[Q] If we're going to push the price of the crate alone that far that quickly, shouldn't we be making the stranges worth more, averaging at crate value? When the price of #40 was 6 the stranges were: 12/9/4/3/2 - 6 on average and this applied to #30 all the way and still does - it averages at 20/21 right now.

imo. it's either this or there's going to be a sudden boom with prices ~19/14/8/5/3 when the crates disappears completly from drop system.

This is a valid price increase, traders are stocking up on them for when they stop dropping. the items inside are not affected by this, there is no profit in opening them.

http://www.tf2tp.com/trade.php?trade=8218869

They can be bought for 10 keys still.

They are increasing in price a bit, but considering the fact you have around 9 crates in your inventory, I find it kind of odd.

http://www.tf2outpost.com/trade/4021516

10 key again

Its a fair price right now.

I didnt see anyone selling this crate under 10 keys.

I like how you have 'many' while posting 2 links. How many pages come up when you search salvaged crates?

@Naze, I was going to suggest a Sapper price change, but most of them are old sales at 9-10 keys, I did find a few 11s, but not many actually sold.

The crates are rising because they're anticipated to stop dropping, when the crate does stop dropping, then the price of the stranges inside will follow suit.

Plus the crates actually sell, certainly quicker than the Sapper or Huntsman