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Bubbling Rotation Sensation

✦ BubblingUnusual1mo 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
24 keys, 10 ref
Buy price
21 keys, 0.33 ref
In keys
24.2 keys
In USD
$52.18 at the Steam key rate
Steam Market asking price
$639.89 asking, not sold

Community price on backpack.tf: 22.0–24.0 keys, last changed 2022-02-20 (4.7y ago). The live quote above, 24.2 keys, is 10% higher 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: $639.89 — the lowest of one listing for the Bubbling effect when we looked on 2026-10-29 01:35 UTC (7d 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 24 keys, 10 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 Rotation Sensation”, with no effect in the name — the effect comes from the individual listing.

Price history

95 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.

Bubbling Rotation Sensation sell price, 2025-09-25 to 2026-10-20: 95 observations, from 24.4 keys to 23.4 keys. Sampled evenly across the range.
Observed (UTC)SellBuy
25 SEP 2025 · 03:29 UTC24.4 keys19.1 keys
9 OCT 2025 · 09:03 UTC23.3 keys19.2 keys
10 NOV 2025 · 01:15 UTC22.3 keys18.4 keys
23 NOV 2025 · 02:47 UTC25.0 keys21.9 keys
22 JAN 2026 · 03:44 UTC22.3 keys18.1 keys
26 FEB 2026 · 08:41 UTC24.3 keys18.4 keys
12 MAR 2026 · 00:10 UTC21.9 keys18.3 keys
1 APR 2026 · 00:30 UTC22.5 keys18.6 keys
30 APR 2026 · 16:29 UTC20.1 keys15.1 keys
17 MAY 2026 · 16:32 UTC21.1 keys18.3 keys
25 JUN 2026 · 15:12 UTC15.2 keys13.3 keys
29 JUL 2026 · 20:45 UTC23.5 keys20.5 keys
14 AUG 2026 · 07:12 UTC26.9 keys23.3 keys
21 AUG 2026 · 12:08 UTC25.6 keys22.2 keys
21 AUG 2026 · 22:09 UTC24.8 keys21.5 keys
23 AUG 2026 · 10:08 UTC25.3 keys22.0 keys
24 AUG 2026 · 06:09 UTC24.7 keys21.5 keys
28 AUG 2026 · 18:09 UTC24.8 keys21.5 keys
6 SEP 2026 · 22:09 UTC24.7 keys21.5 keys
10 SEP 2026 · 00:08 UTC24.0 keys20.9 keys
14 SEP 2026 · 06:08 UTC24.1 keys21.0 keys
14 SEP 2026 · 20:08 UTC24.2 keys21.0 keys
16 SEP 2026 · 00:09 UTC24.2 keys21.0 keys
22 SEP 2026 · 08:09 UTC24.4 keys21.2 keys
25 SEP 2026 · 06:08 UTC24.5 keys21.3 keys
25 SEP 2026 · 12:08 UTC24.6 keys21.4 keys
29 SEP 2026 · 10:08 UTC24.1 keys20.9 keys
29 SEP 2026 · 20:09 UTC23.9 keys20.8 keys
30 SEP 2026 · 14:08 UTC23.7 keys20.6 keys
1 OCT 2026 · 22:08 UTC24.2 keys21.0 keys
2 OCT 2026 · 09:09 UTC23.7 keys20.6 keys
5 OCT 2026 · 19:10 UTC24.6 keys21.4 keys
17 OCT 2026 · 11:08 UTC23.0 keys20.0 keys
19 OCT 2026 · 07:08 UTC22.7 keys19.8 keys
19 OCT 2026 · 11:08 UTC22.9 keys19.9 keys
19 OCT 2026 · 15:08 UTC23.0 keys20.0 keys
19 OCT 2026 · 21:08 UTC23.3 keys20.3 keys
20 OCT 2026 · 01:09 UTC23.3 keys20.3 keys
20 OCT 2026 · 07:07 UTC23.3 keys20.3 keys
20 OCT 2026 · 11:08 UTC23.4 keys20.3 keys

Price history in numbers

95 readings since 25 Sep 2025

Over the last 30 days the Bubbling Rotation Sensation's sell price ranged from 22.2 keys to 24.7 keys and is down 5.3% after 18 moves. Over a year it ranged from 14.8 keys to 26.9 keys (up 4.7%). Today's 23.4 keys sits in the upper third of its range: the lowest we have recorded is 14.8 keys (1 Jul 2026) and the highest 26.9 keys (14 Aug 2026). The price has moved 94 times since we began recording it — about once every 4 days.

WindowLowHighChangeMovesReadings
30 days22.2 keys24.7 keys−5.3%1819
90 days22.2 keys26.9 keys−13.0%6566
a year14.8 keys26.9 keys+4.7%8990

Details

SKU30623;5;u34
Last price change2026-10-01 22:08 UTC
Key rate when recorded62.89 ref

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