Community price on backpack.tf: 1.70–2.15 keys, last changed 2026-04-22 (6mo ago). The live quote above, 2.34 keys, is 37% higher and last moved 12d 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.
1 sold on the Steam Community Market in the 24 hours to 2026-10-07 04:05 UTC (6d ago), listed there as “Strange Belgian Detective”. 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 | 2.15 keys | 1.70 keys |
| 22 DEC 2025 · 01:07 UTC | 1.91 keys | 1.63 keys |
| 22 FEB 2026 · 20:41 UTC | 2.62 keys | 1.87 keys |
| 3 MAY 2026 · 22:30 UTC | 1.80 keys | 1.60 keys |
| 12 JUL 2026 · 22:44 UTC | 2.01 keys | 1.74 keys |
| 21 AUG 2026 · 22:09 UTC | 2.04 keys | 1.77 keys |
| 24 AUG 2026 · 20:09 UTC | 2.98 keys | 1.82 keys |
| 25 AUG 2026 · 22:09 UTC | 2.98 keys | 1.89 keys |
| 27 AUG 2026 · 02:09 UTC | 2.20 keys | 1.91 keys |
| 30 AUG 2026 · 00:09 UTC | 2.20 keys | 1.91 keys |
| 31 AUG 2026 · 20:10 UTC | 4.52 keys | 1.95 keys |
| 2 SEP 2026 · 04:08 UTC | 3.07 keys | 1.92 keys |
| 3 SEP 2026 · 16:08 UTC | 3.65 keys | 2.13 keys |
| 5 SEP 2026 · 04:08 UTC | 3.59 keys | 2.09 keys |
| 6 SEP 2026 · 18:09 UTC | 2.43 keys | 2.10 keys |
| 8 SEP 2026 · 06:09 UTC | 2.81 keys | 1.98 keys |
| 10 SEP 2026 · 04:08 UTC | 2.95 keys | 2.17 keys |
| 12 SEP 2026 · 06:08 UTC | 2.57 keys | 2.09 keys |
| 13 SEP 2026 · 16:08 UTC | 2.46 keys | 2.10 keys |
| 16 SEP 2026 · 00:08 UTC | 2.48 keys | 2.10 keys |
| 17 SEP 2026 · 14:08 UTC | 2.41 keys | 2.17 keys |
| 19 SEP 2026 · 00:07 UTC | 2.39 keys | 2.25 keys |
| 20 SEP 2026 · 08:08 UTC | 2.39 keys | 2.29 keys |
| 21 SEP 2026 · 12:08 UTC | 2.29 keys | 2.11 keys |
| 22 SEP 2026 · 16:09 UTC | 2.19 keys | 2.17 keys |
| 24 SEP 2026 · 00:08 UTC | 2.20 keys | 2.19 keys |
| 25 SEP 2026 · 06:08 UTC | 2.17 keys | 2.11 keys |
| 26 SEP 2026 · 08:08 UTC | 2.12 keys | 2.12 keys |
| 28 SEP 2026 · 10:08 UTC | 2.11 keys | 2.08 keys |
| 29 SEP 2026 · 22:08 UTC | 2.06 keys | 1.98 keys |
| 1 OCT 2026 · 10:08 UTC | 2.33 keys | 2.02 keys |
| 3 OCT 2026 · 09:09 UTC | 1.98 keys | 1.92 keys |
| 4 OCT 2026 · 13:13 UTC | 2.04 keys | 1.98 keys |
| 5 OCT 2026 · 23:09 UTC | 2.05 keys | 1.64 keys |
| 7 OCT 2026 · 07:09 UTC | 1.88 keys | 1.88 keys |
| 8 OCT 2026 · 09:10 UTC | 1.85 keys | 1.85 keys |
| 9 OCT 2026 · 17:10 UTC | 1.98 keys | 1.84 keys |
| 10 OCT 2026 · 21:09 UTC | 1.99 keys | 1.82 keys |
| 12 OCT 2026 · 01:09 UTC | 1.96 keys | 1.91 keys |
| 13 OCT 2026 · 07:08 UTC | 1.96 keys | 1.95 keys |
Price history in numbers
357 readings since 25 Sep 2025Over the last 30 days the Strange Belgian Detective's sell price ranged from 1.83 keys to 2.50 keys and is down 19.0% after 175 moves. Over a year it ranged from 1.69 keys to 4.52 keys (down 9.7%). Today's 1.96 keys sits in the lower third of its range: the lowest we have recorded is 1.69 keys (8 Jun 2026) and the highest 4.52 keys (31 Aug 2026). The price has moved 328 times since we began recording it — about once every day.
| Window | Low | High | Change | Moves | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 days | 1.83 keys | 2.50 keys | −19.0% | 175 | 195 |
| 90 days | 1.83 keys | 4.52 keys | +7.4% | 290 | 319 |
| a year | 1.69 keys | 4.52 keys | −9.7% | 325 | 354 |
Details
| SKU | 30128;11 |
|---|---|
| Last price change | 2026-10-01 12:08 UTC |
| Key rate when recorded | 63.00 ref |
Other effects on the Belgian Detective
same item, different effect| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 850 keys | 11mo ago | |
| 601 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 399 keys | 7mo ago | |
| 166 keys | 12d ago | |
| 165 keys | 12d ago | |
| 142 keys | 12d ago | |
| 130 keys | 11d ago | |
| 115 keys | 16d ago | |
| 115 keys | 12d ago | |
| 114 keys | 29d ago |
Priced similarly
across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 2.29 keys | 4mo ago | |
 Strange Rat Stompers | 2.34 keys | 11d ago |
| 2.29 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 2.29 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 2.28 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 2.29 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 2.29 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 2.29 keys | 4mo ago |