How Winners Are Decided
Every matchup verdict on SkinMatchup is computed, not written. Each pair is compared across seven attribute categories; whoever takes more categories wins the matchup. If categories split evenly, the longer track record takes the verdict (and the page says so explicitly).
The seven categories
| Category | How it's scored |
|---|---|
| Operating since | Year of launch, from operator statements and archive records. Older wins — longevity is the one signal a fraud can't fake. |
| Game modes | Count of distinct game formats live on the platform. More wins. |
| Coin value (skin deposit rate) | Dollar value credited per on-site coin when depositing skins. Higher wins. Sites without comparable data are not scored on this row. |
| Deposit methods | Count of distinct deposit method families (skins, PayPal, crypto, cards, wallets, regional). More wins. |
| Withdrawal rails | Count of withdrawal rails (skins, crypto). More wins — a second rail matters when one is degraded. |
| Fairness verification | Two levels: user-verifiable provably-fair seeds beat published-odds-only. Equal levels tie. |
| Esports betting | Binary: esports match betting offered or not. |
What we deliberately don't score
- Bonus size — welcome offers rotate weekly and are the easiest number to game for marketing.
- Community sentiment — too easy to astroturf in this niche.
- Our own taste — there is no editorial override. If the data is wrong, we fix the data, not the verdict.
Corrections
Specs drift: sites add modes, drop payment methods, change rates. Data is re-verified on the 1st of each month, and any change that flips a matchup verdict is noted on the affected pages. If you spot a stale attribute, contact us with a source and we'll re-verify within a week.
Independence
Verdicts are attribute-derived and cannot be bought. Outbound links may carry referral parameters; whether a link pays us has zero effect on any category score — the scoring code doesn't know which links are which.