Community price on backpack.tf: 29.77–32.66 ref, last changed 2026-09-28 (15d ago). The live quote above, 31.22 ref, is inside the community’s range and last moved 20d 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.
146 sold on the Steam Community Market in the 24 hours to 2026-10-13 03:57 UTC (3h ago), 1,290 over the last 7 days, listed there as “Tough Break Cosmetic Case”. 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 | 20 ref | 19.88 ref |
| 29 SEP 2025 · 17:31 UTC | 21.22 ref | 21.11 ref |
| 5 OCT 2025 · 05:41 UTC | 20 ref | 19.88 ref |
| 12 OCT 2025 · 18:54 UTC | 22.88 ref | 22.77 ref |
| 18 OCT 2025 · 06:57 UTC | 21.66 ref | 21.55 ref |
| 12 JAN 2026 · 11:52 UTC | 22.77 ref | 18.55 ref |
| 2 FEB 2026 · 10:17 UTC | 22.77 ref | 18.55 ref |
| 9 MAR 2026 · 12:03 UTC | 22.77 ref | 18.55 ref |
| 30 MAR 2026 · 08:26 UTC | 22.77 ref | 18.55 ref |
| 15 JUN 2026 · 14:06 UTC | 23.11 ref | 22.11 ref |
| 22 JUN 2026 · 15:09 UTC | 23 ref | 22.11 ref |
| 8 JUL 2026 · 14:41 UTC | 22.33 ref | 22.22 ref |
| 20 JUL 2026 · 14:44 UTC | 28.88 ref | 26 ref |
| 27 JUL 2026 · 08:44 UTC | 29.22 ref | 28 ref |
| 7 AUG 2026 · 13:13 UTC | 30.44 ref | 29 ref |
| 19 AUG 2026 · 12:09 UTC | 30.11 ref | 29 ref |
| 26 AUG 2026 · 02:09 UTC | 30.11 ref | 29.11 ref |
| 4 SEP 2026 · 02:08 UTC | 32 ref | 29.77 ref |
| 16 SEP 2026 · 02:09 UTC | 31 ref | 29.88 ref |
| 23 SEP 2026 · 08:11 UTC | 31.22 ref | 30 ref |
| 2 OCT 2026 · 09:10 UTC | 31.22 ref | 30 ref |
| 11 OCT 2026 · 23:09 UTC | 36 ref | 31 ref |
Price history in numbers
22 readings since 25 Sep 2025Over the last 30 days the Tough Break Cosmetic Case's sell price ranged from 31 ref to 36 ref and is up 16.1% after 2 moves. Over a year it ranged from 21.66 ref to 36 ref (up 66.2%). Today's 36 ref sits at the top of its range: the lowest we have recorded is 20 ref (25 Sep 2025) and the highest 36 ref (11 Oct 2026). The price has moved 16 times since we began recording it — about once every 24 days.
| Window | Low | High | Change | Moves | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 days | 31 ref | 36 ref | +16.1% | 2 | 4 |
| 90 days | 28.88 ref | 36 ref | +24.6% | 7 | 10 |
| a year | 21.66 ref | 36 ref | +66.2% | 12 | 18 |
Details
| SKU | 5842;6;c101 |
|---|---|
| Last price change | 2026-09-23 08:11 UTC |
| Key rate when recorded | 63.78 ref |
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