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Team Fortress 2 item prices
Team Fortress 2 item prices, from keys to unusuals, across every major market. Data from TF2Skins.gg.
- Items tracked
- 43.0K
- 42,998
- Market cap
- $2.09M
- Steam price × estimated supply
- Marketplaces
- 13
- Compared on TF2Skins.gg
- Top mover today
- +147%
- Haunted Wrap Battler
Total market cap
+30.1% over the past year
Top movers and losers
24-hour changes. Items under $0.50 and moves above 500% are filtered out.
Top gainers24h
Haunted Wrap Battler$4.20+147%
Civic Duty Shotgun (Battle Scarred)$0.99+73.7%
Strange Festivized Fire Axe$1.90+71.2%
Haunted B-Ankh!$0.77+67.4%
Strange Down Under Duster$1.72+65.4%
Strange Commonwealth Commander$1.67+65.3%
Haunted Bonedolier$1.53+61.0%
Calavera Canvas War Paint (Minimal Wear)$0.52+57.6%
Genuine Combat Medic's Crusher Cap$3.45+57.5%
Festive Jarate$3.34+56.8%
Top losers24h
Woodsy Widowmaker Mk.II Loose Cannon (Field-Tested)$2.53-99.2%
Genuine Point and Shoot$3.17-96.8%
Unusual Mean Captain$54.53-79.6%
Unusual Taunt: The High Five!$13.66-77.2%
Unusual Cotton Head$30.14-73.3%
Strange Festivized Killstreak Rocket Launcher$3.65-72.5%
Unusual Tank Top$20.42-71.9%
Unusual Hat Outta Hell$46.75-67.8%
Unusual Heat Shield$19.82-64.6%
Unusual Taunt: Doctor's Defibrillators$4.46-60.2%
Top 10 by market cap
| # | Item | Steam price | Est. supply | Market cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mann Co. Supply Crate Key | $2.09 | 64.7K | $135.3K |
| 2 |  Winter 2025 Cosmetic Case | $0.03 | 2.2M | $66.7K |
| 3 |  Winter 2024 Cosmetic Case | $0.03 | 900.5K | $27.0K |
| 4 |  Spectral Stash Case | $0.04 | 656.6K | $26.3K |
| 5 |  Summer 2026 Cosmetic Case | $0.03 | 851.2K | $25.5K |
| 6 |  Summer 2026 War Paint Case | $0.03 | 783.8K | $23.5K |
| 7 |  Summer 2025 Cosmetic Case | $0.03 | 474.9K | $14.2K |
| 8 |  Haunted Hoard Case | $0.04 | 295.1K | $11.8K |
| 9 |  Bone-Chilling Bonanza Case | $0.11 | 63.2K | $7.0K |
| 10 |  Crimson Cache Case | $0.73 | 7,826 | $5.7K |
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Compare Team Fortress 2 prices on TF2Skins.gg
Team Fortress 2 item prices, from keys to unusuals, across every major market.