Team Fortress 2 Best Sellers 2025 (By Purchases on DMarket)
The selection of popular TF2 items features an interesting variety of trends. Some of the best sellers in 2025 are pretty cheap cosmetics, so active players can easily add an extra layer of fun to their Team Fortress experience. Still, most items are ingredients for crafting something more valuable in the game, or crates that may drop top-level cosmetics.
Players and traders certainly aim for unique collectibles. Getting them with minimal expense sounds like a nice option.
The traditional annual report from DMarket is a good way to figure out what’s currently popular in the community. It may be helpful for choosing playable items for your personal collection—and for making savvy trading decisions.
Mann Co. Supply Crate Key
- Category: Tool
- Used by: All classes
- Starting price: $1.58
The main purpose of this key is to open a container and receive a random TF2 item. A Mann Co. Supply Crate can give you various items, with unusual effects and Strange weapons being among the most valuable. Still, like with all random drops, your item may cost much less than the key itself.
The popularity of this item is partially based on the desire of Team Fortress 2 players to take a risk—and potentially obtain something rare and expensive. At the same time, keys are valuable currency for in-game trading. People buy Mann Co. Supply Crate Keys to then exchange them for something cool for their inventories.
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Refined Metal
- Category: Crafting ingredient
- Used by: All classes
- Starting price: $0.02
This item is important for the internal economy of Team Fortress 2. Refined Metal is used as currency for in-game exchanges. Also, this material allows players to craft random cosmetics.
The popularity of Refined Metal comes hand in hand with its accessibility. Basically, players can receive this TF2 material for free by combining lower-tier metals. Many people still prefer buying Refined Metal to avoid grinding. An extremely low price makes this TF2 item a rather doubtful investment. Being among the best sellers is a sign of some people’s high interest in converting their playtime into a little cash.
Tour of Duty Ticket
- Category: Tool
- Used by: All classes
- Starting price: $0.84
In a way, this item is similar to a crate key, as players buy a Tour of Duty Ticket for the chance of valuable loot. However, it’s not just a drop: such a ticket unlocks special missions, and therefore becomes a gateway to an interesting gameplay experience.
The probability of receiving expensive items from the Tour of Duty game modes is pretty low. Still, TF2 players buy and spend Tour of Duty Tickets specifically to have an almost guaranteed session with high-skilled teammates.
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Scream Fortress XIV War Paint Case
- Category: Crate
- Used by: All classes
- Starting price: $0.02
Although it is a classic container with random drops, the Scream Fortress XIV War Paint Case doesn’t give players specific TF2 items. The case includes a selection of War Paints, used to customize in-game weapons.
With War Paint, you can change weapons’ color, textures, and even patterns. The potential drops differ by rarity and wear condition—just like CS2 weapon skins.
The Scream Fortress XIV War Paint Case was part of the Halloween 2022 event in Team Fortress 2. Players needed to complete missions to receive such a container. A key is required to open the case and get a War Paint.
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Summer 2021 Cosmetic Case
- Category: Crate
- Used by: All classes
- Starting price: $0.02
This TF2 container includes 18 community-created hats and outfits. You open the Summer 2021 Cosmetic Case with a special key and receive a random drop.
The most sought-after item in the available set is Ballooniphones, which is a fun unicorn-like hat for all character classes. The drop rate is very low, though. Getting something like Crocodile Dandy for the Sniper, or Panisher for the Soldier, is considered a nice outcome.
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Backpack Expander
- Category: Tool
- Used by: All classes
- Starting price: $0.80
This practical item is essential for dedicated players, especially those who collect a variety of weapons and cosmetics in Team Fortress 2.
Backpack Expander is a consumable that adds 100 additional slots to the player’s in-game storage.
It’s one of the regular TF2 best sellers on DMarket. Backpack Expander remains popular as players reach the limit of slots and require another extension trick.
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Scrap Metal
- Category: Crafting ingredient
- Used by: All classes
- Starting price: $0.02
It’s the basic material for crafting more valuable metal variants in Team Fortress 2. Also, Scrap Metal is used as an ingredient in some blueprint recipes.
Similar to Refined Metal in our list of TF2 best-selling items on DMarket, Scrap Metal can be obtained in the game. Many players have it in excess, so it became a popular resource—as some players prefer making a cheap market purchase rather than grinding for low-tier weapons.
The Conscientious Objector
- Category: Melee
- Used by: All classes except Engineer and Spy
- Starting price: $0.14
This simple wooden picket sign can become a dangerous melee weapon in Team Fortress 2.
While it’s totally fun to hit your opponents with this weird thing, the Conscientious Objector also comes with a unique aspect: a customizable canvas has kept the weapon skin popular on DMarket throughout the years. With a Decal Tool, you can apply any image onto the sign.
The Conscientious Objector has become a legendary meme weapon. Many experienced players use it to troll everyone and just express themselves in the game.
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The Festivizer
- Category: Tool
- Used by: All classes
- Starting price: $0.69
Various Team Fortress 2 weapons can turn into a festive attribute, if you like killing in-game opponents with Christmas lights. Not only does the look of Festivized guns change, but they also get a special prefix to their name.
The stable popularity of the TF2 Festivizer is based on the general positive atmosphere created within the game thanks to this simple trick. In addition, the Festivizer can increase the price of basic weapons, so some collectors use this tool to craft unique and valuable offers.
Unlocked Cosmetic Crate Multi-Class
- Category: Crate
- Used by: All classes
- Starting price: $2.38
This is a unique container of TF2 cosmetics: no key is needed to open it, and all the drops are universal across the character classes.
The key-less feature makes the Unlocked Cosmetic Crate Multi-Class considerably more expensive than other crates and cases in Team Fortress 2.
The available selection of items includes a nice variety of shirts and hats. The biggest luck would be obtaining a hat of the Unusual quality level.
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Taunt: The Schadenfreude
- Category: Taunt
- Used by: All classes
- Starting price: $3.25
This taunt adds a layer of fun toxicity to Team Fortress 2. The action item makes a character laugh at the misfortune of their opponents. Usually, it is played after a ridiculous kill, when the victim did something not very clever.
Taunt: The Schadenfreude has different animations for TF2 character classes, reflecting their personalities.
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The Frying Pan
- Category: Melee
- Used by: All classes except Engineer and Spy
- Starting price: $0.08
The trend of killing opponents with this Frying Pan from Left 4 Dead 2 has been hot in the TF2 community for years. The item was originally added to the game in 2010, and has been capturing the hearts of TF2 players since then. In addition to the Frying Pan itself, you receive a custom weapon sound. This loud clang copies the unique Left 4 Dead 2 effects.
The basic version is pretty accessible, but the Golden Frying Pan remains a better choice for investment.
Battle-Worn Robot KB-808
- Category: Crafting ingredient
- Used by: All classes
- Starting price: $0.04
This item is used in Team Fortress 2 for crafting a Specialized or Professional Killstreak Kit. As an ingredient, Battle-Worn Robot KB-808 is pretty cheap, so players and traders willingly buy it to increase the value of various weapons.
A Killstreak Kit adds an important update for various TF2 guns. The practical uses are counting consecutive kills, and adding visual effects to the weapon. With a Killstreak Kit applied, a weapon receives a higher price on the market.
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Dueling Mini-Game
- Category: Action
- Used by: All classes
- Starting price: $0.03
With this item, TF2 players can activate a fun duel with someone on the opposing team. When the challenge is accepted, the game counts kills and assists against that specific person. The rewards for winning include upgrades for a special Dueling Badge, and item drops of Unique-quality weapons with each tenth victory.
The Dueling Mini-Game is an exciting side activity in Team Fortress. Players have been enjoying it since 2010.
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Max’s Severed Head
- Category: Cosmetic
- Used by: All classes
- Starting price: $44.49
These funny rabbit years remain popular on DMarket year after year, despite the high price. Max’s Severed Head was #13 among the TF2 best sellers in 2024.
The ears are a reference to Max from the Sam & Max series. The item was available for a limited time, and the cosmetic head has become legendary among TF2 players as a sign of experience and skills.
The use of Max’s Severed Head is not limited to a specific class of TF2 characters, which expands the target audience for this market offer. One important feature to note is that the item doesn’t actually take a head slot, so players combine this cosmetic with other head items, creating ridiculous combos.
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For such a long-running game, Team Fortress 2 still amazes with its active community: in terms of players and traders. Realistically, we can’t expect meaningful updates in the upcoming year. Still, the market of TF2 items remains alive, and can be an interesting niche for investments.
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