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Buy a Steam account without paying first
Library size and tradable inventory set the price. Store region matters more than most buyers expect, because it decides what the account can buy afterwards and it cannot be changed freely.
However good the listing looks, the risk in this trade is the order of events: whoever moves first can be left with nothing. Here the buyer's money is locked in escrow before the seller hands over a login, and it stays there until the buyer has had 72 hours to check what arrived.
Nothing open right now
There are no steam accounts on the market at this moment. New lots are assayed before they are published, so the market moves in batches rather than continuously, sign in to be there when the next one lands.
What to check before you pay for a Steam account
Games owned, inventory value, VAC and game-ban history, and whether Steam Guard has been moved to your own authenticator rather than simply switched off.
| What it is priced on | Quality gate | Inspection window |
|---|---|---|
| Games owned | Guard and phone released at or above 100% | 72 hours |
A lot below its quality floor does not reach the market at all. That is not a promise the figures are honest, it is a filter that removes the most obvious cases before a buyer ever sees them. Re-measure everything yourself during the inspection window.
How the escrow works
Four steps, and the money is never in the hands of the person who could walk away with it.
Buyer sends the money
To an address belonging to that sale alone, from any wallet or exchange. No account to connect, no browser extension, nothing to install.
The contract holds it
Not us. The amount and the seller are fixed before the money arrives, so what is owed cannot be changed by whoever pays it.
The seller hands over the account
Login, recovery mailbox, two-factor, moderator seats. Recorded here encrypted, readable only by the buyer, and that starts the inspection clock on chain.
The buyer releases, or the clock does
Re-measure the figures the lot was sold on. Satisfied, release and the seller is paid at once. Silent, and the seller can claim it themselves once the window ends. Wrong, and a dispute freezes the funds.
The seller pays 7.5% on settlement. Buyers pay nothing beyond the lot price and a network fee of roughly a cent. The full mechanics are explained when you open a note.
Questions people ask before buying
Is it safe to buy a Steam account?
The payment is. Your money is held in escrow and the seller cannot reach it until you confirm the handover or the 72-hour window closes. The account is a separate risk: buying and selling accounts breaches Steam's terms of service, and Steam can reclaim an account after a sale settles. Escrow protects the payment, not the account's future, anyone telling you otherwise is selling you something.
What happens if what I receive does not match the listing?
Open a dispute during the inspection window and the funds freeze where they are. A registrar rules between the two of you, and there is no third outcome in the contract, the money goes to the buyer or the seller.
What if the seller never hands anything over?
You reclaim your funds from the contract once the fulfil deadline passes. That path does not need us and cannot be blocked by us.
Can I sell a Steam account here?
Yes. The buyer's money is locked before you hand over a login, and if they go quiet after delivery the contract pays you once the inspection window closes. You need a wallet address to be paid at, and the lot has to clear the guard and phone released floor.