Deal Score Explained
How we calculate and rank the best deals
Deal Score Explained
Pricempire deal score evaluates CS2 skin offers using objective, measurable factors that affect the buying experience. Higher scores indicate stronger offers.
The score is based on price, stock, update freshness, review count, Steam discount, and competitiveness against the lowest available price.
Score Levels
| Score range | Label | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 85-100 | Excellent Deal | Outstanding offer with great value |
| 70-84 | Good Deal | Solid offer worth considering |
| 50-69 | Fair Deal | Average offer with some positive aspects |
| 30-49 | Below Average | Offer has significant drawbacks |
| 0-29 | Poor Deal | Consider other options before choosing this offer |
Scoring Breakdown
Price vs Average
How the effective price, including buyer and deposit fees, compares to the market average.
- Weight: 40 points
- Within 10% of average: 40
- Within 20%: 30
- Within 30%: 20
- Below 50% of average: -20
- Buyer fee >5%: -5
- Buyer fee >3%: -3
- Deposit fee >3%: -3
- Deposit fee >1%: -2
Stock Availability
Number of items available in the marketplace.
- Weight: 5 points
- 50+ items: 5
- 20-49 items: 4
- 10-19 items: 3
- 5-9 items: 2
- Less than 5 items: 1
Update Freshness
How recently the price was updated.
- Weight: 15 points
- Within 1 hour: 15
- Within 6 hours: 12
- Within 24 hours: 9
- Within 3 days: 5
- Older than 3 days: 0
Review Count
Number of user reviews for the marketplace.
- Weight: 5 points
- 1000+ reviews: 5
- 500-999 reviews: 4
- 100-499 reviews: 3
- 50-99 reviews: 2
- Less than 50 reviews: 1
Steam Discount
Discount compared to Steam Market price.
- Weight: 20 points
- 30%+ discount: 20
- 20-29% discount: 16
- 10-19% discount: 12
- 5-9% discount: 8
- Less than 5% discount: 0
Price Competitiveness
How the price compares to the lowest available price.
- Weight: 15 points
- Lowest price: 15
- Within 5% of lowest: 12
- Within 10% of lowest: 8
- More than 10% above lowest: 0
Example Offers
| Marketplace | Effective price | Stock | Freshness | Steam price | Total score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Example Market A | $95.00 | 75 | 0.5 hours | $120.00 | 96/100 |
| Example Market B | $105.00 | 15 | 5 hours | $120.00 | 64/100 |
| Example Market C | $118.26 | 3 | 48 hours | $120.00 | 24/100 |
Example Score Components
| Marketplace | Price | Stock | Freshness | Reviews | Steam discount | Competitive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Example Market A | 40 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 16 | 15 |
| Example Market B | 25 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 8 |
| Example Market C | 10 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
Why Marketplace Reputation Is Not Included
Pricempire focuses on objective, measurable factors that directly affect the buying experience. This lets marketplaces be evaluated fairly based on actual offer quality rather than subjective reputation scores.