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OSRS flipping guides

Everything GE IQ knows about flipping the Grand Exchange, in one place. Start with the mechanics, then dig into the best items to flip by category and by bankroll, and use the calculators to check your maths. Written for flippers who want to understand the market, not memorise tip-of-the-day spam.

Flipping mechanics

The rules, traps, and habits that decide whether a buy slot makes money or sits idle.

OSRS flipping for beginners
From your first 100k to your first 10M. The honest path, no cherry-picked screenshots.
How the GE buy limit works
Per-item caps, the 4-hour timer rule, and why your timer never resets when you think it does.
Understanding the 2% GE tax
When it applies, the 5M cap that matters more than you think, and items that escape it entirely.
ROI vs margin: which one matters?
Two numbers, two different decisions. The 4M margin trap and the 0.5% ROI bulk play.
How to spot a profitable flip
Volume, spread, stability, fill time. A practical checklist before you commit a buy slot.
Reading flip volatility and stability
Why a stable 800k margin beats a volatile 4M margin every long week.
Insta-buy vs offer at margin
When speed beats spread, and when patience pays you 30% more on the same flip.
Why your offer is not filling
Ten causes ranked by how often they actually apply, with a fix for each.

Best items to flip by category

Which items in each category actually move, each with a live snapshot at the top of the page.

Best runes to flip
The highest-volume items on the GE. Thin spreads, fast fills, built for filling multiple slots.
Best potions to flip
Doses trade separately. Steady demand from PvM, PvP, and skilling.
Best food to flip
A volume play. Sharks and karambwans for turnover, anglerfish for wider spreads.
Best herbs to flip
The raw feedstock of the potion economy. Grimy versus clean, high volume.
Best logs to flip
Fletching, Firemaking, and Construction demand. Yew, magic, teak, mahogany.
Best ores to flip
The Smithing supply chain. Coal, iron, mithril, and runite.

Flipping by bankroll

How the strategy changes with the gold you have to work with.

Best flips under 1M
Small-bankroll strategy: volume and fast fills beat big margins.
Best flips under 10M
More room and more ways to lose. Risk versus margin and slot allocation.

Calculators and tools

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Flip calculator
Profit after the 2% tax, ROI, and break-even sell price.
GE tax calculator
The 2% rule, the 5M cap, and the items that are exempt.
High alch calculator
Profit per cast, GP per hour, break-even price, and Magic XP.
OSRS money making
The Grand Exchange side: flipping, high alch, and decanting.

Skip ahead and find live flips

The guides cover the why. The tool covers the right now. Every item on the Grand Exchange, scored on margin, volume, and stability, refreshed every two minutes. Or jump straight to today's top flips.

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