OSRS Flipping Guide: How to Flip Items on the Grand Exchange

Flipping items on the Grand Exchange is one of the most consistent ways to make OSRS gold without combat. With enough starting capital and market knowledge, you can make 5-20M per hour fully AFK. ## What is Flipping? Flipping is buying items at a low price and selling them at a higher price. The difference (minus 1% GE tax) is your profit. ## Getting Started ### Minimum Capital Beginner: 1-5M, 100K-500K gp/hr Intermediate: 10-50M, 500K-3M gp/hr Advanced: 100M+, 3M-15M gp/hr Expert: 500M+, 10M-50M+ gp/hr ### Tools You Need - RuneLite with GE Flipping plugin - OSRS Wiki for item prices - GE Tracker websites for historical pricing ## Flipping Strategies ### 1. High Volume, Low Margin Items traded thousands of times per day: Runes (Law, Nature, Death), Arrows, Food, Potions. Strategy: Buy at -5%, sell at +5% Requirement: 10M+ capital Profit: 500K-2M/hr ### 2. Medium Volume, Medium Margin Daily PvM supplies: Bones, Herbs, Seeds, Logs. Strategy: Buy at -10%, sell at +8% Requirement: 20M+ capital Profit: 1M-5M/hr ### 3. Low Volume, High Margin Expensive, less-traded items: Raids uniques, Boss drops, High-end gear. Strategy: Buy at -3%, sell at +2% Requirement: 500M+ capital Profit: 10M-50M/hr ## Advanced Techniques ### Margin Checking 1. Offer to buy 1 item at +5% to find the real sell price 2. Offer to sell 1 item at -5% to find the real buy price 3. Place 1-item offers multiple times to narrow the real spread ### Flipping During Updates Game updates cause massive price swings. Buy Armadyl equipment before ranged updates. Sell supplies during DXP weekends. ## Common Mistakes - Too many items at once: Capital tied up. Rotate 3-5 items max. - Ignoring buy limits: Can't flip in bulk. Check OSRS Wiki buy limits. - Focusing on small margins: Profit eaten by tax. Aim for 2%+ net margin. - Not updating offers: Missed trades. Check every 2-5 minutes. ## Recommended Items for Beginners ### Starting with 5M: Nature runes, Law runes, Rune arrows, Monkfish ### Starting with 20M: Dragon bones, Prayer potions (4), Magic logs, Sharks ### Starting with 100M: Toxic Blowpipe, Dragon Hunter Crossbow, Primordial Boots, Avernic Defender Hilt ## The Bottom Line Flipping is a skill like any other. Start small, learn the markets, and scale up. With patience and discipline, you can make consistent daily profit from the GE without ever leaving the bank.

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