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Purple Energy Mean Captain

Purple EnergyUnusual17h ago
Sell price
161 keys, 53.88 ref
Buy price
140 keys, 46.77 ref
In keys
162 keys
In USD
$367.44 at the Steam key rate

Community price on backpack.tf: 150 keys, last changed 2024-01-18 (2.6y ago). The live quote above, 162 keys, is 8% higher and last moved 17h 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.

Price history

31 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.

Purple Energy Mean Captain sell price, 2025-09-25 to 2026-09-05: 31 observations, from 155 keys to 162 keys.
Observed (UTC)SellBuy
25 SEP 2025 · 03:29 UTC155 keys126 keys
30 SEP 2025 · 22:58 UTC154 keys126 keys
9 OCT 2025 · 10:29 UTC148 keys133 keys
19 OCT 2025 · 22:27 UTC140 keys126 keys
25 OCT 2025 · 18:39 UTC134 keys120 keys
10 NOV 2025 · 02:33 UTC153 keys137 keys
12 DEC 2025 · 08:58 UTC210 keys169 keys
16 DEC 2025 · 14:56 UTC213 keys166 keys
22 DEC 2025 · 13:14 UTC162 keys88.2 keys
19 FEB 2026 · 18:42 UTC182 keys134 keys
23 JUN 2026 · 07:14 UTC172 keys149 keys
29 JUN 2026 · 01:14 UTC174 keys152 keys
5 JUL 2026 · 23:12 UTC165 keys143 keys
12 JUL 2026 · 22:44 UTC171 keys148 keys
19 JUL 2026 · 22:44 UTC178 keys155 keys
29 JUL 2026 · 00:45 UTC185 keys161 keys
3 AUG 2026 · 00:24 UTC191 keys166 keys
10 AUG 2026 · 01:11 UTC192 keys167 keys
21 AUG 2026 · 10:09 UTC117 keys101 keys
29 AUG 2026 · 20:10 UTC164 keys143 keys
30 AUG 2026 · 08:09 UTC167 keys145 keys
30 AUG 2026 · 20:10 UTC166 keys145 keys
31 AUG 2026 · 08:09 UTC166 keys144 keys
31 AUG 2026 · 20:11 UTC165 keys143 keys
1 SEP 2026 · 08:09 UTC164 keys142 keys
1 SEP 2026 · 20:08 UTC164 keys142 keys
2 SEP 2026 · 08:09 UTC161 keys140 keys
2 SEP 2026 · 20:09 UTC163 keys141 keys
3 SEP 2026 · 08:10 UTC162 keys141 keys
3 SEP 2026 · 20:08 UTC166 keys144 keys
5 SEP 2026 · 00:08 UTC162 keys141 keys

Price history in numbers

31 readings since 25 Sep 2025

Over the last 30 days the Purple Energy Mean Captain's sell price ranged from 117 keys to 192 keys and is down 15.9% after 13 moves. Over a year it ranged from 117 keys to 213 keys (up 4.7%). Today's 162 keys sits in the middle of its range: the lowest we have recorded is 117 keys (21 Aug 2026) and the highest 213 keys (16 Dec 2025). The price has moved 30 times since we began recording it — about once every 11 days.

WindowLowHighChangeMovesReadings
30 days117 keys192 keys−15.9%1314
90 days117 keys192 keys−5.8%2021
a year117 keys213 keys+4.7%3031

Details

SKU31385;5;u10
Last price change2026-09-05 00:08 UTC
Key rate when recorded62.11 ref

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