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Trade Lock
Also known as: Item lock, Locked item
The period when a skin you just received can't be traded.
Definition
Trade lock is Steam's standard lock on new CS2 items. After you buy or receive a skin, it stays locked in your inventory for about 7 days. You can use it in-game, but you can't send it in a trade until the period ends and its status changes to tradable.
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