How to Profit on 99 mage :)

PLEASE NOTE WITH THE GE CHANGES NOT ALL THESE ARE WORKING 100% PLEASE CHECK PRICES IN THE GE THE MONEY BELOW NEXT TO EACH ITEM IS HOW MUCH THE ITEM ALCHS FOR

I was asked many times about the best items to high alch when going for 99 magic and how much money did I lose on getting my cape.
People are surprised to hear that actually I made money! And I didn't make myself nature runes but bought them in GE. Money I made maybe wasn't big, but 8 mil profit between just 94-99 is better than losing on Zanaris' rubies or on yew/mage long bows.
My method requires just knowledge of amounts of money different items high alch for and subtraction. For instant: magic long bow alchs for 1536 coins. If you buy nats for 230, you would have to buy bows for no more than 1306 in order to not lose money. Formula is simply:
MONEY ITEM HIGH ALCHS FOR - COST OF NATURE RUNE = PRICE TO PAY FOR ITEM TO NOT LOSE. If you want to make profit you need to pay even less.
Remember:
-Price of nats and most items are changing daily. Don't buy too many things to alch not having enough nats. Runes' price can go up faster then you are able to alch all items you bought. Rather first get nats (I was just buying 1k each time) and then calculate prices accordingly to what you've paid for them;
-Be prepare that you will have to "live" in GE. First, because items you will order not always come fast in big amounts. Second, because of trading limit of GE that not allows to buy too many of same items (sometimes only 100). This limit resets every 4 hours;
-Don't be greedy - you can put minimum price on some items (like mystic robes) but on some put price that gives you just little profit or keeps you at no lose. Don't worry - on your way to 99 you will alch so many items that even few coins profit on one will change at the end to nice money;
-Don't be scared you don't have millions to start with. If you are poor, buy just 100 nats and start alching items. You will be able to afford more and more each time;
-Have always 5-6 orders on different items in ge. Once they fill up, just alch them and place a new order.
Here's a list of items & how much they alch for:

<<<<<Each "alch" gives 65 magic exp and requires one nature rune. Most players can alch 1k of items in one hour. That means you can get about 65k magic exp per hour.>>>>>

Please, note that my list contains only items that were relatively easy to buy at GE and worked for me. Also, that after the release of pvp worlds, some rune items don't reach again low enough price.
My list shows items and amount of money you get for high alching them. Also written with capitals worlds shows the best one to type in the "buy" box in GE to find them easy

ARMOUR:
- MYSTIC top white - 72,000
- MYSTIC top black - 72,000
- MYSTIC top blue - 72,000
- MYSTIC bottom white - 48,000
- MYSTIC bottom black - 48,000
- MYSTIC bottom blue - 48,000
- BLACK body d'hide - 8,088
- BLACK chaps d'hide - 3,732
- BLUE body d'hide - 5,616
- BLUE chaps d'hide - 2592
- RED body d'hide - 6,738
- RED chaps d'hide - 3,108
- GREEN vambs - 1,500
- BLUE vambs - 1,800
- BLACK vambs - 2,592
- RED vambs - 2,160
WEAPON:
- ADAMANT 2H sword - 3,840
- ADAMANT SQshield - 2,304
- RUNE FULL helm - 21,120
- RUNE MED helm - 11,520
- RUNE SCImitar - 15,360
- RUNE BATTLE axe - 24,960
- RUNE LONGsword - 19,200
- RUNE SQshield - 23,040
- RUNE SWORD - 12,480
- RUNE DAGGER - 4,800
- even DRAGON SKIRT - 162,000 (if you have nothing else to alch ;p)
Please note that pouches listed below are ones that I had hard time to buy - that could have change by now.
- RUNE 2H sword - 38,400
- RUNE SCImitar - 15,360
- RUNE CHAINbody - 28,800
- ADAMANT FULL helm - 2,112
- ADAMANT MED helm - 1,152
- ADAMANT BATTLE axe - 2,496
- ADAMANT KITEshield - 3,264
- ADAMANT SWord - 1,248
- ADAMANT LONGsword - 1,920
- ADAMANT SCImitar -1,536


JEWERLY:
- RUBY bracelet - 1,395
- INOCUlation bracelet - 1,536
- RING OF Life - 2,115
- RUBY RING - 1,215
- FORINthry bracelet - 2,520
Remember that forinthry bracelet (1) will alch for same amount of money that (2), (3), etc. So order them all.

Edited to add more items - these are items I found hard to buy.

- DIAMOND RING - 2,115
- RUBY RING - 1,215
- RING OF Forging - 1,215
- DIAMOND AMulet (stringed and not) - 2,115
- AMULET OF Power - 2,115
- RUBY AMulet (stringed and not) - 1,215
- AMULET OF Strength - 1,215

Edited: No other items prices as jewelry have change so dramatically for last few months. I understand that it is almost impossible to buy now any good items from this category for alching purposes. (Skill necklaces and combat bracelets still work!) But many players pmed me in game telling me that they do their own jewelry and would like to know alching amounts. And we never know - maybe prices will go back to normal? So, here is a complete list:

RINGS:

- Dragonstone - 10,575;
- Diamnod - 2,115;
- Ruby - 1,215;
- Emerald - 765;
- Sapphire - 540;
- Ring of wealth - 10,575;
- Ring of life - 2,115;
- Ring of forging - 1,215;
- Ring of dueling - 765;
- Ring of recoil - 540.
NECKLACES:
- Dragonstone - 11,025;
- Diamond - 2,205;
- Ruby - 1,305;
- Emerald - 855;
- Sapphire - 630;
- Skill necklace - 12,120.
BRACELETS:
- Dragonstone - 11,475;
- Diamond - 2,250;
- Ruby - 1,395;
- Emerald - 915;
- Sapphire - 690;
- Combat - 12,625;
- Forinthry - 2,520;
- Inoculation - 1,536;
- Castlewar - 905;
- Bracelet of clay - 759.
AMULETS (stringed or not)
- Dragonstone - 10,575;
- Diamond - 2,115;
- Ruby - 1,215;
- Emerald - 765;
- Sapphire - 540;
- Amulet of glory - 11,000;
- Amulet of power - 2,115;
- Amulet of strength - 1,215;
- Amulet of defence - 765;
- Amulet of magic - 540.

SUMMONING POUCHES:

First my "top" ones.
- GRANITE lobster - 2,744
- IBIS - 1,889
- MACAW - 1,424
- BLOATED leach - 2,009
- PYRELORD - 1,919
- steel MINOTAUR - 2,369
- iron MINOTAUR - 2,129
- mirthril MINOTAUR - 2,534
- adamant MINOTAUR - 2,414
- spirit COBRA - 1,994
- MAGPIE - 1,574
- SWAMP titan - 2,504 (this one is great and was suggested by one of the players who read my guide, see page 13)

And less favorite (read: "harder to buy".
- GIANT CHINchompa - 1,514
- HONEY badger - 1,514
- KARAMthulu overlord - 2,414
- VAMPIRE bat - 1,469
- fruit BAT - 2,204
- LAVA titan - 3,539
- bronze MINOTAUR - 1,544
- BUNYIP - 1,904
- RAVENOUS locust - 1,439
- SMOKE devil - 2,369

RANDOM NEWER ONES

- DRAGON HALberd - 195,000
- RUNE HALberd - 76,800
- ADAMANT HALberd - 4,992
- DWARVEN helmet - 36,000


ANCIEnt Staff - alchs for 60,000
SLAYER'* Staff - alchs for 12,600
AHRIM'S Staff - alchs for 51,000

LEAF-bladed sword - alchs for 40,800


GRANIte Body - alchs for 48,000
GRANIte Shield - alchs for 33,600
GRANIte helm - alchs for 27,600


MYSTIC Air, Earth, Fire, Water staff - alchs for 25,500
MYSTIC Lava staff - alchs for 27,000

No other mystics staves work at the moment.


COMBat bracelet - alchs for 12,625
SKILLS necklace - alchs for 12,120

Glories and rings of wealth don't work now.


DRAGON Mace - alchs for 30,000
DRAGON BAttleaxe - alchs for 120,000
DRAGON MEd helm - alchs for 60,000
DRAGON Halberd - alchs for 195,000
DRAGON SPear (regular, p, p+) - alchs for 37,440
DRAGON Longsword - alchs for 60,000

No other dragon items (with exception of skirts) work now.

SHIELD LEft half - alchs for 66,000 Please be aware that Shield right half will make you to lose money since it alchs only for 300,000.

RUNE PIckaxe - alchs for 19,200
ADAMANT PIckaxe - alchs for 1,920


Adamant PLATEbody - alchs for 9,984
Adamant PLATELegs - alchs for 3,840
Adamant PLATESkirt - alchs for 3,840

Karil's "eks"-bow 0 - alchs for 96,000

TORAG'S Hammers and hammers 0 - alch for 96,000

No other Barrows items bring profit now.

ONYX bolts (e) - alch for 9,000
WORN-out dragon gauntlets - alch for 30,000
WORN-out adamant gauntlets - alch for 3,000

RUNE HASTA - alchs for 12,480
ADAMANT HASTA - alchs for 1,248

All BATTLESTAVES alch for 9,300. From four of them, AIR BATTLESTAVES are the best (even bought in medium market price!). Few times I was able to get also water ones for a good price



One more tip:
When using games necklaces or rings of dueling to tele - don't use them up to the end. Instead alch them when they have their last charge left. This way you not only can get extra magic exp for alching them but also some money. (rings of dueling high alch for 765 and game necklaces for 630)
Two more things:
- As I said before - above items worked for me in August and at the beginning of September 2008. Now, demand and supply of those items can be different, changing their prices.
- High alching requires a lot of patience! Not only while you click on items (remember you can alch noted items) but also when you wait in GE for your order to be completed.

Good luck with your 99 magic cape!




BELOW IS A LIST OF THE LIMITS JAGEX HAS PUT ON BUYIN CERTAIN ITEMS


Item Max
Buy
Quantity
Runes 25,000
Logs 25,000
Flax 25,000
Ores 25,000
Fish 20,000
Bars 10,000
Spirit shards 10,000
Food 10,000
Herbs 10,000
Potions 10,000
Bones 10,000
Feathers 10,000
Ashes 10,000
Soft clay 10,000
Cowhide 10,000
Arrows 10,000
Vials 10,000
Unstrung bows 10,000
Bow strings 10,000
Gems 5,000
Talismans 5,000
Bows 5,000
Jewellery 1000
Seeds 1000
Most weapons 100
Most armour 100
Flatpacks 100
Barrows 10
God wars armour 10
Rares 2
Treasuretrail items 2

anyways since the best thign to alch is normally armor and weapons 200 every FOUR HOURS is your limit​

 

Copy + Pasted from the RS forums exactly. http://forum.runescape.com/forums.ws?98,99,584,58502235,goto,1

 

i know this but not alot of people where askin me abuot the list so i posted it here for people.

any harm in trying to help people?

 

No no, just stating the facts.

 

Did you put credits to original writer?
I dont feel like reading the whole thing.

 

didnt add credits to orig writer no but nor did i claim it as my own.

 

i was gonna say i read this before lol

 

Eh, don't mind these guys mate, just put something at the top saying you did not write this, etc.

Most of these do not work anymore though.

 

Yea you should give credit to the original owner.

 

it was built up by many different people.

I CANT BE ARSED read it use it see if it helps if not dont post, simples

 

Don't mind those people just put you did not write it at top. Btw thanks for posting this.