Which Dota 2 items we buy
When you sell Dota 2 items to SkinCashier, we buy them ourselves, so there's no listing and no waiting for a buyer. We buy tradable cosmetics that have a Steam Community Market price: hero items and set pieces, bundles, taunts and their Inscribed, Autographed and Genuine versions. After you sign in with Steam, every item we can buy shows its price. Items we can't buy are grayed out, and items you can't trade yet are shown locked.
Each version is priced from its own market data, so an Inscribed or Genuine item doesn't get the price of the standard one. Rare items that hardly ever sell may get no offer, because there's no reliable price to start from.
We don't buy loading screens, items worth less than $0.30 or items released in the last two weeks, because their price isn't stable yet. We may also skip an item we already hold too many of.
Trade holds: turn on Steam Guard first
Steam holds Dota 2 trades for up to 15 days when the Steam Guard Mobile Authenticator hasn't been active on your account for 7 days. We can't accept a trade that Steam would put on hold, so turn the authenticator on first and sell once those 7 days have passed. You can check your trade hold on Steam before you start. Accounts with a trade ban can't sell.
Once the trade goes through, the money is on your SkinCashier balance. Steam's 7-day trade protection applies to CS2 items only, so Dota 2 items aren't affected. CS2 items and items from other games go in separate trades.
How we price Dota 2 items
Each price starts from the item's Steam Community Market data and is checked against other markets. Items that rarely sell or whose price jumps around get a lower offer or none at all. Our prices are lower than Steam Market listings for a simple reason: a Steam Market sale pays you in Steam Wallet funds, Steam adds about 15% in fees on top of your price (5% for Steam and 10% for Dota 2), and that money can't leave Steam. We pay real money, and you see the exact amount for each item before you send anything.
Cash out to PayPal or crypto
To sell Dota 2 items for PayPal, pick PayPal when you withdraw your balance: the money goes to your PayPal email, in USD, for a 2% fee. You can also withdraw to Bitcoin, Ethereum or Litecoin, for a network fee from $0.10 (Litecoin) to $2 (Bitcoin). You see the exact amount before you confirm. Read how PayPal payouts and crypto payouts work.
Where else you can sell Dota 2 items
The Steam Community Market is the easiest place to start, but it only pays Steam Wallet funds. Trading sites and bots swap your items for other items, not for cash. On a marketplace you set your own price and wait for another player to buy. If you can wait, that can get you a higher price than ours, but less popular items can take days to sell. When you sell to SkinCashier, you see a fixed price up front and the sale is done in one trade.