Community price on backpack.tf: 18.0–20.0 keys, last changed 2017-08-12 (9.2y ago). The live quote above, 24.3 keys, is 35% 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.
Steam Market asking price: $45.44 — the lowest of 3 listings for the Nuts n' Bolts effect when we looked on 2026-10-12 01:30 UTC (1d 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, 17.44 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 Salty Dog”, with no effect in the name — the effect comes from the individual listing.
Price history
39 observations
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Nuts n' Bolts Salty Dog sell price, 2025-09-25 to 2026-10-01: 39 observations, from 20.2 keys to 24.3 keys.
Observed (UTC)
Sell
Buy
25 SEP 2025 · 03:29 UTC
20.2 keys
14.9 keys
30 SEP 2025 · 21:03 UTC
20.2 keys
14.9 keys
9 OCT 2025 · 08:45 UTC
19.3 keys
15.6 keys
19 OCT 2025 · 20:33 UTC
18.4 keys
14.9 keys
25 OCT 2025 · 16:55 UTC
17.5 keys
14.2 keys
10 NOV 2025 · 00:56 UTC
20.0 keys
16.1 keys
8 DEC 2025 · 00:49 UTC
20.7 keys
8.29 keys
15 DEC 2025 · 00:43 UTC
21.1 keys
10.3 keys
22 DEC 2025 · 01:08 UTC
21.3 keys
11.6 keys
30 DEC 2025 · 02:52 UTC
20.7 keys
11.4 keys
7 JAN 2026 · 23:41 UTC
20.9 keys
12.0 keys
11 JAN 2026 · 21:34 UTC
19.0 keys
7.65 keys
22 APR 2026 · 00:30 UTC
18.4 keys
14.7 keys
7 JUN 2026 · 14:29 UTC
29.9 keys
19.1 keys
15 JUN 2026 · 16:11 UTC
29.6 keys
18.1 keys
23 JUN 2026 · 07:14 UTC
22.0 keys
19.1 keys
12 JUL 2026 · 12:45 UTC
14.6 keys
12.7 keys
22 JUL 2026 · 10:45 UTC
18.0 keys
15.7 keys
5 AUG 2026 · 13:12 UTC
18.7 keys
16.3 keys
11 AUG 2026 · 11:11 UTC
18.8 keys
16.4 keys
16 AUG 2026 · 05:11 UTC
18.7 keys
16.3 keys
30 AUG 2026 · 14:09 UTC
20.3 keys
17.6 keys
31 AUG 2026 · 12:09 UTC
21.0 keys
18.3 keys
4 SEP 2026 · 00:08 UTC
20.9 keys
18.1 keys
4 SEP 2026 · 12:08 UTC
20.8 keys
18.1 keys
9 SEP 2026 · 00:09 UTC
21.1 keys
18.3 keys
9 SEP 2026 · 12:09 UTC
21.8 keys
18.9 keys
10 SEP 2026 · 20:09 UTC
22.2 keys
19.3 keys
11 SEP 2026 · 22:08 UTC
22.4 keys
19.5 keys
26 SEP 2026 · 06:08 UTC
23.0 keys
20.0 keys
27 SEP 2026 · 00:08 UTC
24.7 keys
19.6 keys
27 SEP 2026 · 20:09 UTC
24.1 keys
20.1 keys
28 SEP 2026 · 16:08 UTC
24.9 keys
20.0 keys
29 SEP 2026 · 16:10 UTC
24.8 keys
19.9 keys
30 SEP 2026 · 08:08 UTC
24.5 keys
19.7 keys
30 SEP 2026 · 16:08 UTC
24.3 keys
19.6 keys
30 SEP 2026 · 20:09 UTC
24.1 keys
19.5 keys
30 SEP 2026 · 22:09 UTC
24.3 keys
19.7 keys
1 OCT 2026 · 06:08 UTC
24.3 keys
19.7 keys
Price history in numbers
39 readings since 25 Sep 2025
Over the last 30 days the Nuts n' Bolts Salty Dog's sell price ranged from 23.0 keys to 24.9 keys and is up 5.7% after 9 moves. Over a year it ranged from 14.6 keys to 29.9 keys (up 32.3%). Today's 24.3 keys sits in the middle of its range: the lowest we have recorded is 14.6 keys (12 Jul 2026) and the highest 29.9 keys (7 Jun 2026). The price has moved 38 times since we began recording it — about once every 10 days.