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ShadowPay vs CS.TRADE
ShadowPay and CS.TRADE side by side: what each charges, how you cash out, and which is cheaper, from the lowest listing of every item both sell.
37.2% cheaper on ShadowPaycheaper on CS.TRADE 54.1%
Of the items both sell, ShadowPay is cheaper on 37.2% and CS.TRADE on 54.1%: CS.TRADE wins more often. For skins over $100 it turns around: ShadowPay is cheaper more often. Neither is cheaper on everything, so check the skin you want on the prices page.
| ShadowPay | CS.TRADE | |
|---|---|---|
| The marketplace | ||
| Type | Peer to peer | Bots and peer to peer |
| Seller fee | 5% | Not published |
| Buyer fee | 0% | Not published |
| Cash out to | Bank card, Crypto, Bank transfer | None |
| Our trading robot | — | — |
| Buy orders in our API | — | — |
| Against every marketplace | ||
| Items it alone is cheapest on | 0.2% | 1.6% |
| Rank for the lowest price | #21 | #14 |
| Typical gap to the lowest price | 13.4% | 10.8% |
| Head to head, over the items both sell | ||
| Cheaper on | 37.2% | 54.1% |
| Under $10 | 32.0% | 57.1% |
| $10 to $100 | 52.8% | 46.7% |
| Over $100 | 70.5% | 29.5% |
| One of each item costs | the least | 13.5% more |
Fees and cash-out as reported in November 2026 by the review sites on each marketplace's page; fees change, so check before you trade. Prices from every item's lowest listing now.
Cheaper on ShadowPay
The most liquid skins that cost less there right now.
| Item | ShadowPay | CS.TRADE |
|---|---|---|
 Desert Eagle | Printstream (Battle-Scarred) | $30.22 | $30.97 |
 Dreams & Nightmares Case | $0.77 | $0.81 |
 AWP | Arsenic Spill (Factory New) | $0.56 |
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Questions
ShadowPay or CS.TRADE?
On 37.2% of the items both sell, ShadowPay has the lower price; CS.TRADE on 54.1%. The rest cost the same on both.
For the items over $100 both sell, ShadowPay is cheaper on 70.5% and CS.TRADE on 29.5%.
ShadowPay takes 5% of a sale. CS.TRADE does not publish one seller fee. As reported in November 2026; fees change, so check before you trade.
The CS2 price API gives both marketplaces' cheapest listing of every item in one request. The marketplaces page ranks all of them.
