Black bead
A small round black bead.
Black bead is a free-to-play item on the OSRS Grand Exchange. The latest high price is 1,123 GP (2m ago) and the low price is 1,001 GP (3m ago). Buying at the low price and selling at the high price would leave 100 GP per item after the 2% tax (9.99% of the buy price). You can buy up to 11,000 every four hours. Buying one at the low price and casting High Alchemy with a nature rune would lose 1,165 GP. 1,239 were traded in the last 24 hours.
| High | 1,123 GP () |
|---|---|
| Low | 1,001 GP () |
| Tax | 22 GP |
| Margin | 100 GP |
| ROI | 9.99% |
| Buy limit | 11,000 every 4 hours |
| High alchemy | 2 GP |
Buy price (insta-sell / low): 1,001 GP
Sell price (insta-buy / high): 1,123 GP
Margin after tax: 100 GP per unit. Grand Exchange tax on a sale is 22 GP.
Buy limit: 11,000 every 4 hours.
The full buy limit of 11,000 Black bead costs 11,011,000 GP at the current buy price. Across that quantity, the after-tax margin is 1,100,000 GP.
- Grand Exchange buy limit: 11,000 every 4 hours
- Free-to-play item
- High alchemy value: 2 GP
- Low alchemy value: 1 GP
- Base value: 4 GP
Black bead price history
- Over the past 7 days, the average high ranged from 668 GP to 1,500 GP across 148 hourly samples. From 2026-11-01 UTC to 2026-11-08 UTC, it moved from 907 GP to 1,112 GP (+205 GP, +22.60%).
- Over the past 30 days, the average high ranged from 500 GP to 1,500 GP across 662 hourly samples. From 2026-10-09 UTC to 2026-11-08 UTC, it moved from 1,237 GP to 1,112 GP (-125 GP, -10.11%).
- Over the past 90 days, the average high ranged from 500 GP to 2,056 GP across 1,758 hourly samples. From 2026-08-10 UTC to 2026-11-08 UTC, it moved from 1,411 GP to 1,112 GP (-299 GP, -21.19%).
- Over the past 90 days, the highest average high was 2,056 GP on 2026-09-16 UTC, and the lowest was 500 GP on 2026-10-30 UTC.
As of 2026-11-08 UTC. See this week's market summary.
To cite this page: QuantScapers, "Black bead price history", based on OSRS Wiki real-time price data through 2026-11-08 UTC. Calculations by QuantScapers.
What is the Grand Exchange buy limit for Black bead?
You can buy up to 11,000 Black bead every 4 hours on the Grand Exchange.
Is Black bead a members-only item?
Black bead is available to free-to-play players. No membership is required to trade it.
What is Black bead's current buy and sell price?
At the latest update, Black bead's insta-sell (low) price is 1,001 GP and its insta-buy (high) price is 1,123 GP on the Grand Exchange.
How much Grand Exchange tax applies to Black bead?
A sale of Black bead pays the standard 2% Grand Exchange tax, which is 22 GP per unit at the current price.
What does a full buy limit of Black bead cost?
Buying the full limit of 11,000 Black bead costs 11,011,000 GP at the current insta-sell price of 1,001 GP each.