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Mackerel

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Mackerel
P2P F Buy limit: 6,000 per 4 hours
Live flip margin +12 GP
200.0% ROI per flip · up to 72.0K GP per buy-limit cycle
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If you bought your full buy limit on Mackerel right now, you'd clear roughly 72.0K GP after the 2% GE tax. That's the ceiling. The actual margin shifts every few minutes, especially after Wednesday updates and weekend supply spikes.

Some nicely cooked mackerel. Members-only on the GE. Buy limit 6,000 per 4 hours.

How Mackerel trades on the Grand Exchange

A very high buy limit means one full cycle can move a lot of capital, so the margin per unit does not need to be large for the flip to be worth doing. Because it is members-only, it is only visible on the Grand Exchange for P2P accounts.

Live flip margin

Buy at
6
Sell at
18
Margin (after tax)
+12
ROI
+200.0%
Daily volume
0
Profit per limit
72.0K
High alch
9
Flip grade
F
Margin stability
-

Don't miss the next move on Mackerel

The margin can swing 30% within an hour after an OSRS update or a weekend supply shift. Set a price alert in GE IQ and you'll get pinged the second it crosses your target, no manual checking needed.

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Prices snapshot from the official RuneScape Wiki API. Refreshed at build time: Wed, 02 Sep 2026 10:37:59 GMT. Open the tool for live prices that refresh every two minutes.

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