Yellow bead

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Yellow bead trades around 923 gp now, +2.2% this week, 7-day range 910–1,190.

Lowlast instant sell

899

Highlast instant buy

947

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

Flip margin: +30; per item, after 18 tax
Flip profit / 4h: 1,140; Buy 38 · spend 34,162 (10% vol)
Buy limit: 11,000; per 4 hours
Traded, 24h: 1,147; both sides
Reliability: 90%; of the last 24h, steady
High alch: 2; shop value 4

How these numbers work

Sell offer (last insta-buy)947

Buy offer (last insta-sell)− 899

GE tax, 2% capped at 5m− 18

Net margin per item+30

Breakeven sell price≥ 918

Potential profit, one 4h window

Buy limit11,000

10% of 4h volume38

10m bankroll ÷ buy11,123

Quantity (the lowest)× 38

Spend34,162

Potential profit1,140

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About Yellow bead on the GE

“A small round yellow bead.”

Yellow bead last traded at 947 gp (insta-buy) and 899 gp (insta-sell) on the Grand Exchange. After the GE tax on a sale, that leaves a margin of 30 gp per item. 1,147 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 386 items (97/hr, pace over the last 2 hours). Sized to a 10m bankroll; set yours on the home page.

Last 7 days

+2.2% vs 7 days ago

Avg / day: 1,244
7d low: 910 gp
7d high: 1,190 gp

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

Price & volume

When it trades

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By hour of day

By weekday

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Bucket of wax145 gp

Yellow bead price history

All-time high: 4,720 gp; 16 Dec 2025
All-time low: 584 gp; 29 Mar 2021
30 days: -2.3%
90 days: -9.0%
1 year: -44.1%

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

3,934Nov 25
3,329Dec 25
2,277Jan 26
2,192Feb 26
1,316Mar 26
1,389Apr 26
1,210May 26
1,099Jun 26
1,180Jul 26
964Aug 26
1,147Sept 26
996Oct 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 947 gp costs 18 gp in tax (2% of the sale price, rounded down, capped at 5m gp). Tax-exempt items →

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Yellow bead FAQ

How much is Yellow bead worth?

Yellow bead last sold for 899 gp (instant sell) and was last bought for 947 gp (instant buy) on the Grand Exchange.

What is the Yellow bead buy limit?

You can buy 11,000 Yellow bead every 4 hours. The 4 hours start from your first purchase, and only buying counts towards the limit.

Is Yellow bead worth high alching?

High alchemy turns Yellow bead into 2 gp. Buying one at 947 gp and casting with a nature rune at 138 gp costs 1,085 gp. That is a loss of 1,083 gp per cast at the latest prices, so it is not worth alching for profit right now.

Is Yellow bead tax-exempt?

No. Selling one at 947 gp costs 18 gp in tax (2% of the sale price, rounded down, capped at 5m gp).

What was Yellow bead's highest price?

The highest daily guide price on record for Yellow bead is 4,720 gp, on 16 Dec 2025. The lowest is 584 gp, on 29 Mar 2021.

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Last 7 days

Yellow bead price history

Yellow bead FAQ