Merchant in RuneScape

Many players merchant in RuneScape to make large amounts of GP quickly. Good bets for buying and selling change often, but this article will teach you some basic principles for becoming a successful RuneScape merchant that you can use at any time in the game.

Steps

Making Momentum Trades for Short-Term Profit

  1. Choose rare items. Rare items such as party hats, Halloween masks and Santa hats have appeal because they are only available in a finite quantity. These items disappear every day as more players lose them and retire from playing.
  2. Buy new items. New items are good for short-term trades because finding a true price on the Grand Exchange (GE) takes a while. Also, merchants can easily sell new items at a premium to players who want to have the latest thing.
  3. Merchant speculative items. If merchants are working together to drive up the price of an item, don't buy in unless the items has skilling value or value as a weapon or armor. Only trade speculative items for the short term, because many people will jump in and drive up profits, but the price fall when everyone sells will be precipitous.

Making Fundamental Trades for Steady GP Flow

  1. Choose items with multiple uses. For instance, a yew log can yield experience points for buyers who want to stretch bows, or it can be used to make fires. Items with more flexible uses will always be in demand.
  2. Consider supply and demand. You want to trade items that people cannot access as easily, but you also want to avoid low supplies of rare items. Also, you want items that everyone needs, not just items for a niche of highly-skilled players.
  3. Pick an item that allows you to invest a significant amount of capital. Because buy limits will only allow you to purchase a certain number of items per day, buy something that is more expensive as opposed to a cheaper item. A 5 percent return on 1,000GP is not as high as a 5% return on 10,000 GP. Just be sure not to spend all of your assets on 1 item.
  4. Balance your patience with the item's volatility. If you want to buy and hold, pick items that rise gradually in price. If you want to take a risk, buy an item that fluctuates rapidly in price. Just remember that more volatility means both more chance for wealth and more risk for loss.

RuneScape Buying and Selling Strategies

  1. Use price averaging. Order some of an item at 99GP, some at 97GP and some at 95GP. If the price goes up and you flip the item, you'll make a bigger profit overall.
  2. Buy high-value items below price. Set orders starting at 5 percent below the GE price. Slowly increase your offer until someone bites. You'll find out the floor price for which others will sell the item, and you'll save GP.
  3. Sell high-value items above price. Set your price at 5 to 10 percent percent above the GE price. Then, drop it gradually until someone makes the buy.
  4. Buy single commodities to test prices. For example, buy 1 lobster and test the price instead of buying 100 lobsters before you know the direction that prices will go.
  5. Use odd pricing. Most people will set prices on even numbers, like 20,000GP. If you set your price at 19,997GP, you'll beat their offer. If you're lowering your offer on an item that you want to sell, always lower it in odd increments.
  6. Set a price floor. If you have enough extra GP and one of your items starts to free-fall in price, then make a huge order for the item to stop the price from decreasing. Then, when you've cornered the market, sell your items gradually to avoid causing the price to drop dramatically again.
  7. Specialize in a few items. Don't always try to guess what the hottest item will be. Get to know 2 or 3 items and become familiar with their price ranges. For those items, you'll be able to spot a good deal quickly.
  8. Set a hedge. When you invest in a certain item at 150GP, keep buy orders in the exchange at 140GP and sell offers at 180GP. When your buy or sell offer hits, you'll be able to predict the path that prices are headed, and you can decide whether to sell out quickly or whether to keep buying.
  9. Flip. Choose an item that will go higher in price on the GE site. Buy it between -5% en the GP price. Now wait a little bit. When the items are loaded, you can put it on your bank for 2 or more days. Sell it at GP between the GP price and the +5% price. Wait and take your profit. Good luck!

Tips

  • Prices may vary; go on the official RuneScape forums to see very current prices, and look at the Grand Exchange for up to date prices.

Warnings

  • Beware of flipping items. You can easily buy in at too high of a price and find that your items become instantly worthless. Think long-term wealth instead of short-term wealth, and you will have more success in RuneScape.

Things You'll Need

  • A RuneScape account
  • RuneScape Membership (optional)
  • Internet access
  • Computer

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