# Shortbow (u) price

> Shortbow (u) Grand Exchange price right now (10 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/shortbow-u
Last updated: 2026-11-02

Members item. Item id 50.

Examine: “I need to find a string for this.”

## Price now

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

**Shortbow (u) is 9% below its 30-day average.**

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Price | 10 gp |
| 90-day range (daily averages) | 3–30 gp |
| 30-day average | 11 gp |
| Change 24h / 7d / 30d | -54.5% / -40.0% / -60.0% |
| Instant buy | 15 gp (2026-10-30 08:11 UTC) |
| Instant sell | 5 gp (2026-10-30 08:27 UTC) |
| Volume 24h | 13,833 |
| 1h average buy / sell | – / 5 gp |
| 24h average buy / sell | 6 / 6 gp |
| Buy limit (4h) | 10,000 |

## Selling

- GE tax each: 0 gp
- You receive: 15 gp
- Flip margin after tax: 10 gp
- Per buy limit: 100,000 gp

## High alchemy

- High alch value: 13
- Low alch value: 9
- Profit per cast: -154 gp

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

## Shortbow (u) price, last 7 days

Hourly averages from our own history.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 26, 2026 (first point) | – | 5 |
| Oct 30, 2026 (last point) | – | 5 |

Range plotted: 4 to 17 gp, over 82 points.

## Shortbow (u) price history

Daily averages. Since Apr 8, 2026 the lowest daily sell average was 2 gp and the highest buy average 30 gp.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apr 8, 2026 (first point) | 14 | 6 |
| Oct 31, 2026 (last point) | 6 | 6 |

Range plotted: 2 to 30 gp, over 207 points.

## Questions

### How much is Shortbow (u) worth in OSRS?

About 10 gp right now on the Grand Exchange: the last instant buy was 15 gp and the last instant sell 5 gp. Over the last 24 hours 13,833 were traded.

### What is the GE buy limit for Shortbow (u)?

10,000 every 4 hours.

### Is Shortbow (u) worth high alching?

High alchemy gives 13 coins. Buying one at 15 gp plus a nature rune makes that a 154 gp loss per cast right now.

### How much tax do you pay selling Shortbow (u)?

0 gp each at 15 gp (2%, rounded down, capped at 5m per item), so you receive 15 gp.

Item id 50. Prices update every five minutes.

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