Leather

It's a piece of leather. Leather is a free-to-play skilling resource traded on the Grand Exchange, used across multiple production skills. Browse all Skilling Resources prices for live GE data.

Leather is a key Crafting material, tanned into leather for ranged armour production. Demand comes from both skill training and equipment manufacturing.

Leather trades for 152 gp, making it one of the cheapest items on the GE. The buy-sell spread is 10 gp (6.6%), which indicates a wide gap between instant buy and sell — typical of less liquid items.

With 6,564 recent trades, Leather has strong trading volume, making it easy to buy and sell quickly. With a buy limit of 13,000 every 4 hours, you can trade in large quantities per session.

Leather currently has a negative margin of -12 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 1.3% in the last hour, indicating upward buying pressure.

Leather has a high alchemy value of 1 gp, but at the current buy price it is not profitable to alch.

The 6.6% spread on Leather is wider than average, which typically reflects thinner order books and less frequent trading. Wide-spread items can be rewarding when the margin holds, but fills may be slower than with high-volume staples. The price is trending up 1.3% over the past hour, suggesting mild buying pressure or recovering demand.

At the current prices, Leather 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.

Leather is a skilling resource. The Gem Cutting Calculator and Tan Leather Calculator cover common resource processing methods. For broader skilling profit, see the High Alch Calculator as an alternative exit for surplus stock.

Browse all items in the Skilling Resources category for more trading opportunities. Track the Skilling Resources market sector on Market Watch for broader price trends. Set a price alert to get notified when the margin changes, or add this item to your watchlist for quick access.