Community price on backpack.tf: 10.0–13.0 keys, last changed 2024-04-07 (2.4y ago). The live quote above, 12.7 keys, is inside the community’s range and last moved 3d 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: $35.94 — the lowest of 2 listings for the Hard Carry effect when we looked on 2026-09-03 01:26 UTC (3d 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 12 keys, 41.66 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 Cleaner's Cap”, with no effect in the name — the effect comes from the individual listing.
Price history
53 observations
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Hard Carry Cleaner's Cap sell price, 2025-09-25 to 2026-09-02: 53 observations, from 13.3 keys to 12.7 keys. Sampled evenly across the range.
Observed (UTC)
Sell
Buy
25 SEP 2025 · 03:29 UTC
13.3 keys
8.39 keys
30 SEP 2025 · 22:58 UTC
14.3 keys
8.38 keys
19 OCT 2025 · 22:27 UTC
13.0 keys
8.38 keys
25 OCT 2025 · 18:39 UTC
10.7 keys
10.7 keys
10 NOV 2025 · 02:33 UTC
14.6 keys
9.40 keys
30 DEC 2025 · 20:58 UTC
12.8 keys
9.98 keys
4 JAN 2026 · 22:59 UTC
12.1 keys
10.3 keys
14 JAN 2026 · 10:28 UTC
11.6 keys
8.44 keys
5 FEB 2026 · 08:25 UTC
10.6 keys
8.81 keys
8 FEB 2026 · 12:24 UTC
10.3 keys
8.25 keys
15 FEB 2026 · 14:42 UTC
10.9 keys
8.69 keys
1 MAR 2026 · 18:42 UTC
10.2 keys
8.53 keys
9 APR 2026 · 14:30 UTC
12.8 keys
8.81 keys
19 APR 2026 · 20:32 UTC
10.7 keys
8.49 keys
3 MAY 2026 · 00:33 UTC
9.83 keys
8.78 keys
10 MAY 2026 · 10:34 UTC
10.4 keys
9.43 keys
17 MAY 2026 · 22:33 UTC
10.2 keys
8.80 keys
1 JUN 2026 · 00:31 UTC
10.7 keys
9.03 keys
9 JUN 2026 · 18:34 UTC
10.6 keys
9.20 keys
15 JUN 2026 · 10:33 UTC
10.5 keys
9.19 keys
30 JUN 2026 · 01:12 UTC
9.81 keys
8.49 keys
5 JUL 2026 · 23:12 UTC
9.75 keys
8.48 keys
12 JUL 2026 · 22:44 UTC
9.92 keys
8.63 keys
29 JUL 2026 · 00:45 UTC
10.7 keys
9.29 keys
3 AUG 2026 · 00:24 UTC
10.9 keys
9.48 keys
10 AUG 2026 · 01:11 UTC
11.1 keys
9.72 keys
23 AUG 2026 · 20:10 UTC
10.8 keys
9.36 keys
24 AUG 2026 · 12:09 UTC
11.5 keys
9.97 keys
25 AUG 2026 · 00:09 UTC
11.8 keys
10.3 keys
27 AUG 2026 · 02:10 UTC
10.8 keys
9.41 keys
27 AUG 2026 · 04:10 UTC
10.8 keys
9.37 keys
27 AUG 2026 · 08:09 UTC
11.1 keys
9.67 keys
27 AUG 2026 · 14:09 UTC
10.8 keys
9.38 keys
27 AUG 2026 · 16:09 UTC
10.8 keys
9.38 keys
27 AUG 2026 · 20:11 UTC
10.8 keys
9.38 keys
28 AUG 2026 · 04:09 UTC
11.9 keys
10.4 keys
28 AUG 2026 · 09:36 UTC
11.9 keys
10.4 keys
31 AUG 2026 · 12:09 UTC
12.2 keys
10.6 keys
2 SEP 2026 · 06:09 UTC
12.2 keys
10.7 keys
2 SEP 2026 · 18:10 UTC
12.7 keys
11.0 keys
Price history in numbers
53 readings since 25 Sep 2025
Over the last 30 days the Hard Carry Cleaner's Cap's sell price ranged from 10.8 keys to 12.7 keys and is up 13.7% after 19 moves. Over a year it ranged from 9.75 keys to 14.6 keys (down 4.8%). Today's 12.7 keys sits in the middle of its range: the lowest we have recorded is 9.75 keys (5 Jul 2026) and the highest 14.6 keys (10 Nov 2025). The price has moved 51 times since we began recording it — about once every 7 days.