How to sell Path of Exile items
What buyers of Path of Exile 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.
A Path of Exile item is priced by its mods and its league, in that order. A mirror-tier crafted item or a top-rolled unique sells individually; a common unique with no roll worth naming is worth its vendor price. The league line comes first on the listing because a fortune in the current league is a modest sum in Standard.
What buyers ask first — and what the listing must say
- League and mode — current challenge league, Standard, softcore, hardcore, ruthless.
- Every mod, the links, the sockets, corruption, influence and the base; the roll is the price.
- For uniques: the exact roll and whether it is a legacy version.
- When you are online for the trade.
How the handover works
- The trade happens in your hideout or a town after payment; the buyer's character name is on the order page.
- High-value items are traded one at a time and confirmed one at a time.
- Gear on a Solo Self-Found character cannot trade at all.
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
- Price against the official trade site's listings for the same mods in the same league — not against the base item.
- Prices fall through the league; a listing set in week one does not sell in month three without an edit.
- Standard prices are lower and the market slower; quote accordingly.
Estimate a Path of Exile item before you price it → · Live Path of Exile account prices →
What can go wrong
- Grinding Gear Games forbids real-money trading; enforcement lands on the accounts involved.
- An item listed in a league that has since ended is now a Standard item, at a Standard price.
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.
Path of Exile — seller questions
Why does the league matter so much?
Each league is a separate economy. Standard prices are far lower, and a league's prices move daily.
Can I sell a mirror-tier item here?
Yes, individually and slowly. List every mod; buyers price the roll.
What about items on SSF?
They cannot trade. Only the account has a price.
How is the money paid out?
Escrow on payment, your trade in game, the buyer's confirmation, hold until the warranty ends, then your balance. 0% commission.