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Dead Presidents Universal Translator
Community price on backpack.tf: 14.0 keys, last changed 2025-07-02 (1.2y ago). The live quote above, 11.6 keys, is 17% lower and last moved 6d 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: $33.06 — the lowest of one listing for the Dead Presidents effect when we looked on 2026-09-01 01:41 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 11 keys, 36.66 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 Universal Translator”, 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 | 13.6 keys | 11.1 keys |
| 30 SEP 2025 · 21:25 UTC | 14.6 keys | 12.0 keys |
| 9 OCT 2025 · 09:06 UTC | 14.0 keys | 12.6 keys |
| 19 OCT 2025 · 20:54 UTC | 13.3 keys | 12.0 keys |
| 25 OCT 2025 · 17:17 UTC | 12.7 keys | 11.4 keys |
| 10 NOV 2025 · 01:18 UTC | 13.1 keys | 11.8 keys |
| 22 APR 2026 · 14:30 UTC | 11.8 keys | 8.05 keys |
| 2 MAY 2026 · 12:33 UTC | 11.2 keys | 9.40 keys |
| 10 MAY 2026 · 20:32 UTC | 11.7 keys | 9.98 keys |
| 17 MAY 2026 · 18:32 UTC | 11.4 keys | 9.54 keys |
| 1 JUN 2026 · 22:31 UTC | 11.2 keys | 7.99 keys |
| 9 JUN 2026 · 08:32 UTC | 10.9 keys | 8.24 keys |
| 16 JUN 2026 · 14:10 UTC | 10.8 keys | 7.98 keys |
| 22 JUN 2026 · 17:13 UTC | 10.1 keys | 8.74 keys |
| 29 JUN 2026 · 03:14 UTC | 10.4 keys | 8.99 keys |
| 10 JUL 2026 · 10:44 UTC | 10.1 keys | 8.81 keys |
| 21 JUL 2026 · 02:46 UTC | 10.9 keys | 9.51 keys |
| 7 AUG 2026 · 03:13 UTC | 11.5 keys | 10.0 keys |
| 11 AUG 2026 · 09:11 UTC | 11.6 keys | 10.1 keys |
| 19 AUG 2026 · 14:10 UTC | 11.6 keys | 10.1 keys |
| 29 AUG 2026 · 22:09 UTC | 11.3 keys | 9.84 keys |
| 30 AUG 2026 · 10:09 UTC | 11.6 keys | 10.1 keys |
Price history in numbers
22 readings since 25 Sep 2025Over the last 30 days the Dead Presidents Universal Translator's sell price ranged from 11.3 keys to 11.6 keys and is up 0.6% after 4 moves. Over a year it ranged from 10.1 keys to 14.6 keys (down 15.3%). Today's 11.6 keys sits in the lower third of its range: the lowest we have recorded is 10.1 keys (22 Jun 2026) and the highest 14.6 keys (30 Sep 2025). The price has moved 21 times since we began recording it — about once every 16 days.
| Window | Low | High | Change | Moves | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 days | 11.3 keys | 11.6 keys | +0.6% | 4 | 5 |
| 90 days | 10.1 keys | 11.6 keys | +6.1% | 10 | 11 |
| a year | 10.1 keys | 14.6 keys | −15.3% | 21 | 22 |
Details
| SKU | 30658;5;u60 |
|---|---|
| Last price change | 2026-08-30 10:09 UTC |
| Key rate when recorded | 65.56 ref |
Same effect, other items
the effect across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 1,200 keys | 10mo ago | |
| 800 keys | 10mo ago | |
| 600 keys | 10mo ago | |
| 491 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 422 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 291 keys | 24d ago | |
| 291 keys | 4d ago | |
| 268 keys | 22d ago | |
| 181 keys | 10mo ago | |
| 173 keys | 8h ago |
Other effects on the Universal Translator
same item, different effect| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 1,000 keys | 7mo ago | |
| 750 keys | 5mo ago | |
| 515 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 254 keys | 19d ago | |
| 219 keys | 20d ago | |
| 191 keys | 3d ago | |
| 169 keys | 10h ago | |
| 158 keys | 18h ago | |
| 140 keys | 1d ago | |
| 129 keys | 13d ago |
Priced similarly
across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 11.8 keys | 7d ago | |
| 12.2 keys | 3d ago | |
| 11.8 keys | 14d ago | |
| 11.8 keys | 2mo ago | |
 Strange Jungle Jersey | 12.0 keys | 4h ago |
| 12.0 keys | 4h ago | |
| 11.8 keys | 1d ago | |
| 11.8 keys | 6mo ago |