# Desert top price

> Desert top Grand Exchange price right now (253 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/desert-top
Last updated: 2026-11-02

Members item. Item id 6384.

Examine: “A bit itchy.”

## Price now

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

**Desert top is at its cheapest in 90 days.**

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Price | 253 gp |
| 90-day range (daily averages) | 321–9,910 gp |
| 30-day average | 2,143 gp |
| Change 24h / 7d / 30d | – / – / – |
| Instant buy | 500 gp (2026-10-30 07:48 UTC) |
| Instant sell | 5 gp (2026-10-29 12:15 UTC) |
| Volume 24h | 17 |
| 1h average buy / sell | 1,416 / – gp |
| 24h average buy / sell | 1,355 / 5 gp |
| Buy limit (4h) | 150 |

## Selling

- GE tax each: 10 gp
- You receive: 490 gp
- Flip margin after tax: 485 gp
- Per buy limit: 72,750 gp

## High alchemy

- High alch value: 9
- Low alch value: 6
- Profit per cast: -643 gp

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

## Desert top price, last 7 days

Hourly averages from our own history.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 26, 2026 (first point) | 1,416 | – |
| Oct 30, 2026 (last point) | 1,416 | – |

Range plotted: 4 to 2,000 gp, over 44 points.

## Desert top price history

Daily averages. Since Apr 8, 2026 the lowest daily sell average was 4 gp and the highest buy average 20,000 gp.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apr 8, 2026 (first point) | 1,124 | 1,284 |
| Oct 31, 2026 (last point) | 1,355 | 5 |

Range plotted: 4 to 20,000 gp, over 206 points.

## Questions

### How much is Desert top worth in OSRS?

About 253 gp right now on the Grand Exchange: the last instant buy was 500 gp and the last instant sell 5 gp. Over the last 24 hours 17 were traded.

### What is the GE buy limit for Desert top?

150 every 4 hours.

### Is Desert top worth high alching?

High alchemy gives 9 coins. Buying one at 500 gp plus a nature rune makes that a 643 gp loss per cast right now.

### How much tax do you pay selling Desert top?

10 gp each at 500 gp (2%, rounded down, capped at 5m per item), so you receive 490 gp.

Item id 6384. Prices update every five minutes.

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