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Step-by-step help with Steam settings, trading and CS2 game systems.

5 articles tagged #trading#trading

Your Steam trade URL: where to find it and when to reset it

What a Steam trade URL is, where to copy it, what it does and doesn't let other people do, and when to generate a new one so old copies stop working.Oct 10, 20264 min read

Steam privacy settings for CS2 trading: what to make public

Which Steam profile and inventory privacy settings trade partners and sites need, what stays visible no matter what, and why newly traded CS2 items are hidden from others for 10 days.Oct 10, 20264 min read

Trade-up contracts in CS2: rules, odds and the float formula

How CS2 trade-up contracts work in 2026, including five-Covert knife trades, Souvenir inputs, the community-tested odds and the normalised float formula.Oct 10, 20265 min read

How to price-check a CS2 skin before you buy or sell

A step-by-step routine for pricing a CS2 skin: pin down the exact item, read recent sales instead of asking prices, adjust for float, pattern and stickers, and account for fees.Oct 10, 20264 min read

Limited Steam accounts: the $5 rule, what it blocks and how to lift it

Why new Steam accounts start out limited, which features the $5 spending rule locks, what counts toward it and what doesn't, and how limited status affects trading and the Community Market.Oct 9, 20265 min read