Community price on backpack.tf: 15.0–19.0 keys, last changed 2026-01-11 (8mo ago). The live quote above, 16.8 keys, is inside the community’s range and last moved 4h 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: $39.01 — the lowest of one listing for the Iridescence effect when we looked on 2026-09-04 01:46 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 16 keys, 51.11 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 Fried Batter”, with no effect in the name — the effect comes from the individual listing.
Price history
42 observations
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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.
Iridescence Fried Batter sell price, 2025-09-25 to 2026-09-05: 42 observations, from 23.3 keys to 16.8 keys. Sampled evenly across the range.
Observed (UTC)
Sell
Buy
25 SEP 2025 · 03:29 UTC
23.3 keys
14.9 keys
30 SEP 2025 · 22:42 UTC
22.3 keys
14.9 keys
9 OCT 2025 · 10:13 UTC
21.3 keys
15.7 keys
23 OCT 2025 · 19:06 UTC
9.74 keys
9.74 keys
23 NOV 2025 · 22:52 UTC
20.0 keys
13.6 keys
1 DEC 2025 · 01:03 UTC
21.0 keys
14.0 keys
8 DEC 2025 · 16:53 UTC
21.7 keys
14.5 keys
22 DEC 2025 · 07:17 UTC
21.9 keys
14.9 keys
29 DEC 2025 · 18:55 UTC
21.4 keys
14.9 keys
4 JAN 2026 · 22:58 UTC
21.0 keys
13.3 keys
22 JAN 2026 · 01:45 UTC
17.3 keys
12.1 keys
1 FEB 2026 · 23:45 UTC
17.5 keys
12.2 keys
11 FEB 2026 · 02:43 UTC
16.3 keys
12.0 keys
15 FEB 2026 · 22:41 UTC
15.4 keys
12.3 keys
9 MAR 2026 · 06:43 UTC
14.4 keys
13.2 keys
1 APR 2026 · 00:31 UTC
17.5 keys
12.8 keys
10 APR 2026 · 10:30 UTC
16.4 keys
6.07 keys
8 MAY 2026 · 16:33 UTC
15.6 keys
13.0 keys
17 MAY 2026 · 20:35 UTC
15.7 keys
13.2 keys
24 MAY 2026 · 20:31 UTC
15.1 keys
12.6 keys
1 JUN 2026 · 02:30 UTC
14.4 keys
13.4 keys
8 JUN 2026 · 00:32 UTC
15.1 keys
13.2 keys
15 JUN 2026 · 00:32 UTC
14.8 keys
12.5 keys
22 JUN 2026 · 04:12 UTC
15.1 keys
13.0 keys
29 JUN 2026 · 01:14 UTC
16.7 keys
14.5 keys
5 JUL 2026 · 23:12 UTC
15.8 keys
13.8 keys
12 JUL 2026 · 14:44 UTC
16.0 keys
13.9 keys
19 JUL 2026 · 22:44 UTC
16.7 keys
14.5 keys
29 JUL 2026 · 04:46 UTC
17.4 keys
15.1 keys
6 AUG 2026 · 13:13 UTC
18.0 keys
15.7 keys
31 AUG 2026 · 02:10 UTC
13.1 keys
11.3 keys
31 AUG 2026 · 14:09 UTC
13.4 keys
11.6 keys
1 SEP 2026 · 02:09 UTC
13.4 keys
11.7 keys
1 SEP 2026 · 14:08 UTC
13.6 keys
11.9 keys
2 SEP 2026 · 02:08 UTC
14.7 keys
12.8 keys
2 SEP 2026 · 22:08 UTC
16.1 keys
14.0 keys
3 SEP 2026 · 10:09 UTC
16.3 keys
14.2 keys
3 SEP 2026 · 18:10 UTC
16.0 keys
14.6 keys
4 SEP 2026 · 10:08 UTC
16.9 keys
14.7 keys
5 SEP 2026 · 14:09 UTC
16.8 keys
14.6 keys
Price history in numbers
42 readings since 25 Sep 2025
Over the last 30 days the Iridescence Fried Batter's sell price ranged from 12.3 keys to 16.9 keys and is up 37.0% after 10 moves. Over a year it ranged from 9.74 keys to 23.3 keys (down 27.9%). Today's 16.8 keys sits in the middle of its range: the lowest we have recorded is 9.74 keys (23 Oct 2025) and the highest 23.3 keys (25 Sep 2025). The price has moved 41 times since we began recording it — about once every 8 days.
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