This price has not changed since 2026-10-01 12:08 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: 80.0 keys, last changed 2025-04-15 (1.6y ago). The live quote above, 103 keys, is 29% 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: $390.01 — the lowest of one listing for the Burning Flames effect when we looked on 2026-10-30 01:38 UTC (6d 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 102 keys, 51.88 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 Plug-In Prospector”, 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 | 81.2 keys | 66.4 keys |
| 19 OCT 2025 · 20:17 UTC | 73.8 keys | 66.4 keys |
| 22 JUN 2026 · 19:13 UTC | 84.3 keys | 73.3 keys |
| 12 JUL 2026 · 06:44 UTC | 86.2 keys | 74.9 keys |
| 3 AUG 2026 · 19:11 UTC | 99.5 keys | 86.4 keys |
| 21 AUG 2026 · 12:08 UTC | 27.5 keys | 23.9 keys |
| 26 AUG 2026 · 04:09 UTC | 38.1 keys | 33.1 keys |
| 27 AUG 2026 · 16:08 UTC | 41.5 keys | 36.1 keys |
| 29 AUG 2026 · 04:09 UTC | 47.8 keys | 41.6 keys |
| 30 AUG 2026 · 16:07 UTC | 50.1 keys | 43.5 keys |
| 31 AUG 2026 · 16:09 UTC | 50.1 keys | 43.6 keys |
| 2 SEP 2026 · 04:08 UTC | 53.2 keys | 46.3 keys |
| 3 SEP 2026 · 16:08 UTC | 58.7 keys | 51.0 keys |
| 5 SEP 2026 · 12:10 UTC | 69.8 keys | 60.8 keys |
| 7 SEP 2026 · 00:08 UTC | 76.4 keys | 66.4 keys |
| 8 SEP 2026 · 12:07 UTC | 79.1 keys | 68.8 keys |
| 10 SEP 2026 · 00:08 UTC | 81.6 keys | 71.0 keys |
| 11 SEP 2026 · 12:08 UTC | 88.1 keys | 76.6 keys |
| 13 SEP 2026 · 00:08 UTC | 91.1 keys | 79.2 keys |
| 14 SEP 2026 · 12:07 UTC | 92.2 keys | 80.1 keys |
| 16 SEP 2026 · 00:08 UTC | 95.5 keys | 83.0 keys |
| 19 SEP 2026 · 18:08 UTC | 97.6 keys | 84.8 keys |
| 21 SEP 2026 · 08:09 UTC | 102 keys | 88.5 keys |
| 25 SEP 2026 · 08:08 UTC | 104 keys | 90.6 keys |
| 26 SEP 2026 · 22:10 UTC | 103 keys | 89.4 keys |
| 29 SEP 2026 · 20:09 UTC | 104 keys | 90.0 keys |
| 3 OCT 2026 · 23:09 UTC | 105 keys | 91.3 keys |
| 5 OCT 2026 · 01:09 UTC | 106 keys | 92.1 keys |
| 6 OCT 2026 · 13:09 UTC | 105 keys | 91.6 keys |
| 8 OCT 2026 · 01:10 UTC | 106 keys | 91.7 keys |
| 9 OCT 2026 · 01:09 UTC | 107 keys | 92.6 keys |
| 12 OCT 2026 · 15:08 UTC | 107 keys | 93.1 keys |
| 14 OCT 2026 · 03:08 UTC | 109 keys | 94.7 keys |
| 18 OCT 2026 · 19:09 UTC | 111 keys | 96.4 keys |
| 28 OCT 2026 · 11:11 UTC | 110 keys | 96.3 keys |
| 30 OCT 2026 · 03:11 UTC | 110 keys | 97.8 keys |
| 31 OCT 2026 · 15:11 UTC | 109 keys | 99.3 keys |
| 4 NOV 2026 · 11:11 UTC | 109 keys | 99.6 keys |
| 5 NOV 2026 · 01:12 UTC | 109 keys | 99.9 keys |
| 5 NOV 2026 · 09:12 UTC | 109 keys | 100.0 keys |
Price history in numbers
116 readings since 25 Sep 2025Over the last 30 days the Burning Flames Plug-In Prospector's sell price ranged from 105 keys to 111 keys and is up 3.2% after 29 moves. Over a year it ranged from 27.5 keys to 111 keys (up 51.0%). Today's 109 keys sits at the top of its range: the lowest we have recorded is 27.5 keys (21 Aug 2026) and the highest 111 keys (23 Oct 2026). The price has moved 112 times since we began recording it — about once every 4 days.
| Window | Low | High | Change | Moves | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 days | 105 keys | 111 keys | +3.2% | 29 | 33 |
| 90 days | 27.5 keys | 111 keys | +8.0% | 99 | 103 |
| a year | 27.5 keys | 111 keys | +51.0% | 107 | 111 |
Details
| SKU | 30031;5;u13 |
|---|---|
| Last price change | 2026-10-01 12:08 UTC |
| Key rate when recorded | 63.00 ref |
Same effect, other items
the effect across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 9,000 keys | 12mo ago | |
| 8,950 keys | 12mo ago | |
| 7,250 keys | 12mo ago | |
| 6,300 keys | 12mo ago | |
| 5,950 keys | 12mo ago | |
| 2,881 keys | 4mo ago | |
| 2,500 keys | 12mo ago | |
| 2,000 keys | 12mo ago | |
| 1,780 keys | 12mo ago | |
| 1,650 keys | 12mo ago |
Other effects on the Plug-In Prospector
same item, different effect| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 206 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 141 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 100 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 102 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 82.9 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 66.9 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 56.4 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 54.3 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 47.6 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 46.8 keys | 1mo ago |
Priced similarly
across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 103 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 100 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 103 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 101 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 100 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 103 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 103 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 102 keys | 1mo ago |