Steel nails
Keeps things in place fairly permanently.
Steel nails is a free-to-play item on the OSRS Grand Exchange. The latest high price is 25 GP (1m ago) and the low price is 23 GP (1m ago). Buying at the low price and selling at the high price would leave 2 GP per item after the 2% tax (8.70% of the buy price). You can buy up to 13,000 every four hours. Buying one at the low price and casting High Alchemy with a nature rune would lose 186 GP. 2,524,555 were traded in the last 24 hours.
| High | 25 GP () |
|---|---|
| Low | 23 GP () |
| Tax | 0 GP |
| Margin | 2 GP |
| ROI | 8.70% |
| Buy limit | 13,000 every 4 hours |
| High alchemy | 1 GP |
Buy price (insta-sell / low): 23 GP
Sell price (insta-buy / high): 25 GP
Margin after tax: 2 GP per unit. No Grand Exchange tax applies at this price.
Buy limit: 13,000 every 4 hours.
The full buy limit of 13,000 Steel nails costs 299,000 GP at the current buy price. Across that quantity, the after-tax margin is 26,000 GP.
- Grand Exchange buy limit: 13,000 every 4 hours
- Free-to-play item
- High alchemy value: 1 GP
- Low alchemy value: 1 GP
- Base value: 3 GP
Steel nails price history
- Over the past 7 days, the average high ranged from 12 GP to 29 GP across 168 hourly samples. From 2026-11-01 UTC to 2026-11-08 UTC, it moved from 15 GP to 25 GP (+10 GP, +66.67%).
- Over the past 30 days, the average high ranged from 8 GP to 30 GP across 719 hourly samples. From 2026-10-09 UTC to 2026-11-08 UTC, it moved from 29 GP to 25 GP (-4 GP, -13.79%).
- Over the past 90 days, the average high ranged from 8 GP to 45 GP across 2,094 hourly samples. From 2026-08-10 UTC to 2026-11-08 UTC, it moved from 32 GP to 25 GP (-7 GP, -21.88%).
- Over the past 90 days, the highest average high was 45 GP on 2026-09-04 UTC, and the lowest was 8 GP on 2026-10-27 UTC.
As of 2026-11-08 UTC. See this week's market summary.
To cite this page: QuantScapers, "Steel nails 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 Steel nails?
You can buy up to 13,000 Steel nails every 4 hours on the Grand Exchange.
Is Steel nails a members-only item?
Steel nails is available to free-to-play players. No membership is required to trade it.
What is Steel nails's current buy and sell price?
At the latest update, Steel nails's insta-sell (low) price is 23 GP and its insta-buy (high) price is 25 GP on the Grand Exchange.
How much Grand Exchange tax applies to Steel nails?
Steel nails trades below 50 GP at the current quote, so no Grand Exchange tax applies.
What does a full buy limit of Steel nails cost?
Buying the full limit of 13,000 Steel nails costs 299,000 GP at the current insta-sell price of 23 GP each.