This price has not changed since 2026-07-10 16:45 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: 18.0–20.0 keys, last changed 2026-03-18 (6mo ago). The live quote above, 18.5 keys, is inside the community’s range and last moved 2mo 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: $57.50 — the lowest of one listing for the Bubbling effect when we looked on 2026-09-04 01:48 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 18 keys, 29.66 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 Polar Charger”, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 30 MAR 2026 · 08:27 UTC | 17.7 keys | 15.1 keys |
| 22 JUN 2026 · 19:13 UTC | 17.4 keys | 15.1 keys |
| 2 JUL 2026 · 03:12 UTC | 16.4 keys | 14.3 keys |
| 10 JUL 2026 · 16:45 UTC | 18.5 keys | 16.1 keys |
Price history in numbers
4 readings since 30 Mar 2026The price has not been re-read inside the last 30 days. Over a year it ranged from 16.4 keys to 18.5 keys (up 4.6%). Today's 18.5 keys sits at the top of its range: the lowest we have recorded is 16.4 keys (2 Jul 2026) and the highest 18.5 keys (10 Jul 2026). The price has moved 3 times since we began recording it — about once every 34 days.
| Window | Low | High | Change | Moves | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 days | 16.4 keys | 18.5 keys | +6.3% | 2 | 3 |
| a year | 16.4 keys | 18.5 keys | +4.6% | 3 | 4 |
Details
| SKU | 31507;5;u34 |
|---|---|
| Last price change | 2026-07-10 16:45 UTC |
| Key rate when recorded | 64.33 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 | 13h ago | |
| 202 keys | 5d ago | |
| 179 keys | 19d ago |
Other effects on the Polar Charger
same item, different effect| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 123 keys | 2d ago | |
| 101 keys | 3d ago | |
| 92.5 keys | 3h ago | |
| 70.4 keys | 5h ago | |
| 69.0 keys | 5d ago | |
| 71.3 keys | 9h ago | |
| 55.6 keys | 11h ago | |
| 50.9 keys | 3d ago | |
| 49.1 keys | 5h ago | |
| 47.4 keys | 5h ago |
Priced similarly
across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 18.5 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 18.5 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 18.5 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 18.5 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 18.5 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 18.7 keys | 5d ago | |
| 19.2 keys | 9h ago | |
| 18.8 keys | 3h ago |