# Bow string price

> Bow string Grand Exchange price right now (175 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/bow-string
Last updated: 2026-11-02

Members item. Item id 1777.

Examine: “I need a bow stave to attach this to.”

## Price now

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

**Bow string is 16% below its 30-day average.**

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Price | 175 gp |
| 90-day range (daily averages) | 132–285 gp |
| 30-day average | 208 gp |
| Change 24h / 7d / 30d | -3.9% / +11.5% / -17.9% |
| Instant buy | 179 gp (2026-10-30 08:29 UTC) |
| Instant sell | 170 gp (2026-10-30 08:20 UTC) |
| Volume 24h | 5,211,866 |
| 1h average buy / sell | 174 / 172 gp |
| 24h average buy / sell | 177 / 171 gp |
| Buy limit (4h) | 13,000 |

## Selling

- GE tax each: 3 gp
- You receive: 176 gp
- Flip margin after tax: 6 gp
- Per buy limit: 78,000 gp

## High alchemy

- High alch value: 6
- Low alch value: 4
- Profit per cast: -325 gp

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

## Bow string price, last 7 days

Hourly averages from our own history.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 26, 2026 (first point) | 153 | 150 |
| Oct 30, 2026 (last point) | 174 | 172 |

Range plotted: 143 to 186 gp, over 83 points.

## Bow string price history

Daily averages. Since Apr 8, 2026 the lowest daily sell average was 89 gp and the highest buy average 286 gp.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apr 8, 2026 (first point) | 99 | 97 |
| Oct 31, 2026 (last point) | 177 | 171 |

Range plotted: 89 to 286 gp, over 207 points.

## Questions

### How much is Bow string worth in OSRS?

About 175 gp right now on the Grand Exchange: the last instant buy was 179 gp and the last instant sell 170 gp. Over the last 24 hours 5,211,866 were traded.

### What is the GE buy limit for Bow string?

13,000 every 4 hours.

### Is Bow string worth high alching?

High alchemy gives 6 coins. Buying one at 179 gp plus a nature rune makes that a 325 gp loss per cast right now.

### How much tax do you pay selling Bow string?

3 gp each at 179 gp (2%, rounded down, capped at 5m per item), so you receive 176 gp.

Item id 1777. Prices update every five minutes.

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