How to flip Potato cactus in OSRS
Flipping Potato cactus on the Old School RuneScape Grand Exchange currently makes about 6 gp profit per item after the 2% GE tax: buy near 40 gp (the instant-sell price) and re-list near 46 gp (the instant-buy price).
- Buy at (instant-sell): 40 gp
- Sell at (instant-buy): 46 gp
- Margin after 2% tax: 6 gp (15.00% ROI)
- Buy limit per 4 hours: 11,000
- 24h volume: 518,380 (extremely liquid)
- Max profit per limit cycle: 66,000 gp on 440,000 gp of capital
The flip, step by step
- Place a buy offer at or just above 40 gp (the current instant-sell price).
- Wait for the fill. Potato cactus is extremely liquid right now, so offers at fair prices typically fill within minutes.
- Re-list at or just below 46 gp (the current instant-buy price).
- The GE takes 0 gp tax (2%) per item when it sells, leaving 6 gp profit each.
- Repeat up to the buy limit (11,000 per 4 hours), a full cycle is 66,000 gp on 440,000 gp of capital.
Margins move constantly. Re-check the live Potato cactus numbers and price chart on GrandExchange.com right before committing.