Guides
Explainers with live numbers: cases, case sites, the drop pool, patterns and the skin market.
Live rate Steam top-up and cash-out rate through skins We compare current Steam Community Market listings with connected marketplaces and estimate which items may offer the best top-up or cash-out rate. 
Drops and rotation The CS2 drop pool: how the weekly drop, rotation and Care Package work How the CS2 drop pool works: the weekly Care Package, active and rare pools, collections, the Tuesday reset, Prime, case rotation and what it does to prices. 
Trading and cooldowns CS2 trade cooldown: what it is and how to remove it How long CS2 trade cooldowns last — 7, 15 and 30 days, where to find the exact unlock date, how to avoid a cooldown and why every paid removal offer is a scam. 
Trade-up contracts CS2 trade-up contracts: rules, the float formula and real profit How CS2 trade-up contracts work: 10 items of one rarity, collection-based odds, the normalised float formula, the 5-Covert knife contract, souvenirs in contracts and a live list of profitable trade-ups. 
Float and patterns CS2 float, wear and patterns: how they work and what they change CS2 float and wear explained: FN 0–0.07, MW 0.07–0.15, FT 0.15–0.38, WW 0.38–0.45, BS 0.45–1, capped skin ranges, paint seed 0–1000, Case Hardened blue, Fade percentages, Doppler phases and how to check any copy. 
Fees and payouts Steam Market fees: what the market takes and what you actually get Steam Community Market fees explained: 5% Steam plus 10% CS2, a one-cent minimum on each, both computed from the seller amount. A two-way calculator, why the “you receive” field differs, wallet limits and a live market comparison. 
Selling and safety How to sell CS2 skins safely: routes, payouts and scam patterns Where to sell CS2 skins and what actually lands in your pocket: the Steam Market, P2P markets, instant buyout. The 7-day trade protection, Valve’s own list of trade scams, a pre-trade checklist and what to do after a scam. 
Item versions Souvenir and StatTrak in CS2: what they are, what they cost, how to check How StatTrak differs from souvenir quality: what the counter tracks, how the StatTrak Swap Tool works, why some skins have no StatTrak, where souvenir packages come from, what the Souvenir-O-Matic is, and a live StatTrak premium table. 
Craft catalogue Sticker crafts What a craft is, how its price is worked out and what the parts cost — a catalogue of iconic builds with live prices, plus a builder for your own. 
Color from the image CS2 skins by color Pick a color and get every CS2 skin where it takes over — from blues and reds to whites and blacks. 
Case sites Are CS2 case sites legit? How to check the odds on KeyDrop, Hellcase, CSGO.net and others How to tell whether a case site is fair: where the odds are published, what RTP means, why provably fair is not the same as fair odds, and how to check any KeyDrop, Hellcase, CSGO.net or Farmskins case in a minute using market prices. Live table of grades. 
Cases and prices Why CS2 cases go up in price: the drop pool, rotation and how case prices grow What drives the price of a CS2 case: how the drop pool and weekly drop work, what happens to the price when a case leaves rotation, why old cases cost hundreds of dollars and which cases may grow. Live prices and the current drop pool.