How to flip Potato seed in OSRS
Flipping Potato seed on the Old School RuneScape Grand Exchange currently makes about 1 gp profit per item after the 2% GE tax: buy near 4 gp (the instant-sell price) and re-list near 5 gp (the instant-buy price).
- Buy at (instant-sell): 4 gp
- Sell at (instant-buy): 5 gp
- Margin after 2% tax: 1 gp (25.00% ROI)
- Buy limit per 4 hours: 600
- 24h volume: 576,433 (extremely liquid)
- Max profit per limit cycle: 600 gp on 2,400 gp of capital
The flip, step by step
- Place a buy offer at or just above 4 gp (the current instant-sell price).
- Wait for the fill. Potato seed is extremely liquid right now, so offers at fair prices typically fill within minutes.
- Re-list at or just below 5 gp (the current instant-buy price).
- The GE takes 0 gp tax (2%) per item when it sells, leaving 1 gp profit each.
- Repeat up to the buy limit (600 per 4 hours), a full cycle is 600 gp on 2,400 gp of capital.
Margins move constantly. Re-check the live Potato seed numbers and price chart on GrandExchange.com right before committing.