This price has not changed since 2026-10-01 14:08 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: 108–110 keys, last changed 2025-09-25 (1.1y ago). The live quote above, 129 keys, is 19% 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: $278.05 — the lowest of one listing for the Steaming effect when we looked on 2026-11-03 01:25 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 128 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 Pencil Pusher”, 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 | 130 keys | 89.0 keys |
| 25 OCT 2025 · 16:23 UTC | 98.5 keys | 87.1 keys |
| 22 JAN 2026 · 01:43 UTC | 114 keys | 92.3 keys |
| 1 MAR 2026 · 00:41 UTC | 118 keys | 99.8 keys |
| 16 MAY 2026 · 18:31 UTC | 117 keys | 87.0 keys |
| 23 JUN 2026 · 23:13 UTC | 85.4 keys | 74.3 keys |
| 19 JUL 2026 · 22:44 UTC | 118 keys | 102 keys |
| 21 AUG 2026 · 00:08 UTC | 129 keys | 113 keys |
| 23 AUG 2026 · 08:08 UTC | 129 keys | 113 keys |
| 25 AUG 2026 · 08:09 UTC | 130 keys | 113 keys |
| 27 AUG 2026 · 12:08 UTC | 129 keys | 113 keys |
| 29 AUG 2026 · 12:09 UTC | 130 keys | 113 keys |
| 31 AUG 2026 · 12:09 UTC | 130 keys | 113 keys |
| 2 SEP 2026 · 12:08 UTC | 126 keys | 110 keys |
| 4 SEP 2026 · 12:08 UTC | 127 keys | 111 keys |
| 10 SEP 2026 · 22:08 UTC | 128 keys | 112 keys |
| 13 SEP 2026 · 00:08 UTC | 128 keys | 111 keys |
| 13 SEP 2026 · 20:08 UTC | 127 keys | 111 keys |
| 14 SEP 2026 · 08:08 UTC | 128 keys | 111 keys |
| 14 SEP 2026 · 22:08 UTC | 128 keys | 112 keys |
| 19 SEP 2026 · 12:09 UTC | 130 keys | 113 keys |
| 20 SEP 2026 · 16:09 UTC | 130 keys | 113 keys |
| 21 SEP 2026 · 16:09 UTC | 131 keys | 114 keys |
| 24 SEP 2026 · 06:08 UTC | 131 keys | 114 keys |
| 25 SEP 2026 · 02:08 UTC | 131 keys | 114 keys |
| 25 SEP 2026 · 22:09 UTC | 132 keys | 115 keys |
| 27 SEP 2026 · 14:08 UTC | 134 keys | 116 keys |
| 29 SEP 2026 · 14:08 UTC | 133 keys | 115 keys |
| 1 OCT 2026 · 14:08 UTC | 129 keys | 112 keys |
| 4 OCT 2026 · 23:10 UTC | 135 keys | 118 keys |
| 6 OCT 2026 · 23:10 UTC | 135 keys | 117 keys |
| 8 OCT 2026 · 23:10 UTC | 136 keys | 118 keys |
| 17 OCT 2026 · 15:07 UTC | 127 keys | 111 keys |
| 19 OCT 2026 · 07:07 UTC | 133 keys | 116 keys |
| 20 OCT 2026 · 01:09 UTC | 134 keys | 117 keys |
| 23 OCT 2026 · 23:12 UTC | 134 keys | 117 keys |
| 26 OCT 2026 · 15:11 UTC | 135 keys | 118 keys |
| 4 NOV 2026 · 03:11 UTC | 131 keys | 113 keys |
| 4 NOV 2026 · 23:12 UTC | 132 keys | 112 keys |
| 5 NOV 2026 · 09:12 UTC | 132 keys | 114 keys |
Price history in numbers
161 readings since 25 Sep 2025Over the last 30 days the Steaming Pencil Pusher's sell price ranged from 126 keys to 136 keys and is down 2.1% after 32 moves. Over a year it ranged from 85.4 keys to 141 keys (up 15.3%). Today's 132 keys sits in the upper third of its range: the lowest we have recorded is 85.4 keys (23 Jun 2026) and the highest 141 keys (15 Dec 2025). The price has moved 155 times since we began recording it — about once every 3 days.
| Window | Low | High | Change | Moves | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 days | 126 keys | 136 keys | −2.1% | 32 | 38 |
| 90 days | 126 keys | 136 keys | +1.5% | 127 | 133 |
| a year | 85.4 keys | 141 keys | +15.3% | 150 | 156 |
Details
| SKU | 605;5;u36 |
|---|---|
| Last price change | 2026-10-01 14:08 UTC |
| Key rate when recorded | 61.78 ref |
Same effect, other items
the effect across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 1,200 keys | 12mo ago | |
| 600 keys | 12mo ago | |
| 551 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 500 keys | 12mo ago | |
| 450 keys | 12mo ago | |
| 400 keys | 12mo ago | |
| 332 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 305 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 242 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 225 keys | 3mo ago |
Other effects on the Pencil Pusher
same item, different effect| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 1,648 keys | 4mo ago | |
| 1,648 keys | 4mo ago | |
| 1,648 keys | 4mo ago | |
| 790 keys | 4mo ago | |
| 602 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 426 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 413 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 390 keys | 4mo ago | |
| 333 keys | 4mo ago | |
| 327 keys | 4mo ago |
Priced similarly
across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 124 keys | 5mo ago | |
| 127 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 127 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 127 keys | 1mo ago | |
 Collector's Festive Black Box | 129 keys | 1mo ago |
| 124 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 126 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 127 keys | 1mo ago |