How to Sell OSRS Gold Safely: 9 Rules to Follow

Most problems when selling RuneScape gold come from a handful of avoidable mistakes: trading the wrong person, accepting before checking, or trusting someone who contacted you first. Follow these rules and you avoid nearly all of them.

1. Only use details from your own chat

The world, location and trader name come from the live chat on the website you used. Anyone who messages you in-game, on Discord or anywhere else claiming to be from the site is not us. We never start a trade that way.

2. Check the trader's name letter for letter

Impersonators copy names with tiny changes: an "I" instead of an "l", a zero instead of an "O", an extra space. Compare the name in the trade window with the one in the chat.

3. Wait for the confirmation before accepting

On OSRSGoldNow, staff confirm in your chat when the trade in front of you is ours and the amount is right. Don't accept until you see it, however long you've been waiting and whoever is asking you to hurry.

4. Never give out your password, bank PIN or authenticator codes

A real buyer only needs your in-game name and your payout details. Anyone asking for login details, a bank PIN, 2FA codes or recovery information is trying to steal your account.

5. Double-check your payout details

A typo in a PayPal email or wallet address can send your money somewhere else, and crypto payments can't be reversed. For crypto, make sure the network (for example TRC20 or ERC20 for USDT) matches your wallet. Our crypto payout guide explains this.

6. Keep the gold on you, not the trade window

Don't put gold into a trade until you've checked who it's with. Never drop gold on the floor or hand it to a "middleman" who says they'll pass it on.

7. Stay out of the Wilderness

A legitimate buyer will never ask you to meet in the Wilderness or another PvP area. That's a lure to kill you and take your gold.

8. Check the buyer before you sell

• Do they show the rate and your quote up front?
• Do they have a real company behind them, with terms, a refund policy and contact details?
• Can you talk to them on their own website, rather than only on Discord or by private message?
• Do they tell you honestly that gold trading carries risk, or promise it's "100% ban-proof"?

9. Understand the account risk

Real-world trading (RWT) breaks Jagex's rules, and Jagex can ban accounts involved in it. No site can guarantee you won't be banned, and anyone who does is not being straight with you. If an account matters a lot to you, weigh that up before selling.