Community price on backpack.tf: 4.44–7.11 ref, last changed 2026-04-24 (4mo ago). The live quote above, 4.55 ref, is inside the community’s range and last moved 1h 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 1h ago.
3 sold on the Steam Community Market in the 24 hours to 2026-08-27 03:50 UTC (10d ago), listed there as “Strange Upgrade”. 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 | 7.22 ref | 5.11 ref |
| 12 OCT 2025 · 18:55 UTC | 5.77 ref | 5.66 ref |
| 9 NOV 2025 · 19:59 UTC | 8.11 ref | 2.77 ref |
| 1 DEC 2025 · 01:07 UTC | 5.66 ref | 3.33 ref |
| 22 DEC 2025 · 01:15 UTC | 4.66 ref | 4.44 ref |
| 11 JAN 2026 · 23:40 UTC | 6 ref | 3.66 ref |
| 1 FEB 2026 · 23:46 UTC | 4.55 ref | 4.11 ref |
| 22 FEB 2026 · 22:42 UTC | 9.66 ref | 4.22 ref |
| 15 MAR 2026 · 22:09 UTC | 8.88 ref | 8.44 ref |
| 12 APR 2026 · 22:31 UTC | 5.22 ref | 4.33 ref |
| 10 MAY 2026 · 22:34 UTC | 8.22 ref | 7.77 ref |
| 1 JUN 2026 · 02:31 UTC | 5 ref | 4.55 ref |
| 22 JUN 2026 · 00:12 UTC | 7.11 ref | 4.66 ref |
| 12 JUL 2026 · 22:44 UTC | 5.88 ref | 5.22 ref |
| 3 AUG 2026 · 00:24 UTC | 5 ref | 3.55 ref |
| 21 AUG 2026 · 14:08 UTC | 4.22 ref | 3.66 ref |
| 22 AUG 2026 · 06:08 UTC | 4 ref | 3.44 ref |
| 22 AUG 2026 · 20:09 UTC | 4.11 ref | 3.44 ref |
| 23 AUG 2026 · 06:09 UTC | 3.77 ref | 3.55 ref |
| 24 AUG 2026 · 02:09 UTC | 3.77 ref | 2.77 ref |
| 24 AUG 2026 · 12:09 UTC | 4 ref | 3.88 ref |
| 24 AUG 2026 · 20:09 UTC | 3.88 ref | 3.77 ref |
| 25 AUG 2026 · 10:09 UTC | 6.33 ref | 3.55 ref |
| 25 AUG 2026 · 18:10 UTC | 5.11 ref | 3.77 ref |
| 26 AUG 2026 · 00:09 UTC | 5.66 ref | 3.66 ref |
| 26 AUG 2026 · 12:09 UTC | 4.77 ref | 3.88 ref |
| 26 AUG 2026 · 20:10 UTC | 4.77 ref | 4 ref |
| 27 AUG 2026 · 06:09 UTC | 4.22 ref | 4 ref |
| 27 AUG 2026 · 14:09 UTC | 4.44 ref | 3.88 ref |
| 28 AUG 2026 · 14:10 UTC | 4 ref | 0.11 ref |
| 29 AUG 2026 · 08:10 UTC | 4 ref | 0.11 ref |
| 30 AUG 2026 · 06:09 UTC | 3.77 ref | 0.11 ref |
| 31 AUG 2026 · 10:10 UTC | 3.77 ref | 3.55 ref |
| 1 SEP 2026 · 02:10 UTC | 4.66 ref | 3.66 ref |
| 1 SEP 2026 · 20:08 UTC | 4.22 ref | 0.22 ref |
| 2 SEP 2026 · 14:09 UTC | 4.33 ref | 3.66 ref |
| 3 SEP 2026 · 02:09 UTC | 4.22 ref | 3.66 ref |
| 4 SEP 2026 · 10:08 UTC | 4.22 ref | 3.66 ref |
| 5 SEP 2026 · 00:08 UTC | 4.11 ref | 3.66 ref |
| 5 SEP 2026 · 16:08 UTC | 4.55 ref | 3.77 ref |
Price history in numbers
120 readings since 25 Sep 2025Over the last 30 days the Strange Upgrade's sell price ranged from 3.77 ref to 7.11 ref and is down 4.7% after 56 moves. Over a year it ranged from 3.22 ref to 16.33 ref (down 36.9%). Today's 4.55 ref sits in the lower third of its range: the lowest we have recorded is 3.22 ref (4 Jan 2026) and the highest 16.33 ref (16 Nov 2025). The price has moved 97 times since we began recording it — about once every 4 days.
| Window | Low | High | Change | Moves | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 days | 3.77 ref | 7.11 ref | −4.7% | 56 | 76 |
| 90 days | 3.77 ref | 7.11 ref | −10.9% | 65 | 85 |
| a year | 3.22 ref | 16.33 ref | −36.9% | 97 | 120 |
Details
| SKU | 30848;11 |
|---|---|
| Last price change | 2026-09-05 16:08 UTC |
| Key rate when recorded | 63.11 ref |
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|---|---|---|
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