Community price on backpack.tf: 2.88–3 ref, last changed 2026-05-08 (5mo ago). The live quote above, 3.44 ref, is 19% higher and last moved 11d ago. They are different measures: the quote is what traders and bots are asking and bidding on the classifieds right now, and it moves for thousands of items every day; the community price is a suggestion accepted by vote, which changes only when someone argues it should. A quote well away from the vote is usually a price that is about to be re-argued. Community prices from backpack.tf, read under an hour ago.
5 sold on the Steam Community Market in the 24 hours to 2026-10-08 16:00 UTC (5d ago), listed there as “A Shell of a Mann”. That is a different market from the prices above: Steam takes roughly 15% and pays out in Steam wallet funds rather than cash, so its prices sit above what an item realises elsewhere. Volume is unavailable for unusuals — Steam’s name for one leaves out the effect, so every effect shares a single listing.
Price history
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| Observed (UTC) | Sell | Buy |
|---|---|---|
| 25 SEP 2025 · 03:29 UTC | 3.66 ref | 3.11 ref |
| 29 OCT 2025 · 20:01 UTC | 3.33 ref | 2.77 ref |
| 1 DEC 2025 · 19:01 UTC | 3.44 ref | 3 ref |
| 30 DEC 2025 · 14:57 UTC | 3.44 ref | 3 ref |
| 29 JAN 2026 · 01:46 UTC | 3.44 ref | 3.22 ref |
| 1 MAR 2026 · 00:43 UTC | 3.77 ref | 3 ref |
| 1 APR 2026 · 00:31 UTC | 3 ref | 2.88 ref |
| 3 MAY 2026 · 12:33 UTC | 3 ref | 2.88 ref |
| 8 JUN 2026 · 16:33 UTC | 3 ref | 2.77 ref |
| 5 JUL 2026 · 23:12 UTC | 3.44 ref | 3 ref |
| 3 AUG 2026 · 00:24 UTC | 3.44 ref | 3 ref |
| 22 AUG 2026 · 02:09 UTC | 3.11 ref | 2.66 ref |
| 23 AUG 2026 · 02:09 UTC | 3.22 ref | 2.77 ref |
| 25 AUG 2026 · 12:09 UTC | 3.11 ref | 3 ref |
| 28 AUG 2026 · 04:09 UTC | 3.11 ref | 3 ref |
| 29 AUG 2026 · 04:09 UTC | 3.33 ref | 2.88 ref |
| 29 AUG 2026 · 18:10 UTC | 3.11 ref | 3 ref |
| 3 SEP 2026 · 12:10 UTC | 3.11 ref | 2.88 ref |
| 4 SEP 2026 · 20:08 UTC | 3.11 ref | 2.88 ref |
| 6 SEP 2026 · 16:11 UTC | 3.11 ref | 3 ref |
| 8 SEP 2026 · 18:09 UTC | 3.11 ref | 3 ref |
| 11 SEP 2026 · 02:09 UTC | 3.44 ref | 3 ref |
| 12 SEP 2026 · 06:08 UTC | 3.11 ref | 3 ref |
| 15 SEP 2026 · 12:08 UTC | 3 ref | 2.66 ref |
| 16 SEP 2026 · 04:08 UTC | 3 ref | 2.66 ref |
| 17 SEP 2026 · 08:09 UTC | 3 ref | 2.88 ref |
| 18 SEP 2026 · 04:07 UTC | 3.44 ref | 3 ref |
| 19 SEP 2026 · 08:08 UTC | 3 ref | 2.88 ref |
| 22 SEP 2026 · 08:09 UTC | 3.44 ref | 3 ref |
| 26 SEP 2026 · 08:08 UTC | 3.11 ref | 3 ref |
| 27 SEP 2026 · 10:08 UTC | 3.11 ref | 3 ref |
| 30 SEP 2026 · 02:08 UTC | 3.11 ref | 3 ref |
| 2 OCT 2026 · 09:10 UTC | 3.11 ref | 3 ref |
| 3 OCT 2026 · 05:09 UTC | 3.44 ref | 3 ref |
| 5 OCT 2026 · 19:10 UTC | 3.22 ref | 2.88 ref |
| 7 OCT 2026 · 11:10 UTC | 3.22 ref | 3.11 ref |
| 8 OCT 2026 · 21:10 UTC | 3.22 ref | 3.11 ref |
| 11 OCT 2026 · 13:08 UTC | 3.11 ref | 2.77 ref |
| 12 OCT 2026 · 09:09 UTC | 3.11 ref | 2.88 ref |
| 13 OCT 2026 · 01:09 UTC | 3.11 ref | 3 ref |
Price history in numbers
170 readings since 25 Sep 2025Over the last 30 days the A Shell of a Mann's sell price ranged from 3 ref to 3.55 ref and is unchanged after 42 moves. Over a year it ranged from 2.77 ref to 4.55 ref (down 6.7%). Today's 3.11 ref sits in the lower third of its range: the lowest we have recorded is 2.77 ref (22 Jan 2026) and the highest 4.55 ref (2 Nov 2025). The price has moved 103 times since we began recording it — about once every 4 days.
| Window | Low | High | Change | Moves | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 days | 3 ref | 3.55 ref | — | 42 | 74 |
| 90 days | 3 ref | 3.55 ref | +3.7% | 73 | 129 |
| a year | 2.77 ref | 4.55 ref | −6.7% | 100 | 167 |
Details
| SKU | 30994;6 |
|---|---|
| Last price change | 2026-10-02 00:09 UTC |
| Key rate when recorded | 62.89 ref |
Priced similarly
across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 3.44 ref | 11d ago | |
| 3.33 ref | 12d ago | |
| 3.55 ref | 11d ago | |
| 3.33 ref | 11d ago | |
| 3.33 ref | 11d ago | |
| 3.55 ref | 11d ago | |
| 3.55 ref | 11d ago | |
| 3.55 ref | 12d ago |