Mil-SpecPistol

Tec-9 | Sandstorm Price

CS2 pistol prices, float values & marketplace comparison

CSDB estimated value · Field-Tested

$0.46–$0.50

Medium confidenceBased on current listings on 13 marketplaces; 2,818 Steam sales in 30 days show it trades, but no cash sale prices are recorded.

Best current price

$0.44

Buff163 · 32% below Steam

Steam$0.65
Best cash market$0.44
Difference$0.21
Cash discount ?32%
Highest buy order
$0.64Steam
30D sales
2,818Steam
Liquidity
77/100Very liquid
Float range
0.15–0.38Field-Tested
Listings
2,073tracked markets
Markets quoting
13

Marketplace prices from the daily snapshot · updated

Marketplace Prices

Field-Tested · updated
MarketplacePricevs Steamvs market median
Buff163Best priceReview$0.4432%-8.3%Buy
Youpin (UU)$0.4432%-8.3%Buy
HaloSkinsReview$0.4629%-4.2%Buy
CSFloat4.8Review$0.4728%-2.1%Buy
LIS-SKINS4.8Review$0.4728%-2.1%Buy
Skin.Land$0.4728%-2.1%Buy
Waxpeer4.0ReviewCode CSDB$0.4826%0.0%Buy
SkinBaron4.4Review$0.4925%+2.1%Buy
Steam Community MarketWallet funds$0.65

Each price is that marketplace's lowest listing for this exact wear and variant. Buyer fees, where a marketplace charges them, are on top.

Individual Listings

Field-Tested · CSFloat

See the actual items for sale — exact float, paint seed, stickers and screenshots — and how each is priced against the base value of this wear.

Price History

Field-Tested
Latest$0.56
30D-6.7%
High · 2026-08-27$0.60
Low · 2026-09-21$0.52

Field-Tested · CSDB daily cross-market lowest listing · 14 observations

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Tec-9 Sandstorm Prices by Wear

WearCSDB valueBest priceSteam30D salesMarkets
Minimal Wear$2.70–$3.20$2.72$4.1922913
Field-Tested$0.46–$0.50$0.44$0.652,81813
Well-Worn$0.48–$0.56$0.48$0.6618812
Battle-Scarred$0.42–$0.50$0.43$0.6634213

StatTrak™

WearCSDB valueBest priceSteam30D salesMarkets
Minimal Wear$4.40–$6.60$3.85$5.297713
Field-Tested$0.70–$1.00$0.56$0.861,00513
Well-Worn$0.82–$1.08$0.80$1.269913
Battle-Scarred$0.39–$0.57$0.41$0.6420613

CSDB value is an estimate from recorded sales and cleaned marketplace asks, shown as a range. "Best price" is the lowest listing that survived outlier checks. Where a wear has only a few asks and no recorded sales, CSDB shows the ask and declines to value it. Method

CSDB Market Score

Field-Tested
72/ 100Healthy market
  • Liquidity772,818 sales in 30 days, 2,073 listings
  • Demand100136% of listed supply sold in 30 days
  • Market depth9413 marketplaces quoting, 2,073 listings
  • Spread quality038.6% between the cheapest and dearest cleaned ask
  • Data confidence65current listings on 13 marketplaces; 2,818 Steam sales in 30 days show it trades, but no cash sale prices are recorded

How easy this market is to trade in at a fair price — not a view on where the price is going. Subscores appear only where the inputs exist for this wear.

Market Statistics

Field-Tested
CSDB estimated value
$0.46–$0.50medium confidence
Lowest current listing
$0.44
Cash-market median ask
$0.4813 markets
Steam price
$0.65wallet funds
Steam median sale · 30D
$0.65wallet funds
Highest buy order
$0.6428,727 wanted · Steam
Steam bid/ask spread
2%
Steam sales · 7D
597
Steam sales · 30D
2,818
Steam sales · 90D
9,924
Median time to sell
1 hoursSteam
Active listings
2,073tracked markets
Marketplaces quoting
13
Cross-market spread
38.6%cleaned asks, Steam excluded
Liquidity
77/100Very liquid

Only figures the data supports are listed — a missing row means the feed does not report it for this wear, not that it is zero. How these are measured

Recent Sales — What It Actually Sells For

Listed prices are asks; these are completed sales on Skinport over the last 7 and 30 days. The gap between the two is the real negotiating room.

WearSold (7d)Median (7d)Sold (30d)Median (30d)30d range
StatTrak™ Minimal Wear5$4.6215$6.06$4.13$56.16
StatTrak™ Field-Tested11$0.9136$0.89$0.55$6.14
StatTrak™ Well-Worn02$1.12$1.12$1.13
StatTrak™ Battle-Scarred03$0.58$0.41$0.65

Sold-price data via Skinport, refreshed daily (as of 22 Sept). One marketplace's completed sales — a floor on truth, not the whole market.

Float Analysis

0.100.70
0.00 FNMWFTWWBS1.00
WearFloats this skin can rollShare of its rangeCSDB value
Minimal Wear0.100.158.3%$2.70–$3.20
Field-Tested0.150.3838.3%$0.46–$0.50
Well-Worn0.380.4511.7%$0.48–$0.56
Battle-Scarred0.450.7041.7%$0.42–$0.50
  • No Factory New. The lowest possible float is 0.10, above the 0.07 Factory New ceiling.
  • Float premium within a wear:not published yet. Measuring it needs completed sales with their exact floats, and CSDB does not hold enough of those for this skin to separate a float premium from ordinary price noise. Load the individual listings above to see how each item's float sits within its wear.

Lowest Floats on the Market

Tec-9 Sandstorm Details

Weapon
Tec-9
Finish
Sandstorm
Rarity
Mil-Spec
Category
Pistol
Found in
Operation Phoenix Weapon Case
Collection
The Phoenix Collection
First seen on market
14 Feb 2014
Float range
0.100.70
Paint index
289
StatTrak™ available
Yes
Souvenir available
No
Case drop odds (grade)
~79.92%
Pistol skins tracked
425
  • Cheaper than 56% of Tec-9 finishes, comparing each at its most affordable valued wear.
  • #20 of 46 Tec-9 finishes by Steam sales in the last 30 days (all wears).

Market Summary

Tec-9 | Sandstorm Field-Tested has a CSDB estimated market value of $0.46–$0.50 (medium confidence), with the cheapest tracked listing at $0.44 on Buff163. Steam lists it at $0.65, so the best cash price is 32% lower. This wear recorded 2,818 Steam sales in the past 30 days and scores 77/100 for liquidity. Across the wears CSDB can value, Tec-9 | Sandstorm spans about $0.42–$3.20.

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About Tec-9 | Sandstorm

An ideal pistol for the Terrorist on the move, the Tec-9 is lethal in close quarters and features a high magazine capacity. It has been painted using a hydrographic in a purple and beige graphic design. It'll take more than a tarp to protect you— Official in-game description

Tec-9 | Sandstorm is a Mil-Spec pistol finish from the Operation Phoenix Weapon Case, on the market since 2014. It drops in StatTrak™ as well as the standard version.

The Tec-9 is a pistol in CS2 that costs $500 in-game.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much is Tec-9 | Sandstorm worth?
Tec-9 | Sandstorm is worth roughly $0.42–$3.20 depending on wear, on CSDB's estimate. Minimal Wear: $2.70–$3.20; Field-Tested: $0.46–$0.50; Well-Worn: $0.48–$0.56; Battle-Scarred: $0.42–$0.50.
What is the cheapest Tec-9 | Sandstorm?
The cheapest tracked listing is Battle-Scarred at $0.43 on Buff163, 35% below the Steam price of $0.66.
What is the Minimal Wear Tec-9 | Sandstorm price?
Minimal Wear Tec-9 | Sandstorm has a CSDB estimated value of $2.70–$3.20 (medium confidence); the cheapest tracked listing is $2.72 on Buff163, against $4.19 on Steam.
What is the Field-Tested Tec-9 | Sandstorm price?
Field-Tested Tec-9 | Sandstorm has a CSDB estimated value of $0.46–$0.50 (medium confidence); the cheapest tracked listing is $0.44 on Buff163, against $0.65 on Steam.
Is StatTrak™ Tec-9 | Sandstorm more expensive?
Minimal Wear: StatTrak™ $5.50 vs $2.95 (+86%); Field-Tested: StatTrak™ $0.85 vs $0.48 (+77%); Well-Worn: StatTrak™ $0.95 vs $0.52 (+83%); Battle-Scarred: StatTrak™ $0.48 vs $0.46 (+4%). Compared on CSDB estimates for wears where both versions can be valued.
What float can Tec-9 | Sandstorm have?
Tec-9 | Sandstorm rolls floats from 0.10 to 0.70. Minimal Wear 0.10–0.15, Field-Tested 0.15–0.38, Well-Worn 0.38–0.45, Battle-Scarred 0.45–0.70.
How liquid is Tec-9 | Sandstorm?
Field-Tested Tec-9 | Sandstorm scores 77/100 on CSDB's liquidity measure (very liquid): 2,818 sales in 30 days against 2,073 active listings — about 22 days of supply at that rate.
When was Tec-9 | Sandstorm released?
Tec-9 | Sandstorm first appeared on the Steam Community Market on 14 February 2014, in the Operation Phoenix Weapon Case. That is its first market listing, which for most items is within a day of release.

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