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Getting Started3 min readUpdated April 05, 2026

Your first sale, step by step

Walkthrough: pick items, confirm the trade, get paid.

1. Open Instant Sell

Click Instant Sell in the header. Your tradeable CS2 inventory loads within a few seconds. Each item card shows the fair-market price we will pay you, the wear rating, and any sticker or phase information we were able to detect.

2. Pick the items you want to sell

Click a card to add it to the selection. Items greyed out are either on the 7-day Steam trade protection hold or were rejected by our pricing pipeline (usually means the item is too niche to safely resell).

3. Review and confirm

The right-hand panel adds everything up, applies any active promocode bonus, and shows your final payout. When you're happy, click Proceed. A Steam trade offer is sent from the assigned bot, and you'll see an 8-character verification code.

Always check the verification code
The code shown on Skincash must exactly match the message inside the Steam trade offer. If it does not, the offer is a scam from someone impersonating Skincash — decline it.

4. Accept the trade in Steam

Open Steam, accept the trade offer, and wait for the confirmation. The sale amount lands in your Pending balance immediately. After the 8-day Steam Trade Protection window it moves to Available balance and can be cashed out.

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