Shadowpay
since 2021
Is Shadowpay legit?
ShadowPay, run by Vortex Gaming OU (Estonia), launched its P2P service in 2021.
Monthly visitors ~400,000
KYC required in certain cases
Transparent fees
Extension
The free ShadowPay TradeManager extension automates trades, flags look‑alike phishing domains and cancels overdue offers.
Support
Help starts with a multilingual FAQ, plus live chat and email.
Features
P2P markeplace
In a peer-to-peer (P2P) marketplace the skin stays in the seller’s own Steam inventory until a buyer pays, so no bot is involved. Because the skin never leaves the seller’s account, the seven-day trade hold that would apply after sending it to a bot does not kick in.
Marketplace fee
After a sale is made a flat 5% fee is paid by the seller not the buyer.
Instant cashout
Instant cashout websites buy your skin at a fixed price and pay you immediately either in fiat or cryptocurrency, without ever having the funds in an on-site balance. This is a great option for players who need quick cash.
Instant cashout pricing
The site pays roughly 70–90% of a skin’s market value.
The percentages are based on trusted third-party marketplaces, not Steam Community Market data. These are only approximations, driven by factors like skin volume, rarity, and other variables, so they can change at any time.
Instant cashout pricing
Shadowpay approximately ~90-60% of the items actual market value.
Marketplace fee
Shadowpay
A cut that is taken by the platform after a skin is sold. On all listed websites the fee is paid by the seller.
Trading fee
The difference between the user’s skin value and the site’s skin value. For example, if the user’s skin is worth $100, the same skin in the site’s inventory is priced at $110—a 10 % difference. That $10 gap represents the site fee.
Deposit bonus
Meant to boost buying power for trades or purchases. A 30% bonus on a $100 deposit gives $130 to your balance.
Instant cashout/sell pricing
100%
90%
70%
Skin value $100
Expect to receive approximately ~70-90 $
Websites listed offer between ~70-90% of the skin's market value. Faster a skin sells, higher the offer from the site.
Store
The site sells only its own skins, users can buy but cannot sell.
Deposit real money
Fiat
+ 8 other
Crypto
+1 other
Instant cashout
Fiat
+2 other
Crypto
+1 other
KYC
Required for withdrawal of large amounts.