Community price on backpack.tf: 69.0 keys, last changed 2026-08-08 (28d ago). The live quote above, 69.3 keys, is the same and last moved 2h 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: $215.02 — the lowest of one listing for the Purple Energy effect when we looked on 2026-09-04 01:50 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 69 keys, 18 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 Mann of the Hour”, with no effect in the name — the effect comes from the individual listing.
Price history
35 observations
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Purple Energy Mann of the Hour sell price, 2026-01-12 to 2026-09-05: 35 observations, from 72.6 keys to 69.3 keys.
Observed (UTC)
Sell
Buy
12 JAN 2026 · 11:55 UTC
72.6 keys
65.4 keys
29 JUN 2026 · 23:12 UTC
7.79 keys
6.77 keys
10 JUL 2026 · 00:44 UTC
7.36 keys
6.40 keys
15 JUL 2026 · 16:44 UTC
7.96 keys
6.92 keys
5 AUG 2026 · 13:12 UTC
8.23 keys
7.16 keys
8 AUG 2026 · 17:11 UTC
8.30 keys
7.23 keys
20 AUG 2026 · 22:08 UTC
62.5 keys
54.3 keys
21 AUG 2026 · 20:09 UTC
63.9 keys
55.6 keys
22 AUG 2026 · 08:09 UTC
62.8 keys
54.6 keys
22 AUG 2026 · 20:09 UTC
63.1 keys
54.9 keys
23 AUG 2026 · 08:09 UTC
63.5 keys
55.2 keys
23 AUG 2026 · 20:10 UTC
65.0 keys
56.5 keys
24 AUG 2026 · 08:09 UTC
65.0 keys
56.5 keys
24 AUG 2026 · 20:09 UTC
65.4 keys
56.9 keys
26 AUG 2026 · 10:09 UTC
65.7 keys
57.1 keys
26 AUG 2026 · 22:10 UTC
65.8 keys
57.3 keys
27 AUG 2026 · 10:09 UTC
66.0 keys
57.4 keys
27 AUG 2026 · 22:09 UTC
66.2 keys
57.6 keys
28 AUG 2026 · 11:23 UTC
66.7 keys
58.0 keys
28 AUG 2026 · 22:10 UTC
66.9 keys
58.2 keys
29 AUG 2026 · 10:10 UTC
67.0 keys
58.2 keys
29 AUG 2026 · 22:10 UTC
67.4 keys
58.6 keys
30 AUG 2026 · 10:09 UTC
68.9 keys
59.9 keys
30 AUG 2026 · 22:10 UTC
67.5 keys
58.7 keys
31 AUG 2026 · 14:09 UTC
67.7 keys
58.9 keys
1 SEP 2026 · 02:10 UTC
67.3 keys
58.5 keys
1 SEP 2026 · 14:08 UTC
67.1 keys
58.4 keys
2 SEP 2026 · 02:08 UTC
66.3 keys
57.7 keys
2 SEP 2026 · 14:09 UTC
66.9 keys
58.2 keys
3 SEP 2026 · 02:09 UTC
67.4 keys
58.6 keys
3 SEP 2026 · 14:08 UTC
67.3 keys
58.5 keys
4 SEP 2026 · 04:09 UTC
67.8 keys
59.0 keys
4 SEP 2026 · 16:09 UTC
67.8 keys
59.0 keys
5 SEP 2026 · 04:09 UTC
70.5 keys
61.3 keys
5 SEP 2026 · 16:08 UTC
69.3 keys
60.2 keys
Price history in numbers
35 readings since 12 Jan 2026
Over the last 30 days the Purple Energy Mann of the Hour's sell price ranged from 8.30 keys to 70.5 keys and is up 734.3% after 29 moves. Over a year it ranged from 7.36 keys to 72.6 keys (down 4.6%). Today's 69.3 keys sits in the upper third of its range: the lowest we have recorded is 7.36 keys (10 Jul 2026) and the highest 72.6 keys (12 Jan 2026). The price has moved 34 times since we began recording it — about once every 7 days.