Sardine

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Sardine trades around 17 gp now, -15.4% this week, 7-day range 16–373.

Lowlast instant sell

16

Highlast instant buy

17

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

Flip margin: +1; per item, after 0 tax
Flip profit / 4h: 341; Buy 341 · spend 5,456 (10% vol)
Buy limit: 6,000; per 4 hours
Traded, 24h: 19,498; both sides
Margin held: 94%; of the last 24h, steady
High alch: 6; shop value 10

How these numbers work

Sell offer (last insta-buy)17

Buy offer (last insta-sell)− 16

GE tax, 2% capped at 5mexempt

Net margin per item+1

Breakeven sell price≥ 17

Potential profit, one 4h window

Buy limit6,000

10% of 4h volume341

10m bankroll ÷ buy625,000

Quantity (the lowest)× 341

Spend5,456

Potential profit

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About Sardine on the GE

“Some nicely cooked sardines.”

Sardine last traded at 17 gp (insta-buy) and 16 gp (insta-sell) on the Grand Exchange. The two prices are only 1 gp apart, too close to flip. 19,498 were traded in the last 24 hours. It is available to free-to-play players.

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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 3,412 items (853/hr, pace over the last 2 hours). Sized to a 10m bankroll; set yours on the home page.

Last 7 days

-15.4% vs 7 days ago

Avg / day: 27,728
7d low: 16 gp
7d high: 373 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

Bass

41 gp

Cod23 gp

Sardine price history

All-time high: 42 gp; 1 Oct 2025
All-time low: 1 gp; 1 Apr 2015
30 days: flat
90 days: -5.3%
1 year: -48.6%

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

22Nov 25
16Dec 25
22Jan 26
25Feb 26
40Mar 26
22Apr 26
18May 26
23Jun 26
13Jul 26
14Aug 26
16Sept 26
18Oct 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 17 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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Sardine FAQ

How much is Sardine worth?

Sardine last sold for 16 gp (instant sell) and was last bought for 17 gp (instant buy) on the Grand Exchange.

What is the Sardine buy limit?

You can buy 6,000 Sardine every 4 hours. The 4 hours start from your first purchase, and only buying counts towards the limit.

Is Sardine worth high alching?

High alchemy turns Sardine into 6 gp. Buying one at 17 gp and casting with a nature rune at 138 gp costs 155 gp. That is a loss of 149 gp per cast at the latest prices, so it is not worth alching for profit right now.

Is Sardine tax-exempt?

It is not on the exempt list, but it pays no tax at its price. Selling one at 17 gp costs no tax. Items selling under 50 gp pay none, because 2% of the price rounds down to 0 gp.

What was Sardine's highest price?

The highest daily guide price on record for Sardine is 42 gp, on 1 Oct 2025. The lowest is 1 gp, on 1 Apr 2015.

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