# Oak shortbow (u) price > Oak shortbow (u) Grand Exchange price right now (8 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/oak-shortbow-u Last updated: 2026-11-02 Members item. Item id 54. Examine: β€œAn unstrung oak shortbow; I need a bowstring for this.” ## Price now Prices as of 2026-11-02 00:20 UTC. **Oak shortbow (u) is 14% above its 30-day average.** | | | | --- | --- | | Price | 8 gp | | 90-day range (daily averages) | 4–12 gp | | 30-day average | 7 gp | | Change 24h / 7d / 30d | -25.0% / -14.3% / -14.3% | | Instant buy | 10 gp (2026-10-30 08:05 UTC) | | Instant sell | 5 gp (2026-10-30 08:27 UTC) | | Volume 24h | 13,787 | | 1h average buy / sell | 6 / 5 gp | | 24h average buy / sell | 7 / 5 gp | | Buy limit (4h) | 10,000 | ## Selling - GE tax each: 0 gp - You receive: 10 gp - Flip margin after tax: 5 gp - Per buy limit: 50,000 gp ## High alchemy - High alch value: 30 - Low alch value: 20 - Profit per cast: -132 gp Buying one at the instant-buy price plus a nature rune; fire runes assumed from a staff. ## Oak shortbow (u) price, last 7 days Hourly averages from our own history. | | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average | | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 26, 2026 (first point) | 6 | 5 | | Oct 30, 2026 (last point) | 6 | 5 | Range plotted: 5 to 10 gp, over 83 points. ## Oak shortbow (u) price history Daily averages. Since Apr 8, 2026 the lowest daily sell average was 2 gp and the highest buy average 39 gp. | | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average | | --- | --- | --- | | Apr 8, 2026 (first point) | 16 | 9 | | Oct 31, 2026 (last point) | 7 | 5 | Range plotted: 2 to 39 gp, over 207 points. ## Questions ### How much is Oak shortbow (u) worth in OSRS? About 8 gp right now on the Grand Exchange: the last instant buy was 10 gp and the last instant sell 5 gp. Over the last 24 hours 13,787 were traded. ### What is the GE buy limit for Oak shortbow (u)? 10,000 every 4 hours. ### Is Oak shortbow (u) worth high alching? High alchemy gives 30 coins. Buying one at 10 gp plus a nature rune makes that a 132 gp loss per cast right now. ### How much tax do you pay selling Oak shortbow (u)? 0 gp each at 10 gp (2%, rounded down, capped at 5m per item), so you receive 10 gp. Item id 54. Prices update every five minutes. ## Related - [GE tax calculator](https://osrsgrandexchange.com/ge-tax-calculator) - [Best items to alch](https://osrsgrandexchange.com/high-alch) - [How we get prices](https://osrsgrandexchange.com/about)