Empty cup

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Empty cup trades around 4 gp now, flat this week, 7-day range 4–4.

Lowlast instant sell

3

Highlast instant buy

4

Flippers place a buy offer near the low and sell near the high.

Flip margin: +1; per item, after 0 tax
Flip profit / 4h: 5,537; Buy 5,537 · spend 16,611 (10% vol)
Buy limit: 13,000; per 4 hours
Traded, 24h: 266,997; both sides
Margin held: 100%; of the last 24h, steady
High alch: 1; shop value 2

How these numbers work

Sell offer (last insta-buy)4

Buy offer (last insta-sell)− 3

GE tax, 2% capped at 5mexempt

Net margin per item+1

Breakeven sell price≥ 4

Potential profit, one 4h window

Buy limit13,000

10% of 4h volume5,537

10m bankroll ÷ buy3,333,333

Quantity (the lowest)× 5,537

Spend16,611

Potential profit

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About Empty cup on the GE

“An empty cup.”

Empty cup last traded at 4 gp (insta-buy) and 3 gp (insta-sell) on the Grand Exchange. The two prices are only 1 gp apart, too close to flip. 266,997 were traded in the last 24 hours. It is a members' item.

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5,537

Prices assume you place offers and wait for them to fill. Insta-buying and insta-selling pays the spread twice.
Selling below the breakeven price loses money, even if it is above what you paid.
4h volume is 55,379 items (13,845/hr, pace over the last 2 hours). Sized to a 10m bankroll; set yours on the home page.

Last 7 days

Flat vs 7 days ago

Avg / day: 223,791
7d low: 4 gp
7d high: 4 gp

Hourly mid price, the average of the buy and sell prices. Volume counts both sides.

Price & volume

When it trades

Times in UTC (game time)

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By hour of day

By weekday

Beer glass

21 gp

Empty cup price history

All-time high: 173 gp; 1 Apr 2021
All-time low: 1 gp; 11 Feb 2019
30 days: flat
90 days: -42.9%
1 year: -20.0%

Monthly close in gp (last guide price of each month)

4Nov 25
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4Oct 26

Daily GE guide prices from 28 Mar 2015 to 11 Oct 2026, from the OSRS Wiki. Data as of 11 Oct 2026.

Tax: Selling one at 4 gp costs no tax. Items selling under 50 gp pay none, because 2% of the price rounds down to 0 gp. Tax-exempt items →

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Empty cup FAQ

How much is Empty cup worth?

Empty cup last sold for 3 gp (instant sell) and was last bought for 4 gp (instant buy) on the Grand Exchange.

What is the Empty cup buy limit?

You can buy 13,000 Empty cup every 4 hours. The 4 hours start from your first purchase, and only buying counts towards the limit.

Is Empty cup worth high alching?

High alchemy turns Empty cup into 1 gp. Buying one at 4 gp and casting with a nature rune at 137 gp costs 141 gp. That is a loss of 140 gp per cast at the latest prices, so it is not worth alching for profit right now.

Is Empty cup tax-exempt?

It is not on the exempt list, but it pays no tax at its price. Selling one at 4 gp costs no tax. Items selling under 50 gp pay none, because 2% of the price rounds down to 0 gp.

What was Empty cup's highest price?

The highest daily guide price on record for Empty cup is 173 gp, on 1 Apr 2021. The lowest is 1 gp, on 11 Feb 2019.

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