This price has not changed since 2026-07-10 08:44 UTC. It reflects the last observed trade rather than current market value, and this page is excluded from our sitemap for that reason.
Community price on backpack.tf: 7.00–10.0 keys, last changed 2026-02-12 (7mo ago). The live quote above, 7.00 keys, is inside the community’s range and last moved 2mo 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: $18.01 — the lowest of 4 listings for the Old Hire effect when we looked on 2026-09-05 01:45 UTC (15h 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 7 keys 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 Air Head”, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 9 MAR 2026 · 12:04 UTC | 9.00 keys | 5.69 keys |
| 28 APR 2026 · 14:29 UTC | 7.35 keys | 2.29 keys |
| 3 MAY 2026 · 20:33 UTC | 7.24 keys | 2.59 keys |
| 10 MAY 2026 · 04:33 UTC | 7.66 keys | 4.03 keys |
| 17 MAY 2026 · 16:33 UTC | 7.68 keys | 3.97 keys |
| 8 JUN 2026 · 16:33 UTC | 7.23 keys | 3.65 keys |
| 10 JUL 2026 · 08:44 UTC | 7.00 keys | 3.81 keys |
Price history in numbers
7 readings since 9 Mar 2026The price has not been re-read inside the last 30 days. Over a year it ranged from 7.00 keys to 9.00 keys (down 22.2%). Today's 7.00 keys sits at the bottom of its range: the lowest we have recorded is 7.00 keys (10 Jul 2026) and the highest 9.00 keys (9 Mar 2026). The price has moved 6 times since we began recording it — about once every 20 days.
| Window | Low | High | Change | Moves | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 days | 7.00 keys | 7.23 keys | −3.2% | 1 | 2 |
| a year | 7.00 keys | 9.00 keys | −22.2% | 6 | 7 |
Details
| SKU | 31591;5;u399 |
|---|---|
| Last price change | 2026-07-10 08:44 UTC |
| Key rate when recorded | 64.33 ref |
Same effect, other items
the effect across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 250 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 96.0 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 80.0 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 75.0 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 70.0 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 71.1 keys | 6h ago | |
| 67.5 keys | 2d ago | |
| 64.7 keys | 2d ago | |
| 50.0 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 50.0 keys | 3mo ago |
Other effects on the Air Head
same item, different effect| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 26.0 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 10.7 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 9.00 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 7.06 keys | 10d ago | |
| 6.99 keys | 11d ago | |
| 6.54 keys | 5d ago | |
| 6.55 keys | 4d ago | |
| 6.11 keys | 8d ago |
Priced similarly
across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 7.00 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 7.00 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 7.00 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 7.00 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 7.00 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 7.00 keys | 3mo ago | |
 Strange Killstreak Silver Botkiller Scattergun Mk.I | 7.00 keys | 2mo ago |
| 7.00 keys | 3mo ago |