Question 1

How to check my Steam Guard status?

Accepted Answer

${color}[#666666](This article will help you check if your Steam Guard is active on Steam.)

Steam page

You can check the status of your Steam Guard in the "Account details" section on Steam: Steam Home > Account Details > Account Security Scroll down to "Account Security". You should see the green shield with "Protected by Steam Guard Mobile Authenticator" status

You need to see the green shield with the "Protected by Steam Guard Mobile Authenticator" description

|| If you see the red shield (“Steam Guard is not enabled for this account”) or yellow shield (“Protected by Steam Guard email”), you do not have an active Steam Guard Mobile Authenticator and need to set it to trade on Skinomat. See this article for detailed instructions how to do this

Steam app

On your phone, open the Steam app. Click on the shield icon in the middle of the menu bar at the bottom of the main page

If your Steam Guard Mobile Authenticator is active, you will see an option to scan a QR code

Question 2

Is Skinomat legitimate?

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The answer to this extremely important question is YES! On Skinomat we guarantee easy trading and instant cashout to your dedicated payment method. We are buying more than hundreds of items every day and satisfy customers with thousands of dollars in withdrawals. Our payments are operated by industry leaders such as PayPal which guarantees you the best transaction security.

Despite easy service usage we offer Live Support Chat where real people are available for customers everyday. They will assist you with every process, so do not worry about anything and ask them!

If you want to know more about selling your items for real money, check this article!

Question 3

How to activate Steam Guard Mobile Authenticator?

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${color}[#666666](This article will help you activate the Steam Guard Mobile Authenticator.)

To activate Steam Guard Mobile Authenticator, first you have to download the Steam App on your phone. It is an essential step to enable Steam Guard. If you already have the Steam app, to activate Steam Guard Mobile Authenticator, please follow these steps:

Open the Steam app on your phone
Click on the shield icon in the middle of the menu bar at the bottom of the main page

Click "Add authenticator" at the bottom of the page

Enter your phone number and click "Next"

Steam will send you a code to verify your phone number
Enter the code and click "Verify code"

Steam will show you a recovery code, please save it in a safe place, and do not share it anywhere

| See how to check your Steam Guard status here

Question 4

How to trade my items for real money?

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${color}[#666666](This article will help you sell your items and withdraw real money.)

On Skinomat you can sell items from Counter-Strike 2, Team Fortress 2, Rust and Dota 2. After successful trade on Steam, you can receive money in the form of Skinomat Balance or withdraw it directly to your wallet. You can stack your Skinomat Balance and cashout it later. We explain the whole process below:

Choose the game

Locate the drop-down "Game" list in the top left corner. Choose the game you want to sell items from. Clicking on the game name instantly shows your inventory with items from this game.

Choose items to sell

Select the items by simply clicking on them. If they are correctly selected, they should be highlighted with a green frame.

Choose payment method

Choose from the available payment methods on the right. Please remember some payment methods have minimal withdrawal value and you must sell items worth a minimum of this amount to actually sell them. With smaller sales we recommend choosing Skinomat Account Balance as payment option and withdraw money after creating some savings.

Confirm your choice

Double-check selected items and chosen payment option. The earned money value should be displayed in the right bottom corner. If ever

Question 5

What is Steam Guard?

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${color}[#666666](This article will help you understand what Steam Guard is and how to use it.)

Steam Guard is an additional level of security that can be applied to your Steam account. The first level of security on your account is your login credentials: your Steam account name and password. With Steam Guard, a second level of security is applied to your account, making it harder for your Steam account to fall into the wrong hands.

There are two stages in enabling Steam Guard:

Email
Steam app on your phone

When Steam Guard is enabled on your account, you'll need to provide a special code to login from an unrecognized device. Depending on your Steam Guard settings, you'll either receive an email with the special code or you'll get it from the Steam Mobile app on your smartphone.

If you want to trade items, you need to have the Steam Guard Mobile Authenticator enabled.

Question 6

Why can I not trade?

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${color}[#666666](This article will help you understand why you can't trade your items.)

There are many reasons why you are unable to trade your items. Please make sure to check all possibilities to resolve the issue.

Steam profile and inventory

To trade you have to set your Steam profile and Steam inventory from "Private" to "Public". You can do this in the Steam profile's settings. Please follow this guide to do this.

Steam Guard Mobile Authenticator

You need to have an active Steam Guard Mobile Authenticator on your Steam account for at least 7 days. Enable the Mobile Authenticator with this instruction.

Trade hold after activating Mobile Authenticator

Trades created within the first 7 days of adding the authenticator will still have up to a 15 day trade hold. You just have to wait to be able to trade again. Removing Steam Guard or disabling and re-enabling Steam Guard will also trigger this restriction.

Current trade or community ban

You also may be unable to trade or use the market if your account has been banned from trading by Steam Support. Depending on the severity of the violation, you may receive a temporary or permanent trade ban. You can contact Steam Support for more information.

VAC Ban

If a VAC Ban, cooldown or overwatch ban has been registered on your account, you will no longer have access to the CS:

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