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Scorching Flames Plug-In Prospector
Community price on backpack.tf: 55.0 keys, last changed 2025-02-25 (1.5y ago). The live quote above, 26.7 keys, is 51% lower and last moved 13h 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: $450.01 — the lowest of one listing for the Scorching Flames effect when we looked on 2026-09-04 01:39 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 26 keys, 47.88 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 | 55.6 keys | 45.5 keys |
| 30 SEP 2025 · 20:48 UTC | 54.5 keys | 44.6 keys |
| 9 OCT 2025 · 08:31 UTC | 52.1 keys | 46.9 keys |
| 19 OCT 2025 · 20:17 UTC | 49.6 keys | 44.6 keys |
| 25 OCT 2025 · 16:38 UTC | 47.3 keys | 42.5 keys |
| 10 NOV 2025 · 00:40 UTC | 46.5 keys | 41.8 keys |
| 12 MAY 2026 · 22:32 UTC | 88.9 keys | 44.4 keys |
| 17 MAY 2026 · 20:33 UTC | 88.4 keys | 62.7 keys |
| 24 MAY 2026 · 14:30 UTC | 88.0 keys | 62.4 keys |
| 1 JUN 2026 · 02:29 UTC | 89.2 keys | 63.3 keys |
| 11 JUN 2026 · 08:31 UTC | 88.0 keys | 62.6 keys |
| 19 JUN 2026 · 12:10 UTC | 87.2 keys | 74.1 keys |
| 23 JUN 2026 · 17:14 UTC | 88.3 keys | 76.8 keys |
| 29 JUN 2026 · 13:12 UTC | 91.5 keys | 79.5 keys |
| 5 JUL 2026 · 15:12 UTC | 87.5 keys | 76.1 keys |
| 12 JUL 2026 · 20:45 UTC | 88.2 keys | 76.7 keys |
| 19 JUL 2026 · 16:44 UTC | 94.2 keys | 81.9 keys |
| 27 JUL 2026 · 04:45 UTC | 97.5 keys | 84.7 keys |
| 3 AUG 2026 · 23:12 UTC | 101 keys | 88.1 keys |
| 10 AUG 2026 · 01:11 UTC | 102 keys | 89.0 keys |
| 20 AUG 2026 · 22:08 UTC | 24.7 keys | 21.5 keys |
| 24 AUG 2026 · 12:09 UTC | 24.4 keys | 21.2 keys |
| 28 AUG 2026 · 00:09 UTC | 8.32 keys | 7.23 keys |
| 28 AUG 2026 · 12:07 UTC | 8.35 keys | 7.26 keys |
| 2 SEP 2026 · 02:08 UTC | 25.6 keys | 22.2 keys |
| 3 SEP 2026 · 02:08 UTC | 35.6 keys | 30.9 keys |
| 4 SEP 2026 · 16:08 UTC | 25.7 keys | 22.3 keys |
| 5 SEP 2026 · 04:08 UTC | 26.7 keys | 23.3 keys |
Price history in numbers
28 readings since 25 Sep 2025Over the last 30 days the Scorching Flames Plug-In Prospector's sell price ranged from 8.32 keys to 102 keys and is down 73.9% after 8 moves. Over a year it ranged from 8.32 keys to 102 keys (down 51.9%). Today's 26.7 keys sits in the lower third of its range: the lowest we have recorded is 8.32 keys (28 Aug 2026) and the highest 102 keys (10 Aug 2026). The price has moved 27 times since we began recording it — about once every 13 days.
| Window | Low | High | Change | Moves | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 days | 8.32 keys | 102 keys | −73.9% | 8 | 9 |
| 90 days | 8.32 keys | 102 keys | −69.6% | 17 | 18 |
| a year | 8.32 keys | 102 keys | −51.9% | 27 | 28 |
Details
| SKU | 30031;5;u14 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2,796 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 2,650 keys | 10mo ago | |
| 2,500 keys | 10mo ago | |
| 2,350 keys | 10mo ago | |
| 2,250 keys | 10mo ago | |
| 2,250 keys | 10mo ago | |
| 2,085 keys | 10mo ago | |
| 2,050 keys | 10mo ago | |
| 1,900 keys | 10mo ago | |
| 1,700 keys | 10mo ago |
Other effects on the Plug-In Prospector
same item, different effect| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 190 keys | 9h ago | |
| 97.2 keys | 7d ago | |
| 98.4 keys | 5d ago | |
| 94.9 keys | 1d ago | |
| 95.3 keys | 3h ago | |
| 92.2 keys | 2d ago | |
| 78.6 keys | 5h ago | |
| 71.1 keys | 5h ago | |
| 64.4 keys | 1h ago | |
| 55.6 keys | 2d ago |
Priced similarly
across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 26.8 keys | 6d ago | |
| 27.7 keys | 1d ago | |
| 27.3 keys | 1h ago | |
| 27.9 keys | 4d ago | |
| 27.3 keys | 3h ago | |
| 27.1 keys | 2d ago | |
| 27.1 keys | 5d ago | |
| 26.8 keys | 3mo ago |