Glossary
Skinport Fees Explained: What Buyers and Sellers Pay
In short
Skinport charges sellers a flat 8% of the sale price (6% on items above €1,000, 2% on private sales) and charges buyers nothing. Skinport adds no fee on payouts, so the only cost built into a flip is the seller fee you pay when you resell.
Skinport charges sellers 8% of the sale price and buyers nothing. Items priced above €1,000 drop to a 6% seller fee, and private sales to a named buyer cost 2%. Skinport itself takes no fee on payouts. It cut the standard rate from 12% to 8% in July 2025 and described the cut as permanent.
The fee looks small, but it sets the floor under every flip: a skin has to resell for roughly 8.7% more than you paid before you make anything. This page covers exactly what each side pays, works the maths through with real numbers, and shows why a "10% discount" is worth much less than it sounds. To run your own numbers, use the flip profit and Skinport fee calculator.
Who pays what on Skinport
| Fee | Rate | Paid by |
|---|---|---|
| Standard seller fee | 8% | Seller |
| Seller fee on items above €1,000 | 6% | Seller |
| Private sale to a named buyer | 2% | Seller |
| Buyer fee | 0% | Buyer |
| Payout from Skinport | 0% | None |
The seller fee comes off the sale price when the item sells, so what lands in your Skinport balance is 92% of the price (94% above €1,000, 98% on private sales). Your bank or payment provider can add its own charges on top, and Skinport doesn't control those.
The 6% tier is set by item price, not by how much you sell. Fee schedules change: the standard rate moved from 12% to 8% in July 2025, so check Skinport's current rates before working out a large purchase.
Worked examples: what you actually keep
A $100 skin resold at $130. The fee is 8% of $130, which is $10.40. You receive $119.60, and after the $100 you paid, your profit is $19.60 (19.6% on what you spent).
A $1,000 skin resold at $1,300. At this price the 6% tier applies, so the fee is $78.00. You receive $1,222.00, and your profit is $222.00 (22.2%). The same sale at 8% would have cost $104, so the lower tier is worth $26 here.
Neither example allows for the price moving while you hold the item, the time it takes to find a buyer, or sellers undercutting you. Those are real costs the fee calculation can't show. The calculator applies the right tier for you and lets you enter your own rate.
The break-even rule: how cheap is "underpriced"?
Because you keep 92% of the sale price, you only break even when you resell for at least 108.7% of what you paid (about +8.7%). On the 6% tier the figure is 106.4%.
That is why a listing priced 10% under the going rate is a much smaller opportunity than it looks. Assume a skin that sells for $100 and see what each discount leaves after the 8% fee, if you can resell at the full $100:
| Bought at a discount of | You pay | You receive on resale | Profit | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5% | $95 | $92 | −$3 | −3.2% |
| 10% | $90 | $92 | +$2 | +2.2% |
| 15% | $85 | $92 | +$7 | +8.2% |
| 20% | $80 | $92 | +$12 | +15.0% |
| 25% | $75 | $92 | +$17 | +22.7% |
The first column is where most casual "deals" disappear. A 5% discount loses money and a 10% discount barely clears the fee, before any price movement at all. Treat these numbers as the best case: they assume you resell at exactly the going rate.
Fees and tradelocked skins
Skins that are still tradelocked are often listed at a discount because the buyer can't resell for up to seven days. That discount has to cover the seller fee and any drop in price while you wait. A deeper discount leaves more room, but it also tends to mean the item is harder to move.
Use the tradelock checker to see when a given item becomes tradable, then work out the sale with the fee included before you commit money to the wait.
How Skinport's fees compare with the Steam Market
The Steam Community Market takes a combined 5% Steam fee and 10% CS2 fee, added on top of what the seller receives. That works out to about 13% of the price the buyer pays, and the proceeds arrive as Steam Wallet funds that can't be withdrawn. Our Skinport vs Steam Market comparison has the full side-by-side.
How Revenant counts the fee
Revenant shows every deal's profit after Skinport's seller fee, so the number you see is the number you'd keep. The profit share Revenant charges is worked out the same way: sale price, minus what was paid, minus the Skinport seller fee. A snipe that sells at a loss or breaks even carries no profit share. Access is invite-only, and nothing here is a promise of profit, since skin prices move.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Skinport's seller fee?
Skinport's standard seller fee is 8% of the sale price. It is 6% on items priced above €1,000 and 2% on private sales to a named buyer. The fee is taken when the item sells.
Do buyers pay a fee on Skinport?
No. Buyers pay the listed price with a 0% buyer fee. Skinport's fee is charged to the seller, which is why the price you pay equals the price shown.
Does Skinport charge a withdrawal fee?
Skinport does not take a fee on payouts. Your bank or payment provider may charge its own fees, and payout options and verification requirements can change, so check Skinport before you cash out.
Did Skinport change its fees in 2025?
Yes. In July 2025 Skinport lowered its standard seller fee from 12% to 8%, said the change was permanent, and kept the 6% rate for items above €1,000 and the 2% rate for private sales.
How do I work out my profit after Skinport's fee?
Take the sale price, subtract the seller fee (8% of the sale price on a standard sale), then subtract what you paid. For example, a skin bought at $100 and sold at $130 leaves $130 − $10.40 − $100 = $19.60. The profit calculator does this for you.
How much cheaper than market does a skin need to be to make money?
At the 8% fee you need to resell for at least 108.7% of your purchase price just to break even, which means a listing needs to be well over about 8% below the price it will actually sell for. Smaller discounts are wiped out by the fee, before any price movement.