Community price on backpack.tf: 66–72.33 ref, last changed 2026-01-24 (9mo ago). The live quote above, 55 ref, is 17% lower 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.
9 sold on the Steam Community Market in the 24 hours to 2026-10-09 03:51 UTC (4d ago), listed there as “Balaclavas Are Forever”. 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 | 64.11 ref | 58.33 ref |
| 23 NOV 2025 · 22:54 UTC | 66.55 ref | 64.33 ref |
| 1 FEB 2026 · 23:46 UTC | 61.44 ref | 59.22 ref |
| 12 APR 2026 · 22:31 UTC | 63.77 ref | 61.44 ref |
| 15 JUN 2026 · 00:33 UTC | 63 ref | 62.88 ref |
| 21 AUG 2026 · 22:09 UTC | 59.44 ref | 54 ref |
| 23 AUG 2026 · 06:09 UTC | 57 ref | 52.33 ref |
| 24 AUG 2026 · 18:09 UTC | 57.44 ref | 53.44 ref |
| 25 AUG 2026 · 20:10 UTC | 55.66 ref | 52.44 ref |
| 26 AUG 2026 · 18:09 UTC | 56.44 ref | 53.22 ref |
| 28 AUG 2026 · 00:09 UTC | 56.11 ref | 52.22 ref |
| 29 AUG 2026 · 16:09 UTC | 54.11 ref | 52.55 ref |
| 31 AUG 2026 · 04:10 UTC | 55.11 ref | 51.11 ref |
| 1 SEP 2026 · 14:08 UTC | 57.11 ref | 55.55 ref |
| 3 SEP 2026 · 00:08 UTC | 54.11 ref | 49 ref |
| 4 SEP 2026 · 06:09 UTC | 54.22 ref | 54.11 ref |
| 6 SEP 2026 · 00:09 UTC | 54.33 ref | 53.44 ref |
| 7 SEP 2026 · 14:08 UTC | 54.11 ref | 52.22 ref |
| 9 SEP 2026 · 10:09 UTC | 54.44 ref | 53.77 ref |
| 11 SEP 2026 · 02:09 UTC | 54.77 ref | 53.77 ref |
| 12 SEP 2026 · 20:08 UTC | 57.11 ref | 54.11 ref |
| 15 SEP 2026 · 02:08 UTC | 53.77 ref | 51.88 ref |
| 16 SEP 2026 · 16:09 UTC | 52.33 ref | 51.55 ref |
| 18 SEP 2026 · 10:08 UTC | 53.88 ref | 52.88 ref |
| 20 SEP 2026 · 02:09 UTC | 61.11 ref | 53.11 ref |
| 21 SEP 2026 · 12:08 UTC | 53.88 ref | 53.55 ref |
| 22 SEP 2026 · 20:10 UTC | 54 ref | 53.88 ref |
| 24 SEP 2026 · 06:09 UTC | 54 ref | 52.22 ref |
| 26 SEP 2026 · 02:08 UTC | 53.22 ref | 52.44 ref |
| 27 SEP 2026 · 22:08 UTC | 52.77 ref | 52.55 ref |
| 29 SEP 2026 · 14:08 UTC | 52.88 ref | 47.55 ref |
| 1 OCT 2026 · 10:09 UTC | 52.33 ref | 47.11 ref |
| 2 OCT 2026 · 19:11 UTC | 54.44 ref | 53.88 ref |
| 4 OCT 2026 · 11:09 UTC | 53.88 ref | 53.77 ref |
| 6 OCT 2026 · 03:09 UTC | 52.44 ref | 51.77 ref |
| 8 OCT 2026 · 01:10 UTC | 51.55 ref | 46.44 ref |
| 9 OCT 2026 · 05:10 UTC | 51.77 ref | 46.88 ref |
| 10 OCT 2026 · 11:09 UTC | 50.11 ref | 49.77 ref |
| 12 OCT 2026 · 01:09 UTC | 48.55 ref | 48.22 ref |
| 13 OCT 2026 · 03:09 UTC | 44.44 ref | 43.55 ref |
Price history in numbers
366 readings since 25 Sep 2025Over the last 30 days the Balaclavas Are Forever's sell price ranged from 44.44 ref to 68.22 ref and is down 22.2% after 120 moves. Over a year it ranged from 44.44 ref to 100.22 ref (down 36.6%). Today's 44.44 ref sits at the bottom of its range: the lowest we have recorded is 44.44 ref (13 Oct 2026) and the highest 100.22 ref (1 Dec 2025). The price has moved 254 times since we began recording it — about once every 2 days.
| Window | Low | High | Change | Moves | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 days | 44.44 ref | 68.22 ref | −22.2% | 120 | 178 |
| 90 days | 44.44 ref | 68.22 ref | −11.3% | 212 | 324 |
| a year | 44.44 ref | 100.22 ref | −36.6% | 250 | 362 |
Details
| SKU | 5062;6 |
|---|---|
| Last price change | 2026-10-02 00:09 UTC |
| Key rate when recorded | 62.89 ref |
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