# Explorer backpack price

> Explorer backpack Grand Exchange price right now (1,267 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/explorer-backpack
Last updated: 2026-11-02

Members item. Item id 12514.

Examine: “I'm the Backpack loaded up with things and knick knacks too.”

## Price now

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

**Explorer backpack is at its cheapest in 90 days.**

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Price | 1,267 gp |
| 90-day range (daily averages) | 918–261,679 gp |
| 30-day average | 2,341 gp |
| Change 24h / 7d / 30d | – / +41.3% / -4.3% |
| Instant buy | 1,983 gp (2026-10-30 08:10 UTC) |
| Instant sell | 550 gp (2026-10-30 08:21 UTC) |
| Volume 24h | 84 |
| 1h average buy / sell | 4,444 / 2,025 gp |
| 24h average buy / sell | 3,390 / 2,011 gp |
| Buy limit (4h) | 4 |

## Selling

- GE tax each: 39 gp
- You receive: 1,944 gp
- Flip margin after tax: 1,394 gp
- Per buy limit: 5,576 gp

## High alchemy

- High alch value: 930
- Low alch value: 620
- Profit per cast: -1,205 gp

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

## Explorer backpack price, last 7 days

Hourly averages from our own history.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 26, 2026 (first point) | 2,881 | 2,025 |
| Oct 30, 2026 (last point) | 4,444 | 2,025 |

Range plotted: 100 to 4,444 gp, over 77 points.

## Explorer backpack price history

Daily averages. Since Apr 8, 2026 the lowest daily sell average was 457 gp and the highest buy average 637,520 gp.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apr 8, 2026 (first point) | 9,308 | 7,851 |
| Oct 31, 2026 (last point) | 3,390 | 2,011 |

Range plotted: 457 to 637,520 gp, over 207 points.

## Questions

### How much is Explorer backpack worth in OSRS?

About 1,267 gp right now on the Grand Exchange: the last instant buy was 1,983 gp and the last instant sell 550 gp. Over the last 24 hours 84 were traded.

### What is the GE buy limit for Explorer backpack?

4 every 4 hours.

### Is Explorer backpack worth high alching?

High alchemy gives 930 coins. Buying one at 1,983 gp plus a nature rune makes that a 1,205 gp loss per cast right now.

### How much tax do you pay selling Explorer backpack?

39 gp each at 1,983 gp (2%, rounded down, capped at 5m per item), so you receive 1,944 gp.

Item id 12514. Prices update every five minutes.

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