Community price on backpack.tf: 38.88–51.55 ref, last changed 2025-09-14 (1.1y ago). The live quote above, 51.66 ref, is 33% 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.
3 sold on the Steam Community Market in the 24 hours to 2026-10-11 04:17 UTC (2d ago), listed there as “Haunted Shoestring Budget”. 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 | 62.66 ref | 35 ref |
| 10 DEC 2025 · 12:55 UTC | 50.22 ref | 33.55 ref |
| 8 FEB 2026 · 22:45 UTC | 47.22 ref | 44.66 ref |
| 12 APR 2026 · 22:31 UTC | 57.44 ref | 31.77 ref |
| 15 JUN 2026 · 06:31 UTC | 53.22 ref | 53.11 ref |
| 10 AUG 2026 · 01:11 UTC | 50.77 ref | 46.55 ref |
| 23 AUG 2026 · 10:09 UTC | 51.22 ref | 42.77 ref |
| 24 AUG 2026 · 20:09 UTC | 50.44 ref | 49.11 ref |
| 25 AUG 2026 · 20:10 UTC | 50.44 ref | 42.33 ref |
| 26 AUG 2026 · 18:09 UTC | 57.33 ref | 49.88 ref |
| 28 AUG 2026 · 00:09 UTC | 50.88 ref | 49 ref |
| 29 AUG 2026 · 04:09 UTC | 49.77 ref | 48.55 ref |
| 31 AUG 2026 · 18:10 UTC | 51.66 ref | 50.44 ref |
| 2 SEP 2026 · 02:08 UTC | 51.55 ref | 49.22 ref |
| 3 SEP 2026 · 14:08 UTC | 59 ref | 51.33 ref |
| 5 SEP 2026 · 08:08 UTC | 50.77 ref | 48.88 ref |
| 6 SEP 2026 · 18:09 UTC | 50.33 ref | 45.33 ref |
| 8 SEP 2026 · 10:09 UTC | 56.44 ref | 49.11 ref |
| 10 SEP 2026 · 16:08 UTC | 57.55 ref | 50 ref |
| 12 SEP 2026 · 02:08 UTC | 50.66 ref | 45.55 ref |
| 13 SEP 2026 · 20:08 UTC | 50.44 ref | 48.55 ref |
| 15 SEP 2026 · 16:09 UTC | 57 ref | 49.55 ref |
| 17 SEP 2026 · 10:10 UTC | 49.66 ref | 46.11 ref |
| 18 SEP 2026 · 22:07 UTC | 51.55 ref | 48.55 ref |
| 20 SEP 2026 · 08:09 UTC | 57.11 ref | 49.66 ref |
| 21 SEP 2026 · 16:10 UTC | 56.22 ref | 48.88 ref |
| 22 SEP 2026 · 20:10 UTC | 58.55 ref | 50.88 ref |
| 24 SEP 2026 · 02:10 UTC | 55.88 ref | 48.55 ref |
| 25 SEP 2026 · 06:08 UTC | 50.66 ref | 50.11 ref |
| 26 SEP 2026 · 12:08 UTC | 51.55 ref | 49.88 ref |
| 28 SEP 2026 · 18:08 UTC | 51.55 ref | 49.22 ref |
| 30 SEP 2026 · 02:08 UTC | 51.33 ref | 49.55 ref |
| 1 OCT 2026 · 06:09 UTC | 51.55 ref | 50.66 ref |
| 2 OCT 2026 · 15:12 UTC | 58.22 ref | 50.66 ref |
| 4 OCT 2026 · 09:09 UTC | 58.55 ref | 50.88 ref |
| 8 OCT 2026 · 05:11 UTC | 47 ref | 40.88 ref |
| 9 OCT 2026 · 21:10 UTC | 64.66 ref | 52.44 ref |
| 10 OCT 2026 · 23:10 UTC | 63.11 ref | 53 ref |
| 12 OCT 2026 · 05:09 UTC | 60.77 ref | 52.88 ref |
| 13 OCT 2026 · 03:09 UTC | 64.55 ref | 56.33 ref |
Price history in numbers
328 readings since 25 Sep 2025Over the last 30 days the Haunted Shoestring Budget's sell price ranged from 0.75 keys to 1.25 keys and is up 27.4% after 120 moves. Over a year it ranged from 0.66 keys to 1.25 keys (up 13.9%). Today's 1.03 keys sits in the middle of its range: the lowest we have recorded is 0.66 keys (19 Apr 2026) and the highest 1.25 keys (9 Oct 2026). The price has moved 220 times since we began recording it — about once every 2 days.
| Window | Low | High | Change | Moves | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 days | 0.75 keys | 1.25 keys | +27.4% | 120 | 163 |
| 90 days | 0.74 keys | 1.25 keys | +30.9% | 192 | 289 |
| a year | 0.66 keys | 1.25 keys | +13.9% | 219 | 325 |
Details
| SKU | 557;13 |
|---|---|
| Last price change | 2026-10-02 00:09 UTC |
| Key rate when recorded | 62.89 ref |
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