How to sell Tarkov items
What buyers of Tarkov items ask first, how the handover works in this game, how to price it, and what can go wrong. Escrow on every order; you receive exactly the price you set.
Tarkov's rules are the tightest here: real-money trading is bannable, the flea market has level and reputation gates, and the wipe erases everything. In practice items and roubles change hands early in a wipe, and everything durable — the edition, the level, the reputation — sells with the account. A listing should say which of the two it is and price the wipe calendar in.
What buyers ask first — and what the listing must say
- Whether you are selling roubles or items for delivery in raid, or the account itself.
- For accounts: edition (Standard, EOD, Unheard), level, traders, flea reputation, ban history, region.
- For items: the exact item and the wipe stage.
- When you are online, in a timezone.
How the handover works
- Roubles and items move by an in-raid drop after payment; the buyer's details are on the order page.
- Accounts go with the login and a changeable email.
- Both carry the risk that BSG treats the transfer as RMT.
Every order here runs through SmurfGuard escrow, in the same five steps:
- The buyer pays. The money goes into SmurfGuard escrow — not to you, not to us.
- The order appears in your seller cabinet at /seller/orders with everything the buyer gave: character name, trade link, or the access for a piloted order.
- You hand over — in game, by trade offer, or with the account — and mark the order delivered on that page.
- The buyer confirms. Your share moves to hold.
- It stays on hold until the warranty window ends, then lands on your balance.
How to price it
- Roubles are priced per million and fall through the wipe; items follow.
- Accounts are priced by edition first, level and reputation second, wipe stage third.
- Nothing in a wipe that is about to end is worth listing.
Estimate a Tarkov item before you price it → · Live Tarkov account prices →
What can go wrong
- Real-money trading is bannable; the account doing the transfer is the one at risk.
- The wipe resets value to zero for everything but the edition and the account history.
What you receive
The commission is 0%: you receive exactly the price you set — not the price minus a percentage, not the price minus a transaction fee, not the price minus a withdrawal charge. There is no listing fee, no monthly fee and no seller rank that unlocks a better rate later. The hold is not a fee either: it is what makes a buyer willing to pay a stranger before receiving anything, and it is released the moment the warranty window closes.
Every new listing goes through moderation before it reaches the storefront. The check is about the listing being accurate — the details above, stated plainly — not about you proving anything.
Seller ranks
Your store carries a rank badge — New, Rising, Top or Elite — computed from confirmed sales, rating and reviews, and recomputed after every sale and every review. It changes nothing about the fee, the hold or the warranty: it is what buyers see next to your name on every listing, and one of the ways they can sort a shelf. The thresholds are public: seller ranks.
Tarkov — seller questions
Can Tarkov items be sold?
Not officially — RMT is bannable. In practice roubles and items change hands early in a wipe, and the account sells with its edition and progress.
What makes a Tarkov account valuable?
The edition (EOD, Unheard), the level, maxed traders, flea reputation and a clean history.
Does the wipe reset value?
Yes, for everything but the edition and the history.
How is the money paid out?
Escrow on payment, your delivery, the buyer's confirmation, hold until the warranty ends, then your balance. 0% commission.