Shears
For shearing sheep.
Shears is a free-to-play item on the OSRS Grand Exchange. The latest high price is 99 GP (4m ago) and the low price is 97 GP (2m ago). Buying at the low price and selling at the high price would leave 2 GP per item after the 2% tax (2.06% of the buy price). You can buy up to 40 every four hours. Buying one at the low price and casting High Alchemy with a nature rune would lose 260 GP. 1,200 were traded in the last 24 hours.
| High | 99 GP () |
|---|---|
| Low | 97 GP () |
| Tax | 0 GP |
| Margin | 2 GP |
| ROI | 2.06% |
| Buy limit | 40 every 4 hours |
| High alchemy | 1 GP |
Buy price (insta-sell / low): 97 GP
Sell price (insta-buy / high): 99 GP
Margin after tax: 2 GP per unit. No Grand Exchange tax applies at this price.
Buy limit: 40 every 4 hours.
The full buy limit of 40 Shears costs 3,880 GP at the current buy price. Across that quantity, the after-tax margin is 80 GP.
- Grand Exchange buy limit: 40 every 4 hours
- Free-to-play item
- High alchemy value: 1 GP
- Low alchemy value: 1 GP
- Base value: 1 GP
Shears price history
- Over the past 7 days, the average high ranged from 97 GP to 140 GP across 89 hourly samples. From 2026-11-01 UTC to 2026-11-08 UTC, it moved from 140 GP to 98 GP (-42 GP, -30.00%).
- Over the past 30 days, the average high ranged from 45 GP to 140 GP across 409 hourly samples. From 2026-10-09 UTC to 2026-11-08 UTC, it moved from 99 GP to 98 GP (-1 GP, -1.01%).
- Over the past 90 days, the average high ranged from 1 GP to 145 GP across 1,097 hourly samples. From 2026-08-10 UTC to 2026-11-08 UTC, it moved from 90 GP to 98 GP (+8 GP, +8.89%).
- Over the past 90 days, the highest average high was 145 GP on 2026-09-13 UTC, and the lowest was 1 GP on 2026-08-28 UTC.
As of 2026-11-08 UTC. See this week's market summary.
To cite this page: QuantScapers, "Shears 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 Shears?
You can buy up to 40 Shears every 4 hours on the Grand Exchange.
Is Shears a members-only item?
Shears is available to free-to-play players. No membership is required to trade it.
What is Shears's current buy and sell price?
At the latest update, Shears's insta-sell (low) price is 97 GP and its insta-buy (high) price is 99 GP on the Grand Exchange.
How much Grand Exchange tax applies to Shears?
Shears is exempt from the 2% Grand Exchange tax.
What does a full buy limit of Shears cost?
Buying the full limit of 40 Shears costs 3,880 GP at the current insta-sell price of 97 GP each.