# Lobster pot price

> Lobster pot Grand Exchange price right now (246 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/lobster-pot
Last updated: 2026-11-02

Free-to-play item. Item id 301.

Examine: “Useful for catching lobsters.”

## Price now

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

**Lobster pot is 10% below its 30-day average.**

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Price | 246 gp |
| 90-day range (daily averages) | 46–989 gp |
| 30-day average | 273 gp |
| Change 24h / 7d / 30d | -36.9% / +1.7% / -35.5% |
| Instant buy | 228 gp (2026-10-30 08:29 UTC) |
| Instant sell | 263 gp (2026-10-30 07:14 UTC) |
| Volume 24h | 1,270 |
| 1h average buy / sell | 186 / 156 gp |
| 24h average buy / sell | 196 / 163 gp |
| Buy limit (4h) | 40 |

## Selling

- GE tax each: 4 gp
- You receive: 224 gp
- Flip margin after tax: -39 gp
- Per buy limit: -1,560 gp

## High alchemy

- High alch value: 12
- Low alch value: 8
- Profit per cast: -368 gp

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

## Lobster pot price, last 7 days

Hourly averages from our own history.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 26, 2026 (first point) | 234 | 170 |
| Oct 30, 2026 (last point) | 186 | 156 |

Range plotted: 156 to 300 gp, over 83 points.

## Lobster pot price history

Daily averages. Since Apr 8, 2026 the lowest daily sell average was 1 gp and the highest buy average 1,502 gp.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apr 8, 2026 (first point) | 137 | 112 |
| Oct 31, 2026 (last point) | 196 | 163 |

Range plotted: 1 to 1,502 gp, over 207 points.

## Questions

### How much is Lobster pot worth in OSRS?

About 246 gp right now on the Grand Exchange: the last instant buy was 228 gp and the last instant sell 263 gp. Over the last 24 hours 1,270 were traded.

### What is the GE buy limit for Lobster pot?

40 every 4 hours.

### Is Lobster pot worth high alching?

High alchemy gives 12 coins. Buying one at 228 gp plus a nature rune makes that a 368 gp loss per cast right now.

### How much tax do you pay selling Lobster pot?

4 gp each at 228 gp (2%, rounded down, capped at 5m per item), so you receive 224 gp.

Item id 301. Prices update every five minutes.

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