Iron bar

It's a bar of iron. Iron bar is a free-to-play item in the Ores & Bars market, used in Smithing and crafting metal equipment. Browse all Ores & Bars prices for live GE data.

Smiths use Iron bar to produce weapons and armour, with much of the supply coming from Blast Furnace operations. Bar prices closely track ore costs and finished product demand.

With 20,486 recent trades, Iron bar dominates GE volume charts — offers fill almost instantly at any time of day. With a buy limit of 10,000 every 4 hours, you can trade in large quantities per session.

At just 149 gp, Iron bar is among the lowest-priced tradeable items — volume is everything at this price point. The buy-sell spread is 6 gp (4.0%), which indicates a tight spread common in actively traded items.

Iron bar currently has a negative margin of -8 gp after tax, meaning instant flips would result in a loss at these prices. Margins fluctuate throughout the day — check back later or set a price alert to be notified when the margin turns positive. The price has risen 2.8% in the last hour, indicating upward buying pressure.

Iron bar has a high alchemy value of 16 gp, but at the current buy price it is not profitable to alch.

The 4.0% spread on Iron bar is narrow, indicating healthy competition among buyers and sellers — expect fast fills but thinner margins. Prices are rising sharply — up 2.8% in the last hour. This can indicate a buy spike or supply squeeze; margins may be temporarily elevated and could normalize soon.

At the current prices, Iron bar is not profitable to instant flip. If you hold this item, consider selling gradually via limit orders above the instant sell price rather than accepting the current spread loss.

Iron bar trades in the Ores & Bars market. The Blast Furnace Calculator shows which bars are most profitable to smelt right now, and the Plank Making Calculator covers construction supplies if you also deal in logs.

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