Maple shortbow (u) price in OSRS — live Grand Exchange data

About Maple shortbow (u)

In game it is examined as “An unstrung maple shortbow; I need a bowstring for this.” Maple shortbow (u) is members-only, so a membership is needed to trade or use it. The base game value is 200 gp, which is what shops price from rather than what players pay.

Maple shortbow (u) buy limit

The Grand Exchange lets one account buy 10,000 every 4 hours. That is a generous limit, so the market rather than the limit is usually what caps a position here. Filling it once costs about 400,000 gp at the 40 gp price recorded on 11 October 2026. The limit is per account and resets on a rolling 4-hour timer.

GE tax on Maple shortbow (u)

The 2% sale tax is rounded down, and at 40 gp it rounds to nothing — sales under 50 gp are untaxed, so a flip here keeps its whole margin.

High alching Maple shortbow (u)

High alchemy turns one Maple shortbow (u) into 120 gp. That is less than the 142 gp nature rune the cast costs, so alching Maple shortbow (u) always loses money.

How much Maple shortbow (u) trades

Maple shortbow (u) sees about 42.5K trades a day, which makes it steadily traded — an order priced at the spread normally fills the same hour. That is roughly 4 times the 10,000 buy limit.

Maple shortbow (u) FAQ

How much is Maple shortbow (u) in OSRS? Maple shortbow (u) is 40 gp on the Grand Exchange as of 11 October 2026, with an insta-sell of 26 gp. The chart above is live.

What is the buy limit for Maple shortbow (u)? 10,000 every 4 hours.

Can you high alch Maple shortbow (u) for profit? No — the alch value is 120 gp and the nature rune alone costs 142 gp.

Do you need members for Maple shortbow (u)? Yes, Maple shortbow (u) is members-only.