Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers about flipping on the OSRS Grand Exchange and about how GE Uncut works.
Flipping basics
What is flipping in OSRS?
Flipping is buying an item on the Grand Exchange at one price and selling it at a higher price, keeping the difference. You act like a market maker. You provide liquidity to other players and get paid the spread for your patience. It needs gold and attention rather than skilling or combat. Our getting started guide walks through it from scratch.
How much gold do I need to start flipping?
You can start with almost any amount, but more capital gives you more options. With a small bank, focus on cheap, high-volume items where percentage returns compound quickly across many cycles. As your bank grows, larger and higher-value flips become worthwhile because small percentage moves start producing meaningful absolute profit. There's no fixed minimum. The key is matching item choice to the capital you have.
Is flipping allowed by Jagex?
Yes. Flipping uses the in-game Grand Exchange exactly as intended and deals only in in-game gold and items. What is not allowed is real-world trading (RWT), buying or selling in-game gold or items for real money, which violates Jagex's rules. GE Uncut concerns only in-game prices and gold and does not facilitate RWT in any way. Always follow the official Old School RuneScape rules.
What is the 2% Grand Exchange tax?
OSRS charges a 2% tax on Grand Exchange sales (introduced at 1% in December 2021, raised to 2% on 29 May 2025), taken from the seller. Most of it is removed from the game as a gold sink; part is spent buying selected items from players to delete them. It applies only when you sell, is capped at 5,000,000 gp per item, and items selling under 50 gp (plus a list of exempt items) pay none. Because it eats the sell side, you must net it out of every margin. See Understanding GE tax and buy limits.
What is a buy limit?
A buy limit is the maximum quantity of an item you can buy through the Grand Exchange in a four-hour window that starts at your first purchase of that item. It varies per item, and the window resets four hours after that first purchase. It caps how much profit a single flip can generate per cycle, which is why flippers rotate through several items at once. Selling is not limited.
What makes a flip "good"?
Three things together: a net margin (after the 2% tax) that clears your threshold with room to spare, enough two-sided volume that both the buy and sell will actually fill, and a price trend that isn't working against you. A big margin on an illiquid or falling item is usually a trap. Read more in finding high-margin flips and reading demand and volume trends.
About GE Uncut
What does GE Uncut do?
GE Uncut scans live Grand Exchange prices every minute and keeps a deep price history for every tradeable item. It surfaces flipping opportunities that have enough two-sided volume to fill, nets out the 2% tax and buy limits, and ranks them by how efficiently they use your capital. You can then track a flip as a live position with profit-and-loss, a sell signal, and a clear exit.
Does GE Uncut guarantee profit?
No. Everything it shows is informational, derived from in-game market data, and is not a guarantee of in-game profit. Markets move, offers may not fill, and past performance doesn't predict future results. You alone decide which trades to make. See our Terms of Use.
Will you tell me your exact strategy or parameters?
We openly teach the concepts (margins, tax, buy limits, liquidity, and trends) in our guides, because understanding why a flip works makes you a better trader. The specific internal scoring weights and automation parameters that GE Uncut uses are proprietary and not published. The principles are the same; the exact recipe is ours.
Where does the price data come from?
Live and historical prices come from the Old School RuneScape Wiki real-time prices API, a community project. We're grateful for it and attribute it in line with the project's terms. See our data attribution page.
How do I verify the track record?
Every signal GE Uncut publishes is later graded against a fill model built from real traded volume, wins and losses both counted, and the full record is public. Signals the model says would never have filled are left out, and no real player offers are involved, so the win rate is a measured estimate, not a record of real trades. The grading is explained on How it works. Anyone can review it on the Verified Signals page, where every item's calls are searchable.
Do I need an account?
Not for most of it. Item search, the live Flip Finder, item pages, market news, Verified Signals and reading flip comments are open to everyone, no sign-in needed. The Margins board and My Flips need a free account, and so do the personal features: tracked flips, a watchlist, alerts, posting comments on flips, voting on news analyses, and unlimited assistant chat. Your scan settings work without an account and are saved in your browser; if you sign in, they are saved to your profile as well and follow you between devices. Signing up is free.
Is GE Uncut affiliated with Jagex?
No. GE Uncut is an unofficial, fan-made tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed, or sponsored by Jagex Limited. RuneScape and Old School RuneScape are trademarks of Jagex Limited.
How do I get in touch?
Email [email protected] or visit our contact page for questions, feedback, bug reports, or privacy requests.
GE Uncut is an unofficial, fan-made tool, not affiliated with or endorsed by Jagex Limited. RuneScape and Old School RuneScape are trademarks of Jagex Limited; in-game content and item images are the property of Jagex Limited, used for reference only. Price data is from the OSRS Wiki real-time prices API. See data attribution. How it works explains how signals are graded and which parts of the site use AI.