Rich
2014-04-24 16:02:55
Everyone usually associates F2P with poor money making, and to be fair in comparison to P2P it is quite poor, but there are still some decent methods which can easily net you over 500k an hour. Obviously these methods are strewn across the internet, but I thought it would be helpful for people if they could see how to work their way up in one place. Here we go…
Chickens
Chickens? As pathetic as it sounds this is a good way to get some start up money for other methods, and pretty much anyone can do it.
Requirements
Combat gear (possibly)
Method
You'll want to head to the chicken pen N/E of Lumbridge and get killing. Pick up everything they drop; bones, raw chicken and feathers. Once you've got a full load you can teleport to the Combat Academy bank chest by using the RS3 button and deposit all the items (thanks to The Mayor for that). Run back to the chickens and repeat.
Profit
This actually gives a surprising decent profit considering someone entirely new to the game could do it. Assuming around 20 loads an hour you can make around 150k an hour.
Up to date prices can be found here: http://runescape.wikia.com/wiki/Money_making_guide/Killing_chickens
Mining Clay (thanks to BMWxi)
Clay mining is easy to overlook because it's not usually mined after your first few levels, but it has almost no requirements and can be very profitable depending on clay prices.
Requirements
Pickaxe
Method
There are a many of clay rocks around Runescape but the two that stand out are the ones at the Rimmington Mine and the Draynor Mine. They're both about the same distance from the bank, but the Rimmington Mine bank has fast access via the clan vexillum. The downside to the Rimmington Mine is that it is often busy so you'll have competition for the rocks.
Profit
Clay is at 389gp each, and you can do a load in two minutes. This gives about 320k gp/h.
The current clay price can be found here: http://services.runescape.com/m=itemdb_rs/Clay/viewitem.ws?obj=434
Mining Iron
Of course this had to be included…But it works?! This is that method that everyone knows but seems to ignore or dislike. To be fair, Mining is criminally boring, but you can get some good money from it!
Requirements
15 Mining
15 Dungeoneering recommended
Pickaxe
Armour possibly for protection
Method
For this there are a number of locations you could head to. The mines to the east and west of Varrock are both decent if you don't have 15 Dungeoneering. Mine away and bank it!
If you do have 15 Dungeoneering you should go to the Dwarven Mine and use the three iron rocks in the S/E corner. Once you've got a full inventory use the deposit box in the resource dungeon to the west, and repeat. Be wary of the scorpions if you are not a high enough level for them to ignore you. You can get around 1,000 ore and hour doing this.
The Mayor has a script which mines east of Varrock and then bank. Although you won't make as much money compared to using the dungeon, script > playing?! Here it is: http://villavu.com/forum/showthread.php?t=108775
Profit
At the current price of iron ore, using the resource dungeon you'll be getting around 350k per hour. Obviously this will be less if not using the dungeon.
The current iron price can be found here: http://services.runescape.com/m=itemdb_rs/Iron_ore/viewitem.ws?obj=440
Superheat
As well as gaining decent Magic and Smithing XP, this can be a great way to earn some easy money. You need some money to get started but not too much; around 500k should be good to get you earning, so a couple of hours killing chickens or mining iron and you're sorted.
Requirements
43 Magic
Smithing level to create desired bar
Coal
Desired ore
Nature runes
Fire staff
Method
Stand in a bank and cast the spell on the ore. You can usually get around 1,200 casts an hour.
Coh3n has a script which does just this which I highly recommend: http://villavu.com/forum/showthread.php?t=72633
Profit
The profit isn't the best for low Smithing levels. Below Rune, Steel is the best getting around 100k an hour, but remember this is as well as the 90k xp an hour (approx).
Once you're at 85 Smithing you can make Rune bars, and this is where the decent profit starts. You can do less casts an hour due the extra coal needed per bar, but you'll still be getting around 700k an hour.
Up to date prices can be found here: http://runescape.wikia.com/wiki/Calculator:Magic/Superheat
Bones To Bananas
Like Superheating you'll be getting some good Magic xp, but you don't have to wait until 85 Smithing to make good profit or 43 Magic. This method, however, required quite a lot of money to fully benefit; a good few million will be sufficient.
Requirements
15 Magic
Water staff
Air runes
Nature runes
Quite a bit of money
Method
You'll want to buy a load of bones over time in the GE, as 21,000 will be used in an hour, and be standing in a bank. Fill up your inventory and cast Bones To Bananas. One cast converts all of the bones in your inventory into bananas. Bank and repeat.
Profit
This is an easy way to make around 600k an hour.
Up to date prices can be found here: http://runescape.wikia.com/wiki/Money_making_guide/Casting_Bones_to_Bananas
High Alch
Like Superheating you'll be getting some good Magic xp, but you don't have to wait until 85 Smithing to make good profit. This method, however, required quite a lot of money to fully benefit; a good few million will be sufficient.
Requirements
55 Magic
Nature runes
Fire staff
A few million start up coins
Method
To get the best money you want to use rune armour and weapons. Because there's a 100 buy limit for rune items in the GE, I recommend buying armour sets as well as the armour pieces separately. You'll need to break the armour sets up first though.
You can have the items noted in your inventory so there's no need to bank, and you can usually get around 1,000 casts an hour.
The Mayor has got it covered again: http://villavu.com/forum/showthread.php?t=99557
Profit
At the moment, using rune armour sets and armour piece you'll be averaging about 500k an hour profit.
Up to date prices can be found here: http://alching.highalchcalc.com/runescape/rs-high-level-alchemy-profit-calculator
Flipping (method 1)
Now I'll admit I'm not expert on this topic, you probably would get a lot better advice reading elsewhere, but I do know how to make some easy money while I sleep.
Requirements
A few million GP
Method
What you want to do is find an object which you can easily make money on, and you've got to do this by simply trying all sorts. Buy one of the item for as much as you can (mash the +5% button) and then sell it for as little as you can (mash the -5% button). The difference between the buy and sell price is how much you can make per item (take a few).
Once you've found you item place a buy order at a few GP above what you sold the item for. What you're doing is placing a bid for the item just above what people sell it for at minimum, so you get the item instead of those offering the bare minimum.
When in comes to selling you want to sell all of your items at a few GP below what you bought the item for the very first time. This means you're selling just below the maximum street value, so yours sell instead of those selling at max street value.
Mithril bars is an item I like to use as the turnover is fairly quick so, as an example, I can set it to go whilst I eat dinner and have made the money by the time I'm done.
For when the above image stops being hosted it is simply GE history showing me buy 999x mithril bars for 18,948,105 and then selling them for 19,298,070.
Profit
Find a good item or two and you could earn millions.
Flipping (method 2)
This is another way you can get some money while you do, well, nothing. The first flipping method will usually work with items which are constantly being traded, but this is the complete opposite.
Requirements
A few million GP
Method
I like to use trimmed armour for this method, but anything which you imagine is in demand but there is little supply will work. To do this I place an order in for an item 5-10% above mid. Because of the lack of supply this can take quite a while.
You got to think of what someone who is desperate for that item will do; they'll mash that +5% button like crazy just to be sure they can get that item, and this is what you need to take advantage of. Once all of that item has bought put it back up for sale at a price you still think people will buy at, but still earns you decent money.
As an example, I bought some trimmed rune kiteshields for 50k each and then sold them for over 100k each. Because the buy limit is only 10 that was a decent 500k profit.
Profit
Like the first method, find some good items and you could get millions.
So yeah, that's it from me. I was bored and thought I haven't really given anything to this community for a while so this is the result. Hopefully some of you find it helpful!
Chickens
Chickens? As pathetic as it sounds this is a good way to get some start up money for other methods, and pretty much anyone can do it.
Requirements
Combat gear (possibly)
Method
You'll want to head to the chicken pen N/E of Lumbridge and get killing. Pick up everything they drop; bones, raw chicken and feathers. Once you've got a full load you can teleport to the Combat Academy bank chest by using the RS3 button and deposit all the items (thanks to The Mayor for that). Run back to the chickens and repeat.
Profit
This actually gives a surprising decent profit considering someone entirely new to the game could do it. Assuming around 20 loads an hour you can make around 150k an hour.
Up to date prices can be found here: http://runescape.wikia.com/wiki/Money_making_guide/Killing_chickens
Mining Clay (thanks to BMWxi)
Clay mining is easy to overlook because it's not usually mined after your first few levels, but it has almost no requirements and can be very profitable depending on clay prices.
Requirements
Pickaxe
Method
There are a many of clay rocks around Runescape but the two that stand out are the ones at the Rimmington Mine and the Draynor Mine. They're both about the same distance from the bank, but the Rimmington Mine bank has fast access via the clan vexillum. The downside to the Rimmington Mine is that it is often busy so you'll have competition for the rocks.
Profit
Clay is at 389gp each, and you can do a load in two minutes. This gives about 320k gp/h.
The current clay price can be found here: http://services.runescape.com/m=itemdb_rs/Clay/viewitem.ws?obj=434
Mining Iron
Of course this had to be included…But it works?! This is that method that everyone knows but seems to ignore or dislike. To be fair, Mining is criminally boring, but you can get some good money from it!
Requirements
15 Mining
15 Dungeoneering recommended
Pickaxe
Armour possibly for protection
Method
For this there are a number of locations you could head to. The mines to the east and west of Varrock are both decent if you don't have 15 Dungeoneering. Mine away and bank it!
If you do have 15 Dungeoneering you should go to the Dwarven Mine and use the three iron rocks in the S/E corner. Once you've got a full inventory use the deposit box in the resource dungeon to the west, and repeat. Be wary of the scorpions if you are not a high enough level for them to ignore you. You can get around 1,000 ore and hour doing this.
The Mayor has a script which mines east of Varrock and then bank. Although you won't make as much money compared to using the dungeon, script > playing?! Here it is: http://villavu.com/forum/showthread.php?t=108775
Profit
At the current price of iron ore, using the resource dungeon you'll be getting around 350k per hour. Obviously this will be less if not using the dungeon.
The current iron price can be found here: http://services.runescape.com/m=itemdb_rs/Iron_ore/viewitem.ws?obj=440
Superheat
As well as gaining decent Magic and Smithing XP, this can be a great way to earn some easy money. You need some money to get started but not too much; around 500k should be good to get you earning, so a couple of hours killing chickens or mining iron and you're sorted.
Requirements
43 Magic
Smithing level to create desired bar
Coal
Desired ore
Nature runes
Fire staff
Method
Stand in a bank and cast the spell on the ore. You can usually get around 1,200 casts an hour.
Coh3n has a script which does just this which I highly recommend: http://villavu.com/forum/showthread.php?t=72633
Profit
The profit isn't the best for low Smithing levels. Below Rune, Steel is the best getting around 100k an hour, but remember this is as well as the 90k xp an hour (approx).
Once you're at 85 Smithing you can make Rune bars, and this is where the decent profit starts. You can do less casts an hour due the extra coal needed per bar, but you'll still be getting around 700k an hour.
Up to date prices can be found here: http://runescape.wikia.com/wiki/Calculator:Magic/Superheat
Bones To Bananas
Like Superheating you'll be getting some good Magic xp, but you don't have to wait until 85 Smithing to make good profit or 43 Magic. This method, however, required quite a lot of money to fully benefit; a good few million will be sufficient.
Requirements
15 Magic
Water staff
Air runes
Nature runes
Quite a bit of money
Method
You'll want to buy a load of bones over time in the GE, as 21,000 will be used in an hour, and be standing in a bank. Fill up your inventory and cast Bones To Bananas. One cast converts all of the bones in your inventory into bananas. Bank and repeat.
Profit
This is an easy way to make around 600k an hour.
Up to date prices can be found here: http://runescape.wikia.com/wiki/Money_making_guide/Casting_Bones_to_Bananas
High Alch
Like Superheating you'll be getting some good Magic xp, but you don't have to wait until 85 Smithing to make good profit. This method, however, required quite a lot of money to fully benefit; a good few million will be sufficient.
Requirements
55 Magic
Nature runes
Fire staff
A few million start up coins
Method
To get the best money you want to use rune armour and weapons. Because there's a 100 buy limit for rune items in the GE, I recommend buying armour sets as well as the armour pieces separately. You'll need to break the armour sets up first though.
You can have the items noted in your inventory so there's no need to bank, and you can usually get around 1,000 casts an hour.
The Mayor has got it covered again: http://villavu.com/forum/showthread.php?t=99557
Profit
At the moment, using rune armour sets and armour piece you'll be averaging about 500k an hour profit.
Up to date prices can be found here: http://alching.highalchcalc.com/runescape/rs-high-level-alchemy-profit-calculator
Flipping (method 1)
Now I'll admit I'm not expert on this topic, you probably would get a lot better advice reading elsewhere, but I do know how to make some easy money while I sleep.
Requirements
A few million GP
Method
What you want to do is find an object which you can easily make money on, and you've got to do this by simply trying all sorts. Buy one of the item for as much as you can (mash the +5% button) and then sell it for as little as you can (mash the -5% button). The difference between the buy and sell price is how much you can make per item (take a few).
Once you've found you item place a buy order at a few GP above what you sold the item for. What you're doing is placing a bid for the item just above what people sell it for at minimum, so you get the item instead of those offering the bare minimum.
When in comes to selling you want to sell all of your items at a few GP below what you bought the item for the very first time. This means you're selling just below the maximum street value, so yours sell instead of those selling at max street value.
Mithril bars is an item I like to use as the turnover is fairly quick so, as an example, I can set it to go whilst I eat dinner and have made the money by the time I'm done.
For when the above image stops being hosted it is simply GE history showing me buy 999x mithril bars for 18,948,105 and then selling them for 19,298,070.
Profit
Find a good item or two and you could earn millions.
Flipping (method 2)
This is another way you can get some money while you do, well, nothing. The first flipping method will usually work with items which are constantly being traded, but this is the complete opposite.
Requirements
A few million GP
Method
I like to use trimmed armour for this method, but anything which you imagine is in demand but there is little supply will work. To do this I place an order in for an item 5-10% above mid. Because of the lack of supply this can take quite a while.
You got to think of what someone who is desperate for that item will do; they'll mash that +5% button like crazy just to be sure they can get that item, and this is what you need to take advantage of. Once all of that item has bought put it back up for sale at a price you still think people will buy at, but still earns you decent money.
As an example, I bought some trimmed rune kiteshields for 50k each and then sold them for over 100k each. Because the buy limit is only 10 that was a decent 500k profit.
Profit
Like the first method, find some good items and you could get millions.
So yeah, that's it from me. I was bored and thought I haven't really given anything to this community for a while so this is the result. Hopefully some of you find it helpful!