This price has not changed since 2026-10-01 16:08 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: 18.0–23.0 keys, last changed 2020-04-25 (6.5y ago). The live quote above, 31.6 keys, is 75% 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.
Steam Market asking price: $102.34 — the lowest of one listing for the Terror-Watt effect when we looked on 2026-11-03 01:23 UTC (2d 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 31 keys, 34.55 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 | 24.8 keys | 15.2 keys |
| 23 OCT 2025 · 12:58 UTC | 33.0 keys | 18.9 keys |
| 8 DEC 2025 · 00:49 UTC | 36.4 keys | 28.6 keys |
| 29 JAN 2026 · 01:44 UTC | 34.1 keys | 28.3 keys |
| 2 APR 2026 · 02:29 UTC | 38.4 keys | 31.9 keys |
| 22 JUN 2026 · 17:13 UTC | 39.4 keys | 34.3 keys |
| 11 JUL 2026 · 12:44 UTC | 39.1 keys | 34.0 keys |
| 12 AUG 2026 · 13:12 UTC | 44.1 keys | 38.3 keys |
| 23 AUG 2026 · 04:09 UTC | 19.3 keys | 16.8 keys |
| 25 AUG 2026 · 10:09 UTC | 19.4 keys | 16.9 keys |
| 27 AUG 2026 · 12:08 UTC | 19.6 keys | 17.0 keys |
| 29 AUG 2026 · 12:09 UTC | 19.9 keys | 17.3 keys |
| 2 SEP 2026 · 16:08 UTC | 21.3 keys | 18.5 keys |
| 5 SEP 2026 · 12:10 UTC | 21.1 keys | 18.4 keys |
| 6 SEP 2026 · 12:09 UTC | 22.2 keys | 19.3 keys |
| 7 SEP 2026 · 14:08 UTC | 21.7 keys | 18.9 keys |
| 8 SEP 2026 · 02:08 UTC | 21.5 keys | 18.7 keys |
| 9 SEP 2026 · 14:09 UTC | 21.2 keys | 18.4 keys |
| 13 SEP 2026 · 12:08 UTC | 26.6 keys | 23.1 keys |
| 15 SEP 2026 · 12:08 UTC | 27.3 keys | 23.8 keys |
| 17 SEP 2026 · 12:08 UTC | 27.9 keys | 24.2 keys |
| 19 SEP 2026 · 12:09 UTC | 28.7 keys | 25.0 keys |
| 21 SEP 2026 · 14:08 UTC | 29.3 keys | 25.5 keys |
| 23 SEP 2026 · 14:10 UTC | 29.5 keys | 25.7 keys |
| 25 SEP 2026 · 02:08 UTC | 30.5 keys | 26.5 keys |
| 27 SEP 2026 · 04:08 UTC | 31.5 keys | 27.4 keys |
| 29 SEP 2026 · 04:08 UTC | 31.8 keys | 27.7 keys |
| 30 SEP 2026 · 16:08 UTC | 31.8 keys | 27.7 keys |
| 2 OCT 2026 · 17:10 UTC | 32.5 keys | 28.3 keys |
| 4 OCT 2026 · 19:09 UTC | 34.0 keys | 29.5 keys |
| 6 OCT 2026 · 19:09 UTC | 34.8 keys | 30.3 keys |
| 8 OCT 2026 · 07:09 UTC | 35.6 keys | 30.9 keys |
| 10 OCT 2026 · 07:09 UTC | 36.2 keys | 31.5 keys |
| 12 OCT 2026 · 07:08 UTC | 36.7 keys | 31.9 keys |
| 13 OCT 2026 · 19:08 UTC | 37.0 keys | 32.2 keys |
| 15 OCT 2026 · 19:07 UTC | 37.3 keys | 32.5 keys |
| 18 OCT 2026 · 09:08 UTC | 37.6 keys | 32.7 keys |
| 20 OCT 2026 · 11:08 UTC | 37.7 keys | 32.8 keys |
| 24 OCT 2026 · 01:13 UTC | 37.5 keys | 32.8 keys |
| 28 OCT 2026 · 19:11 UTC | 37.5 keys | 32.9 keys |
Price history in numbers
146 readings since 25 Sep 2025Over the last 30 days the Terror-Watt Dr's Dapper Topper's sell price ranged from 34.8 keys to 37.8 keys and is up 7.9% after 31 moves. Over a year it ranged from 11.6 keys to 44.1 keys (up 6.4%). Today's 37.5 keys sits in the upper third of its range: the lowest we have recorded is 11.6 keys (21 Aug 2026) and the highest 44.1 keys (12 Aug 2026). The price has moved 142 times since we began recording it — about once every 3 days.
| Window | Low | High | Change | Moves | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 days | 34.8 keys | 37.8 keys | +7.9% | 31 | 34 |
| 90 days | 11.6 keys | 44.1 keys | −14.9% | 117 | 120 |
| a year | 11.6 keys | 44.1 keys | +6.4% | 137 | 140 |
Details
| SKU | 252;5;u57 |
|---|---|
| Last price change | 2026-10-01 16:08 UTC |
| Key rate when recorded | 61.78 ref |
Same effect, other items
the effect across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 692 keys | 12mo ago | |
| 345 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 319 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 301 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 309 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 249 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 250 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 237 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 207 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 195 keys | 12mo ago |
Other effects on the Dr's Dapper Topper
same item, different effect| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 2,100 keys | 12mo ago | |
| 1,200 keys | 12mo ago | |
| 1,000 keys | 12mo ago | |
| 502 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 299 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 282 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 266 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 239 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 198 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 171 keys | 2mo ago |
Priced similarly
across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 31.0 keys | 1mo ago | |
 Strange Mutated Milk | 31.0 keys | 1mo ago |
| 30.4 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 30.8 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 31.1 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 30.3 keys | 4mo ago | |
| 31.1 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 30.3 keys | 3mo ago |