Buying the lowest listing is the fast way to get a skin. A buy order is the cheap way: you say what you will pay, and a seller who wants cash now sells to you instead of waiting for a buyer at the listing price.
Why sellers accept less
Not everyone wants to wait. Traders cashing out, people who need balance for something else, and bots clearing inventory all sell into the highest buy order. The gap between the highest order and the lowest listing is the spread, and buying at the bottom of it is how traders make their margin.
Picking a price
- Check the lowest listing on several marketplaces first, on the prices table. If another site sells it for less than your order, buy there.
- Look at the current highest order. Bidding one step above it puts you first.
- Set a ceiling you will not cross, and stick to it. Orders fill when the market dips, so patience is the whole point.
Staying first in line
Other buyers will outbid you, sometimes minutes after you place your order. A robot can watch the orders for you and move yours up a step at a time, never over your ceiling. Our robots do this on DMarket and Market.CSGO.