Gaining Wealth in Runescape

August 23, 2005 |

Gaining incredible weath doesn’t take much effort on Runescape, but it does take a little bit of common sense. Here are the basic keys to attaining wealth in Runescape:

Selling raw materials gathered by skill building

For example, regular logs, the kind you can chop down with level 1 woodchopping experience, can be sold to other players for 25-100 gold per log! Tin and copper, which can be mined at very low mining levels, can be sold for 25-50 gold per ore. Even feathers can be sold for 2-5 gold per feather!

Killing Isn’t Everything

I’m continually surprised by the high level players who ask me for FREE food or equipment. They’ve obviously played their character very lop-sidedly and cannot support themselves, or are simply too lazy to do so. Realize that there really IS no goal to this game, and take your time advancing player levels by advancing skill levels in between so you can support yourself.

Fish Are Good Food

I personally found fishing to be a lot of fun, and very rewarding in terms of advancements if I combined it with cooking and firemaking by cooking my fish on the shore immediately after filling my inventory. Use your own fish for healing when you go out exploring and fighting, and as your fishing skills improve, you will be able to sell more of the fish, etc, on the market to other players and make good money in the process. Lobsters are especially sought after, far and wide.

Put In The Effort Now, Reap The Rewards Later

Mining is a very lucrative skill to spend time working on. Not only can you sell the ores to other players by advertising at the banks, but you can use the ores yourself to create metal bars and eventually metal armor and weaponry. And while bronze armors and weapons don’t sell well at the stores or with other players, mithril and adamantite sure do!

Sell Bulk To Players, But Sell Slowly To Shops

The shops in Runescape are all set to pay LESS for things they already have in stock, so the more you sell one thing to one shop, the less you get for each item. You’re better to “world-hop” - switch servers you’re logged into when you’re doing your sell runs - sell 5-10 of each armor/weapon in each world, and you’ll get a lot more cash for your efforts.

Players, on the other hand, tend to like to buy in bulk. Be sure you have 100 or more ores, logs or bones before you expect to sell anything.

Get A Job - Updated September 2007

I have developed a simple website that is designed to hook up buyers and sellers - workers and employers on Runescape.  Listing is free and you’re welcome to browse the listings that already exist to find people to buy from or sell to.

If you are interested in getting a job, register and leave a post on the Runescape Pals and Job Board. If you’re looking to hire someone for a job, check out that page as well!

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  1. Anonymous on October 6, 2005 8:29 pm

    woodcutting is very valuable in runescape. Thats how i earn 80% of my money, not only should you cut regularlogs but you can sell maples oaks and willows and yews very genoursly. i get 300 for my yews 200 for my maples 95 for my willows 50 for my oaks and 65 for my regular. I should know =\ my woodcutting is 67

    add me valdesta
    ~chickenpox25~

  2. Anonymous on October 9, 2005 3:45 am

    valdesta add me i can mine u coal my name is Weirdo123100

  3. gamaliel on October 9, 2005 10:36 am

    hello valdesta..what is your lvl…u can add me at( th3warr1or)

  4. Anonymous on October 9, 2005 3:03 pm

    This is only whene you are a member

    when you become a member go to seers village and start collecting flax, then spin it in a house near by to make bow strings then, do that till you have 100 then sell it for 10 or 15k if your lucky.

    i did this and i earned 100k in a hour.

  5. Anonymous on October 9, 2005 3:17 pm

    ill work for you valdesta i can get logs for you

    add me

    redsoul4evr

  6. Anonymous on October 9, 2005 4:17 pm

    hey ill buy 1k mith arrows for 45k add me im mikedestroy0

  7. Anonymous on October 11, 2005 9:46 pm

    Im a lvl 48 but i get my money from mining andwoodcutting.Anytime u need logs pm me.
    cah10

  8. Anonymous on October 24, 2005 1:44 am

    Hello i can provide a steady trickel of wood infact, thats all I do on my members account.

    Add me. im Cliplostclip

  9. Anonymous on October 26, 2005 8:51 pm

    valdesta add me my name is teddybears4 and i will mine you all the coal you want and chop down all the regular logs you want too

  10. Anonymous on October 27, 2005 2:39 pm

    valdesta i have 600 willow and 600 normal ill sell to u for 90k

  11. Anonymous on October 27, 2005 2:40 pm

    i have 600 willow 600 normal 90k my name is sir raynork1

  12. trey 5000100 on October 31, 2005 12:28 am

    hey i need a job can you give me 1. on runescape i am a lvl 39 but i am poor[on runescape.] my name is trey 5000100. so can you add me plz when you see me on plz tell me if you have a job for me or not.
    if you do plz add me my name is trey 5000100.

    thx and by the way i need to knowhow to make money plz tell me

  13. gibb5286 on October 31, 2005 12:32 am

    hey i need money plz tell me how to make money my name is gibb5286.

  14. tori566 on October 31, 2005 12:34 am

    hi i need to become a higher lvl can you help me plz add me thx my name is tori566

  15. Anonymous on November 1, 2005 4:52 pm

    wassup dude u got a nice page here and i can really help u wit a lot of your stuff. and i have a clan called the khdragons. they are so raw and my other clan member has full black (g). so add me khdragoncap and add spitfreeze1 and spifreeze2. trust me u wont regret it. u also seem like a really cool dude and i would like to have u on the squad. Peace out
    oh and my old account is chizniz. but got hacked….anyway join the khdragons!

    Sincerely: Khdragoncap.A.K.A. Chizniz

  16. Anonymous on November 14, 2005 3:17 am

    Hey Ill help you get some ore… add me its SPHEREOFFEAR

  17. Anonymous on November 14, 2005 3:18 am

    add me ill work for you. its Sphereoffear

  18. Anonymous on November 23, 2005 10:40 am

    i am lvl 23 name is pete ethan and ill cut u oak and willow when i can cut it ill give u iron ore and bronze bars lvl 26 wood cutting steel axe to cut 16 mining bronze pick and 8 smithing add me

  19. Anonymous on November 30, 2005 12:56 am

    I just wanted to say that once u r xperienced in runescape enough u can make money with out mining, wcing, fishing, and ect.

    I make some of my money by marketing.

    for some of you who dont know what marketing is,
    marketing is when u buy something cheap and sell it for a little more

    for example, i bought a guthix helm for 310k and turned around and sold it for 340k and 1000 air runes!

    I am RS name,
    G3neral30
    combat lvl 80

  20. Anonymous on December 3, 2005 5:15 am

    i can help you get coal add me my username is fistman4

  21. Anonymous on December 14, 2005 12:02 am

    should you ever need big bones, me and my gang can provide. My screen-name is gaia9111 and im a lv 46

  22. Anonymous on December 18, 2005 1:28 am

    on my good acount i cant make alot of money i need a very simple way 2 get alot of money, my skills are not that good.

  23. Anonymous on December 18, 2005 10:12 am

    ello peeps me username is maximonster3 (add me)and i just got a gr8 axe by mrecanting ask me how i do it

  24. Anonymous on December 26, 2005 12:06 pm

    I can get coal for you but only temporarily as I’m switching from Runescape to SWG

  25. Anonymous on December 26, 2005 12:08 pm

    Coal I can get. Add me my username:
    grievous02

  26. Anonymous on December 27, 2005 5:36 am

    thank u 4 your help add me on ihaveagun123

  27. Anonymous on December 29, 2005 4:53 am

    i know a way to get 40k an hour just mine rune ess people but rune ess for 25-40 coins i got 500k in about 2-3 weeks

  28. Anonymous on January 5, 2006 1:14 am

    i have money problems…..=/.
    i can never hold onto my money i keep buying things like rune and mystic and dragon but then i sell and get less then when i started buying….so if you could help me out it would be v appriciated. =P

    p.s. if anyone wants to be my freind im Rhec92 lvl 71 combat

    p.s. i have a clan if wish to join please have white jester hat and be higher than lvl 50

  29. Anonymous on January 9, 2006 7:34 am

    hey my name is draconis 22 and i use marketing as well i just recently bought a rune 2hand for less than 1 hours worth of work

    add me and ill tell you how i did it

  30. Anonymous on February 14, 2006 3:30 am

    o and also for the fishing, not only do u gain lvls, money, and food, if u fish in karamja nonmembers, there are lots of random events.

  31. Anonymous on February 23, 2006 12:07 am

    I make my money by fishing. I go to karamja, fish for lobsters, then cut some trees, make a fire, and cook. I gain fishing xp, firemaking, woodcutting, and cooking. Doing this I’ve ended up with 57 fishing, 51 cooking, 67 woodcutting (i wc extra), and 41 firemaking (i use other players’ fires too lol). When i get about 500 lobsters, I keep around 100, sell the 400, and use the ones i kept for pking or training

  32. A Mining Kat on May 7, 2006 3:13 am

    I am a level 58 player and I will *hopefully* become a member soon. I can mine coal and I will sell it. My name (in runescapeof course) is Vacakat.

  33. Anonymous on August 15, 2006 9:21 pm

    can anyone give me a job i am poor on runescape my name is jray1100 u can find me on world 98

  34. Anonymous on December 10, 2006 9:50 pm

    i can mine coal i will mine alot for anyone willing to give me 10k, my mining lv is 33 almost 34.i need money. u can find me on world 90 and my name is ” NSPSPSPNDS”i spelt it rite i checked

  35. Anonymous on March 24, 2007 9:59 pm

    hey i can mine coal for ppl willing to pay just ask me my name is cokeandry

  36. Anonymous on August 28, 2007 3:07 am

    Woodcutting is how i earn 70% of my wealth in RuneScape. Where as, the other 30% is Fishing.

    1k Regular Logs= 25k to 50k
    1k Willow Logs= 25k to 30k
    1k Yew Logs= 350k to 360k
    1k Magic Logs= 1m

    1k Trout= 40k to 60k
    1k Salmon= 70k to 90k
    1k Lobster= 200k to 300k
    1k Swordfish= 400k to 500k

    For all the New Players out there, killing chickens can raise your combat and give you money. The feathers sell for alot to fishers in Lumbridge & The Barbarian Village.

    Please add me Valdesta.
    High Rogue

  37. a2971549 on September 7, 2007 2:30 am

    just saying that you should try to round out all your skills easily, and when u have around 1mil, and if ur a member, try this, go on the forums and buy low /sell high, get millions a day and keep one rule… dont ever let yourself go below 1mil , a good way to get to 1mil is cutting yews wich sell for around 500 each or magic trees that sell 1k ea

    hope it was helpful
    a2971549(look me up)

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