# Black pickaxe price

> Black pickaxe Grand Exchange price right now (1,301 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-pickaxe
Last updated: 2026-11-02

Free-to-play item. Item id 12297.

Examine: “Used for mining.”

## Price now

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

**Black pickaxe is up 51% on the week.**

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Price | 1,301 gp |
| 90-day range (daily averages) | 799–2,235 gp |
| 30-day average | 1,238 gp |
| Change 24h / 7d / 30d | +40.5% / +50.8% / -28.6% |
| Instant buy | 1,500 gp (2026-10-30 08:24 UTC) |
| Instant sell | 1,101 gp (2026-10-30 08:18 UTC) |
| Volume 24h | 1,791 |
| 1h average buy / sell | 1,539 / 1,437 gp |
| 24h average buy / sell | 1,336 / 1,174 gp |
| Buy limit (4h) | 4 |

## Selling

- GE tax each: 30 gp
- You receive: 1,470 gp
- Flip margin after tax: 369 gp
- Per buy limit: 1,476 gp

## High alchemy

- High alch value: 87
- Low alch value: 58
- Profit per cast: -1,565 gp

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

## Black pickaxe price, last 7 days

Hourly averages from our own history.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 26, 2026 (first point) | 1,188 | 710 |
| Oct 30, 2026 (last point) | 1,539 | 1,437 |

Range plotted: 461 to 1,784 gp, over 83 points.

## Black pickaxe price history

Daily averages. Since Apr 8, 2026 the lowest daily sell average was 608 gp and the highest buy average 2,919 gp.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apr 8, 2026 (first point) | 2,287 | 1,811 |
| Oct 31, 2026 (last point) | 1,336 | 1,174 |

Range plotted: 608 to 2,919 gp, over 207 points.

## Questions

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

About 1,301 gp right now on the Grand Exchange: the last instant buy was 1,500 gp and the last instant sell 1,101 gp. Over the last 24 hours 1,791 were traded.

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

4 every 4 hours.

### Is Black pickaxe worth high alching?

High alchemy gives 87 coins. Buying one at 1,500 gp plus a nature rune makes that a 1,565 gp loss per cast right now.

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

30 gp each at 1,500 gp (2%, rounded down, capped at 5m per item), so you receive 1,470 gp.

Item id 12297. Prices update every five minutes.

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