Community price on backpack.tf: 27.44–34.55 ref, last changed 2026-06-05 (4mo ago). The live quote above, 42.33 ref, is 54% 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.
2 sold on the Steam Community Market in the 24 hours to 2026-10-07 15:54 UTC (6d ago), listed there as “Strange Diplomat”. 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 | 27 ref | 25.11 ref |
| 1 DEC 2025 · 15:02 UTC | 43.66 ref | 19.22 ref |
| 1 FEB 2026 · 23:46 UTC | 39 ref | 28.88 ref |
| 19 APR 2026 · 22:32 UTC | 35 ref | 28.66 ref |
| 29 JUN 2026 · 01:14 UTC | 38.55 ref | 34.66 ref |
| 22 AUG 2026 · 00:09 UTC | 39.44 ref | 38.55 ref |
| 23 AUG 2026 · 10:09 UTC | 38 ref | 31.77 ref |
| 24 AUG 2026 · 20:09 UTC | 38.11 ref | 29.11 ref |
| 26 AUG 2026 · 00:09 UTC | 38.66 ref | 36.44 ref |
| 27 AUG 2026 · 14:09 UTC | 38.55 ref | 36.88 ref |
| 29 AUG 2026 · 00:09 UTC | 39.66 ref | 32.11 ref |
| 30 AUG 2026 · 14:10 UTC | 41.33 ref | 40.55 ref |
| 1 SEP 2026 · 02:10 UTC | 41.33 ref | 34.44 ref |
| 2 SEP 2026 · 16:09 UTC | 40.88 ref | 34.22 ref |
| 3 SEP 2026 · 22:09 UTC | 40.88 ref | 38.55 ref |
| 5 SEP 2026 · 16:08 UTC | 40 ref | 36 ref |
| 7 SEP 2026 · 18:08 UTC | 39.11 ref | 35.22 ref |
| 9 SEP 2026 · 18:08 UTC | 41.88 ref | 36.44 ref |
| 11 SEP 2026 · 08:08 UTC | 41.11 ref | 35.77 ref |
| 13 SEP 2026 · 00:09 UTC | 39 ref | 35.11 ref |
| 14 SEP 2026 · 10:08 UTC | 37.66 ref | 35.88 ref |
| 15 SEP 2026 · 20:09 UTC | 36.55 ref | 35.33 ref |
| 17 SEP 2026 · 08:09 UTC | 35.33 ref | 33.22 ref |
| 19 SEP 2026 · 02:08 UTC | 35.44 ref | 34.66 ref |
| 21 SEP 2026 · 02:11 UTC | 34.88 ref | 34.77 ref |
| 22 SEP 2026 · 10:09 UTC | 34 ref | 33.66 ref |
| 23 SEP 2026 · 16:08 UTC | 34 ref | 33.22 ref |
| 25 SEP 2026 · 12:08 UTC | 35.22 ref | 34.55 ref |
| 27 SEP 2026 · 00:09 UTC | 38.55 ref | 35.77 ref |
| 28 SEP 2026 · 18:08 UTC | 39.66 ref | 37.33 ref |
| 30 SEP 2026 · 02:08 UTC | 39.11 ref | 35.22 ref |
| 1 OCT 2026 · 12:09 UTC | 41.11 ref | 35.77 ref |
| 2 OCT 2026 · 21:09 UTC | 38.55 ref | 34.44 ref |
| 4 OCT 2026 · 07:09 UTC | 41.77 ref | 36.33 ref |
| 5 OCT 2026 · 15:10 UTC | 38.88 ref | 35.22 ref |
| 7 OCT 2026 · 01:09 UTC | 36.66 ref | 36.44 ref |
| 8 OCT 2026 · 21:10 UTC | 34.88 ref | 33.88 ref |
| 10 OCT 2026 · 05:11 UTC | 34.44 ref | 32.77 ref |
| 11 OCT 2026 · 07:10 UTC | 33.55 ref | 30.22 ref |
| 13 OCT 2026 · 03:09 UTC | 33.44 ref | 31 ref |
Price history in numbers
381 readings since 25 Sep 2025Over the last 30 days the Strange Diplomat's sell price ranged from 33.33 ref to 51.77 ref and is down 15.0% after 113 moves. Over a year it ranged from 26.33 ref to 51.77 ref (up 14.9%). Today's 33.44 ref sits in the lower third of its range: the lowest we have recorded is 26.33 ref (8 Feb 2026) and the highest 51.77 ref (1 Oct 2026). The price has moved 252 times since we began recording it — about once every 2 days.
| Window | Low | High | Change | Moves | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 days | 33.33 ref | 51.77 ref | −15.0% | 113 | 193 |
| 90 days | 32 ref | 51.77 ref | −1.3% | 210 | 339 |
| a year | 26.33 ref | 51.77 ref | +14.9% | 248 | 377 |
Details
| SKU | 30744;11 |
|---|---|
| Last price change | 2026-10-01 20:08 UTC |
| Key rate when recorded | 62.33 ref |
Priced similarly
across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 42.33 ref | 11d ago | |
| 42.22 ref | 11d ago | |
| 42 ref | 20d ago | |
| 42 ref | 2mo ago | |
| 42.77 ref | 11d ago | |
| 41.77 ref | 12d ago | |
| 41.77 ref | 11d ago | |
| 41.55 ref | 12d ago |