# Black cape price

> Black cape Grand Exchange price right now (537 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/black-cape
Last updated: 2026-11-02

Free-to-play item. Item id 1019.

Examine: “A warm black cape.”

## Price now

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

**Black cape is 35% above its 30-day average.**

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Price | 537 gp |
| 90-day range (daily averages) | 191–718 gp |
| 30-day average | 399 gp |
| Change 24h / 7d / 30d | +29.7% / +30.7% / -16.3% |
| Instant buy | 600 gp (2026-10-30 08:26 UTC) |
| Instant sell | 473 gp (2026-10-30 08:16 UTC) |
| Volume 24h | 1,495 |
| 1h average buy / sell | 549 / 463 gp |
| 24h average buy / sell | 571 / 425 gp |
| Buy limit (4h) | 150 |

## Selling

- GE tax each: 12 gp
- You receive: 588 gp
- Flip margin after tax: 115 gp
- Per buy limit: 17,250 gp

## High alchemy

- High alch value: 4
- Low alch value: 2
- Profit per cast: -748 gp

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

## Black cape price, last 7 days

Hourly averages from our own history.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 26, 2026 (first point) | 424 | 350 |
| Oct 30, 2026 (last point) | 549 | 463 |

Range plotted: 250 to 588 gp, over 83 points.

## Black cape price history

Daily averages. Since Apr 8, 2026 the lowest daily sell average was 119 gp and the highest buy average 1,335 gp.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apr 8, 2026 (first point) | 453 | 309 |
| Oct 31, 2026 (last point) | 571 | 425 |

Range plotted: 119 to 1,335 gp, over 207 points.

## Questions

### How much is Black cape worth in OSRS?

About 537 gp right now on the Grand Exchange: the last instant buy was 600 gp and the last instant sell 473 gp. Over the last 24 hours 1,495 were traded.

### What is the GE buy limit for Black cape?

150 every 4 hours.

### Is Black cape worth high alching?

High alchemy gives 4 coins. Buying one at 600 gp plus a nature rune makes that a 748 gp loss per cast right now.

### How much tax do you pay selling Black cape?

12 gp each at 600 gp (2%, rounded down, capped at 5m per item), so you receive 588 gp.

Item id 1019. Prices update every five minutes.

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