# Black nails price

> Black nails Grand Exchange price right now (1,340 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-nails
Last updated: 2026-11-02

Members item. Item id 4821.

Examine: “Keeps things in place fairly permanently.”

## Price now

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

**Black nails is 26% below its 30-day average.**

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Price | 1,340 gp |
| 90-day range (daily averages) | 1,170–3,672 gp |
| 30-day average | 1,808 gp |
| Change 24h / 7d / 30d | +36.7% / +19.7% / +12.2% |
| Instant buy | 1,663 gp (2026-10-30 04:44 UTC) |
| Instant sell | 1,016 gp (2026-10-30 08:04 UTC) |
| Volume 24h | 883 |
| 1h average buy / sell | – / 2,000 gp |
| 24h average buy / sell | 2,341 / 1,879 gp |
| Buy limit (4h) | 13,000 |

## Selling

- GE tax each: 33 gp
- You receive: 1,630 gp
- Flip margin after tax: 614 gp
- Per buy limit: 7,982,000 gp

## High alchemy

- High alch value: 7
- Low alch value: 4
- Profit per cast: -1,808 gp

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

## Black nails price, last 7 days

Hourly averages from our own history.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 26, 2026 (first point) | – | 1,190 |
| Oct 30, 2026 (last point) | – | 2,000 |

Range plotted: 1,001 to 2,990 gp, over 75 points.

## Black nails price history

Daily averages. Since Apr 8, 2026 the lowest daily sell average was 897 gp and the highest buy average 4,742 gp.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apr 8, 2026 (first point) | 2,432 | 1,753 |
| Oct 31, 2026 (last point) | 2,341 | 1,879 |

Range plotted: 897 to 4,742 gp, over 207 points.

## Questions

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

About 1,340 gp right now on the Grand Exchange: the last instant buy was 1,663 gp and the last instant sell 1,016 gp. Over the last 24 hours 883 were traded.

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

13,000 every 4 hours.

### Is Black nails worth high alching?

High alchemy gives 7 coins. Buying one at 1,663 gp plus a nature rune makes that a 1,808 gp loss per cast right now.

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

33 gp each at 1,663 gp (2%, rounded down, capped at 5m per item), so you receive 1,630 gp.

Item id 4821. Prices update every five minutes.

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