# Shorts (blue) price

> Shorts (blue) Grand Exchange price right now (888 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/shorts-blue
Last updated: 2026-11-02

Members item. Item id 5046.

Examine: “Blue shorts, these would look great on dwarves!”

## Price now

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

**Shorts (blue) is 26% below its 30-day average.**

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Price | 888 gp |
| 90-day range (daily averages) | 468–4,587 gp |
| 30-day average | 1,201 gp |
| Change 24h / 7d / 30d | – / – / – |
| Instant buy | 1,676 gp (2026-10-30 08:18 UTC) |
| Instant sell | 100 gp (2026-10-29 23:43 UTC) |
| Volume 24h | 31 |
| 1h average buy / sell | – / – gp |
| 24h average buy / sell | 894 / 41 gp |
| Buy limit (4h) | 150 |

## Selling

- GE tax each: 33 gp
- You receive: 1,643 gp
- Flip margin after tax: 1,543 gp
- Per buy limit: 231,450 gp

## High alchemy

- High alch value: 234
- Low alch value: 156
- Profit per cast: -1,594 gp

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

## Shorts (blue) price, last 7 days

Hourly averages from our own history.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 26, 2026 (first point) | 100 | – |
| Oct 30, 2026 (last point) | – | 100 |

Range plotted: 41 to 2,336 gp, over 49 points.

## Shorts (blue) price history

Daily averages. Since Apr 8, 2026 the lowest daily sell average was 41 gp and the highest buy average 10,385 gp.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apr 8, 2026 (first point) | 10,385 | 27,503 |
| Oct 31, 2026 (last point) | 894 | 41 |

Range plotted: 41 to 27,503 gp, over 207 points.

## Questions

### How much is Shorts (blue) worth in OSRS?

About 888 gp right now on the Grand Exchange: the last instant buy was 1,676 gp and the last instant sell 100 gp. Over the last 24 hours 31 were traded.

### What is the GE buy limit for Shorts (blue)?

150 every 4 hours.

### Is Shorts (blue) worth high alching?

High alchemy gives 234 coins. Buying one at 1,676 gp plus a nature rune makes that a 1,594 gp loss per cast right now.

### How much tax do you pay selling Shorts (blue)?

33 gp each at 1,676 gp (2%, rounded down, capped at 5m per item), so you receive 1,643 gp.

Item id 5046. Prices update every five minutes.

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