# Jar of Sand price

> Jar of Sand Grand Exchange price right now (485,500 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/jar-of-sand
Last updated: 2026-11-02

Members item. Item id 12885.

Examine: “It's just a jar of sand.”

## Price now

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

**Jar of Sand has held steady: within 8% of its 30-day average and last week's price.**

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Price | 485,500 gp |
| 90-day range (daily averages) | 316,898–999,997 gp |
| 30-day average | 517,740 gp |
| Change 24h / 7d / 30d | – / – / – |
| Instant buy | 611,000 gp (2026-10-29 21:05 UTC) |
| Instant sell | 360,000 gp (2026-10-29 18:17 UTC) |
| Volume 24h | 5 |
| 1h average buy / sell | – / – gp |
| 24h average buy / sell | 624,000 / 429,722 gp |
| Buy limit (4h) | 5 |

## Selling

- GE tax each: 12,220 gp
- You receive: 598,780 gp
- Flip margin after tax: 238,780 gp
- Per buy limit: 1,193,900 gp

## High alchemy

- High alch value: 1
- Low alch value: 1
- Profit per cast: -611,151 gp

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

## Jar of Sand price, last 7 days

Hourly averages from our own history.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 26, 2026 (first point) | 466,774 | – |
| Oct 30, 2026 (last point) | 566,360 | – |

Range plotted: 330,000 to 611,000 gp, over 12 points.

## Jar of Sand price history

Daily averages. Since Apr 8, 2026 the lowest daily sell average was 283,032 gp and the highest buy average 1,329,975 gp.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apr 8, 2026 (first point) | 712,089 | 685,000 |
| Oct 31, 2026 (last point) | 624,000 | 429,722 |

Range plotted: 283,032 to 1,329,975 gp, over 204 points.

## Questions

### How much is Jar of Sand worth in OSRS?

About 485,500 gp right now on the Grand Exchange: the last instant buy was 611,000 gp and the last instant sell 360,000 gp. Over the last 24 hours 5 were traded.

### What is the GE buy limit for Jar of Sand?

5 every 4 hours.

### Is Jar of Sand worth high alching?

High alchemy gives 1 coins. Buying one at 611,000 gp plus a nature rune makes that a 611,151 gp loss per cast right now.

### How much tax do you pay selling Jar of Sand?

12,220 gp each at 611,000 gp (2%, rounded down, capped at 5m per item), so you receive 598,780 gp.

Item id 12885. Prices update every five minutes.

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