# Tortoise shell price

> Tortoise shell Grand Exchange price right now (813 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/tortoise-shell
Last updated: 2026-11-02

Members item. Item id 7939.

Examine: “A word in your shell-like.”

## Price now

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

**Tortoise shell has held steady: within 8% of its 30-day average and last week's price.**

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Price | 813 gp |
| 90-day range (daily averages) | 250–1,742 gp |
| 30-day average | 847 gp |
| Change 24h / 7d / 30d | – / -6.2% / +1.2% |
| Instant buy | 822 gp (2026-10-28 07:38 UTC) |
| Instant sell | 803 gp (2026-10-30 04:14 UTC) |
| Volume 24h | 84 |
| 1h average buy / sell | – / – gp |
| 24h average buy / sell | 822 / 803 gp |
| Buy limit (4h) | 7,500 |

## Selling

- GE tax each: 16 gp
- You receive: 806 gp
- Flip margin after tax: 3 gp
- Per buy limit: 22,500 gp

## High alchemy

- High alch value: 600
- Low alch value: 400
- Profit per cast: -374 gp

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

## Tortoise shell price, last 7 days

Hourly averages from our own history.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 26, 2026 (first point) | 849 | – |
| Oct 30, 2026 (last point) | 822 | 803 |

Range plotted: 803 to 849 gp, over 37 points.

## Tortoise shell price history

Daily averages. Since Apr 8, 2026 the lowest daily sell average was 25 gp and the highest buy average 9,999 gp.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apr 8, 2026 (first point) | – | 3,255 |
| Oct 31, 2026 (last point) | 822 | 803 |

Range plotted: 25 to 14,138 gp, over 205 points.

## Questions

### How much is Tortoise shell worth in OSRS?

About 813 gp right now on the Grand Exchange: the last instant buy was 822 gp and the last instant sell 803 gp. Over the last 24 hours 84 were traded.

### What is the GE buy limit for Tortoise shell?

7,500 every 4 hours.

### Is Tortoise shell worth high alching?

High alchemy gives 600 coins. Buying one at 822 gp plus a nature rune makes that a 374 gp loss per cast right now.

### How much tax do you pay selling Tortoise shell?

16 gp each at 822 gp (2%, rounded down, capped at 5m per item), so you receive 806 gp.

Item id 7939. Prices update every five minutes.

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