This price has not changed since 2026-06-18 02:08 UTC. It reflects the last observed trade rather than current market value, and this page is excluded from our sitemap for that reason.
Community price on backpack.tf: 9.00–13.0 keys, last changed 2020-07-13 (6.3y ago). The live quote above, 20.0 keys, is 122% higher and last moved 4mo 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: $94.99 — the lowest of one listing for the Steaming effect when we looked on 2026-10-11 01:38 UTC (2d 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 20 keys 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 Hotrod”, with no effect in the name — the effect comes from the individual listing.
Price history
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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.
| Observed (UTC) | Sell | Buy |
|---|---|---|
| 25 SEP 2025 · 03:29 UTC | 12.9 keys | 7.32 keys |
| 30 SEP 2025 · 20:18 UTC | 13.9 keys | 7.31 keys |
| 9 OCT 2025 · 08:03 UTC | 13.3 keys | 7.69 keys |
| 19 OCT 2025 · 19:49 UTC | 12.6 keys | 7.31 keys |
| 25 OCT 2025 · 16:07 UTC | 12.0 keys | 6.97 keys |
| 10 NOV 2025 · 00:08 UTC | 12.7 keys | 7.37 keys |
| 15 NOV 2025 · 16:31 UTC | 17.4 keys | 14.1 keys |
| 23 NOV 2025 · 08:34 UTC | 18.7 keys | 15.3 keys |
| 1 DEC 2025 · 10:47 UTC | 18.7 keys | 15.4 keys |
| 8 DEC 2025 · 16:43 UTC | 19.0 keys | 16.2 keys |
| 17 DEC 2025 · 06:40 UTC | 17.2 keys | 16.5 keys |
| 23 DEC 2025 · 01:07 UTC | 17.4 keys | 16.6 keys |
| 31 DEC 2025 · 18:47 UTC | 20.0 keys | 15.5 keys |
| 4 JAN 2026 · 20:43 UTC | 17.2 keys | 14.1 keys |
| 8 FEB 2026 · 00:20 UTC | 16.8 keys | 11.9 keys |
| 16 FEB 2026 · 16:39 UTC | 18.0 keys | 12.8 keys |
| 27 FEB 2026 · 00:41 UTC | 17.0 keys | 12.1 keys |
| 1 MAR 2026 · 20:40 UTC | 17.8 keys | 12.7 keys |
| 20 APR 2026 · 10:29 UTC | 18.1 keys | 7.26 keys |
| 24 APR 2026 · 14:30 UTC | 17.2 keys | 6.89 keys |
| 4 MAY 2026 · 22:30 UTC | 17.8 keys | 7.18 keys |
| 30 MAY 2026 · 02:29 UTC | 17.8 keys | 7.13 keys |
| 18 JUN 2026 · 02:08 UTC | 20.0 keys | 6.65 keys |
Price history in numbers
23 readings since 25 Sep 2025The price has not been re-read inside the last 30 days. Over a year it ranged from 12.0 keys to 20.0 keys (up 58.2%). Today's 20.0 keys sits at the top of its range: the lowest we have recorded is 12.0 keys (25 Oct 2025) and the highest 20.0 keys (18 Jun 2026). The price has moved 20 times since we began recording it — about once every 13 days.
| Window | Low | High | Change | Moves | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a year | 12.0 keys | 20.0 keys | +58.2% | 17 | 20 |
Details
| SKU | 148;5;u36 |
|---|---|
| Last price change | 2026-06-18 02:08 UTC |
| Key rate when recorded | 64.33 ref |
Same effect, other items
the effect across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 1,200 keys | 11mo ago | |
| 600 keys | 11mo ago | |
| 551 keys | 14d ago | |
| 500 keys | 11mo ago | |
| 450 keys | 11mo ago | |
| 400 keys | 11mo ago | |
| 332 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 305 keys | 12d ago | |
| 242 keys | 14d ago | |
| 225 keys | 2mo ago |
Other effects on the Hotrod
same item, different effect| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 615 keys | 11mo ago | |
| 449 keys | 6mo ago | |
| 350 keys | 5mo ago | |
| 300 keys | 11mo ago | |
| 261 keys | 11d ago | |
| 163 keys | 12d ago | |
| 151 keys | 11d ago | |
| 143 keys | 12d ago | |
| 143 keys | 11d ago | |
| 144 keys | 12d ago |
Priced similarly
across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 20.0 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 20.0 keys | 4mo ago | |
| 20.0 keys | 4mo ago | |
| 20.0 keys | 17d ago | |
| 20.0 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 20.0 keys | 4mo ago | |
| 20.0 keys | 9mo ago | |
| 20.0 keys | 4mo ago |