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Scorching Flames Plug-In Prospector
Community price on backpack.tf: 55.0 keys, last changed 2025-02-25 (1.6y ago). The live quote above, 54.3 keys, is 1% lower 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.
Steam Market asking price: $450.01 — the lowest of one listing for the Scorching Flames effect when we looked on 2026-10-06 01:34 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 54 keys, 19.88 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 Plug-In Prospector”, 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 | 56.9 keys | 46.5 keys |
| 30 SEP 2025 · 20:48 UTC | 55.8 keys | 45.6 keys |
| 19 OCT 2025 · 20:17 UTC | 50.7 keys | 45.6 keys |
| 25 OCT 2025 · 16:38 UTC | 48.3 keys | 43.5 keys |
| 12 MAY 2026 · 22:32 UTC | 90.9 keys | 45.5 keys |
| 17 MAY 2026 · 20:33 UTC | 90.4 keys | 64.1 keys |
| 1 JUN 2026 · 02:29 UTC | 91.2 keys | 64.8 keys |
| 11 JUN 2026 · 08:31 UTC | 90.0 keys | 64.0 keys |
| 19 JUN 2026 · 12:10 UTC | 89.2 keys | 75.8 keys |
| 29 JUN 2026 · 13:12 UTC | 93.6 keys | 81.4 keys |
| 5 JUL 2026 · 15:12 UTC | 89.5 keys | 77.8 keys |
| 19 JUL 2026 · 16:44 UTC | 96.4 keys | 83.7 keys |
| 27 JUL 2026 · 04:45 UTC | 99.7 keys | 86.7 keys |
| 10 AUG 2026 · 01:11 UTC | 105 keys | 91.0 keys |
| 20 AUG 2026 · 22:08 UTC | 25.3 keys | 22.0 keys |
| 28 AUG 2026 · 00:09 UTC | 8.51 keys | 7.40 keys |
| 28 AUG 2026 · 12:07 UTC | 8.54 keys | 7.43 keys |
| 2 SEP 2026 · 02:08 UTC | 26.1 keys | 22.7 keys |
| 4 SEP 2026 · 16:08 UTC | 26.3 keys | 22.8 keys |
| 5 SEP 2026 · 04:08 UTC | 27.4 keys | 23.8 keys |
| 8 SEP 2026 · 08:08 UTC | 36.4 keys | 31.7 keys |
| 8 SEP 2026 · 22:09 UTC | 26.6 keys | 23.2 keys |
| 12 SEP 2026 · 18:08 UTC | 9.73 keys | 8.46 keys |
| 13 SEP 2026 · 06:08 UTC | 9.58 keys | 8.33 keys |
| 13 SEP 2026 · 18:08 UTC | 9.72 keys | 8.44 keys |
| 21 SEP 2026 · 06:09 UTC | 28.5 keys | 24.8 keys |
| 22 SEP 2026 · 08:08 UTC | 38.9 keys | 33.8 keys |
| 28 SEP 2026 · 10:08 UTC | 51.9 keys | 45.1 keys |
| 28 SEP 2026 · 22:08 UTC | 54.0 keys | 47.0 keys |
| 29 SEP 2026 · 22:08 UTC | 54.6 keys | 47.4 keys |
| 30 SEP 2026 · 10:07 UTC | 54.5 keys | 47.4 keys |
| 1 OCT 2026 · 10:08 UTC | 54.3 keys | 47.2 keys |
| 2 OCT 2026 · 02:08 UTC | 54.5 keys | 47.4 keys |
| 2 OCT 2026 · 15:12 UTC | 56.1 keys | 48.8 keys |
| 6 OCT 2026 · 09:10 UTC | 58.2 keys | 50.6 keys |
| 6 OCT 2026 · 21:09 UTC | 58.3 keys | 50.7 keys |
| 8 OCT 2026 · 09:10 UTC | 58.6 keys | 51.0 keys |
| 9 OCT 2026 · 07:09 UTC | 58.2 keys | 50.6 keys |
| 10 OCT 2026 · 07:09 UTC | 58.6 keys | 51.0 keys |
| 12 OCT 2026 · 03:09 UTC | 58.2 keys | 50.6 keys |
Price history in numbers
57 readings since 25 Sep 2025Over the last 30 days the Scorching Flames Plug-In Prospector's sell price ranged from 9.72 keys to 58.7 keys and is up 499.4% after 22 moves. Over a year it ranged from 8.51 keys to 105 keys (up 14.8%). Today's 58.2 keys sits in the middle of its range: the lowest we have recorded is 8.51 keys (28 Aug 2026) and the highest 105 keys (10 Aug 2026). The price has moved 56 times since we began recording it — about once every 7 days.
| Window | Low | High | Change | Moves | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 days | 9.72 keys | 58.7 keys | +499.4% | 22 | 23 |
| 90 days | 8.51 keys | 105 keys | −39.6% | 40 | 41 |
| a year | 8.51 keys | 105 keys | +14.8% | 53 | 54 |
Details
| SKU | 30031;5;u14 |
|---|---|
| Last price change | 2026-10-01 10:08 UTC |
| Key rate when recorded | 63.00 ref |
Same effect, other items
the effect across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 2,796 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 2,650 keys | 11mo ago | |
| 2,500 keys | 11mo ago | |
| 2,350 keys | 11mo ago | |
| 2,250 keys | 11mo ago | |
| 2,250 keys | 11mo ago | |
| 2,085 keys | 11mo ago | |
| 2,050 keys | 11mo ago | |
| 1,900 keys | 11mo ago | |
| 1,700 keys | 11mo ago |
Other effects on the Plug-In Prospector
same item, different effect| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 206 keys | 11d ago | |
| 141 keys | 11d ago | |
| 103 keys | 12d ago | |
| 100 keys | 14d ago | |
| 102 keys | 11d ago | |
| 82.9 keys | 11d ago | |
| 66.9 keys | 13d ago | |
| 56.4 keys | 14d ago | |
| 47.6 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 46.8 keys | 12d ago |
Priced similarly
across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 53.5 keys | 14d ago | |
| 54.0 keys | 12d ago | |
| 54.1 keys | 13d ago | |
| 53.2 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 53.8 keys | 24d ago | |
| 54.4 keys | 11d ago | |
| 54.1 keys | 12d ago | |
| 54.1 keys | 13d ago |