Shortbow

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Shortbow trades around 51 gp now, +1.0% this week, 7-day range 50–257.

Lowlast instant sell

50

Highlast instant buy

51

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

Flip margin: +0; per item, after 1 tax
Flip profit / 4h: None right now; the 1 spread is smaller than the 1 tax
Buy limit: 18,000; per 4 hours
Traded, 24h: 3,960; both sides
Margin held: 56%; of the last 24h, on and off
High alch: 30; shop value 50

How these numbers work

Sell offer (last insta-buy)51

Buy offer (last insta-sell)− 50

GE tax, 2% capped at 5m− 1

Net margin per item0

Breakeven sell price≥ 52

Potential profit, one 4h window

Buy limit18,000

10% of 4h volume66

10m bankroll ÷ buy200,000

Quantity (the lowest)× 66

Spend3,300

Potential profit0

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About Shortbow on the GE

“Short but effective.”

Shortbow last traded at 51 gp (insta-buy) and 50 gp (insta-sell) on the Grand Exchange. After the GE tax on a sale, the 1 gp gap between them leaves no margin right now. 3,960 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 660 items (165/hr, average over the last 24 hours). Sized to a 10m bankroll; set yours on the home page.

Last 7 days

+1.0% vs 7 days ago

Avg / day: 3,075
7d low: 50 gp
7d high: 257 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

Willow longbow125 gp

Oak longbow37 gp

Shortbow price history

All-time high: 97 gp; 14 Aug 2026
All-time low: 11 gp; 18 Aug 2015
30 days: +6.3%
90 days: -1.9%
1 year: -7.3%

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

50Nov 25
48Dec 25
49Jan 26
48Feb 26
52Mar 26
52Apr 26
51May 26
50Jun 26
50Jul 26
50Aug 26
51Sept 26
51Oct 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 51 gp costs 1 gp in tax (2% of the sale price, rounded down, capped at 5m gp). Tax-exempt items →

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Shortbow FAQ

How much is Shortbow worth?

Shortbow last sold for 50 gp (instant sell) and was last bought for 51 gp (instant buy) on the Grand Exchange.

What is the Shortbow buy limit?

You can buy 18,000 Shortbow every 4 hours. The 4 hours start from your first purchase, and only buying counts towards the limit.

Is Shortbow worth high alching?

High alchemy turns Shortbow into 30 gp. Buying one at 51 gp and casting with a nature rune at 137 gp costs 188 gp. That is a loss of 158 gp per cast at the latest prices, so it is not worth alching for profit right now.

Is Shortbow tax-exempt?

No. Selling one at 51 gp costs 1 gp in tax (2% of the sale price, rounded down, capped at 5m gp).

What was Shortbow's highest price?

The highest daily guide price on record for Shortbow is 97 gp, on 14 Aug 2026. The lowest is 11 gp, on 18 Aug 2015.

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Shortbow price history

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