What is CSFloat?
CSFloat is a peer-to-peer skin marketplace for Counter-Strike 2 that grew, unusually, out of a free tool rather than a betting site. The CSGOFloat float-checker launched in July 2016 and became the default way traders read an item's float and paint seed from the Steam market. The marketplace itself came later: CSFloat Inc. was founded on 2 March 2020 by Stepan Fedorko-Bartos and Ceegan Hale, and is registered in Wilmington, Delaware. When Counter-Strike 2 replaced CS:GO, the brand dropped the "CSGO" and rebranded to CSFloat in August 2023. It supports CS2 exclusively, with no Rust, Dota 2 or TF2.
That tool-first heritage is still the reason to use it. CSFloat pairs a genuinely low, flat 2% seller fee with strong float and pattern search, backed by FloatDB, a database tracking float values across hundreds of millions of CS2 items, plus buy orders, live auctions and a bargaining system. Community sentiment is strong: a 4.8/5 on Trustpilot across roughly 6,700+ reviews (mid-2026), the highest score of any CS2 marketplace we list. That external rating is a Trustpilot figure, not a SkinJudge community score. On our own scale CSFloat sits at a SkinJudge Safety Score of 87/100, a high but not perfect tier.
Fees and key facts
The 2% commission grabs the headlines, but the honest number is the all-in cost of a sale once cashout and deposit processing are counted. Here is the full picture:
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Seller fee | 2% flat marketplace commission |
| Buyer fee | 0% |
| Cashout fee | Volume-tiered, about 0.5% to 2.5% (lower the more you sell) |
| Deposit fees | About 1% crypto, 1.5% US bank, 2.8% card, 3.3% SEPA |
| Cash-out methods | Bank transfer and debit card via Stripe (115+ countries); USDC via Polygon |
| Payout time | About 1 to 3 business days (first withdrawal can be slower) |
| KYC | Situational, via third-party Sumsub |
| Delivery | Peer-to-peer; items stay in your inventory until sold |
| Supported games | CS2 only |
| Company | CSFloat Inc. (Wilmington, Delaware, USA) |
How CSFloat works
The core distinction is that CSFloat is peer-to-peer, not bot-based. When you list a skin it stays in your own Steam inventory until someone buys it, so you never hand items to a marketplace bot in advance and there is no upfront trade hold on listing. Once a sale fires, CSFloat's system verifies that the exact item and float were delivered before crediting the seller. That mechanism removes the fake-trade risk of private deals. On top of the plain market it layers three tools worth knowing: buy orders (pre-set an item and float you'll auto-buy at your price), auctions for rarer pieces, and bargaining, where buyers send offers and sellers accept, decline or counter.
The trade-off is time. Because a real person on the other end has to send or accept the Steam trade, purchases are not instant the way a bot marketplace's are. You can wait on a slow counterparty, and Valve's own "trade protected items" changes (rolled out through 2024 and 2025) added holds that briefly disrupted every P2P market, CSFloat included. If you want to sell in one click at any hour, this model will frustrate you. If you're chasing a specific float or the lowest fee, the wait is the price of admission.
Is CSFloat safe?
CSFloat's safety case rests on a US operating entity, its item-verification escrow layer, and one of the cleaner public track records in the category. Reviewers consistently praise the low fees, the scam-prevention checks and the polished interface. For most buyers and sellers, most of the time, it behaves exactly as advertised.
The caveats are real and keep the score at 87 rather than higher. CSFloat's Terms of Service state that account balances are not guaranteed and should not be treated as cash, and a visible minority of users report accounts frozen or funds locked during disputes, alongside Sumsub verifications rejected without explanation and slow support replies. None of these are evidence of a scam. They are the friction of a P2P venue that leans hard on automated risk checks. Still, they are reasons to cash out rather than bank a balance, and to complete KYC before you're holding a large sum. See our methodology for how these factors are weighted.
Pros
- Lowest realistic fees of any major Western platform: 2% seller, 0% buyer.
- Deep float and pattern tooling: FloatDB, buy orders, auctions, bargaining.
- Items stay in your own inventory until sold, with no bot handoff and no upfront hold.
- Strong public reputation (4.8/5 on Trustpilot, 6,700+ reviews).
- Flexible cashout: bank, debit card or crypto (USDC) across 115+ countries.
Cons
- Peer-to-peer waiting, so it is not instant like a bot marketplace.
- Headline 2% understates the all-in cost once cashout and deposit fees are added.
- CS2 only, with no Rust, Dota 2 or TF2.
- Complaints about locked funds, Sumsub rejections and slow support; the ToS doesn't guarantee balances.
- No PayPal, and first withdrawals can be slow.
The verdict
For traders who want to squeeze every cent of fee and get sharp float search, CSFloat is close to the top of its class. Its flat 2% commission and its tooling are why it keeps a SkinJudge Safety Score of 87/100. What holds it below the very safest picks is structural, not scandalous: a peer-to-peer model that makes you wait, a fee larger than the sticker once you cash out, and locked-funds complaints that argue for withdrawing promptly rather than parking a balance. If you'd rather sell instantly with an EU company and closed-loop escrow, Skinport is the safer-feeling default; for a multi-game marketplace with instant liquidity, DMarket is worth a look. For low-fee CS2 trading with strong data behind it, CSFloat is a genuinely strong choice.
