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Spectral Shackles Taunt: The Boston Boarder
Community price on backpack.tf: 6.50 keys, last changed 2026-05-11 (5mo ago). The live quote above, 3.72 keys, is 43% 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: $15.41 — the lowest of one listing for the Spectral Shackles effect when we looked on 2026-10-08 01:30 UTC (5d 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 3 keys, 44.44 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 Taunt: The Boston Boarder”, with no effect in the name — the effect comes from the individual listing.
Price history
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| Observed (UTC) | Sell | Buy |
|---|---|---|
| 15 JUN 2026 · 14:07 UTC | 5.98 keys | 5.38 keys |
| 22 JUN 2026 · 17:13 UTC | 3.84 keys | 3.32 keys |
| 29 JUN 2026 · 03:14 UTC | 4.00 keys | 3.45 keys |
| 5 JUL 2026 · 23:12 UTC | 3.26 keys | 2.84 keys |
| 12 JUL 2026 · 18:45 UTC | 3.03 keys | 2.63 keys |
| 29 JUL 2026 · 08:45 UTC | 4.17 keys | 3.58 keys |
| 7 AUG 2026 · 09:13 UTC | 3.76 keys | 3.31 keys |
| 13 AUG 2026 · 21:12 UTC | 3.75 keys | 3.31 keys |
| 19 AUG 2026 · 12:09 UTC | 3.49 keys | 3.03 keys |
| 27 AUG 2026 · 20:11 UTC | 4.99 keys | 4.34 keys |
| 29 AUG 2026 · 02:09 UTC | 4.95 keys | 4.30 keys |
| 29 AUG 2026 · 14:09 UTC | 5.19 keys | 4.51 keys |
| 30 AUG 2026 · 22:10 UTC | 4.47 keys | 3.88 keys |
| 2 SEP 2026 · 04:09 UTC | 4.19 keys | 3.66 keys |
| 4 SEP 2026 · 16:09 UTC | 3.70 keys | 3.21 keys |
| 8 SEP 2026 · 12:08 UTC | 4.37 keys | 3.81 keys |
| 9 SEP 2026 · 14:09 UTC | 4.37 keys | 3.81 keys |
| 14 SEP 2026 · 06:08 UTC | 3.88 keys | 3.37 keys |
| 20 SEP 2026 · 16:10 UTC | 2.99 keys | 2.60 keys |
| 21 SEP 2026 · 08:10 UTC | 3.53 keys | 3.08 keys |
| 22 SEP 2026 · 00:09 UTC | 2.98 keys | 2.59 keys |
| 23 SEP 2026 · 10:08 UTC | 2.98 keys | 2.59 keys |
| 24 SEP 2026 · 18:09 UTC | 4.06 keys | 3.53 keys |
| 26 SEP 2026 · 08:08 UTC | 4.15 keys | 3.61 keys |
| 27 SEP 2026 · 00:09 UTC | 4.35 keys | 3.79 keys |
| 1 OCT 2026 · 14:08 UTC | 3.72 keys | 3.22 keys |
| 2 OCT 2026 · 11:10 UTC | 4.01 keys | 3.48 keys |
| 3 OCT 2026 · 05:09 UTC | 4.07 keys | 3.53 keys |
| 3 OCT 2026 · 19:10 UTC | 4.45 keys | 3.87 keys |
| 5 OCT 2026 · 13:09 UTC | 3.17 keys | 2.75 keys |
| 6 OCT 2026 · 03:09 UTC | 3.68 keys | 3.20 keys |
| 6 OCT 2026 · 19:09 UTC | 4.29 keys | 3.73 keys |
| 7 OCT 2026 · 11:10 UTC | 4.28 keys | 3.73 keys |
| 7 OCT 2026 · 23:11 UTC | 4.39 keys | 3.82 keys |
| 8 OCT 2026 · 11:09 UTC | 4.12 keys | 3.59 keys |
| 10 OCT 2026 · 01:10 UTC | 4.55 keys | 3.95 keys |
| 10 OCT 2026 · 15:10 UTC | 4.51 keys | 3.92 keys |
| 11 OCT 2026 · 07:10 UTC | 4.53 keys | 3.94 keys |
| 12 OCT 2026 · 11:08 UTC | 3.53 keys | 3.07 keys |
| 12 OCT 2026 · 23:08 UTC | 3.79 keys | 3.30 keys |
Price history in numbers
44 readings since 15 Jun 2026Over the last 30 days the Spectral Shackles Taunt: The Boston Boarder's sell price ranged from 2.98 keys to 4.55 keys and is down 2.2% after 24 moves. Over a year it ranged from 2.98 keys to 5.98 keys (down 36.5%). Today's 3.79 keys sits in the lower third of its range: the lowest we have recorded is 2.98 keys (23 Sep 2026) and the highest 5.98 keys (15 Jun 2026). The price has moved 43 times since we began recording it — about once every 3 days.
| Window | Low | High | Change | Moves | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 days | 2.98 keys | 4.55 keys | −2.2% | 24 | 25 |
| 90 days | 2.98 keys | 5.19 keys | −4.7% | 38 | 39 |
| a year | 2.98 keys | 5.98 keys | −36.5% | 43 | 44 |
Details
| SKU | 31156;5;u3059 |
|---|---|
| Last price change | 2026-10-01 14:08 UTC |
| Key rate when recorded | 61.78 ref |
Same effect, other items
the effect across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 25.6 keys | 12d ago | |
| 23.5 keys | 4mo ago | |
| 22.1 keys | 14d ago | |
| 21.8 keys | 12d ago | |
| 17.6 keys | 12d ago | |
| 15.2 keys | 12d ago | |
| 12.1 keys | 12d ago | |
| 11.7 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 10.6 keys | 13d ago | |
| 8.79 keys | 4mo ago |
Other effects on the Taunt: The Boston Boarder
same item, different effect| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 46.0 keys | 11d ago | |
| 37.0 keys | 9mo ago | |
| 36.2 keys | 12d ago | |
| 29.4 keys | 11d ago | |
| 28.7 keys | 12d ago | |
| 26.8 keys | 4mo ago | |
| 22.3 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 21.0 keys | 7mo ago | |
| 15.0 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 15.3 keys | 12d ago |
Priced similarly
across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
 Strange All-Father | 3.65 keys | 11d ago |
| 3.72 keys | 12d ago | |
| 3.67 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 3.63 keys | 12d ago | |
 Strange Specialized Killstreak Rust Botkiller Knife Mk.I | 3.57 keys | 4mo ago |
| 3.57 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 3.64 keys | 13d ago | |
| 3.70 keys | 1mo ago |