What is the Steam Listing Limit?
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The Steam listing limit refers to the maximum price of a single listing on the Steam Community Market, which is capped at $1800 (or the equivalent in other currencies), and users are restricted from listing items for sale if the existing balance in their Steam Wallet, plus the sale price of the item(s), would exceed the $2000 limit. This limit is in place to prevent malicious users from spamming, scamming, and phishing other users, and to ensure a safe and secure marketplace for all users.
Understanding Steam Listing Limits and Fees
To provide more insight into the Steam listing limit and other related topics, we have compiled a list of frequently asked questions (FAQs) that cover various aspects of the Steam Community Market.
FAQ 1: Can I Sell Multiple Items in One Listing on Steam?
Yes, you can sell multiple items in one listing on Steam, but only for market listings, and there should be a checkbox you can tick for each item on the list.
FAQ 2: Why is My Steam Listing on Hold?
If you haven’t had your account protected by a Mobile Authenticator for at least the last 7 days, items leaving your account will be held by Steam for up to 15 days to provide you time to discover any transactions on hold that you didn’t make.
FAQ 3: What is the Steam Listing Fee?
Valve charges a “Steam Fee”, which is 5% of the user’s set item sell value, and in some cases, a “game-specific fee”, which is determined by the game developer and is applied along with the Steam fee.
FAQ 4: How Does Steam Listing Work?
If you have the Steam Guard app, open Confirmations, tap the box next to your item and tap Confirm Selected, and your item will list on the Steam Community Market place, and when it sells, you’ll get an email, and the money from the sale will appear in your Steam Wallet.
FAQ 5: Why Do I Have to Wait 15 Days to Trade on Steam?
If your account was not protected by Steam Guard via email or mobile app, you will be restricted from using trading and the Community Market for 15 days because Steam Guard has been recently enabled.
FAQ 6: Why Can’t I Sell on the Steam Market?
You may not be able to sell on the Steam market if you haven’t had Steam Guard enabled for at least 15 days, or if you’ve had a password reset within the last 5 days.
FAQ 7: Why Does Steam Take 30%?
When Steam takes its 30% cut from game sales, it typically refers to the revenue share between Valve (the company behind Steam) and the game developer or publisher.
FAQ 8: Can I Publish a Game on Steam for Free?
No, Steam charges a fee of $100 for each game you submit on Steam Direct, although this fee can be recouped once your product has generated at least $1,000 adjusted gross revenue from the Steam Store and in-app purchases.
FAQ 9: Who Sets Steam Sale Prices?
Pricing decisions on Steam are entirely in the hands of the developer.
FAQ 10: Why Do I Have to Wait 7 Days to Trade on Steam?
When you cancel a trade that is being held by Steam, we’ll presume that you intercepted a hijacker and you’ll see a 7-day trading cooldown to prevent any further unauthorized attempts to trade away items.
FAQ 11: How Do I Remove Steam Market Restrictions 30 Days?
You can’t use the Steam Community Market if your Steam account is limited, and to remove this restriction, you must have spent $5 on Steam.
FAQ 12: Can You Bypass Steam Guard 15 Days?
No, you’ll have to wait out the 15 days, there’s no way around it, and you can’t bypass it.
FAQ 13: Is it Legal to Sell Stuff on Steam?
Selling games from Steam are against the rules and can get your account banned, but selling items and skins is technically not against the rules, although Valve will offer no protection and scams run rampant.
FAQ 14: Can You Bulk Sell on Steam?
Yes, you can bulk sell on Steam using the SteamBulkSellExtension extension, which allows you to link your items directly to the bulk sell page on Steam.
FAQ 15: Can You Sell Gifted Items in Steam?
No, Steam Gift purchases cannot be sold, and attempting to sell a gift subscription is a violation of the Steam Subscriber Agreement and may result in your account being permanently disabled.