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Orbiting Planets Thousand-Yard Stare
Community price on backpack.tf: 13.0–16.0 keys, last changed 2021-12-20 (4.8y ago). The live quote above, 18.7 keys, is 44% 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: $55.35 — the lowest of 2 listings for the Orbiting Planets effect when we looked on 2026-10-13 01:41 UTC (6h 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 18 keys, 45.33 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 Thousand-Yard Stare”, 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 | 16.5 keys | 11.0 keys |
| 30 SEP 2025 · 22:43 UTC | 16.5 keys | 11.8 keys |
| 19 OCT 2025 · 22:09 UTC | 15.1 keys | 11.8 keys |
| 25 OCT 2025 · 18:24 UTC | 14.3 keys | 11.3 keys |
| 10 NOV 2025 · 02:18 UTC | 15.2 keys | 11.9 keys |
| 20 NOV 2025 · 00:50 UTC | 23.0 keys | 17.2 keys |
| 15 DEC 2025 · 08:48 UTC | 23.7 keys | 18.2 keys |
| 22 DEC 2025 · 15:15 UTC | 23.5 keys | 20.3 keys |
| 2 JAN 2026 · 10:55 UTC | 20.7 keys | 17.7 keys |
| 1 FEB 2026 · 09:44 UTC | 23.8 keys | 20.2 keys |
| 16 FEB 2026 · 14:42 UTC | 23.4 keys | 17.8 keys |
| 1 MAR 2026 · 00:43 UTC | 24.8 keys | 18.0 keys |
| 17 MAY 2026 · 10:32 UTC | 22.8 keys | 16.4 keys |
| 24 MAY 2026 · 12:31 UTC | 22.8 keys | 16.5 keys |
| 8 JUN 2026 · 02:30 UTC | 22.5 keys | 16.4 keys |
| 22 JUN 2026 · 17:13 UTC | 19.7 keys | 17.2 keys |
| 1 JUL 2026 · 07:13 UTC | 19.4 keys | 16.8 keys |
| 12 JUL 2026 · 22:44 UTC | 19.5 keys | 17.0 keys |
| 29 JUL 2026 · 04:46 UTC | 21.7 keys | 18.9 keys |
| 5 AUG 2026 · 17:13 UTC | 22.5 keys | 19.5 keys |
| 10 AUG 2026 · 15:11 UTC | 22.8 keys | 19.9 keys |
| 18 AUG 2026 · 01:11 UTC | 14.8 keys | 12.8 keys |
| 22 AUG 2026 · 04:09 UTC | 18.9 keys | 16.4 keys |
| 22 AUG 2026 · 16:08 UTC | 18.9 keys | 16.4 keys |
| 23 AUG 2026 · 06:09 UTC | 19.3 keys | 16.8 keys |
| 23 AUG 2026 · 18:09 UTC | 20.6 keys | 17.9 keys |
| 25 AUG 2026 · 04:09 UTC | 20.8 keys | 18.1 keys |
| 27 AUG 2026 · 12:08 UTC | 20.9 keys | 18.2 keys |
| 27 SEP 2026 · 02:10 UTC | 14.0 keys | 12.2 keys |
| 27 SEP 2026 · 14:08 UTC | 15.1 keys | 13.2 keys |
| 28 SEP 2026 · 14:08 UTC | 15.9 keys | 13.9 keys |
| 29 SEP 2026 · 02:08 UTC | 16.3 keys | 14.2 keys |
| 29 SEP 2026 · 14:08 UTC | 17.4 keys | 15.1 keys |
| 30 SEP 2026 · 02:08 UTC | 17.6 keys | 15.3 keys |
| 1 OCT 2026 · 02:09 UTC | 18.7 keys | 16.3 keys |
| 1 OCT 2026 · 14:08 UTC | 18.7 keys | 16.3 keys |
| 2 OCT 2026 · 06:09 UTC | 19.3 keys | 16.7 keys |
| 3 OCT 2026 · 09:09 UTC | 20.3 keys | 17.6 keys |
| 11 OCT 2026 · 15:09 UTC | 21.6 keys | 18.8 keys |
| 12 OCT 2026 · 05:09 UTC | 21.5 keys | 18.7 keys |
Price history in numbers
50 readings since 25 Sep 2025Over the last 30 days the Orbiting Planets Thousand-Yard Stare's sell price ranged from 14.0 keys to 21.6 keys and is up 53.2% after 14 moves. Over a year it ranged from 14.0 keys to 24.8 keys (up 42.9%). Today's 21.5 keys sits in the upper third of its range: the lowest we have recorded is 14.0 keys (27 Sep 2026) and the highest 24.8 keys (1 Mar 2026). The price has moved 49 times since we began recording it — about once every 8 days.
| Window | Low | High | Change | Moves | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 days | 14.0 keys | 21.6 keys | +53.2% | 14 | 15 |
| 90 days | 14.0 keys | 22.8 keys | +4.8% | 27 | 28 |
| a year | 14.0 keys | 24.8 keys | +42.9% | 46 | 47 |
Details
| SKU | 31200;5;u32 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1,650 keys | 11mo ago | |
| 730 keys | 11mo ago | |
| 475 keys | 11mo ago | |
| 440 keys | 11mo ago | |
| 400 keys | 11mo ago | |
| 335 keys | 12d ago | |
| 321 keys | 11d ago | |
| 276 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 252 keys | 16d ago | |
| 252 keys | 11d ago |
Other effects on the Thousand-Yard Stare
same item, different effect| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 284 keys | 12d ago | |
| 208 keys | 12d ago | |
| 186 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 185 keys | 12d ago | |
| 150 keys | 12d ago | |
| 135 keys | 14d ago | |
| 122 keys | 11d ago | |
| 116 keys | 4mo ago | |
| 111 keys | 12d ago | |
| 104 keys | 12d ago |
Priced similarly
across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 18.6 keys | 12d ago | |
| 18.6 keys | 12d ago | |
| 18.3 keys | 16d ago | |
| 18.6 keys | 12d ago | |
| 18.7 keys | 12d ago | |
| 18.7 keys | 12d ago | |
| 18.0 keys | 5mo ago | |
| 18.0 keys | 4mo ago |