Community price on backpack.tf: 2.88–3.22 ref, last changed 2026-04-09 (5mo ago). The live quote above, 3.33 ref, is 15% higher and last moved 1h 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 1h ago.
6 sold on the Steam Community Market in the 24 hours to 2026-08-30 16:00 UTC (6d ago), listed there as “Dell in the Shell”. 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 | 7.44 ref | 3 ref |
| 23 OCT 2025 · 18:02 UTC | 4.55 ref | 3.22 ref |
| 2 NOV 2025 · 22:36 UTC | 69.88 ref | 5 ref |
| 23 NOV 2025 · 20:59 UTC | 4.11 ref | 3.66 ref |
| 15 DEC 2025 · 00:56 UTC | 8.33 ref | 7.66 ref |
| 4 JAN 2026 · 18:55 UTC | 4.33 ref | 4.22 ref |
| 22 JAN 2026 · 13:46 UTC | 4.33 ref | 2.77 ref |
| 8 FEB 2026 · 22:45 UTC | 4.11 ref | 3.66 ref |
| 1 MAR 2026 · 08:43 UTC | 3.22 ref | 3.11 ref |
| 15 MAR 2026 · 22:09 UTC | 3.66 ref | 3.55 ref |
| 5 APR 2026 · 20:30 UTC | 3.22 ref | 3.11 ref |
| 29 APR 2026 · 04:32 UTC | 3.22 ref | 2.88 ref |
| 17 MAY 2026 · 22:33 UTC | 3.22 ref | 2.88 ref |
| 1 JUN 2026 · 02:31 UTC | 4 ref | 3 ref |
| 22 JUN 2026 · 02:13 UTC | 3.77 ref | 2.88 ref |
| 11 JUL 2026 · 08:43 UTC | 3.33 ref | 3.11 ref |
| 29 JUL 2026 · 08:45 UTC | 3.22 ref | 2.88 ref |
| 21 AUG 2026 · 10:09 UTC | 3.55 ref | 3.11 ref |
| 22 AUG 2026 · 12:09 UTC | 3.22 ref | 3.11 ref |
| 23 AUG 2026 · 08:09 UTC | 4.22 ref | 3.11 ref |
| 24 AUG 2026 · 00:09 UTC | 3.11 ref | 2.77 ref |
| 24 AUG 2026 · 16:09 UTC | 5 ref | 3.11 ref |
| 25 AUG 2026 · 02:09 UTC | 3.11 ref | 3 ref |
| 25 AUG 2026 · 18:10 UTC | 3.22 ref | 3.11 ref |
| 26 AUG 2026 · 14:09 UTC | 3.11 ref | 2.77 ref |
| 26 AUG 2026 · 20:10 UTC | 3.22 ref | 3.11 ref |
| 27 AUG 2026 · 06:09 UTC | 3.11 ref | 2.77 ref |
| 27 AUG 2026 · 12:08 UTC | 3.11 ref | 3 ref |
| 28 AUG 2026 · 00:09 UTC | 3.22 ref | 3.11 ref |
| 29 AUG 2026 · 08:10 UTC | 3.22 ref | 3.11 ref |
| 30 AUG 2026 · 02:10 UTC | 3.33 ref | 3 ref |
| 30 AUG 2026 · 12:09 UTC | 3.33 ref | 3 ref |
| 31 AUG 2026 · 10:10 UTC | 3.22 ref | 3.11 ref |
| 31 AUG 2026 · 20:11 UTC | 3.22 ref | 3.11 ref |
| 1 SEP 2026 · 22:08 UTC | 3.66 ref | 3.33 ref |
| 2 SEP 2026 · 10:08 UTC | 3.33 ref | 2.77 ref |
| 3 SEP 2026 · 02:09 UTC | 3.33 ref | 3.11 ref |
| 4 SEP 2026 · 20:08 UTC | 4.11 ref | 3.22 ref |
| 5 SEP 2026 · 04:09 UTC | 3.55 ref | 3.33 ref |
| 5 SEP 2026 · 16:08 UTC | 3.33 ref | 3.22 ref |
Price history in numbers
107 readings since 25 Sep 2025Over the last 30 days the Dell in the Shell's sell price ranged from 3.11 ref to 5 ref and is down 11.8% after 38 moves. Over a year it ranged from 2.88 ref to 72 ref (down 55.2%). Today's 3.33 ref sits at the bottom of its range: the lowest we have recorded is 2.88 ref (22 Mar 2026) and the highest 72 ref (9 Nov 2025). The price has moved 80 times since we began recording it — about once every 4 days.
| Window | Low | High | Change | Moves | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 days | 3.11 ref | 5 ref | −11.8% | 38 | 62 |
| 90 days | 3.11 ref | 5 ref | +3.4% | 47 | 71 |
| a year | 2.88 ref | 72 ref | −55.2% | 80 | 107 |
Details
| SKU | 30995;6 |
|---|---|
| Last price change | 2026-09-05 16:08 UTC |
| Key rate when recorded | 63.11 ref |
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