# Ballista spring price

> Ballista spring Grand Exchange price right now (30,108 gp), with buy and sell prices, 24h volume, our own price history, buy limit, high alch profit and the GE tax.

Canonical: https://osrsgrandexchange.com/items/ballista-spring
Last updated: 2026-11-02

Members item. Item id 19601.

Examine: “A spring-loaded mechanism.”

## Price now

Prices as of 2026-11-02 00:20 UTC.

**Ballista spring has held steady: within 8% of its 30-day average and last week's price.**

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Price | 30,108 gp |
| 90-day range (daily averages) | 26,885–40,166 gp |
| 30-day average | 29,629 gp |
| Change 24h / 7d / 30d | – / +2.7% / +4.4% |
| Instant buy | 30,805 gp (2026-10-30 05:25 UTC) |
| Instant sell | 29,410 gp (2026-10-30 08:25 UTC) |
| Volume 24h | 215 |
| 1h average buy / sell | – / 29,268 gp |
| 24h average buy / sell | 30,902 / 29,508 gp |
| Buy limit (4h) | 8 |

## Selling

- GE tax each: 616 gp
- You receive: 30,189 gp
- Flip margin after tax: 779 gp
- Per buy limit: 6,232 gp

## High alchemy

- High alch value: 30,000
- Low alch value: 20,000
- Profit per cast: -957 gp

Buying one at the instant-buy price plus a nature rune; fire runes assumed from a staff.

## Ballista spring price, last 7 days

Hourly averages from our own history.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 26, 2026 (first point) | 29,374 | 29,100 |
| Oct 30, 2026 (last point) | – | 29,268 |

Range plotted: 29,100 to 35,138 gp, over 82 points.

## Ballista spring price history

Daily averages. Since Apr 8, 2026 the lowest daily sell average was 26,270 gp and the highest buy average 51,337 gp.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apr 8, 2026 (first point) | 29,084 | 28,892 |
| Oct 31, 2026 (last point) | 30,902 | 29,508 |

Range plotted: 24,073 to 51,337 gp, over 207 points.

## Questions

### How much is Ballista spring worth in OSRS?

About 30,108 gp right now on the Grand Exchange: the last instant buy was 30,805 gp and the last instant sell 29,410 gp. Over the last 24 hours 215 were traded.

### What is the GE buy limit for Ballista spring?

8 every 4 hours.

### Is Ballista spring worth high alching?

High alchemy gives 30,000 coins. Buying one at 30,805 gp plus a nature rune makes that a 957 gp loss per cast right now.

### How much tax do you pay selling Ballista spring?

616 gp each at 30,805 gp (2%, rounded down, capped at 5m per item), so you receive 30,189 gp.

Item id 19601. Prices update every five minutes.

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