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Nuts n' Bolts Towering Pillar of Hats

Nuts n' BoltsUnusual15d ago
Sell price
9 keys, 14.66 ref
Buy price
8 keys, 1.55 ref
In keys
9.23 keys
In USD
$20.86 at the Steam key rate
Steam Market asking price
$26.01 asking, not sold · 2 listed

Community price on backpack.tf: 13.0 keys, last changed 2018-12-23 (7.7y ago). The live quote above, 9.23 keys, is 29% lower and last moved 15d 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: $26.01 — the lowest of 2 listings for the Nuts n' Bolts effect when we looked on 2026-09-01 01:35 UTC (5d 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 9 keys, 14.66 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 Towering Pillar of Hats”, with no effect in the name — the effect comes from the individual listing.

Price history

19 observations

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Nuts n' Bolts Towering Pillar of Hats sell price, 2025-09-25 to 2026-08-21: 19 observations, from 12.9 keys to 9.23 keys.
Observed (UTC)SellBuy
25 SEP 2025 · 03:29 UTC12.9 keys10.5 keys
30 SEP 2025 · 20:22 UTC13.9 keys11.4 keys
9 OCT 2025 · 08:06 UTC13.3 keys11.9 keys
19 OCT 2025 · 19:52 UTC12.6 keys11.4 keys
25 OCT 2025 · 16:10 UTC12.0 keys10.9 keys
10 NOV 2025 · 00:11 UTC13.7 keys12.3 keys
15 JAN 2026 · 20:03 UTC10.8 keys6.80 keys
18 MAY 2026 · 02:31 UTC10.6 keys6.30 keys
1 JUN 2026 · 00:29 UTC10.8 keys6.44 keys
9 JUN 2026 · 22:30 UTC10.6 keys6.77 keys
16 JUN 2026 · 08:10 UTC10.6 keys8.15 keys
22 JUN 2026 · 04:10 UTC11.0 keys8.02 keys
1 JUL 2026 · 19:13 UTC8.29 keys7.21 keys
9 JUL 2026 · 10:44 UTC8.06 keys7.01 keys
30 JUL 2026 · 06:44 UTC9.96 keys8.61 keys
3 AUG 2026 · 00:24 UTC9.34 keys8.14 keys
10 AUG 2026 · 11:10 UTC10.5 keys9.16 keys
18 AUG 2026 · 22:33 UTC9.12 keys7.93 keys
21 AUG 2026 · 14:08 UTC9.23 keys8.02 keys

Price history in numbers

19 readings since 25 Sep 2025

Over the last 30 days the Nuts n' Bolts Towering Pillar of Hats's sell price ranged from 9.12 keys to 10.5 keys and is down 12.1% after 2 moves. Over a year it ranged from 8.06 keys to 13.9 keys (down 28.5%). Today's 9.23 keys sits in the lower third of its range: the lowest we have recorded is 8.06 keys (9 Jul 2026) and the highest 13.9 keys (30 Sep 2025). The price has moved 18 times since we began recording it — about once every 18 days.

WindowLowHighChangeMovesReadings
30 days9.12 keys10.5 keys−12.1%23
90 days8.06 keys11.0 keys−13.3%910
a year8.06 keys13.9 keys−28.5%1819

Details

SKU135;5;u31
Last price change2026-08-21 14:08 UTC
Key rate when recorded64.33 ref

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