# Dark crab price

> Dark crab Grand Exchange price right now (1,059 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/dark-crab
Last updated: 2026-11-02

Members item. Item id 11936.

Examine: “This looks tricky to eat.”

## Price now

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

**Dark crab is 10% below its 30-day average.**

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Price | 1,059 gp |
| 90-day range (daily averages) | 1,001–1,419 gp |
| 30-day average | 1,174 gp |
| Change 24h / 7d / 30d | +6.9% / -6.2% / -17.7% |
| Instant buy | 1,073 gp (2026-10-30 08:28 UTC) |
| Instant sell | 1,044 gp (2026-10-30 08:29 UTC) |
| Volume 24h | 549,871 |
| 1h average buy / sell | 1,080 / 1,045 gp |
| 24h average buy / sell | 1,081 / 1,051 gp |
| Buy limit (4h) | 10,000 |

## Selling

- GE tax each: 21 gp
- You receive: 1,052 gp
- Flip margin after tax: 8 gp
- Per buy limit: 80,000 gp

## High alchemy

- High alch value: 192
- Low alch value: 128
- Profit per cast: -1,033 gp

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

## Dark crab price, last 7 days

Hourly averages from our own history.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 26, 2026 (first point) | 1,055 | 1,030 |
| Oct 30, 2026 (last point) | 1,080 | 1,045 |

Range plotted: 963 to 1,096 gp, over 83 points.

## Dark crab price history

Daily averages. Since Apr 8, 2026 the lowest daily sell average was 986 gp and the highest buy average 1,578 gp.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apr 8, 2026 (first point) | 1,567 | 1,591 |
| Oct 31, 2026 (last point) | 1,081 | 1,051 |

Range plotted: 986 to 1,591 gp, over 207 points.

## Questions

### How much is Dark crab worth in OSRS?

About 1,059 gp right now on the Grand Exchange: the last instant buy was 1,073 gp and the last instant sell 1,044 gp. Over the last 24 hours 549,871 were traded.

### What is the GE buy limit for Dark crab?

10,000 every 4 hours.

### Is Dark crab worth high alching?

High alchemy gives 192 coins. Buying one at 1,073 gp plus a nature rune makes that a 1,033 gp loss per cast right now.

### How much tax do you pay selling Dark crab?

21 gp each at 1,073 gp (2%, rounded down, capped at 5m per item), so you receive 1,052 gp.

Item id 11936. Prices update every five minutes.

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- [GE tax calculator](https://osrsgrandexchange.com/ge-tax-calculator)
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