This price has not changed since 2026-07-10 10:44 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: 9.00–11.0 keys, last changed 2020-07-14 (6.3y ago). The live quote above, 6.80 keys, is 24% lower and last moved 4mo 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: $29.83 — the lowest of one listing for the Nuts n' Bolts effect when we looked on 2026-11-03 01:28 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 6 keys, 51.33 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 Private Eye”, 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 | 11.9 keys | 7.32 keys |
| 30 SEP 2025 · 20:29 UTC | 10.9 keys | 7.31 keys |
| 9 OCT 2025 · 08:13 UTC | 10.4 keys | 7.69 keys |
| 19 OCT 2025 · 19:59 UTC | 9.94 keys | 7.31 keys |
| 25 OCT 2025 · 16:18 UTC | 9.46 keys | 6.97 keys |
| 10 NOV 2025 · 00:19 UTC | 9.71 keys | 7.15 keys |
| 22 JUN 2026 · 17:13 UTC | 8.72 keys | 7.59 keys |
| 10 JUL 2026 · 10:44 UTC | 6.80 keys | 6.00 keys |
| 2 OCT 2026 · 02:08 UTC | 7.91 keys | 6.88 keys |
| 20 OCT 2026 · 05:08 UTC | 8.16 keys | 7.10 keys |
| 23 OCT 2026 · 17:12 UTC | 8.18 keys | 7.44 keys |
| 31 OCT 2026 · 01:12 UTC | 8.05 keys | 7.34 keys |
Price history in numbers
12 readings since 25 Sep 2025Over the last 30 days the Nuts n' Bolts Private Eye's sell price ranged from 8.05 keys to 8.18 keys and is down 1.4% after 2 moves. Over a year it ranged from 6.80 keys to 9.71 keys (down 17.1%). Today's 8.05 keys sits in the lower third of its range: the lowest we have recorded is 6.80 keys (10 Jul 2026) and the highest 11.9 keys (25 Sep 2025). The price has moved 11 times since we began recording it — about once every 36 days.
| Window | Low | High | Change | Moves | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 days | 8.05 keys | 8.18 keys | −1.4% | 2 | 3 |
| 90 days | 7.91 keys | 8.18 keys | +1.8% | 3 | 4 |
| a year | 6.80 keys | 9.71 keys | −17.1% | 6 | 7 |
Details
| SKU | 388;5;u31 |
|---|---|
| Last price change | 2026-07-10 10:44 UTC |
| Key rate when recorded | 64.33 ref |
Same effect, other items
the effect across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 1,500 keys | 12mo ago | |
| 1,000 keys | 12mo ago | |
| 780 keys | 12mo ago | |
| 481 keys | 4mo ago | |
| 411 keys | 12mo ago | |
| 299 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 265 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 223 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 201 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 194 keys | 1mo ago |
Other effects on the Private Eye
same item, different effect| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 1,173 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 900 keys | 12mo ago | |
| 880 keys | 12mo ago | |
| 880 keys | 12mo ago | |
| 700 keys | 12mo ago | |
| 650 keys | 12mo ago | |
| 455 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 450 keys | 12mo ago | |
| 390 keys | 12mo ago | |
| 276 keys | 2mo ago |
Priced similarly
across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 6.80 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 6.80 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 7.07 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 6.80 keys | 4mo ago | |
| 6.97 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 6.80 keys | 4mo ago | |
| 6.80 keys | 4mo ago | |
| 6.80 keys | 4mo ago |