Pirate's hook price in OSRS — live Grand Exchange data

About Pirate's hook

In game it is examined as “You should see the shark.” Pirate's hook is members-only, so a membership is needed to trade or use it. The base game value is 89 gp, which is what shops price from rather than what players pay.

Pirate's hook buy limit

The Grand Exchange lets one account buy 4 every 4 hours. That is a very tight limit, so a position is built over days rather than hours. Filling it once costs about 4,000,000 gp at the 1,000,000 gp price recorded on 20 September 2026. The limit is per account and resets on a rolling 4-hour timer.

GE tax on Pirate's hook

Selling at 1,000,000 gp costs 20,000 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 alching Pirate's hook

High alchemy turns one Pirate's hook into 53 gp. That is less than the 133 gp nature rune the cast costs, so alching Pirate's hook always loses money.

How much Pirate's hook trades

Pirate's hook sees about 43 trades a day, which makes it very thinly traded — there may be no buyer for hours at a time, and one sale can set the price. That is roughly 11 times the 4 buy limit.

Pirate's hook FAQ

How much is Pirate's hook in OSRS? Pirate's hook is 1,000,000 gp on the Grand Exchange as of 20 September 2026, with an insta-sell of 910,077 gp. The chart above is live.

What is the buy limit for Pirate's hook? 4 every 4 hours.

Can you high alch Pirate's hook for profit? No — the alch value is 53 gp and the nature rune alone costs 133 gp.

Do you need members for Pirate's hook? Yes, Pirate's hook is members-only.