# Yellow bead price

> Yellow bead Grand Exchange price right now (902 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/yellow-bead
Last updated: 2026-11-02

Free-to-play item. Item id 1472.

Examine: “A small round yellow bead.”

## Price now

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

**Yellow bead is 13% below its 30-day average.**

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Price | 902 gp |
| 90-day range (daily averages) | 768–1,528 gp |
| 30-day average | 1,041 gp |
| Change 24h / 7d / 30d | +4.4% / -37.8% / -20.2% |
| Instant buy | 964 gp (2026-10-30 08:19 UTC) |
| Instant sell | 840 gp (2026-10-30 08:18 UTC) |
| Volume 24h | 7,140 |
| 1h average buy / sell | 956 / – gp |
| 24h average buy / sell | 833 / 702 gp |
| Buy limit (4h) | 11,000 |

## Selling

- GE tax each: 19 gp
- You receive: 945 gp
- Flip margin after tax: 105 gp
- Per buy limit: 1,155,000 gp

## High alchemy

- High alch value: 2
- Low alch value: 1
- Profit per cast: -1,114 gp

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

## Yellow bead price, last 7 days

Hourly averages from our own history.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 26, 2026 (first point) | 1,083 | 954 |
| Oct 30, 2026 (last point) | 956 | – |

Range plotted: 755 to 1,435 gp, over 82 points.

## Yellow bead price history

Daily averages. Since Apr 8, 2026 the lowest daily sell average was 499 gp and the highest buy average 1,934 gp.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apr 8, 2026 (first point) | 1,169 | 1,098 |
| Oct 31, 2026 (last point) | 833 | 702 |

Range plotted: 499 to 1,934 gp, over 207 points.

## Questions

### How much is Yellow bead worth in OSRS?

About 902 gp right now on the Grand Exchange: the last instant buy was 964 gp and the last instant sell 840 gp. Over the last 24 hours 7,140 were traded.

### What is the GE buy limit for Yellow bead?

11,000 every 4 hours.

### Is Yellow bead worth high alching?

High alchemy gives 2 coins. Buying one at 964 gp plus a nature rune makes that a 1,114 gp loss per cast right now.

### How much tax do you pay selling Yellow bead?

19 gp each at 964 gp (2%, rounded down, capped at 5m per item), so you receive 945 gp.

Item id 1472. Prices update every five minutes.

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