TG GiftsGuides · Updated 2026-11-02
Why a rare trait can be worth less than the floor
Rarity tells you how many items share a trait. It does not tell you how many buyers want that trait, and price comes from buyers. On TG Gifts rarity is printed next to the price but never used to calculate it: the estimate starts from the cheapest listing of the same model, then the median of that model's recent sales, and only then the collection floor.
Rarity is a count, not demand
A backdrop that only 2% of items carry is still just a colour. If the buyers of that collection care about the model and the number, the rare backdrop adds a little and not a multiple. The opposite also happens: an ordinary backdrop on the top model of a collection sells for many times the floor, because the model is what people are shopping for. That is why a "1 of 50" trait can sit unsold at the floor while a plain gift of the right model sells in minutes.
| Trait | What it is | How the estimate uses it | How much it usually moves price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Model | The shape of the gift; each collection has its own set of models | It is the first input: the model floor | The largest of the three |
| Backdrop | The colour behind the gift | Splits listings inside one model into a backdrop floor | Second: a step, not a multiple |
| Symbol | The small mark on the item | Shown on the item; not a separate price input here | Smallest, and often none |
| Number | The serial number of that item | Not an input; some buyers pay a premium for low numbers | Unpredictable — depends on the buyer |
The estimate is built from listings and sales of the same model; rarity percentages are shown for context.
A worked example from live data
Take Snoop Cigars on 2026-11-02. The collection floor was 19 GRAM. The model Snoop Ring had a model floor of 25 GRAM and a rarity of 30 per thousand — about 3% of the collection's items. If rarity decided price, a 3% item would be worth roughly 33 times the average; it was worth 1.32 times the floor. Inside the same model, the cheapest Raspberry backdrop was 25 GRAM and Khaki Green was 48 GRAM: the backdrop moved the price by 92%, the rarity label by nothing at all.
This is the whole argument in one line: the market prices the model and the backdrop, and it prices them through listings and completed sales, not through a percentage printed on a card.
The check that settles it in one minute
Open the collection page, find your exact model, and compare three numbers: the collection floor, the model floor and your model's last sales. If the model floor is close to the collection floor, your "rare" trait is not being paid for today. If it is far above it, the trait is already priced, and the question becomes whether the model floor is above or below the median of that model's sales — the 1.5-times rule from the method decides which one to trust.
And if the answer is "my trait is rare but worthless", that is useful information, not a loss: it tells you to buy the model you like at the cheapest backdrop, instead of paying a premium for a colour nobody asks for.
One exception is worth knowing, because it is the only trait a seller cannot manufacture: the serial number. A low number on a popular model is bought by collectors who already own the model and want a better copy, and that demand is real but small — it is a negotiation with one or two buyers, not a market price. It is also the reason the estimate does not add a "low number" bonus: there is no series of comparable sales to measure it with, and a bonus invented from nothing would be worse than no bonus at all.
Sources: fragment.com public pages (listings, sold items, item pages), the model page for Snoop Ring; the site's own open data at /data/floors-daily.json and /data/usernames-daily.json (CC BY 4.0); the valuation method on how we value (as of 2026-10-28). Figures checked 2026-11-02 UTC.
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Frequently asked questions
Is a rarer gift always worth more?
No. Rarity is a share of items; price comes from demand. A 3% backdrop with no buyer premium can sell at the collection floor, while a common backdrop on the top model can sell for several times the floor.
Does the site use rarity in its estimate?
No. The estimate is built from the cheapest listing of the same model, the median of that model's recent sales, and the collection floor — in that order. Rarity percentages are shown for context only.
Which trait moves the price most?
The model. It is the first input in the estimate and the reason two gifts from the same collection can differ by several times. The backdrop is a step, the symbol is usually nothing.
My gift has a rare trait but no offers. What now?
Compare the model floor with the collection floor: if they are close, the market is not paying for that trait today. Price it at the model floor rather than waiting for a premium that may never come.
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