Maple shortbow (u)

An unstrung maple shortbow; I need a bowstring for this.

MembersBuy limit 10,000

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Insta-buyHighest recent buy

40gp

Insta-sellLowest recent sell

25gp

SpreadBefore tax

15gp

60.00%

MarginAfter 2% GE tax

+15gp

+60.00% ROI

VolumeTraded in 30D

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TrendMid price, 30D

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Price history

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

Volume · units traded

30D low: 25
30D high: 40
Volatility: 46.2%

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Includes the 2% Grand Exchange tax

Buy at

Sell at

Quantity

units

Net profitProfitable

+15gp

+15 per item · +60.00% ROI

Capital required: 25 gp
Gross revenue: 40 gp
GE tax (2%, 0/item): − 0 gp
Break-even sell: 25 gp

Item data

High alchemy: 120 gp200.0% above market
Low alchemy: 80 gp
Shop value: 200 gp
Weight: 0.992 kg
Skill / type: Fletching
Requires: Fletching 50
Stack / note: Not stackable · noteable
Released: Mar 25, 2002

About Maple shortbow (u)

The Maple shortbow (u) is a members-only item in Old School RuneScape.

"An unstrung maple shortbow; I need a bowstring for this"

Over the last 30 days it traded between 8 and 51 gp on the Grand Exchange, averaging 30 gp. About 124,234 units changed hands per day. The price is down 41.3% across that window. The Grand Exchange buy limit is 10,000 every 4 hours.

Casting High Level Alchemy returns 120 gp, which is 300.0% above the 30-day average price, so buying and alching it covers its own cost before the nature rune.

Recipes

Where this item appears in crafting and processing.

Made from

1× Maple logs

Used to make

1× Maple shortbow from 1× Maple shortbow (u), 1× Bow string

Maple shortbow (u) price history

Daily averages rolled up per month, newest first.

Monthly average, low and high price of Maple shortbow (u) on the Grand Exchange
Month	Average	Low	High	Volume
October 202612d	24	8	31	1,845,405
September 2026	29	14	51	2,913,164
August 2026	13	7	19	2,760,355
July 2026	25	15	37	2,674,283
June 202621d	65	32	96	955,681
May 20262d	90	89	91	111,027
April 20261d	87	87	87	59,443
March 2026	85	74	103	688,846
February 2026	96	89	123	97,410
January 2026	97	80	164	17,850

Across 10 months of recorded prices Maple shortbow (u) ranged from 7 gp in August 2026 to 164 gp in January 2026, measured over 218 trading days.

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

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