How SteamAnalyst prices skins

SteamAnalyst is an independent CS2 price comparison service covering 40+ marketplaces, including CSFloat, BUFF163 and Skinport. Not affiliated with Valve or Steam.

We track marketplace prices for knives, gloves and weapon skins, including expensive items such as the AWP | Dragon Lore. Steam is one source among many. A missing Steam quote does not prevent us from showing prices from other marketplaces.

What each price means

• Buy prices: observed asking prices from marketplace listings. They show what a seller is asking, not proof of a completed sale. Open the marketplace to confirm availability and the total you would pay.
• Market average: a reference estimate for the item and variant, shown separately from marketplace offers. It is not a listing you can buy and is not a guaranteed sale price. If a current reference is unavailable, some views use an available historical average.
• Steam price: a Steam Community Market quote where available. Steam Wallet value differs from withdrawable cash. A dash means no usable quote is available; it does not mean the skin has no value.
• Best payouts: available cash offers or bids. Compare fees and eligibility before treating these as proceeds you will receive.
• Trade values: values used by a trading site for swaps. Site credit, withdrawal asks and cash prices have different meanings; read the basis shown beside the figure.

Where prices come from

Our comparisons include CSFloat, BUFF163, Skinport, DMarket, CS.MONEY and other platforms in our marketplace directory. The site covers 40+ marketplaces overall. The number with a usable quote varies by item, wear and variant. Multiple feeds for the same marketplace do not represent separate marketplaces.

On a skin page, open the additional-marketplaces section to see the full comparison. The highlighted buy offer is selected from the main table; additional marketplaces may show a lower price. Compare their availability and purchase requirements before choosing a seller.

Expensive skins and Steam’s listing limit

The item-page explanation uses the displayed buy quotes for the selected variant. Missing data alone is not treated as proof that an item exceeds Steam’s limit.

Compare the same item

Match the wear condition, Normal/StatTrak/Souvenir version and, where applicable, Doppler phase. A family page shows several variants; each variant has its own prices. Marketplace quotes are normalized for display in a common currency. Currency conversion does not make Steam Wallet balances or trade credit equivalent to cash.

Listing prices and reference averages also differ from the value of an individual copy. Float, pattern, stickers, trade holds and collector demand can change what a buyer will pay. Use the inspect tool and the seller’s listing to check the exact item.

Freshness and missing prices

Sources refresh on different schedules, and pages may display cached data. Available timestamps describe the relevant quote or history series; opening a page does not mean every source was refreshed at that moment.

Our main marketplace comparison excludes records older than its freshness window, currently 24 hours. Other sources can use different checks. Missing prices and listings reported as unavailable are not treated as zero-dollar offers. Always confirm the current price on the marketplace before buying or selling.

History and completed sales

Price-history charts and period averages describe their underlying price series; an asking-price history is not a record of completed sales. Where sales or volume are shown, use the named source and time window. Coverage of one venue does not establish total worldwide trading volume.

A reference estimate, a lowest ask and a confirmed sale answer different questions. Comparing them without accounting for the source, variant and time can give a misleading impression of profit or price movement.

Limits of automated pricing

Private trades, unique patterns, unusual floats and rare sticker combinations may not be represented by standard marketplace quotes. Thinly traded items can have a wide spread between asks and bids. We do not promise a fixed percentage of accuracy or a sale at the displayed reference price.

For an expensive item, compare several current listings and relevant completed sales where available. If a quote looks wrong, contact us with the skin, variant, marketplace and observation time.