Community price on backpack.tf: 2.88–3 ref, last changed 2026-05-08 (4mo ago). The live quote above, 3.11 ref, is 8% higher and last moved 21h 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.
4 sold on the Steam Community Market in the 24 hours to 2026-08-30 04:06 UTC (7d ago), listed there as “A Shell of a Mann”. 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 | 3.66 ref | 3.11 ref |
| 9 OCT 2025 · 18:57 UTC | 4.44 ref | 4.33 ref |
| 29 OCT 2025 · 20:01 UTC | 3.33 ref | 2.77 ref |
| 9 NOV 2025 · 12:00 UTC | 4.11 ref | 3.11 ref |
| 23 NOV 2025 · 12:50 UTC | 2.88 ref | 2.55 ref |
| 8 DEC 2025 · 04:54 UTC | 3.22 ref | 3 ref |
| 22 DEC 2025 · 15:17 UTC | 3.11 ref | 2.88 ref |
| 4 JAN 2026 · 08:55 UTC | 3.44 ref | 2.88 ref |
| 22 JAN 2026 · 01:46 UTC | 2.77 ref | 2.44 ref |
| 1 FEB 2026 · 11:45 UTC | 2.88 ref | 2.66 ref |
| 15 FEB 2026 · 20:40 UTC | 4.22 ref | 3.11 ref |
| 1 MAR 2026 · 00:43 UTC | 3.77 ref | 3 ref |
| 15 MAR 2026 · 10:08 UTC | 3.88 ref | 3.11 ref |
| 1 APR 2026 · 00:31 UTC | 3 ref | 2.88 ref |
| 19 APR 2026 · 18:31 UTC | 3.11 ref | 2.77 ref |
| 3 MAY 2026 · 12:33 UTC | 3 ref | 2.88 ref |
| 17 MAY 2026 · 22:33 UTC | 3.11 ref | 2.88 ref |
| 1 JUN 2026 · 06:32 UTC | 3 ref | 2.88 ref |
| 15 JUN 2026 · 16:13 UTC | 3 ref | 2.88 ref |
| 29 JUN 2026 · 01:14 UTC | 3.55 ref | 3.11 ref |
| 19 JUL 2026 · 18:44 UTC | 3 ref | 2.66 ref |
| 3 AUG 2026 · 00:24 UTC | 3.44 ref | 3 ref |
| 21 AUG 2026 · 10:09 UTC | 3.44 ref | 3 ref |
| 21 AUG 2026 · 16:08 UTC | 3.44 ref | 3 ref |
| 22 AUG 2026 · 06:08 UTC | 3.44 ref | 3 ref |
| 22 AUG 2026 · 18:09 UTC | 3.44 ref | 3 ref |
| 23 AUG 2026 · 04:09 UTC | 3.44 ref | 3 ref |
| 25 AUG 2026 · 00:09 UTC | 3.44 ref | 3 ref |
| 26 AUG 2026 · 04:09 UTC | 3.44 ref | 3 ref |
| 27 AUG 2026 · 02:10 UTC | 3.11 ref | 2.88 ref |
| 28 AUG 2026 · 04:09 UTC | 3.11 ref | 3 ref |
| 28 AUG 2026 · 14:10 UTC | 3.11 ref | 3 ref |
| 29 AUG 2026 · 04:09 UTC | 3.33 ref | 2.88 ref |
| 29 AUG 2026 · 12:10 UTC | 3.11 ref | 3 ref |
| 29 AUG 2026 · 18:10 UTC | 3.11 ref | 3 ref |
| 30 AUG 2026 · 12:09 UTC | 3.11 ref | 3 ref |
| 31 AUG 2026 · 04:10 UTC | 3.11 ref | 3 ref |
| 3 SEP 2026 · 18:10 UTC | 3.11 ref | 3 ref |
| 4 SEP 2026 · 14:08 UTC | 3.11 ref | 3 ref |
| 4 SEP 2026 · 22:08 UTC | 3.11 ref | 3 ref |
Price history in numbers
80 readings since 25 Sep 2025Over the last 30 days the A Shell of a Mann's sell price ranged from 3.11 ref to 3.44 ref and is down 6.7% after 24 moves. Over a year it ranged from 2.77 ref to 4.55 ref (down 15.2%). Today's 3.11 ref sits in the lower third of its range: the lowest we have recorded is 2.77 ref (22 Jan 2026) and the highest 4.55 ref (2 Nov 2025). The price has moved 57 times since we began recording it — about once every 6 days.
| Window | Low | High | Change | Moves | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 days | 3.11 ref | 3.44 ref | −6.7% | 24 | 36 |
| 90 days | 3 ref | 3.55 ref | +3.7% | 32 | 45 |
| a year | 2.77 ref | 4.55 ref | −15.2% | 57 | 80 |
Details
| SKU | 30994;6 |
|---|---|
| Last price change | 2026-09-04 22:08 UTC |
| Key rate when recorded | 62.11 ref |
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