Is flipping still worth it with the 2% tax?

On items whose spread is more than about 2% of the price, yes. The tax takes 2% of every sale (rounded down, capped at 5m per item), so a margin has to beat that. Every margin on this page is already after tax.

The most of one item you can buy on the Grand Exchange in four hours. It caps how much one flip can make.

OSRS flipping: margins after tax

A flip buys an item at the instant-sell price and sells it at the instant-buy price. The margin here pays the 2% Grand Exchange tax on the sale. Prices are from the last five minutes and margins change quickly, so treat them as a starting point, not a promise.

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Best margins by buy limit

Only items that traded at least 10 times in the last hour and are liquid over the day.

Item	Buy	Sell	Margin after tax	ROI	Buy limit	Per buy limit
1Magic stoneP2P	1m	960k	22,940	+2.4%	11,000	252m
2Marble blockP2P	339k	324k	8,350	+2.6%	11,000	91.8m
3Scythe of Vitur (uncharged)P2P	1.08b	1.07b	5,785,371	+0.5%	8	46.3m
4Gold leafP2P	139k	133k	2,757	+2.1%	11,000	30.3m
5Ninja impling jarP2P	46.5k	44k	1,570	+3.6%	18,000	28.3m
6Bagged oak treeP2P	8,468	5,962	2,337	+39.2%	10,000	23.4m
7Magic shortbow scrollP2P	51k	47.8k	2,194	+4.6%	10,000	21.9m
8Mushroom pieP2P	14.8k	12.5k	2,028	+16.2%	10,000	20.3m
9Inquisitor's hauberkP2P	152m	147m	2,297,668	+1.6%	8	18.4m
10Twisted bowP2P	1.42b	1.42b	2,281,452	+0.2%	8	18.3m
11Harmonised orbP2P	339m	332m	2,061,372	+0.6%	8	16.5m
12Dragon platebodyP2P	2.51m	2.25m	205,407	+9.1%	70	14.4m
13Venator bow (uncharged)P2P	80m	76.7m	1,731,839	+2.3%	8	13.9m
14Inquisitor's maceP2P	214m	208m	1,720,000	+0.8%	8	13.8m
15Avernic treadsP2P	140m	136m	1,678,000	+1.2%	8	13.4m
16Torva full helmP2P	171m	166m	1,516,336	+0.9%	8	12.1m
17Oathplate armour setP2P	215m	209m	1,699,000	+0.8%	5	8.49m
18Dwarven stout(m)P2P	26.8k	22k	4,207	+19.1%	2,000	8.41m
19Amulet of glory(4)P2P	11.8k	10.8k	800	+7.4%	10,000	8m
20Torva platebodyP2P	145m	141m	895,859	+0.6%	8	7.17m
21Tai bwo wannai teleportP2P	5,085	4,281	703	+16.4%	10,000	7.03m
22Moonlight antelope antlerP2P	1,942	1,550	354	+22.8%	18,000	6.37m
23Masori bodyP2P	57m	55.1m	748,763	+1.4%	8	5.99m
24Dragonstone amuletP2P	10.9k	10.1k	588	+5.8%	10,000	5.88m
25West ardougne teleport (tablet)P2P	4,394	3,738	569	+15.2%	10,000	5.69m
26Cemetery teleport (tablet)P2P	4,489	3,835	565	+14.7%	10,000	5.65m
27Fine clothP2P	7,340	6,700	494	+7.4%	11,000	5.43m
28Masori maskP2P	11.5m	10.6m	670,347	+6.3%	8	5.36m
29Extended super antifire(3)P2P	14.8k	11.9k	2,567	+21.5%	2,000	5.13m
30Zul-andra teleportP2P	10.9k	10.2k	499	+4.9%	10,000	4.99m
31Saturated heartP2P	65.5m	63.6m	610,009	+1.0%	8	4.88m
32Rune pouch noteP2P	5m	4.79m	109,885	+2.3%	40	4.4m
33Jaguar furP2P	4,006	3,500	426	+12.2%	10,000	4.26m
34Magic pyre logsP2P	4,642	4,176	374	+9.0%	11,000	4.11m
35Goading potion(4)P2P	60.3k	57.2k	1,920	+3.4%	2,000	3.84m
36Dragon knife(p)P2P	3,316	2,705	545	+20.1%	7,000	3.81m
37Prayer regeneration potion(1)P2P	19.4k	17.2k	1,880	+11.0%	2,000	3.76m
38Raw dashing kebbitP2P	1,285	977	283	+29.0%	13,000	3.68m
39Extended anti-venom+(3)P2P	13.3k	11.2k	1,819	+16.3%	2,000	3.64m
40RondacheP2P	21.3m	20.4m	443,556	+2.2%	8	3.55m
41Fiyr remainsP2P	5,700	5,129	457	+8.9%	7,500	3.43m
42Ancestral robe bottomP2P	56.5m	54.9m	423,315	+0.8%	8	3.39m
43Runite limbsP2P	9,372	8,855	330	+3.7%	10,000	3.3m
44Burning amulet(5)P2P	2,450	2,072	329	+15.9%	10,000	3.29m
45Phrin remainsP2P	3,059	2,573	425	+16.5%	7,500	3.19m
46Enhanced crystal teleport seedP2P	2.9m	2.81m	31,212	+1.1%	100	3.12m
47Watson teleportP2P	3,564	3,185	308	+9.7%	10,000	3.08m
48Draynor manor teleport (tablet)P2P	3,218	2,850	304	+10.7%	10,000	3.04m
49Masori body (f)P2P	93.3m	91.1m	375,569	+0.4%	8	3m
50Ourg bonesP2P	41.4k	40.2k	390	+1.0%	7,500	2.92m
51Ape atoll teleport (tablet)P2P	4,112	3,739	291	+7.8%	10,000	2.91m
52Sapphire dragon boltsP2P	2,349	2,041	262	+12.8%	11,000	2.88m
53Dagannoth bonesP2P	12k	11.4k	375	+3.3%	7,500	2.81m
54HallowfellP2P	1.28m	1.23m	27,742	+2.3%	100	2.77m
55Dragon javelin(p++)P2P	905	636	251	+39.5%	11,000	2.76m
56Dragon arrow(p+)P2P	2,670	2,366	251	+10.6%	11,000	2.76m
57Digsite teleportP2P	3,655	3,315	267	+8.1%	10,000	2.67m
58Antidote++(1)P2P	2,500	1,783	667	+37.4%	4,000	2.67m
59Nihil shardP2P	2,841	2,698	87	+3.2%	30,000	2.61m
60Dragonstone ringP2P	10.5k	10.1k	259	+2.6%	10,000	2.59m
61Inoculation braceletP2P	1,285	1,004	256	+25.5%	10,000	2.56m
62Master wandP2P	4.36m	4.23m	36,339	+0.9%	70	2.54m
63Body talisman	1,351	1,100	224	+20.4%	11,000	2.46m
64Divine super combat potion(1)P2P	4,500	3,210	1,200	+37.4%	2,000	2.4m
65Lassar teleport (tablet)P2P	1,300	1,036	238	+23.0%	10,000	2.38m
66Prayer regeneration potion(4)P2P	69.9k	67.3k	1,183	+1.8%	2,000	2.37m
67Arceuus library teleport (tablet)P2P	2,898	2,610	231	+8.9%	10,000	2.31m
68Battlemage potion(4)P2P	14.2k	12.8k	1,123	+8.7%	2,000	2.25m
69Combat bracelet(6)P2P	12.4k	11.9k	217	+1.8%	10,000	2.17m
70Abyssal bracelet(5)P2P	2,037	1,781	216	+12.1%	10,000	2.16m
71Prayer regeneration potion(3)P2P	52k	49.9k	1,064	+2.1%	2,000	2.13m
72Black mask (10)P2P	869k	822k	30,159	+3.7%	70	2.11m
73Bracelet of slaughterP2P	1,826	1,651	139	+8.4%	15,000	2.08m
74Topaz amulet (u)P2P	1,500	1,265	205	+16.2%	10,000	2.05m
75Mort'ton teleportP2P	10.4k	10k	205	+2.1%	10,000	2.05m
76Super antifire potion(4)P2P	19.4k	18k	1,015	+5.6%	2,000	2.03m
77Redwood pyre logsP2P	4,236	3,972	180	+4.5%	11,000	1.98m
78Lava dragon bonesP2P	5,796	5,421	260	+4.8%	7,500	1.95m
79Saradomin godswordP2P	19.5m	18.9m	242,603	+1.3%	8	1.94m
80Eclipse Moon tassetsP2P	2.36m	2.19m	128,520	+5.9%	15	1.93m
81Masori mask (f)P2P	20.7m	20m	240,683	+1.2%	8	1.93m
82Dragon necklaceP2P	11k	10.6k	189	+1.8%	10,000	1.89m
83Large dragon keel partsP2P	388k	361k	18,624	+5.2%	100	1.86m
84Ham joint	886k	850k	18,601	+2.2%	100	1.86m
85Raw herring	410	278	124	+44.6%	15,000	1.86m
86Opal necklaceP2P	795	600	180	+30.0%	10,000	1.8m
87Khazard teleport (tablet)P2P	1,152	950	179	+18.8%	10,000	1.79m
88Guthixian temple teleportP2P	6,256	6,012	119	+2.0%	15,000	1.78m
89Robin Hood hatP2P	6.78m	6.42m	221,925	+3.5%	8	1.78m
90Avernic defender hiltP2P	31m	30.1m	221,468	+0.7%	8	1.77m
91Dragon arrow(p++)P2P	2,718	2,504	160	+6.4%	11,000	1.76m
92Masori chapsP2P	37.3m	36.3m	219,213	+0.6%	8	1.75m
93Abyssal bludgeonP2P	14.3m	13.8m	212,156	+1.5%	8	1.7m
94Redwood shieldP2P	557	452	94	+20.8%	18,000	1.69m
95Mind altar teleport (tablet)P2P	2,927	2,700	169	+6.3%	10,000	1.69m
96Divine super combat potion(2)P2P	9,428	8,400	840	+10.0%	2,000	1.68m
97Infinity bootsP2P	983k	950k	13,411	+1.4%	125	1.68m
98Celastrus barkP2P	8,100	7,800	138	+1.8%	12,000	1.66m
99Dragonstone dragon boltsP2P	2,954	2,746	149	+5.4%	11,000	1.64m
100Divine bastion potion(1)P2P	4,600	3,694	814	+22.0%	2,000	1.63m

Questions

Is flipping still worth it with the 2% tax?: On items whose spread is more than about 2% of the price, yes. The tax takes 2% of every sale (rounded down, capped at 5m per item), so a margin has to beat that. Every margin on this page is already after tax.
What is a buy limit?: The most of one item you can buy on the Grand Exchange in four hours. It caps how much one flip can make.

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