This price has not changed since 2026-10-02 00:09 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: 5–6 ref, last changed 2026-08-20 (3mo ago). The live quote above, 8.88 ref, is 78% higher and last moved 1mo 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.
5 sold on the Steam Community Market in the 24 hours to 2026-10-28 16:05 UTC (8d ago), listed there as “Strange Black Tie Affair”. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 11 JUN 2026 · 04:32 UTC | 14.55 ref | 4.44 ref |
| 21 AUG 2026 · 18:09 UTC | 8.44 ref | 5.55 ref |
| 24 AUG 2026 · 10:09 UTC | 5 ref | 4.33 ref |
| 26 AUG 2026 · 02:09 UTC | 8.66 ref | 7.55 ref |
| 27 AUG 2026 · 14:09 UTC | 8.55 ref | 6.22 ref |
| 29 AUG 2026 · 04:09 UTC | 7.66 ref | 6.33 ref |
| 31 AUG 2026 · 14:09 UTC | 7.11 ref | 6.22 ref |
| 2 SEP 2026 · 20:09 UTC | 10.33 ref | 6.11 ref |
| 4 SEP 2026 · 14:08 UTC | 6.88 ref | 5.44 ref |
| 7 SEP 2026 · 14:08 UTC | 9 ref | 6 ref |
| 10 SEP 2026 · 00:09 UTC | 6.66 ref | 5.11 ref |
| 11 SEP 2026 · 18:09 UTC | 13.55 ref | 7 ref |
| 14 SEP 2026 · 00:08 UTC | 6.77 ref | 5.44 ref |
| 16 SEP 2026 · 10:08 UTC | 14 ref | 7.44 ref |
| 21 SEP 2026 · 12:08 UTC | 6.11 ref | 5.33 ref |
| 24 SEP 2026 · 02:10 UTC | 14.88 ref | 7.66 ref |
| 25 SEP 2026 · 12:08 UTC | 9.77 ref | 6.33 ref |
| 27 SEP 2026 · 18:09 UTC | 10.44 ref | 9.11 ref |
| 30 SEP 2026 · 02:08 UTC | 5.77 ref | 5 ref |
| 1 OCT 2026 · 20:08 UTC | 12.33 ref | 8.22 ref |
| 3 OCT 2026 · 09:09 UTC | 9.22 ref | 6.77 ref |
| 4 OCT 2026 · 21:09 UTC | 9.44 ref | 5.22 ref |
| 6 OCT 2026 · 13:09 UTC | 9.11 ref | 8.33 ref |
| 8 OCT 2026 · 09:10 UTC | 8.66 ref | 5.77 ref |
| 9 OCT 2026 · 17:10 UTC | 8.66 ref | 5.66 ref |
| 11 OCT 2026 · 03:10 UTC | 5.77 ref | 5.55 ref |
| 12 OCT 2026 · 17:08 UTC | 8 ref | 6.33 ref |
| 14 OCT 2026 · 01:09 UTC | 8.22 ref | 5 ref |
| 15 OCT 2026 · 09:08 UTC | 7.55 ref | 6.77 ref |
| 17 OCT 2026 · 03:08 UTC | 8 ref | 6.77 ref |
| 18 OCT 2026 · 05:08 UTC | 8.22 ref | 7.22 ref |
| 19 OCT 2026 · 07:08 UTC | 8.33 ref | 4.77 ref |
| 20 OCT 2026 · 15:12 UTC | 7.33 ref | 6.44 ref |
| 22 OCT 2026 · 07:12 UTC | 8.11 ref | 7.66 ref |
| 24 OCT 2026 · 14:38 UTC | 9.44 ref | 8.44 ref |
| 26 OCT 2026 · 19:12 UTC | 9.11 ref | 8.88 ref |
| 28 OCT 2026 · 23:12 UTC | 9.44 ref | 8.44 ref |
| 31 OCT 2026 · 13:13 UTC | 9.55 ref | 8.66 ref |
| 3 NOV 2026 · 21:12 UTC | 10.66 ref | 10.22 ref |
| 5 NOV 2026 · 09:13 UTC | 9.88 ref | 9.55 ref |
Price history in numbers
456 readings since 11 Jun 2026Over the last 30 days the Strange Black Tie Affair's sell price ranged from 5.77 ref to 11.66 ref and is up 8.5% after 143 moves. Over a year it ranged from 4 ref to 21.55 ref (down 32.1%). Today's 9.88 ref sits in the middle of its range: the lowest we have recorded is 4 ref (14 Sep 2026) and the highest 21.55 ref (29 Sep 2026). The price has moved 377 times since we began recording it — about once every day.
| Window | Low | High | Change | Moves | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 days | 5.77 ref | 11.66 ref | +8.5% | 143 | 199 |
| 90 days | 4 ref | 21.55 ref | +71.2% | 369 | 448 |
| a year | 4 ref | 21.55 ref | −32.1% | 377 | 456 |
Details
| SKU | 31597;11 |
|---|---|
| Last price change | 2026-10-02 00:09 UTC |
| Key rate when recorded | 62.89 ref |
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