# Oyster price

> Oyster Grand Exchange price right now (22 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/oyster
Last updated: 2026-11-02

Members item. Item id 407.

Examine: “Maybe there are pearls inside?”

## Price now

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

**Oyster is at its cheapest in 90 days.**

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Price | 22 gp |
| 90-day range (daily averages) | 21–185 gp |
| 30-day average | 36 gp |
| Change 24h / 7d / 30d | +11.8% / +28.1% / +51.9% |
| Instant buy | 29 gp (2026-10-30 08:26 UTC) |
| Instant sell | 15 gp (2026-10-30 08:23 UTC) |
| Volume 24h | 29,027 |
| 1h average buy / sell | 20 / 17 gp |
| 24h average buy / sell | 46 / 36 gp |
| Buy limit (4h) | 11,000 |

## Selling

- GE tax each: 0 gp
- You receive: 29 gp
- Flip margin after tax: 14 gp
- Per buy limit: 154,000 gp

## High alchemy

- High alch value: 120
- Low alch value: 80
- Profit per cast: -61 gp

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

## Oyster price, last 7 days

Hourly averages from our own history.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 26, 2026 (first point) | 27 | 21 |
| Oct 30, 2026 (last point) | 20 | 17 |

Range plotted: 15 to 75 gp, over 82 points.

## Oyster price history

Daily averages. Since Apr 8, 2026 the lowest daily sell average was 15 gp and the highest buy average 316 gp.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apr 8, 2026 (first point) | 38 | 38 |
| Oct 31, 2026 (last point) | 46 | 36 |

Range plotted: 15 to 316 gp, over 207 points.

## Questions

### How much is Oyster worth in OSRS?

About 22 gp right now on the Grand Exchange: the last instant buy was 29 gp and the last instant sell 15 gp. Over the last 24 hours 29,027 were traded.

### What is the GE buy limit for Oyster?

11,000 every 4 hours.

### Is Oyster worth high alching?

High alchemy gives 120 coins. Buying one at 29 gp plus a nature rune makes that a 61 gp loss per cast right now.

### How much tax do you pay selling Oyster?

0 gp each at 29 gp (2%, rounded down, capped at 5m per item), so you receive 29 gp.

Item id 407. 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)