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Charcoal

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Charcoal
F2P F Buy limit: 13,000 per 4 hours
Live flip margin +5 GP
3.4% ROI per flip · up to 65.0K GP per buy-limit cycle
Track Charcoal live in GE IQ → Free · Updates every 2 minutes · No signup needed

If you bought your full buy limit on Charcoal right now, you'd clear roughly 65.0K 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.

A lump of charcoal. Tradeable on F2P accounts too. Buy limit 13,000 per 4 hours. A 2% Grand Exchange tax applies to sales, capped at 5,000,000 GP per item.

Why most flippers miss this

The OSRS Wiki gives you a snapshot. By the time you've finished reading it, the buy and sell prices have already moved. GE IQ refreshes every 2 minutes, grades each flip on margin, volume, and stability, and pings you when the spread shifts past your target. Charcoal is one of 4,500+ items it tracks live, alongside flip alerts, a margin sparkline, and a portfolio.

Live flip margin

Buy at
145
Sell at
153
Margin (after tax)
+5
ROI
+3.4%
Daily volume
6.0K
Profit per limit
65.0K
High alch
27
Flip grade
F

Don't miss the next move on Charcoal

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: Fri, 12 Jun 2026 10:09:22 GMT. Open the tool for live prices that refresh every two minutes.

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