Community price on backpack.tf: 106–134 keys, last changed 2024-10-04 (1.9y ago). The live quote above, 130 keys, is inside the community’s range and last moved 8h 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: $517.49 — the lowest of one listing for the Purple Energy effect when we looked on 2026-09-02 01:24 UTC (4d 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 129 keys, 32.77 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 Swagman's Swatter”, with no effect in the name — the effect comes from the individual listing.
Price history
72 observations
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Purple Energy Swagman's Swatter sell price, 2025-09-25 to 2026-09-05: 72 observations, from 139 keys to 130 keys. Sampled evenly across the range.
Observed (UTC)
Sell
Buy
25 SEP 2025 · 03:29 UTC
139 keys
90.4 keys
9 OCT 2025 · 08:19 UTC
133 keys
94.9 keys
25 OCT 2025 · 16:25 UTC
120 keys
86.0 keys
10 NOV 2025 · 00:27 UTC
128 keys
90.9 keys
23 NOV 2025 · 18:40 UTC
153 keys
134 keys
8 DEC 2025 · 00:47 UTC
151 keys
137 keys
22 DEC 2025 · 01:06 UTC
156 keys
142 keys
4 JAN 2026 · 22:51 UTC
143 keys
136 keys
22 JAN 2026 · 01:43 UTC
137 keys
128 keys
29 JAN 2026 · 01:44 UTC
136 keys
127 keys
8 FEB 2026 · 22:42 UTC
126 keys
118 keys
22 FEB 2026 · 22:40 UTC
127 keys
85.1 keys
23 MAR 2026 · 16:06 UTC
130 keys
103 keys
12 APR 2026 · 22:29 UTC
132 keys
96.1 keys
19 APR 2026 · 22:30 UTC
134 keys
98.6 keys
3 MAY 2026 · 22:30 UTC
126 keys
93.0 keys
17 MAY 2026 · 22:30 UTC
133 keys
99.6 keys
1 JUN 2026 · 00:29 UTC
134 keys
104 keys
15 JUN 2026 · 00:30 UTC
131 keys
103 keys
29 JUN 2026 · 01:14 UTC
129 keys
112 keys
5 JUL 2026 · 23:12 UTC
123 keys
107 keys
19 JUL 2026 · 22:44 UTC
130 keys
113 keys
3 AUG 2026 · 00:24 UTC
140 keys
122 keys
21 AUG 2026 · 02:08 UTC
12.3 keys
10.7 keys
22 AUG 2026 · 02:08 UTC
12.4 keys
10.8 keys
23 AUG 2026 · 02:08 UTC
12.5 keys
10.9 keys
23 AUG 2026 · 14:09 UTC
12.5 keys
10.9 keys
25 AUG 2026 · 00:08 UTC
131 keys
114 keys
26 AUG 2026 · 00:08 UTC
131 keys
114 keys
27 AUG 2026 · 00:09 UTC
131 keys
114 keys
28 AUG 2026 · 00:09 UTC
131 keys
114 keys
28 AUG 2026 · 12:07 UTC
132 keys
115 keys
29 AUG 2026 · 12:09 UTC
132 keys
115 keys
30 AUG 2026 · 12:08 UTC
135 keys
118 keys
31 AUG 2026 · 12:09 UTC
133 keys
115 keys
1 SEP 2026 · 20:08 UTC
131 keys
114 keys
2 SEP 2026 · 20:08 UTC
130 keys
113 keys
3 SEP 2026 · 08:09 UTC
130 keys
113 keys
4 SEP 2026 · 08:08 UTC
134 keys
117 keys
5 SEP 2026 · 08:08 UTC
130 keys
113 keys
Price history in numbers
72 readings since 25 Sep 2025
Over the last 30 days the Purple Energy Swagman's Swatter's sell price ranged from 12.3 keys to 141 keys and is down 8.1% after 29 moves. Over a year it ranged from 12.3 keys to 158 keys (down 7.1%). Today's 130 keys sits in the upper third of its range: the lowest we have recorded is 12.3 keys (21 Aug 2026) and the highest 158 keys (15 Dec 2025). The price has moved 70 times since we began recording it — about once every 5 days.
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