Community price on backpack.tf: 21.0–22.0 keys, last changed 2022-02-05 (4.7y ago). The live quote above, 24.6 keys, is 17% 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.
Steam Market asking price: $68.60 — the lowest of one listing for the Vivid Plasma effect when we looked on 2026-10-06 01:37 UTC (7d ago). This is what a seller is asking, not what anything sold for. Steam pays out in Steam wallet funds, not cash, and Valve takes roughly 15% at the till — so asking prices there run well above the 24 keys, 37.55 ref shown above, which comes from the keys-and-metal market on backpack.tf. The two are different markets and are never blended. Steam lists the item as “Unusual California Cap”, with no effect in the name — the effect comes from the individual listing.
Price history
129 observations
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The key axis converts at today's rate. Prices are recorded in metal, so a line that is flat in keys followed the key rate rather than standing still.
Vivid Plasma California Cap sell price, 2025-09-25 to 2026-10-12: 129 observations, from 23.4 keys to 25.4 keys. Sampled evenly across the range.
Observed (UTC)
Sell
Buy
25 SEP 2025 · 03:29 UTC
23.4 keys
18.3 keys
19 OCT 2025 · 21:56 UTC
20.3 keys
18.3 keys
1 JAN 2026 · 16:51 UTC
30.0 keys
27.8 keys
1 FEB 2026 · 23:45 UTC
27.5 keys
8.08 keys
1 MAR 2026 · 08:43 UTC
24.1 keys
20.7 keys
2 APR 2026 · 22:32 UTC
25.8 keys
22.6 keys
10 MAY 2026 · 20:33 UTC
24.4 keys
22.5 keys
8 JUN 2026 · 00:32 UTC
23.6 keys
18.3 keys
30 JUN 2026 · 15:13 UTC
18.1 keys
15.8 keys
29 JUL 2026 · 00:45 UTC
23.0 keys
20.0 keys
21 AUG 2026 · 02:08 UTC
24.4 keys
21.2 keys
22 AUG 2026 · 18:09 UTC
24.4 keys
21.3 keys
24 AUG 2026 · 06:09 UTC
24.4 keys
21.3 keys
26 AUG 2026 · 08:09 UTC
24.6 keys
21.4 keys
27 AUG 2026 · 20:11 UTC
24.6 keys
21.4 keys
29 AUG 2026 · 10:09 UTC
24.6 keys
21.4 keys
31 AUG 2026 · 14:09 UTC
24.6 keys
21.4 keys
2 SEP 2026 · 02:08 UTC
23.8 keys
20.7 keys
3 SEP 2026 · 18:10 UTC
24.8 keys
21.6 keys
5 SEP 2026 · 06:08 UTC
23.9 keys
20.8 keys
7 SEP 2026 · 08:08 UTC
24.4 keys
21.2 keys
8 SEP 2026 · 22:09 UTC
24.0 keys
20.8 keys
10 SEP 2026 · 12:08 UTC
24.2 keys
21.0 keys
12 SEP 2026 · 00:09 UTC
24.3 keys
21.1 keys
14 SEP 2026 · 00:08 UTC
24.6 keys
21.4 keys
15 SEP 2026 · 10:08 UTC
24.4 keys
21.2 keys
17 SEP 2026 · 12:08 UTC
24.8 keys
21.6 keys
20 SEP 2026 · 16:10 UTC
24.7 keys
21.5 keys
21 SEP 2026 · 04:09 UTC
24.9 keys
21.7 keys
21 SEP 2026 · 10:11 UTC
24.9 keys
21.7 keys
21 SEP 2026 · 20:09 UTC
24.8 keys
21.6 keys
25 SEP 2026 · 18:09 UTC
25.1 keys
21.8 keys
1 OCT 2026 · 16:09 UTC
24.2 keys
21.0 keys
2 OCT 2026 · 19:11 UTC
24.7 keys
21.5 keys
4 OCT 2026 · 01:10 UTC
24.8 keys
21.6 keys
9 OCT 2026 · 13:10 UTC
25.3 keys
22.0 keys
10 OCT 2026 · 19:10 UTC
25.3 keys
22.0 keys
11 OCT 2026 · 05:09 UTC
25.3 keys
22.0 keys
11 OCT 2026 · 19:09 UTC
25.4 keys
22.1 keys
12 OCT 2026 · 21:08 UTC
25.4 keys
22.1 keys
Price history in numbers
129 readings since 25 Sep 2025
Over the last 30 days the Vivid Plasma California Cap's sell price ranged from 24.0 keys to 25.4 keys and is up 4.6% after 50 moves. Over a year it ranged from 18.1 keys to 34.6 keys (up 24.9%). Today's 25.4 keys sits in the middle of its range: the lowest we have recorded is 18.1 keys (30 Jun 2026) and the highest 34.6 keys (20 Nov 2025). The price has moved 128 times since we began recording it — about once every 3 days.