# Oak shortbow price

> Oak shortbow Grand Exchange price right now (46 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
Last updated: 2026-11-02

Free-to-play item. Item id 843.

Examine: “A shortbow made out of oak, still effective.”

## Price now

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

**Oak shortbow is 42% below its 30-day average.**

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Price | 46 gp |
| 90-day range (daily averages) | 15–927 gp |
| 30-day average | 79 gp |
| Change 24h / 7d / 30d | -57.6% / +58.8% / -22.9% |
| Instant buy | 68 gp (2026-10-30 08:29 UTC) |
| Instant sell | 24 gp (2026-10-30 08:25 UTC) |
| Volume 24h | 3,690 |
| 1h average buy / sell | 25 / 24 gp |
| 24h average buy / sell | 30 / 23 gp |
| Buy limit (4h) | 18,000 |

## Selling

- GE tax each: 1 gp
- You receive: 67 gp
- Flip margin after tax: 43 gp
- Per buy limit: 774,000 gp

## High alchemy

- High alch value: 60
- Low alch value: 40
- Profit per cast: -160 gp

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

## Oak shortbow price, last 7 days

Hourly averages from our own history.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 26, 2026 (first point) | 22 | 15 |
| Oct 30, 2026 (last point) | 25 | 24 |

Range plotted: 15 to 93 gp, over 82 points.

## Oak shortbow price history

Daily averages. Since Apr 8, 2026 the lowest daily sell average was 9 gp and the highest buy average 1,747 gp.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apr 8, 2026 (first point) | 32 | 34 |
| Oct 31, 2026 (last point) | 30 | 23 |

Range plotted: 9 to 1,747 gp, over 207 points.

## Questions

### How much is Oak shortbow worth in OSRS?

About 46 gp right now on the Grand Exchange: the last instant buy was 68 gp and the last instant sell 24 gp. Over the last 24 hours 3,690 were traded.

### What is the GE buy limit for Oak shortbow?

18,000 every 4 hours.

### Is Oak shortbow worth high alching?

High alchemy gives 60 coins. Buying one at 68 gp plus a nature rune makes that a 160 gp loss per cast right now.

### How much tax do you pay selling Oak shortbow?

1 gp each at 68 gp (2%, rounded down, capped at 5m per item), so you receive 67 gp.

Item id 843. Prices update every five minutes.

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