Lobster

Lobster

This looks tricky to eat.ID: 379

Buy Price (Instant)

154 gp

Sell Price (Instant)

151 gp

Spread

3 gp (1.95%)

Margin (after tax)

-4 gp

ROI

-2.6%

GE Tax

1 gp

1h Change

+1.3%

Buy Limit

6,000 / 4hrs

High Alch

42 gp

Price History

Trade Volume

Lobster — GE Price Analysis

This looks tricky to eat. Lobster is a free-to-play consumable in Old School RuneScape, commonly used for healing during combat and bossing.

Lobster trades for 154 gp, making it one of the cheapest items on the GE. The buy-sell spread is 3 gp (1.9%), which indicates a tight spread common in actively traded items.

Lobster sees moderate trading activity with 687 recent trades, offering reasonable liquidity for flippers. With a buy limit of 6,000 every 4 hours, you can trade in large quantities per session.

Lobster currently has a negative margin of -4 gp after tax, meaning instant flips would result in a loss at these prices. Margins fluctuate throughout the day — check back later or set a price alert to be notified when the margin turns positive. The price has risen 1.3% in the last hour, indicating upward buying pressure.

Lobster has a high alchemy value of 42 gp, but at the current buy price it is not profitable to alch.

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Flip Calculator

Total Cost924,000 gp
Total Revenue906,000 gp
Total Tax6,000 gp
Total Profit-24,000 gp
ROI-2.60%

High Alchemy

High Alch Value42 gp
Buy Price154 gp
Alch Profit (excl. nat)-211 gp
Profit/hr (~1,200 casts)-253,200 gp

GE Tax Breakdown

Sell Price151 gp
Tax (1%, max 5m)1 gp
Net Proceeds150 gp
Effective Tax Rate0.662%