**** This is often a good way to make cash quickly. Buy lots of beers for full price (102 coins) then drink the beers. When you have got an inventory full of empty glasses sell these on the grand exchange for 163 coins, now this doesn't look much of a profit, but when done in mass amounts this is very rewarding. It's good for new players and experienced ones (you must be patient though).
1***** For those with no starting money, collecting free sample items from shops around RuneScape is pain-free yet time-consuming. Also, this method is not as profitable because there is only one item available per store and they are all of low-value.
1***** It is easy to wait outside the castle used in Dungeoneering for items dropped by players. Many players drop their items because they do not notice the bank and the can't be bothered to go back to Al-Kharid to bank their items that can't be taken into Daemonheim, many of these items can be expensive.
1***** Players who travel to nearby chicken coops may discover a surplus of raw chickens on the ground; there are sometimes even bones and feathers. By picking up the chicken and banking it, this method can net 3,000 coins or more per trip (depending on which item you pick up).
2***** With a medium amount of starting gold coins, a player can visit the Grand Exchange and buy up items commonly used in player killing. Then, being sure to bank their items for safety before travelling, that player should make their way to the bank in Edgeville. After arriving, players should switch to a bounty world. There, they can sell their items for grossly inflated prices to the PKers there, due to high demand. It is suggested that the player sell items such as lobsters, Rune 2hers or adamant arrows. Profit from this method may vary depending on items sold. However, the trade limit makes this money making method very limited in its profit, with free players suffering more (depending on QP), but it is still possible to earn copious amounts of money if one is persistent in their method. Minimum combat level of 20. (To get into a Bounty World)
1***** With a minimum amount of coins, players may buy team capes in the Wilderness. The store price is significantly lower than the Exchange price on most capes. Not exactly the best way for money, but still a way.
2***** Betty's Magic Emporium in Port Sarim sells eye of newts for 3 coins each. Buy these in bulk from the shop and sell them on the Grand Exchange for 10 coins each making a profit of 7 coins each. (1,000 eyes of newt = 7,000 coins profit)
1***** The Rising Sun Bar in Falador sells Wizard's Mind Bombs for 3 coins each. They can be sold on the Grand Exchange for 105 coins each. Note that this method can be a bit slow as there is not a buy "X" option currently although it is still somewhat profitable if repeated often.
2***** Cheese and Tomatoes spawn in Aggie's house in Draynor Village every minute or so. It can be taken and sold at the Grand Exchange for around 108 and 114 coins each, respectively.
3***** Clay can be mined south-east of Varrock and turned into soft clay when mixed with water, which sells for 221 coins each.
3***** After getting a job at Wydin's Food Store, go to the back room and fill your inventory with bananas. Bank them at the Deposit box near the Monk of Entrana, the bananas sell for 228 coins each. White apron. one can be found hanging on the wall of Gerrant's Fishy Business.
2***** Cowhides can be bought from the Grand Exchange for 238 coins. They may then be tanned by Ellis at Al Kharid and the leathers exchanged sold back for 276 coins each. Tanning them into hard leather can sell for 280 coins.
3***** Chocolate can be bought at Port Sarim Food Shop. Use a knife and shave the chocolate to make chocolate dust. Then sell the chocolate dust to the Grand Exchange. Store large amounts of dust in bank first. This is useful for players who have a moderate amount of money
3***** Buy empty vials from the Grand Exchange for 9 coins each. Fill them with water at any water source and sell the vials of water back for 39 coins. The eastern Varrock bank, western Falador bank, and the Culinaromancer's chest are all banks that have nearby water sources. Members who have access to Lunar Spells can cast Humidify to fill vials at a faster rate. This method is quicker but less cost effective due to the cost of runes. Please beware you only get a small amount of profit e.g. if you spend 93k you will only receive 5k profit
68 Magic and Membership if using Humidify
4***** Buy items that are part of an armour set, package the components, and sell the sets. This is a very cash intensive process, as you must purchase each of the components separately (or make them) in order to create the sets. It is important to understand both the market and the kind of armour that you are packaging up. Some sets like rune armour require a quest to be completed (Dragon Slayer), and are unlikely to be purchased as a complete set. A patient merchant can purchase the components at the minimum price and sell the completed sets at the maximum market price, pocketing the difference as profit. Members have a significant advantage doing this with both wider diversity in terms of the number of different sets available and having six slots on the Grand Exchange to purchase components, but this can be done by free players as well.
Note: A hidden update in late October, 2009 placed a 4 hour trade cap on set related items, including godswords and their hilts. This update significantly slows the set merchanting process and increases risk since prices can change in the four hours. The end result is that this is still profitable, but a lot slower and riskier.
4***** Buy up commonly traded items in mass amounts at the Grand Exchange that are currently rising in price, wait until the item price levels off or starts going down, and sell the items. For example, suppose tin ore was 26 coins on the Grand Exchange and rising in price. A player with 2.6 million gold could buy 100,000 tin ore and watch the Grand Exchange graphs on the RuneScape home page, and once the price began to level off or fall, they could sell their ores. If tin ore went up only 4 coins each and that player sold all 100,000 at 30 coins each, they would make exactly 400 thousand coins in a matter of days for almost no work. This method may require some patience and careful price watching but can be very rewarding if done correctly. A reasonable sum of money, perhaps more than a couple million coins!
4***** Invest in tradeable discontinued items. Hold onto them for a while until the price rises considerably. Many players make hundreds of millions by "hoarding rares" (buying many discontinued items at once and holding them until the price rises). However, this strategy is mainly based on luck, as some rares can drop in price over time (such as santa hats). Even with the Grand Exchange being in place this can still be done, although investors would need to keep an eye on where the price is going. Also note that most discontinued items are very expensive, ranging in price from nine million coins all the way up to over six hundred million coins.(prices of discontinued change by millions over months). Alternatively players can buy holiday items such as pumpkin masks and santa hats a few months before the festive season, the prices of these items almost always rise in price coming up to the festive season. A lot of money, always a possible chance in losing some too. Your choice.
4***** Private Merchanting:The most common way of performing this task is by going to the Grand Exchange page of the Runescape website and looking for items which have just finished a large drop in price over the past 90 days and are stable,ripe, and ready to start rising again. Buy as many of this item that you can possibly feel comfortable buying and hold until you feel it has lived up to its expectations. For example... The Granite maul has recently underwent a significant price drop and is about to start rising. Buying this item now would be a good move.
5***** Buying up frequently traded items like swordfish and selling them at highest price. Though usually it can only give 5% profit of base fund per day, it can be very useful for wealthy players. At least 1 million coins
3***** Buy all the items required for smelting a steel bar. When the items have been bought smelt them and you'll get 60% profit. Level 30 Smelting
1***** Go to the Grand Exchange on a crowded world. Find people who are making rows of fires. Wait and collect the ashes after the fire goes out. Sell in mass at lowest price. This helps make a small profit for lower leveled players. You may have to switch worlds several times to find buyers.
5***** Deep in the wilderness there is spot that spawns 1 sapphire. It is surrounded by Lv.27 Spiders. It is a extremely high profit method to get the uncut sapphires and sell them at the GE. But it's also very risky. The more sapphires you have in your inventory, the more likely you will be attacked by a high-level revenant. Also the respawning time is very long so world jumping is required. To find this spot on the map go deep into the wilderness and look for the big orange spot. You probably want a high Def or good armor, and you need some food. Also locate the nearest Wilderness Bank.
