on games or skins. If you sell on external platforms, money can be withdrawn to many payment systems and spent in real life.

Steam Community Market Benefits

On SCM, you can buy or sell skins instantly and with 100% security. Transactions are carried out without using bots or P2P systems. The user is always protected and in case of any problems can contact Steam support.

Buying skins with Crypto

Some websites allow you to buy skins for cryptocurrencies (Bitcoin, Etherium, and others). For example, at CSGOEmpire or CSGORoll, you can make a deposit in crypto and buy any skin. Also on these websites there is roulette and betting with skins, however, you cannot deposit with skins or withdraw crypto there. The money won can be spent on purchasing new CSGO skins.