This price has not changed since 2026-07-19 20:45 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: 20.0 keys, last changed 2023-08-06 (3.1y ago). The live quote above, 14.0 keys, is 30% lower 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: $155.56 — the lowest of one listing for the Nuts n' Bolts effect when we looked on 2026-09-01 01:34 UTC (5d 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 14 keys, 1.33 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 Dr's Dapper Topper”, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 25 SEP 2025 · 03:29 UTC | 19.9 keys | 16.3 keys |
| 30 SEP 2025 · 20:58 UTC | 19.9 keys | 16.3 keys |
| 9 OCT 2025 · 08:41 UTC | 19.0 keys | 17.1 keys |
| 19 OCT 2025 · 20:28 UTC | 18.1 keys | 16.3 keys |
| 25 OCT 2025 · 16:49 UTC | 17.2 keys | 15.5 keys |
| 10 NOV 2025 · 00:50 UTC | 20.5 keys | 18.4 keys |
| 1 JAN 2026 · 06:49 UTC | 22.9 keys | 17.3 keys |
| 22 JUN 2026 · 17:13 UTC | 19.0 keys | 16.6 keys |
| 30 JUN 2026 · 05:12 UTC | 13.0 keys | 11.4 keys |
| 5 JUL 2026 · 23:12 UTC | 12.4 keys | 10.8 keys |
| 12 JUL 2026 · 18:45 UTC | 12.4 keys | 10.8 keys |
| 19 JUL 2026 · 20:45 UTC | 14.0 keys | 12.2 keys |
Price history in numbers
12 readings since 25 Sep 2025The price has not been re-read inside the last 30 days. Over a year it ranged from 12.4 keys to 22.9 keys (down 29.6%). Today's 14.0 keys sits in the lower third of its range: the lowest we have recorded is 12.4 keys (5 Jul 2026) and the highest 22.9 keys (1 Jan 2026). The price has moved 11 times since we began recording it — about once every 27 days.
| Window | Low | High | Change | Moves | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 days | 12.4 keys | 19.0 keys | −26.3% | 4 | 5 |
| a year | 12.4 keys | 22.9 keys | −29.6% | 11 | 12 |
Details
| SKU | 252;5;u31 |
|---|---|
| Last price change | 2026-07-19 20:45 UTC |
| Key rate when recorded | 64.33 ref |
Same effect, other items
the effect across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 1,500 keys | 10mo ago | |
| 1,000 keys | 10mo ago | |
| 780 keys | 10mo ago | |
| 481 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 411 keys | 10mo ago | |
| 285 keys | 2d ago | |
| 226 keys | 6d ago | |
| 220 keys | 1d ago | |
| 213 keys | 1d ago | |
| 204 keys | 15d ago |
Other effects on the Dr's Dapper Topper
same item, different effect| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 2,100 keys | 10mo ago | |
| 1,200 keys | 10mo ago | |
| 1,000 keys | 10mo ago | |
| 502 keys | 7d ago | |
| 299 keys | 5d ago | |
| 273 keys | 2h ago | |
| 257 keys | 10h ago | |
| 239 keys | 22d ago | |
| 197 keys | 4h ago | |
| 151 keys | 6h ago |
Priced similarly
across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 14.6 keys | 6h ago | |
| 14.0 keys | 11d ago | |
| 14.0 keys | 13d ago | |
| 14.2 keys | 2d ago | |
| 14.3 keys | 2d ago | |
| 14.0 keys | 16h ago | |
| 14.0 keys | 10d ago | |
| 14.0 keys | 28d ago |