Gielinor's Ledger
Lobster pot

Lobster pot

Useful for catching lobsters.

Free-to-playBuy limit 40Food
Insta-buy

288gp

Insta-sell

163gp

Spread

125gp

76.69%
Margin

+120gp

+73.62% ROI
Volume

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Trend

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Price history

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Insta-buy (high)Insta-sell (low)Spread

Volume · units traded

30D low
163
30D high
288
Volatility
55.4%

Flip calculator

Includes the 2% Grand Exchange tax

gp
gp
units
Net profitProfitable

+120gp

+120 per item · +73.62% ROI

Capital required
163 gp
Gross revenue
288 gp
GE tax (2%, 5/item)
− 5 gp
Break-even sell
166 gp

Item data

High alchemy
12 gp95.8% below market
Low alchemy
8 gp
Shop value
20 gp
Weight
0.255 kg
Stack / note
Not stackable · noteable
Released
Jun 11, 2001

About Lobster pot

The Lobster pot is a free-to-play food item in Old School RuneScape.

"Useful for catching lobsters"

Over the last 30 days it traded between 69 and 2,467 gp on the Grand Exchange, averaging 299 gp. About 970 units changed hands per day. The price is up 151.3% across that window. The Grand Exchange buy limit is 40 every 4 hours. Selling one at the average price costs 5 gp in Grand Exchange tax.

Casting High Level Alchemy returns 12 gp, which is 96.0% below the 30-day average price, so alching a bought one loses money.

How to get Lobster pot

4 monsters drop Lobster pot, most commonly Fishing spot (The Stranglewood) (2/10), Dagannoth (12/128) and Rock lobster (10/128). 15 shops sell it, including Gerrant's Fishy Business and Harry's Fishing Shop.

Dropped by

MonsterRarityQuantity
Fishing spot (The Stranglewood)2/101
Dagannoth12/1281
Rock lobster10/1281
Fishy salvage2/4671

Sold in shops

ShopPriceStock
Gerrant's Fishy Business20 gp2
Harry's Fishing Shop20 gp2
Lovecraft's Tackle20 gp2
Fishing Guild Shop20 gp2
Tynan's Fishing Supplies20 gp2
Ishmael's Fish He Sells20 gp2
Picaria's Fishing Shop20 gp5
Henderson's Catch of the Day20 gp5
Sulisal's Superb Fishing Store20 gp5
Elder Krill's Fishing Stall20 gp5
Fremennik Fish Monger26 gp2
Island Fishmonger26 gp2

3 further shops stock it.

Lobster pot price history

Daily averages rolled up per month, newest first.

Monthly average, low and high price of Lobster pot on the Grand Exchange
MonthAverageLowHighVolume
October 202612d5941932,46712,571
September 20261086918124,127
August 202614711336832,249
July 20261886552241,149
June 202621d12910416318,491
May 20262d144136151917
April 20261d135135135408
March 202614712317524,762
February 2026220711,24216,860
January 20261873239617,608

Across 10 months of recorded prices Lobster pot ranged from 32 gp in January 2026 to 2,467 gp in October 2026, measured over 218 trading days.

The 30-day average of 299 gp sits in the lower third of that range.

All prices in gp. Volume counts units traded across both sides of the Grand Exchange.