Patience Pays

What do you consider to be the relative worth of raw lobsters? 200gp? 150gp? 100gp?


Whatever it is, you must constantly assess the likelihood that you are right or wrong. Are you basing your decision off historical prices, or gut feeling? Word on the street?


It's important to not get suckered into the belief that commodities will forever hold their value. That being said, there is good rational behind historical prices, because even though the Grand Exchange is a play stock market with fake money, there is still human psyche involved. To some, this game currency is much more than game currency. 

With the human aspect in mind, you must be eager for patience. Yearn for patience. Know that instant gratification may come from your social status updates or high speed downloads, but it will rarely ever happen in your trading. Trading is a waiting game for winners and a buy-sell-buy-sell-buy-sell game for losers (unless you have extreme luck, in which case, trade as much and as often as you deem fit.)

Everything is Cyclical

Patience pays because everything is cyclical. Cycles are amazing but are also deceiving. A high price of 400gp per raw lobster 6 months ago gives one the impression that raw lobsters are skyrocketing in demand. It's late in the game, but its price just keeps going higher. I can get in for a small profit, right? Wrong. Look at the move at the end of 2014. Crash. Hard crash. A lot of people lost a lot of gold. Why? Why all of a sudden did the price start crashing? Everyone selling, nobody buying? How did such a sudden shift happen, when there had been such a long build to 400gp per raw lobster?


The problem here is the bubble effect. Granted, the effect is not nearly as volatile as a bubble usually is, but you can see the large rise in volume over 2014, the surmounting price, leading to an evaporation of buys in early 2015 and the destruction of the price.

What does a bubble look like?

Here is the typical view. You can see a few points before the March 2015 price where it looks like it tried to break up. These are the "return to normal" points. May 2015 is the despair phase. This is where the smart money is buying back in. The smart money sold their raw lobsters in January and have been eagerly waiting for the dumb money (risk averse individuals who sell when unrealized losses are incurred) to offload their raw lobsters. This doesn't mean 180gp/raw lobster is the lowest we will see, but it is in the range in which the bottom price will be found. My anecdotal guess is 150 +/- 10gp will be the lowest price we see on raw lobsters before the slow trend up again.

Help!! I bought lobsters at 3xx gp per! What should I do?

I'm sorry if you're in this boat. You're down a lot of money and you dont want to keep losing any, but each day looks like things will turn around. Your best strategy is to hold for the long run (barring any type of intervention by Jagex that essentially ruins the supply/demand structure of raw lobsters).

Give it through 2015. You will ache and bemoan the low price, but as I said earlier, everything is cyclical. Raw lobsters should come back. My prediction is that we will see raw lobsters at 250 range in December, and 300 through 2016.

Good luck, all.

Sold most of these lobsters in January. I still had 200k in my inventory. Oh well. 70m turned back into 35m but it's all good. Put in my buy orders. I'll check back at the end of the year. Cheers.

Here are my orders. 100k at 185gp (current going rate) and 300k at 140gp. 200k raw already in the bank and 44m leftover.

Why Merch Clans are scams in Runescape

You've seen the advertisements: make millions in merch clans. Join for free, right away. Buy a bunch of product then sell when they say so. Simple, right? Not so much.

What is a merch clan?

Merch clans are a pyramid scheme of sorts; based on mutual cooperation in investing on a certain item on the Grand Exchange. The problem with this is that you help other people inflate the price of a product through investing your own money, usually after they have already purchased as much as they have planned to. The merch clan leaders will then dump their supply into the high-demand market, selling instantly, and having the price drop heavily. The price of the item eventually drops past your original purchase price, causing you to lose money on every one of the items you bought. You're left with a commodity that you bought in a bubble and now are holding after it burst.

How do I lose money?

With a bloated market on your product, none of it will sell, even at cheaper rates. The effect is an ultimately low-market price for about 6 months. Now, if you are patient, high volume commodities (like fish, ores, logs, etc) will stabalize in prices. You may see that return come back but you will be sitting on the commodity for awhile.

Are all merch clans scams?

No, but at the same time, you have no way of knowing if everyone in the merch clan is acting ethically. Given the average age of a RuneScape player, you are bound to be with a bunch of childish, immature players that will do everything to take home the most gold. Your best bet is to run a merch clan with close friends or people you know in real life, people you can trust.

How can I make money on the grand exchange if merch clans ruin prices?

Easy- watch the market yourself. The "buy low sell high" cliche works- and it works well; when you know what you're doing. Patience and research are the two biggest virtues in banking off the Grand Exchange. Read our section on Investing Pros to find good items to invest in. Remember, nobody wants to miss the boat. If you're not on when the ship is sinking, then you'll be one of the weak hands trying to jump in after the hole has been plugged and the ship has set sail. Be smart with your trading, and study trends. Don't expect riches overnight; the grand exchange moves slow.

Grand Exchange Investing Pros August 2012

WELCOME TO GE INVESTING PROS!!! AUGUST 2012 EDITION

We have been away for the summer- but have returned to provide some investing advice.

First off, let's take a look at fish prices:

Raw Swordfish are at an all-time low for 6 months. The price has steadied out, and will likely rise through the Fall/Winter and hit a good price of 300-400 by next year.

Verdict: Good investment!

Raw lobsters are in the same boat as raw swordfish. Steadied out at a low of 140. It hit this price in about January 2012, then skyrocketed through the spring. It will likely see another rise through the Fall, and is currently a great investment!
Verdict: INVEST!!!

Raw Sharks are a tricky investment. Expensive, but potentially majorly rewarding (double / triple return !) Ive never seen sharks dip below 900 so this is a shocker. Very risky investment

Verdict: Watch, the price may start to rise over the next few months.

Mithril Ores - they are in an in-between for prices right now and can go either way. Either way they go, it is probably not the best time to invest as they will unlikely see any major rise.

Verdict: Stay away!

Addy Ores - An expensive investment, but this looks promising. Addy ores are currently on the fall, but considering their worth, they shouldn't drop much further. They will likely see  a jump back to 1500 or more per ore by October.
Verdict: Wait a week, then Invest!!!

Rune Ores - tired of playing small with cheap investments? Rune ores are not the expensive item to go into. The price has seen barely any fluctuation since February. The prices will likely fall under 10,000 gp / per ore over the year.
Verdict: Do not invest.

 Iron ores - Small time player on the GE? No biggie. Iron ores look like a promising investment right now. The price has seen a noticeable drop since Springtime. Since iron ores are so easy to come by, it is difficult to predict how high it will go, but the price has the potential to rise 50 - 100 within the next few months. 

Verdict: Keep an eye on iron ores. With 100m to spend, you could very likely push the market to raise the price on iron ores, then dump your supply after the price has gone up >25 gp/ore.

That's it for the August 2012 investing advice. Enjoy, and post your results! Happy GE'ing! A friendly reminder from Runescape Collections: Don't let "merch clans" take advantage of you!

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Return from hiatus!

We have been on hiatus for May and June. In the next week I will have researched the G.E. for July Investing Advice. Check back for updates.

Grand Exchange Investing Pros April 2012

APRIL 2012 RUNESCAPE GRAND EXCHANGE INVESTING OPPORTUNITIES

Here is the list of items I discussed back in Feb/March. They were all items on the steady rise of a price skyrocket, leading to an eventual downfall. Coming into April, we will see these prices "bottom out," meaning they will return to a steady price, making overnight grand exchanging an easy sport.

Nature Runes

Our last discussion on them was a bit extreme. Guessing prices would fall to the 100's, they've already hit a low-peak and are back on the rise. Could we expect to see a jump ?

At this point ,it is unclear of the direction nature runes will take. They've gained a bit of notoriety back and gone up in price about 5gp. On the long run, they will probably continue to decrease in value. So I vote... DONT INVEST!

Swordfish

Not going to say I told you so if youre looking at over 100gp a loss per swordfish right now. The market flush of swordfish has already taken its worst hit dropping from over 500 to the 300's. Price will likely continue to slide down but stay in the 300 range. Keep an eye on them. They may make a good investment in April.

Lobsters

Looks like some clan decided to drop early on lobsters. The price dropped nearly 200 in the path 30 days.  but has since been relatively slow in dropping. The price will likely drop and steady out around 175. I would give lobsters another 2 weeks before investing.

Ores

As predicted, iron ores have shot down in value, continuing to drop into the 100's. In about 1 to 2 weeks, it will be at its peak low and bottom out, being a great time to invest. Keep an eye on iron ores.

On the other hand, mithril is hitting its market high, continuing to rise up. DONT INVEST! Just because it is rising now, doesnt mean it will keep rising. Pretty soon, some bundle of clanboys are going to drop their 200k of mithril ores on the market and the price will crash.

Yews

Yews are a tough call right now because the price is jumping and dropping. It is on the slow decline from a price high, so it will likely drop more in price through April. But, you never know, it could skyrocket at the slightest mention of needing them for the next quest. Honestly, I would stick to cheaper merchanting items. 470 a pop makes for a pretty expensive loss, should the stock plummet. A plummet, quite unlikely, is possible, just like a skyrocket in the stock price is possible. Neither, at this period in time, are plausible.

Hope you enjoyed April investing advice! Post a comment below and share your investing thoughts.

Feb 2012 - Have Nature Runes? Hold onto them...

Those who have nature rune investments right now are probably thinking they need to SELL SELL SELL!! The price is dropping and they are going to lose all their money!!!

First of all, calm down and take a deep breath. You're not going  to lose any of it. You're actually going to make money, just not right away.

Nature runes have been on the decline for about a week now after topping at a price of about 213 in Feb 2012.


Natures will go back up. But it will take awhile. The price will plummet to about 100. Hopefully not lower. If it goes lower than 100 (like down to 50 or lower) it will be hard to predict nature runes ever getting out of the dump (if theyre selling at 50 a piece, there are a shit ton on the market!)

Natures will likely see a rise in 1-3 months from now. So if youre out looking in at an investment, Wait at least 2 weeks until prices start fluctuating at the new low price.

Eventually, some jerkoff merch clan will want to come back to nature runes. They are the easiest to make money off of as they pay high prices to keep driving the price up.

GE Through Feb 2012 - As Predicted... Nature Runes

Nature runes will be a great investment in March. The value is on the fall right now , as I predicted last week.

Grand Exchange : March 2012 Investing Speculations

With the rises on prices continuing through February, we will likely see a plummet in March. Investing in things like Raw lobsters or cooked lobsters are a BADDD idea right now. The price is continuing to rise, but could fall through the roof at any moment.

Swordfish are already starting to see the decline happen, or at least slower progress.

Meanwhile, lobster prices continue to skyrocket...

Yew Logs are also on the rise

And ores...

On the fall..

Nature ores are headed down hard. DO NOT INVEST IN THEM!! The price will continue to drop. Wait for a reasonable price; 120-150 before investing.

Iron ore seems to be going through a semi-drop: one or more groups of the main buyers of iron ore has sold their stock. Eager investors continue to buy, driving the price up over the course of Feb after falling in Jan. At this point , it is a dangerous investment, even though it is down 15 gp. If you can buy every single one right away on the G.E., that means there is more than you are willing to buy up on the market for sale. This is always a bad sign. In order to drive demand up, there must be limited supply.

For March, I would keep my eye on Raw Swordfish, Iron Ore, and Nature Runes.

Raw swordfish --> They may drop a little, but a solid investment is sure to drive the price up.

Iron ore --> The price is likely to fall through Feb, and be at a good low in March.

Nature Runes --> Already on the fall. Great to start investing in at End-Of-Feb.

What are the best items to merch on the Grand Exchange?

Try anything that is a real popular item and that fluctuates in price often. You should buy at low and sell at regular. 


Coal, iron ore, raw lobster, raw swordfish, str pots, deaths, laws, chaos, rune plates, nats, steel bars, iron bars.

Grand Exchange: Feb 2012 Investing Tips

Prices across the board on necessities have skyrocketed. Be careful when investing, as they will all bounceback in time. You can 'day-trade' these stocks to make some quick bank, but they are dangerous as most keep rising in value. Soon it will likely plummet, leaving you with a bunch of over-priced fish now worth nothing.

The trick is , they still have value, but their value is proportionate to an index of time. Look below to see what I mean

Back in December I highly recommended Yew Logs as an investment. Here is why. If you were keen to follow the advice, you're reaping the benefits now. Logs have been on the rise all year. 

Another great speciman. Raw lobsters. The price has skyrocketed and is only going up. Im surprising , considering I dumped 200k lobsters yesterday! I could be sitting on millions more right now , had I waited 24 hours. Shame!

I held onto these fish for most of 2011. The price had plummeted when I bought at 225, down to 115. I thought I had lost nearly 20m on it, and was willing to recede with minor damages. Come 2012, and the price jumped nearly 200 gp. All goes to show; everything has value, but value is dependent on time.

Your investments may make you billions 100 years from now, but then it will be worth nothing at all.

Anyway... my investing advice for Feb 2012:

1. Dont invest

2. Only invest in necessary commodities (fish , ore,  logs , runes, etc)

Auto-Combat Training Guide - Auto train strength, defense, attack, magic, range

This is a guide I wrote for people to auto-combat train and get combat (melee) levels quickly. So far Ive gotten 66 Defense from 62, 71 attack from 68, and 72 hp from 71. 

Requirements:

1. Must be a member
2. At least lvl 75 (70hp minimum)
3. Some piece of Zamorak/Saradomin clothing, Decent armor, weapons, food, and a Ring of Life, 1 waterskin(4), desert clothes, attack/strength potions (optional), Amulet of Glory (optional)
4. 205gp to cover entrance/magic carpet fees

External Programs:MyMouse (by Jason's Creations) or any other auto-clicker program.

1st. 

If you have over 70hp, bring a ring of life and no matter what (unless you get attacked by a random) you will be saved while fighting Desert Bandits.

This is what I use:


And my Inventory:

Here is the route you will take. See the steps below.

A. Use your glory to tele to Al Kharid if you have one, or tele to Lumbridge and walk to Al Kharid. 

B. Go down to the Shanty Pass and purchase a pass for 5gp, then go to the rug seller and pay 200 gp for the ride to the Bedabin Camp. (there are banks at Lumbridge, Al Kharid, and the Shanty Pass.)

C. Run south till you reach the Desert Bandit Camp, and wear something of Zamoraks/Saradomins (I wear the Zamorak Cape).

D. Go into one of the three buildings/tents that I have marked in Cyan on the map and if you are wearing Zamorak/Saradomin, the Desert Bandits should automatically say some stupid phrase and attack you. The best way to level up is to attack one at a time, because you will attain more damage if you are fighting multiple bandits simotaniously.

Now: turn on Mymouse, set click frequency to anything about 10 seconds to 20 seconds, and hover the mouse over your inventory area and sit back as your character gains XP, don't forget to moniter it, you will want to eat food every so often if you brought any with you.

You will want to keep fighting them until you're almost dead. Desert Bandits do a max hit of 6 (might be 7 if you don't have armor). So make sure you have over 70hp and a ring of life, and you won't have to worry about a thing.

The ring of life will tele you to Lumbridge (or Falador if you've done that one quest.) and there you can access your bank and restore prayer at the chapel.

The only things you need to look out for are:
1. Random events; such as the plant/mysterious man.
2. Other players. It is a popular training area.

How to make a Runescape Phisher (website)

This is for educational purposes only. I do not endorse tricking other players OR stealing from them. But many runescape players are so retarded that something should be done. This is a little outdated. You will need to download the latest images and script page from Jagex's site.

Here is the general idea behind the phisher: (If you dont understand PHP, then don't bother)

1. Victims are sent to your site instead of the normal runescape site.
2. Victims believe they are on the actual runescape site (site html docs are copied over, and all links leading to other parts of the site send them to the actual runescape URLs)
3. Victim presented with login, and enters username and password
4. Login "fails" , what actually happens: username/pass are stored to a text file or sent via email
5. Victim redirected towards an actual runescape page or actual runescape 404.

Typical scenarios to trick runescape players... think of your own.


Here is how to create your own runescape phishing site:

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Grand Exchange Jan 2012 Investing: Fish

Complete list of fish price directions on the Grand Exchange Market Watch

SCAM? - Runescape Make Millions Book Guides - Get Rich Quick Ebooks

Hello fellow RuneScape Player,

    You've come here on the lurking suspicion that these runescape guides on the internet you have to pay for in order to obtain millionaire secrets is phony. Well, you're right, sort of. I obtained a copy of a Make millions guide once upon a time (circulating around warez forums), and decided to take a read. These books are created by players JUST LIKE YOU. The chance that you will find information in these books that you don't already know is next to ZERO!!!

An example of a "making millions" guide

    But they have strategies to turn 100gp into 1,000,000 gp? 

Who doesn't ? These guides gloat about typical strategies already known to players. For example: Make millions collecting flax!!! It is free to pick , and right next to the bank. 

   What is the catch then? 

The catch is that there is no instant way to make millions in Runescape. None. No hacks will give you infinite items. No cheats will turn you into a billionaire instantly. These strategies ignore the fact that IN ORDER TO SUCCESSFULLY DO THEM you will have to invest ALOT OF TIME!!!

   What can I do to make millions, then? If these guides don't work...

The Grand Exchange. Plain and simple. You need money to use it (at least 10m gp) but become a day trader. Your wealth will accumulate. 

Note: I include a link to that guide's website simply because I use them as an example, and want to give some credit. These guides are not easy to put together, and their authors have put forth a lot of time to create them and their accompanying websites. This article simply pushes the point that they are common-knowledge books.

Grand Exchange: Investing Dec 2011

Dec 2011 Grand Exchange Investment Opportunities

The market is on the rise. Prices across the board on raw materials have skyrocketed since November. Any investor in logs, coal, fish, is probably reaping the wealth (in millions of GP) by now.

For the rest of you laggards, here are my suggestions for investing before the new year.

You're wondering; "Everything is already at high prices. What can I invest in then???" Well, analyze the market and invest in them!

Here is an example of what NOT to invest in:

Mithril Ore on the rise. +15 in today (instant profits for any of yesterday's investors)

Say you invested in 10k of mith ore yesterday. If you sold today, at +15, you would make 150,000 GP. Simply buying and selling the same amount. But right now, with mithril ore +15, I DO NOT recommend investing. It may continue to rise, but at +15 it is a dangerous commodity to invest in. It is currently in the growth stage but has been all month long and we will likely see a fall soon.

Here is an example of a GOOD investment:

Addy ore: down 94 just today. It has entered it's mature stage; meaning if investors do not keep investing, the price is going to fall. At the price that it is, it is a risky investment, but should investors continue to pay interest towards addy ore, you'll make fortunes.

The other recommended item I suggest investing in is : Yew Logs


Yew Logs have been at a steady price for the last 180 days, but are slowly climbing. After catching the market's eye, it will no doubt rise about 50 gp or more, nearing 500 per log. I recommend investing before you're looking at your first yew purchase at 495 a yew log!!!

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Grand Exchange: What should I Invest in?

The Grand Exchange (also abbreviated as GE) is a trading system for players to buy and sell from each other almost every tradeable item. Membersget six spaces in which they may trade items, but free players are only permitted to two. Traders don't need to advertise, meet each other, or even wait at the GE for their trades to finish. All coins and items from fully and partly finished trades are collectable at any bank, but not at bank chests (except the one in the clan wars lobby) or deposit boxes. Additionally, players will receive a message in their chatbox when the status of a trade offer is updated. This trading system resembles a real-life electronic assist exchange. Many players find it useful to sell items on the Grand Exchange rather than to a General Store, as the profit margin is much larger for useful items.


What Should I Invest in?
There are a number of quality stocks - items that frequent up and down so that profits can be made fast and easy. 


 Coal - Highly traded commodity, always needed. This is a simple no-brainer.


 Mithril Ore and up - ores are always in demand.


 Raw Lobsters are the most recommended stock for Winter 2011. Theyve slowly dropped in value over the year and are now incredibly cheap to invest in. Raw Lobsters are always in demand as they are easy fish to use to raise Cooking. They'll make a comeback in 2012, likely rising over 200gp a piece when people realize they need some food for training.

99 Cooking Guide

Contents

• 1.0 [ Introduction ]
• 2.0 [ Cooking 1-40 ] (Free-to-play/Members)
• 3.0 [ Cooking 40-? (Optional) ] (Free-to-play/Members)
• 4.0 [ Cooking 40-90 ] (Free-to-play/Members)
• 5.0 [ Cooking 90-94 ] (Members)
• 6.0 [ Cooking 94-99 ] (Members)
• 7.0 [ Cooking - Locations ]
• 8.0 [ Quests - Cooking Experience]
• 9.0 [ Extra ]
• 10.0 [ Frequently Asked Questions ]
• 11.0 [ Credits ]

1.0 [ Introduction ]
Cooking. Basically one of the easiest skills to get to 99. With this guide, I will show you all the techniques to getting 99 Cooking the way I did. Enjoy! 

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2.0 [ Cooking - 1-40 ] (Free-to-play/Members)
Do whatever it takes to get to 40 Cooking. My suggestions would be:

http://www.runescape...p/images/e7.gif - Shrimp.

Where found: Found in many Fishing spots along the coasts, such as Karamja dock, the Bandit Camp and Draynor Village. Also caught in Catherby and Fishing Platform.

Caught with: Small net

Current price: [X]

Exp / hour: 31,200 - 33,000

This is what you should start out with. Very easy to get this kind of fish. You can either buy or fish it.

http://www.runescape...p/images/e3.gif - Herring.

Where found: Found in many Fishing locations, such as Karamja dock, Draynor Village, River Lum, Barbarian Village and Al Kharid. Also caught in Catherby, Ardougne River, Shilo Village, Fishing Platform, and the Tree Gnome Stronghold.

Caught with: Fishing rod and Fishing bait.

Current Price: [X]

Exp / hour: 52,000 - 55,000

The next step to getting 40 Cooking is Herring. Also very easy to get this kind of fish. You can also either buy it or fish it.

http://www.runescape...p/images/e8.gif - Trout.

Where found: Found in many river Fishing locations, such as the River Lum and Barbarian Village. Also found in many river Fishing locations, such as Ardougne River and the Tree Gnome Stronghold.

Caught with: Fly-fishing rod and feathers.

Current Price: [X]

Exp / hour: 72,800 - 77,000

After Cooking for a while, you will see that it will take more time to get levels. That is when Trout comes in. This is very good exp, because you can buy it cheaply or simply fish it.

http://www.runescape...p/images/e4.gif - Salmon.

Where found: Found in many river Fishing locations, such as the River Lum and Barbarian Village. Also found in many river Fishing locations, such as Ardougne River and the Tree Gnome Stronghold.

Caught with: Fly-fishing rod and feathers.

Current Price: [X]

Exp / hour: 93,600 - 99,000

This fish is actually optional. You can either stick to Trout or go on to Salmon. Salmon has more exp, but it's a little harder to get.

http://www.runescape...p/images/e5.gif - Tuna.

Where found: Found in Karamja, the Fishing Guild, Catherby, and Rellekka.

Caught with: Harpoon.

Current price: [X]

Exp / hour: 104,000 - 110,000

When you are only a few levels away from 40, I suggest that you switch to Tuna. Tuna is not that expensive and it's much easier to get. Stick with this until you've reached 99! If you do not want to stick with Tuna to 99, I suggest switching to Lobsters, which you'll learn about further in my guide. 

*Note: All these fish are located in various stores. As in Catherby or Port Sarim.

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3.0 [ Cooking 40-? (Optional) ] (Free-to-play/Members)

• This step is optional, what you do is fish and cook Trout and Salmon at Barbarian village until level 60+ or ask other people to give/drop their raws for you to cook. There is a permanent fire just north in the helmet shop.
  • Once level 60, start cooking lobsters but try to start cooking Monkfish as soon as possible because you now lose 100GP+ when cooking lobsters.

Like I said, this step is optional. If this doesn't seem that convenient to you, go on to the next step.

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4.0 [ Cooking 40-90 ] (Free-to-play/Members)

You are now on the road to 90 Cooking. This is where most people quit on their road to 99 Cooking, but I encourage you not to.

http://www.runescape...p/images/e1.gif - Lobsters.

Where found: Found in Karamja, the Fishing Guild, Catherby, Rellekka.

Caught with: Lobster pot.

Current Price: [X]

Exp / hour: 151,200 - 156,000
Stop burning:

• Level 68 (with Cooking gauntlets)
• Level 74 (without Cooking gauntlets)

Probably the only lifesaver fish that can make you to 99. What you simply do is buy Raw lobsters and then you sell cooked. But, beware, they are less expensive cooked, so you will most likely lose profit. Also, currently, if you sell cooked Lobsters at the highest price, they frequently get bought instant, so try to take advantage of that. 

Keep Cooking and Cooking and you will finally get to 90. Almost halfway!

*Big note: If you are Free-to-play, keep doing Lobsters until 99, as this is the highest fish (besides Swordfish) to achieve 99 Cooking with. So, if you have gone this far, Lobsters are the way to go.

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5.0 [ Cooking 90-94 ] (Members)

Your goal is almost halfway, stick in there!

You do not need to finish/start the quest Swan Song to cook Monkfish, only fish them.

http://www.runescape...p/images/e0.gif - Monkfish.

Where found: Piscatoris Fishing Colony.

Caught with: Small net.

Current price: [X]

Exp / hour: 189,000 - 195,000
Stop burning:

• Level 92

At 92, you will stop burning Monkfish. This is mainly a pretty simple process, but you will cook Monkfish to 94. Monkfish are very easy to buy raw and very easy to sell cooked. So, if you're going good, this will be a fast process.

92 Cooking! You're halfway! Congratulations! Continue to 94 and you will be on your way!

*Note: Cooking gauntlet do not effect Monkfish, as it only effects Lobsters, Swordfish, and Sharks. Source: [X]
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6.0 [ Cooking 94-99 ] (Members)

The most difficult part of your 99 Cooking process: Sharks.

http://www.runescape...p/images/e6.gif - Sharks.

Where found: Found in Karamja, the Fishing Guild, Catherby, and Rellekka.

Caught with: Harpoon.

Current price: [X]

Exp / hour: 264,600 - 273,000
Stop burning:

• Level 94 (with Cooking gauntlets).

You will stop burning Sharks, with Cooking gauntlets, at 94. In this process to 99, you will lose most of your money cooking Sharks and selling them. Because, raw sells for about 1-1.1kgp and cooked only sells for about 800-1kgp. So, stick in there!

Keep going, and going, and going, and you will finally make it to 99! Congratulations! Now, go get that skillcape! 

*Note: Cooking gauntlets is a must! Without them, you will burn some Sharks. So, make sure you wear them at all times.

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7.0 [ Cooking - Locations ]
There are numbers of places to cook, but I will show you the most fastest and sufficient places:

Catherby [X] (Members) - One of the most popular places to cook. Only a few steps to the nearest range. Here you can fish and cook all at one location.

Rogues' Den [X] (Members) - Found in Burthope, this is the most popular place to cook. With a never ending fire and a bank that's only 2 steps away, this is the best, and my personal favorite, place to cook.

Lumbridge Castle [X] (Free-to-play/Members) - One of the most decent spots to cook, would be the Lumbridge Castle range. The thing that makes it so decent, is that it's not that far from a bank, and also has a slight boost of less burning. Very useful. You must have completed the Cook's Assistant quest to cook on his range.

Lletya [X] (Members)- A very uncommon, but good, place to cook. With only steps away from a bank, is a range. Very great place to cook.

Seers' Village (Camelot) [X] (Members) - They are actually two techniques of cooking in Seers' Village. One, go right outside the bank, and usually there are people Firemaking there. Simply cook on one of their fires. Two, this technique is a little longer, but it's good because the fire will never die. Go to the range one house away from the bank, simple as that.

Edgeville [X] (Free-to-play/Members) - These techniques go the same as Seers' Village. One, go right outside the bank and usually, not always, people are Firemaking, as well. Two, there is a range one house away for the bank. Simple cook there.

Cooks' Guild [X] (Members) - This place is only recommended for people that have done all of Varrock's Achievement Diary, part 3. There is a bank only steps away from the range, very great place to cook.

Grand Exchange [X] (Free-to-play/Members) - Always a good place to cook. There are always people Firemaking there, so take advantage of it. 

TzHaar [X] (Members) - Right by the bank, there are numerous sulfur vents that you can cook on. It doesn't have any special effects, but it's really close to a bank.

Al Kharid [X] (Free-to-play/Members) - This city is a very popular one, due to it being for crafting. Nonetheless, it has a cooking range not far from the bank. If you don't want to cook from any other ranges, this one works as well. I don't recommend this one, as there are much closer ones.

*Note: [X] is the exact location where to cook.

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8.0 [ Quests - Cooking Experience]
It always feels good to do a quest and gain experience on the 99 you are going for. Here are all the quests that you need to know that give Cooking experience:

• Big Chompy Bird Hunting: 1,470 XP
• Cook's Assistant: 300 XP
• Forgettable Tale...: 5,000 XP
• Gertrude's Cat: 1,525 XP
• Heroes' Quest: 2,825 XP
• Rag and Bone Man: 500 XP
• Recipe for Disaster (Saving Amik Varze): 4,000 XP
• Recipe for Disaster (Saving Awowogei): 10,000 XP
• Recipe for Disaster (Saving Evil Dave): 7,000 XP
• Recipe for Disaster (Saving Goblin Generals): 1,000 XP
• Recipe for Disaster (Saving Pirate Pete): 1,000 XP
• Recipe for Disaster (Saving Skrach Uglogwee): 1,500 XP
• Recipe for Disaster (Saving The Dwarf): 1,000 XP
• Recipe for Disaster (Saving The Lumbridge Guide): 2,500 XP
• Tai Bwo Wannai Trio: 5,000 XP

Quests with a choice Experience:

• A Fairy Tale Part II: 2,500 XP in any skill of your choice over level 30.
• Great Brain Robbery, The: 5,000 XP for any skill you choose over level 30.
• Legends Quest: 7,650-30,600 XP (7,650 is given to 4 skills from a list of skills)
• One Small Favour: 10,000-20,000 XP (2 x 10,000 lamps for any skill of your choice over level 30)
• Recipe for Disaster: 20,000 XP (A Lamp to grant 20,000xp in a skill of your choice over level 50)
• Darkness Of Hallowvale: 6,000 XP in any skill of your choice (Tome of Experience, 3x 2000 exp)
• Legacy of Seergaze: 7,500 XP in any skill of your choice (Tome of Experience, 3x 2500 exp)
• Troll Stronghold: 10,000-20,000XP (2 x 10,000 lamps for any skill of your choice over level 30)
• A Tail Of Two Cats: 2,500-5,000 XP (2 x 2,500 lamps for any skill of your choice over level 30)
• While Guthix Sleeps: 100,000-400,000 XP (4 x 100,000 lamps for any skill of your choice over level 65)

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9.0 [ Extra ]
http://www.runescape...p/images/e9.gif - Cooking Gauntlets. They are your best friend in Cooking. What they do is they give you an increased chance of successfully cooked fish, but only on Lobsters, Swordfish, and Sharks. Please note that you have to wear them to cook all your Sharks. If not wearing them, you will burn some.

To achieve these Cooking Gauntlets. You must have completed Family Crest. Although, if you lose them, you will have to speak to the chef son in Catherby and pay 25k.

http://www.runescape...p/images/e2.gif - The Cooking cape. Congratulations, you've made it to 99 Cooking. Now what? The Cooking cape! Located in theCooking Guild, west of Varrock, you will have to pay 99k to achieve your Cooking cape and hood!

http://www.runescape...p/images/df.gif

- The emote! With achieving 99 Cooking, besides the cape, there's an emote right? Well, here is the 99 Cooking emote, represented by Zybez!

Congratulations on achieving 99 Cooking. 

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10.0 [ Frequently Asked Questions ]
Q: How much money do you lose when you go for 99 Cooking (with the new updates)?»A: It of course varies due to the prices of the fish you're cooking, but it's currently said to be around 4-6mil.

Q: When do Swordfish stop burning (with Cooking gauntlets and without)?»A: Swordfish stop burning at 81 with Cooking gauntlets, and 86 without.

Q: Can you add a Free-to-play section to your guide?
»A: Yes! I have now updated my guide where it shows Free-to-play and Members with all their cooking needs.

Q: What are the chances I'll burn Sharks, per inventory, if I'm 99 Cooking and don't have Cooking gauntlets on?»A: I've tried this out, and of course it's random. I did three full inventories of Raw sharks, and it came out as: 2 burnt Sharks, 1 burnt Shark, and no burnt Sharks. So, it usually ranges from 0 burnt Sharks to 2 burnt Sharks per inventory.

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