Cotton boll is 1,270 gp on the OSRS GE (insta-sell 1,000 gp). ~2.0K/day · members. Up 3% on its 24-hour average.
Buy limit: none on this item.
High alch: 60 gp.
In game it is examined as “I should use this with a spinning wheel.” Cotton boll is members-only, so a membership is needed to trade or use it. The base game value is 100 gp, which is what shops price from rather than what players pay.
Cotton boll has no Grand Exchange buy limit, so the only cap on a position is the gold behind it.
Selling at 1,270 gp costs 25 gp in tax — 2%, rounded down, taken from the seller. A flip has to clear that before it makes anything, and it is the number most margin calculators leave out.
High alchemy turns one Cotton boll into 60 gp. That is less than the 155 gp nature rune the cast costs, so alching Cotton boll always loses money.
Cotton boll sees about 2.0K trades a day, which makes it moderately traded — an order may take a while to fill, so price it toward the middle.
How much is Cotton boll in OSRS? Cotton boll is 1,270 gp on the Grand Exchange as of 1 November 2026, with an insta-sell of 1,000 gp. The chart above is live.
What is the buy limit for Cotton boll? Cotton boll has no buy limit.
Can you high alch Cotton boll for profit? No — the alch value is 60 gp and the nature rune alone costs 155 gp.
Do you need members for Cotton boll? Yes, Cotton boll is members-only.
Related: Bolt of cotton·Cotton yarn
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