Willow shortbow (u) trades around 4 gp now, -40.0% this week, 7-day range 1–22.
Flippers place a buy offer near the low and sell near the high.
“An unstrung willow shortbow; I need a bowstring for this.”
Willow shortbow (u) 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. 47,147 were traded in the last 24 hours. It is a members' item.
Hourly mid price, the average of the buy and sell prices. Volume counts both sides.
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 →
Willow shortbow (u) last sold for 3 gp (instant sell) and was last bought for 4 gp (instant buy) on the Grand Exchange.
You can buy 10,000 Willow shortbow (u) every 4 hours. The 4 hours start from your first purchase, and only buying counts towards the limit.
High alchemy turns Willow shortbow (u) into 60 gp. Buying one at 4 gp and casting with a nature rune at 138 gp costs 142 gp. That is a loss of 82 gp per cast at the latest prices, so it is not worth alching for profit right now.
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.
The highest daily guide price on record for Willow shortbow (u) is 51 gp, on 8 Dec 2021. The lowest is 5 gp, on 24 Jun 2015.