
This is done at your own risk, but if you use trusted websites ( CS.Money is one of the most well-known skin trading websites) it’s pretty much risk-free. That said: there are tons of third party websites and communities dedicated to skin trading, and many of them allow you to cash out. Yes, you can sell a skin on the Steam Community market but then you’ll be ‘paid’ in Steam balance, and there’s no official way of converting Steam balance to real world money. Technically, CS:GO skins have no real world monetary value since there’s no official way of getting the skins out of the Steam ecosystem. Skin trading and sellingĬontrary to what you see with a lot of other games, you can sell and trade your CS:GO skins. Note that knives and gloves cannot be obtained through random drops, these always have to be unboxed. They’re also very bland looking, and while beauty is of course in the eye of the beholder you will need to spend some money if you want to get the more colorful or intricately designed skins in your inventory. It is possible to get skins for free by just playing the game, but the skins that randomly drop after matches are extremely common and thus not worth very much.

Buying a skin on the Steam market (or third party websites such as CS.Money).Unboxing after opening a case (cases also randomly drop after games).There are a couple of ways of obtaining a CS:GO skin: In case you’re interested, you can also check out our article on the most popular CS:GO skins here. This is just a basic guide to get you up to speed on the basic principles of CS:GO skins. CS:GO’s skin scene is a deep and intricate ecosystem with tons of nuances and interesting details, so it’s simply impossible to cover all of that in one short(ish) article. This is by no means a detailed, exhaustive guide on the skin market. Hopefully this helps you make an informed decision on whether to purchase that new skin or not.

The world of CS:GO skins can be incredibly confusing, so in this article we’ll go over the basics to get you up to speed on the whole skin game.
