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Bubbling Modest Metal Pile of Scrap
Community price on backpack.tf: 12.0–14.0 keys, last changed 2023-12-31 (2.7y ago). The live quote above, 8.92 keys, is 26% lower and last moved 16h 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: $54.01 — the lowest of one listing for the Bubbling effect when we looked on 2026-09-03 01:32 UTC (3d 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 8 keys, 59.55 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 Modest Metal Pile of Scrap”, 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 | 13.9 keys | 9.68 keys |
| 30 SEP 2025 · 20:43 UTC | 14.9 keys | 9.73 keys |
| 19 OCT 2025 · 20:13 UTC | 13.5 keys | 9.73 keys |
| 25 OCT 2025 · 16:33 UTC | 12.9 keys | 9.29 keys |
| 17 DEC 2025 · 00:43 UTC | 15.7 keys | 7.87 keys |
| 11 JAN 2026 · 21:33 UTC | 11.9 keys | 7.43 keys |
| 22 JAN 2026 · 11:43 UTC | 11.9 keys | 7.38 keys |
| 8 FEB 2026 · 22:42 UTC | 13.4 keys | 6.77 keys |
| 16 FEB 2026 · 16:40 UTC | 14.4 keys | 7.34 keys |
| 1 MAR 2026 · 02:42 UTC | 13.4 keys | 6.81 keys |
| 8 MAR 2026 · 20:42 UTC | 13.3 keys | 6.74 keys |
| 22 MAR 2026 · 08:06 UTC | 10.5 keys | 7.09 keys |
| 1 APR 2026 · 12:30 UTC | 14.4 keys | 7.33 keys |
| 16 APR 2026 · 06:29 UTC | 14.5 keys | 7.25 keys |
| 3 MAY 2026 · 16:32 UTC | 13.5 keys | 7.52 keys |
| 11 MAY 2026 · 22:32 UTC | 14.4 keys | 7.95 keys |
| 24 MAY 2026 · 14:30 UTC | 11.5 keys | 8.41 keys |
| 1 JUN 2026 · 00:29 UTC | 10.8 keys | 6.41 keys |
| 8 JUN 2026 · 02:29 UTC | 10.6 keys | 6.58 keys |
| 22 JUN 2026 · 19:13 UTC | 9.06 keys | 7.88 keys |
| 29 JUN 2026 · 13:12 UTC | 7.77 keys | 6.76 keys |
| 12 JUL 2026 · 16:45 UTC | 7.11 keys | 6.18 keys |
| 22 JUL 2026 · 00:47 UTC | 7.87 keys | 6.85 keys |
| 29 JUL 2026 · 22:45 UTC | 7.92 keys | 6.89 keys |
| 11 AUG 2026 · 09:11 UTC | 9.23 keys | 8.05 keys |
| 21 AUG 2026 · 02:08 UTC | 8.29 keys | 7.21 keys |
| 22 AUG 2026 · 14:08 UTC | 8.21 keys | 7.14 keys |
| 23 AUG 2026 · 02:09 UTC | 8.06 keys | 7.01 keys |
| 24 AUG 2026 · 04:09 UTC | 9.20 keys | 8.00 keys |
| 27 AUG 2026 · 12:08 UTC | 8.92 keys | 7.76 keys |
| 28 AUG 2026 · 07:13 UTC | 9.21 keys | 8.01 keys |
| 31 AUG 2026 · 02:09 UTC | 8.77 keys | 7.63 keys |
| 31 AUG 2026 · 20:10 UTC | 8.78 keys | 7.63 keys |
| 2 SEP 2026 · 00:08 UTC | 8.91 keys | 7.74 keys |
| 2 SEP 2026 · 20:08 UTC | 8.64 keys | 7.51 keys |
| 3 SEP 2026 · 08:09 UTC | 8.63 keys | 7.50 keys |
| 3 SEP 2026 · 16:08 UTC | 9.08 keys | 7.89 keys |
| 3 SEP 2026 · 18:09 UTC | 8.92 keys | 7.76 keys |
| 5 SEP 2026 · 00:08 UTC | 8.63 keys | 7.50 keys |
| 5 SEP 2026 · 04:08 UTC | 8.92 keys | 7.76 keys |
Price history in numbers
56 readings since 25 Sep 2025Over the last 30 days the Bubbling Modest Metal Pile of Scrap's sell price ranged from 8.06 keys to 9.41 keys and is down 3.3% after 21 moves. Over a year it ranged from 7.11 keys to 15.7 keys (down 35.7%). Today's 8.92 keys sits in the lower third of its range: the lowest we have recorded is 7.11 keys (12 Jul 2026) and the highest 15.7 keys (17 Dec 2025). The price has moved 55 times since we began recording it — about once every 6 days.
| Window | Low | High | Change | Moves | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 days | 8.06 keys | 9.41 keys | −3.3% | 21 | 22 |
| 90 days | 7.11 keys | 10.6 keys | −16.0% | 30 | 31 |
| a year | 7.11 keys | 15.7 keys | −35.7% | 55 | 56 |
Details
| SKU | 30001;5;u34 |
|---|---|
| Last price change | 2026-09-05 04:08 UTC |
| Key rate when recorded | 64.44 ref |
Same effect, other items
the effect across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 1,000 keys | 10mo ago | |
| 880 keys | 10mo ago | |
| 640 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 339 keys | 2d ago | |
| 260 keys | 10mo ago | |
| 240 keys | 5d ago | |
| 213 keys | 21d ago | |
| 216 keys | 14h ago | |
| 202 keys | 5d ago | |
| 179 keys | 19d ago |
Other effects on the Modest Metal Pile of Scrap
same item, different effect| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 214 keys | 19d ago | |
| 161 keys | 14h ago | |
| 123 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 116 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 104 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 102 keys | 8h ago | |
| 92.3 keys | 14h ago | |
| 89.6 keys | 8h ago | |
| 69.4 keys | 19d ago | |
| 65.9 keys | 7mo ago |
Priced similarly
across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 9.23 keys | 3d ago | |
| 9.30 keys | 10h ago | |
| 9.27 keys | 14h ago | |
 Strange Gone Commando | 9.11 keys | 4h ago |
| 9.29 keys | 8h ago | |
| 9.12 keys | 4h ago | |
| 9.27 keys | 14h ago | |
| 9.28 keys | 12h ago |