OSRS Grand Exchange
Raw lobster
- Free-to-play
- GE limit 15,000 every 4 hours
I should try cooking this.
Today’s flip
No flip suggested right now. Even if every item sold, the profit after tax would be under 8,000 GP.
Trend
Right now, a flip leaves about 4 gp per item after tax. That’s more than usual this week (usually 3 gp).
- Sell price
- 128 gp Up 2.8% in a day · Down 0.4% in a week
- Buy price
- 121 gp No change in a day · Down 0.4% in a week
- Margin after tax
- 4 gp Usual this week: 3 gpLast week: 3 gp
- Items traded in a day
- 660K 19% more than a normal day
Margin is the average sell price minus the average buy price and the 2% tax, for each hour. A big margin doesn’t mean your offers will fill. The numbers above the chart use the last 6 hours. Prices and trades come from RuneLite players, through the OSRS Wiki.
Show the data by day
| Day (UTC) | Sell price | Buy price | Margin after tax | Items traded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Oct 4 | 128 gp | 122 gp | 3 gp | 544,681 |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 129 gp | 122 gp | 4 gp | 528,133 |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 128 gp | 122 gp | 4 gp | 524,906 |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 129 gp | 122 gp | 5 gp | 495,871 |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 128 gp | 122 gp | 3 gp | 510,328 |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 126 gp | 121 gp | 2 gp | 554,577 |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 125 gp | 121 gp | 3 gp | 723,724 |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 128 gp | 121 gp | 4 gp | 115,249 |
Prices and margin are each day’s middle (median) hourly value. Items traded is the day’s total.
At today’s prices
GE tax
Each sale at 128 gp pays 2 gp in tax. That’s 29% of the 7 gp gap between the typical buy and sell prices of the last 6 hours.
Bought at 121 gp, it has to sell for at least 123 gp to break even.
Track record
+3.2%average profit after tax, from 3 checks
This is how our past suggestions for this item really did. Every 2 hours we save the suggested flip, then check it against the trades that happened next. Newer checks count more.
Past results matter. In our research on flipping after the 2% tax, items whose record made 2–5% made +2.6% on average the next time.
In game updates
- Mad Angel Combat AchievementsRaw cod, tuna, lobster, bass and sharks are possible thematic supplies from Courier Task Loot Sacks at Catherby. The fish awarded depend on the sack's tier.
- Wyrmscraig & Sailing ChangesRaw lobsters can now be caught with a lobster pot south of Catherby from a stationary Raft, provided you are not locked into a facility.
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Prices and trading volume come from the OSRS Wiki. Profit, Chance and track records are Gielinor Gains estimates, not promises. You place every offer yourself.