Community price on backpack.tf: 4.11–5 ref, last changed 2026-08-22 (15d ago). The live quote above, 4.88 ref, is inside the community’s range and last moved 17h 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.
2 sold on the Steam Community Market in the 24 hours to 2026-08-27 03:51 UTC (10d ago), listed there as “Strange Reader's Choice”. That is a different market from the prices above: Steam takes roughly 15% and pays out in Steam wallet funds rather than cash, so its prices sit above what an item realises elsewhere. Volume is unavailable for unusuals — Steam’s name for one leaves out the effect, so every effect shares a single listing.
Price history
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| Observed (UTC) | Sell | Buy |
|---|---|---|
| 25 SEP 2025 · 03:29 UTC | 7.88 ref | 3.11 ref |
| 12 OCT 2025 · 08:25 UTC | 7 ref | 3.88 ref |
| 2 NOV 2025 · 20:10 UTC | 6.22 ref | 5.11 ref |
| 23 NOV 2025 · 22:55 UTC | 5.66 ref | 5.44 ref |
| 15 DEC 2025 · 00:56 UTC | 6 ref | 5.44 ref |
| 4 JAN 2026 · 16:54 UTC | 5.33 ref | 4.33 ref |
| 29 JAN 2026 · 15:45 UTC | 8.88 ref | 4.55 ref |
| 15 FEB 2026 · 02:42 UTC | 5.33 ref | 5.11 ref |
| 8 MAR 2026 · 22:44 UTC | 5.11 ref | 4.66 ref |
| 1 APR 2026 · 00:31 UTC | 5.44 ref | 5 ref |
| 3 MAY 2026 · 22:32 UTC | 6 ref | 4.55 ref |
| 24 MAY 2026 · 18:32 UTC | 6 ref | 5.55 ref |
| 15 JUN 2026 · 00:33 UTC | 6 ref | 5.11 ref |
| 5 JUL 2026 · 01:12 UTC | 5 ref | 4.33 ref |
| 29 JUL 2026 · 14:44 UTC | 4.77 ref | 4.55 ref |
| 21 AUG 2026 · 10:09 UTC | 4.88 ref | 4.11 ref |
| 21 AUG 2026 · 22:09 UTC | 4.44 ref | 4.11 ref |
| 22 AUG 2026 · 10:09 UTC | 4.33 ref | 4.11 ref |
| 22 AUG 2026 · 20:09 UTC | 4.88 ref | 4.11 ref |
| 24 AUG 2026 · 06:09 UTC | 4.66 ref | 4.11 ref |
| 24 AUG 2026 · 16:09 UTC | 4.77 ref | 4.11 ref |
| 24 AUG 2026 · 22:09 UTC | 4.66 ref | 4.11 ref |
| 25 AUG 2026 · 10:09 UTC | 5 ref | 4.11 ref |
| 26 AUG 2026 · 00:09 UTC | 4.66 ref | 4.22 ref |
| 26 AUG 2026 · 10:09 UTC | 4.77 ref | 4.22 ref |
| 27 AUG 2026 · 02:10 UTC | 4.77 ref | 4.11 ref |
| 28 AUG 2026 · 18:09 UTC | 4.77 ref | 4.22 ref |
| 29 AUG 2026 · 10:10 UTC | 5.33 ref | 4.11 ref |
| 30 AUG 2026 · 00:10 UTC | 5 ref | 4.55 ref |
| 30 AUG 2026 · 12:09 UTC | 5 ref | 4.88 ref |
| 31 AUG 2026 · 04:10 UTC | 4.88 ref | 4.66 ref |
| 31 AUG 2026 · 16:09 UTC | 4.88 ref | 4.55 ref |
| 1 SEP 2026 · 00:09 UTC | 4.66 ref | 4.33 ref |
| 1 SEP 2026 · 08:09 UTC | 5.22 ref | 4.55 ref |
| 2 SEP 2026 · 02:08 UTC | 5.22 ref | 4.55 ref |
| 2 SEP 2026 · 14:09 UTC | 5 ref | 4.77 ref |
| 3 SEP 2026 · 02:09 UTC | 4.88 ref | 4.66 ref |
| 3 SEP 2026 · 14:08 UTC | 4.88 ref | 4.55 ref |
| 4 SEP 2026 · 04:09 UTC | 4.66 ref | 4.55 ref |
| 5 SEP 2026 · 02:09 UTC | 4.88 ref | 4.55 ref |
Price history in numbers
120 readings since 25 Sep 2025Over the last 30 days the Strange Reader's Choice's sell price ranged from 4.22 ref to 5.44 ref and is down 2.2% after 53 moves. Over a year it ranged from 4.22 ref to 22.88 ref (down 38.0%). Today's 4.88 ref sits at the bottom of its range: the lowest we have recorded is 4.22 ref (22 Aug 2026) and the highest 22.88 ref (22 Feb 2026). The price has moved 97 times since we began recording it — about once every 4 days.
| Window | Low | High | Change | Moves | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 days | 4.22 ref | 5.44 ref | −2.2% | 53 | 75 |
| 90 days | 4.22 ref | 6 ref | −15.4% | 62 | 84 |
| a year | 4.22 ref | 22.88 ref | −38.0% | 97 | 120 |
Details
| SKU | 30831;11 |
|---|---|
| Last price change | 2026-09-05 02:09 UTC |
| Key rate when recorded | 64.44 ref |
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