Hi guys, I’ve been seeing a lot of “which site should I use”, "where can I trade my items" posts lately, so I decided to do a proper test for you.
The idea was simple. Take liquid items that the average cs2 player owns – nothing too crazy – and try to trade them up to a new knife
My inputs were:
– Gut Knife Night Field-Tested
– AWP Redline Minimal Wear
– Stattrak Dashstar Music Kit
Real cash value (lowest CSFloat listings of the 3 skins summed up): ~$148
Target item: Falchion Tiger Tooth Factory New: ~$145
Here are the results:
| Site | My Items | Falchion Price | % Extra |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pirateswap | $218.79 | $235.51 | +7.64% |
| Tradeitgg | $239.05 | $267.63 | +11.96% |
| Skinsmonkey | $199.87 | $227.10 | +13.62% |
| Skinswap | $202.49 | $237.50 | +17.29% |
| Skinvault | $124.64 | $151.66 | +21.68% |
| CSMoney | $138.60 | $172.88 | +24.73% |
Sites that didn't offer the Falchion knife and offered something else instead:
– Shadowpay: Only took 2 items ($140.84 on site). Offered Huntsman Autotronic FT (~$101 real value).
→ ~30% real loss
– Swapgg: Valued my 3 items at $263.99. Offered USP-S Monster Mashup FN ($119.49 real cash).
→ 19.15% real loss
Moral of the story: A lot of these sites look clean on the surface and make you think you are getting extra money for your items but in reality they are quietly taking a huge cut. Always check real market prices (CSFloat) before trading!