# Box trap price

> Box trap Grand Exchange price right now (58 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/box-trap
Last updated: 2026-11-02

Members item. Item id 10008.

Examine: “If a creature goes inside, the box should then slam shut.”

## Price now

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

**Box trap is at its most expensive in 90 days.**

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Price | 58 gp |
| 90-day range (daily averages) | 10–54 gp |
| 30-day average | 39 gp |
| Change 24h / 7d / 30d | -1.8% / +65.5% / +2.1% |
| Instant buy | 59 gp (2026-10-30 08:26 UTC) |
| Instant sell | 56 gp (2026-10-30 08:16 UTC) |
| Volume 24h | 80,898 |
| 1h average buy / sell | 56 / 53 gp |
| 24h average buy / sell | 55 / 41 gp |
| Buy limit (4h) | 250 |

## Selling

- GE tax each: 1 gp
- You receive: 58 gp
- Flip margin after tax: 2 gp
- Per buy limit: 500 gp

## High alchemy

- High alch value: 19
- Low alch value: 12
- Profit per cast: -192 gp

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

## Box trap price, last 7 days

Hourly averages from our own history.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 26, 2026 (first point) | 33 | 21 |
| Oct 30, 2026 (last point) | 56 | 53 |

Range plotted: 15 to 61 gp, over 83 points.

## Box trap price history

Daily averages. Since Apr 8, 2026 the lowest daily sell average was 7 gp and the highest buy average 73 gp.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apr 8, 2026 (first point) | 58 | 55 |
| Oct 31, 2026 (last point) | 55 | 41 |

Range plotted: 7 to 73 gp, over 207 points.

## Questions

### How much is Box trap worth in OSRS?

About 58 gp right now on the Grand Exchange: the last instant buy was 59 gp and the last instant sell 56 gp. Over the last 24 hours 80,898 were traded.

### What is the GE buy limit for Box trap?

250 every 4 hours.

### Is Box trap worth high alching?

High alchemy gives 19 coins. Buying one at 59 gp plus a nature rune makes that a 192 gp loss per cast right now.

### How much tax do you pay selling Box trap?

1 gp each at 59 gp (2%, rounded down, capped at 5m per item), so you receive 58 gp.

Item id 10008. Prices update every five minutes.

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