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Nuts n' Bolts Plug-In Prospector

✦ Nuts n' BoltsUnusual1mo ago

This price has not changed since 2026-10-01 22:08 UTC. It reflects the last observed trade rather than current market value, and this page is excluded from our sitemap for that reason.

Sell price
10 keys, 16 ref
Buy price
8 keys, 58.55 ref
In keys
10.3 keys
In USD
$22.05 at the Steam key rate
Steam Market asking price
$68.64 asking, not sold

Community price on backpack.tf: 11.0 keys, last changed 2026-11-04 (1d ago). The live quote above, 10.3 keys, is 7% lower 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: $68.64 — the lowest of one listing for the Nuts n' Bolts 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 10 keys, 16 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

90 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.

Nuts n' Bolts Plug-In Prospector sell price, 2025-09-25 to 2026-11-04: 90 observations, from 12.2 keys to 9.82 keys. Sampled evenly across the range.
Observed (UTC)SellBuy
25 SEP 2025 · 03:29 UTC12.2 keys8.33 keys
9 OCT 2025 · 08:31 UTC11.7 keys8.75 keys
10 NOV 2025 · 00:40 UTC10.8 keys8.13 keys
30 JUN 2026 · 07:13 UTC6.95 keys6.04 keys
12 JUL 2026 · 22:44 UTC7.09 keys6.16 keys
26 JUL 2026 · 22:44 UTC7.11 keys6.17 keys
21 AUG 2026 · 10:09 UTC7.25 keys6.30 keys
23 AUG 2026 · 18:08 UTC7.17 keys6.23 keys
25 AUG 2026 · 10:09 UTC7.11 keys6.18 keys
26 AUG 2026 · 22:09 UTC7.18 keys6.24 keys
1 SEP 2026 · 06:08 UTC7.47 keys6.49 keys
5 SEP 2026 · 10:08 UTC8.31 keys7.22 keys
6 SEP 2026 · 16:10 UTC8.26 keys7.18 keys
10 SEP 2026 · 18:09 UTC8.62 keys7.50 keys
11 SEP 2026 · 00:08 UTC8.24 keys7.17 keys
11 SEP 2026 · 12:08 UTC8.21 keys7.14 keys
14 SEP 2026 · 08:08 UTC8.70 keys7.56 keys
15 SEP 2026 · 10:08 UTC9.15 keys7.97 keys
16 SEP 2026 · 10:08 UTC9.96 keys8.65 keys
20 SEP 2026 · 08:08 UTC10.4 keys9.02 keys
25 SEP 2026 · 20:09 UTC8.49 keys7.38 keys
28 SEP 2026 · 18:08 UTC8.50 keys7.39 keys
29 SEP 2026 · 22:08 UTC9.89 keys8.60 keys
1 OCT 2026 · 10:08 UTC10.3 keys8.94 keys
7 OCT 2026 · 17:10 UTC9.31 keys8.09 keys
8 OCT 2026 · 19:09 UTC9.52 keys8.28 keys
9 OCT 2026 · 13:10 UTC9.67 keys8.41 keys
10 OCT 2026 · 01:10 UTC9.66 keys8.40 keys
14 OCT 2026 · 07:07 UTC8.97 keys7.80 keys
18 OCT 2026 · 13:08 UTC9.57 keys8.33 keys
19 OCT 2026 · 13:08 UTC9.98 keys8.68 keys
25 OCT 2026 · 23:12 UTC10.0 keys7.78 keys
27 OCT 2026 · 05:11 UTC10.1 keys8.40 keys
28 OCT 2026 · 07:11 UTC9.99 keys8.73 keys
30 OCT 2026 · 21:11 UTC9.87 keys9.09 keys
2 NOV 2026 · 13:11 UTC9.87 keys7.44 keys
2 NOV 2026 · 17:11 UTC9.87 keys7.49 keys
2 NOV 2026 · 21:12 UTC9.88 keys7.94 keys
3 NOV 2026 · 03:11 UTC9.87 keys8.02 keys
4 NOV 2026 · 19:12 UTC9.82 keys8.39 keys

Price history in numbers

90 readings since 25 Sep 2025

Over the last 30 days the Nuts n' Bolts Plug-In Prospector's sell price ranged from 8.54 keys to 10.1 keys and is up 5.5% after 27 moves. Over a year it ranged from 6.64 keys to 10.8 keys (down 9.4%). Today's 9.82 keys sits in the middle of its range: the lowest we have recorded is 6.64 keys (5 Jul 2026) and the highest 12.2 keys (25 Sep 2025). The price has moved 82 times since we began recording it — about once every 5 days.

WindowLowHighChangeMovesReadings
30 days8.54 keys10.1 keys+5.5%2735
90 days7.06 keys10.4 keys+33.1%6977
a year6.64 keys10.8 keys−9.4%7785

Details

SKU30031;5;u31
Last price change2026-10-01 22:08 UTC
Key rate when recorded62.89 ref

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