Trading
How trades, buy orders, listings and trade reversals work.
TradingSteam trade protection in CS2: how the 7-day reversal window works
Every CS2 item you receive in a Steam trade is protected for seven days, and the trade can be reversed. What gets locked, how reversals work, and what it means for buyers and sellers.
TradingBuy orders vs listings: how CS2 order books and spreads work
Listings are asking prices and buy orders are standing bids. How the two sides of the order book meet on Steam, whose order gets filled first, and what the spread costs you.
TradingInstant sell vs listing a CS2 skin: trading price for speed
Selling instantly gets you paid now at a discount, while listing gets you closer to full price if you can wait. How to decide item by item, and what each route really costs.
TradingCS2 trading glossary: the terms traders use, explained
Plain definitions of the words you meet when buying, selling and trading CS2 skins, from float and pattern to spread, overpay, trade-ups, terminals and trade protection.
TradingWhat happens to items and money when a CS2 trade is reversed
A reversed CS2 trade sends items back, but money paid outside Steam stays where it went. What changes for each side, on Steam and on marketplaces, and how to protect yourself.
TradingChecking a Steam profile before a CS2 trade: age, level, bans and impostors
What a Steam profile and the trade offer window tell you about a trade partner: SteamID, account age, level, bans, comments and name history, and which of those signals are easy to fake.
TradingHow CS2 trade bots work: bot accounts, confirmations, offers and impostors
A trade bot is an ordinary Steam account run by software. How bots send and confirm offers, what trade protection changed, and how to tell a genuine bot offer from an impersonator's copy.
Trading