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Purple partyhat

#1046

"A nice hat from a cracker."

WikiGE
High Alch1gp
Low Alch1gp
Store Value1gp
GE Limit5

Live GE Prices

Buy Price
16,285gp
22 min ago
Sell Price
19,652gp
32 min ago
Average
17,968gp
Updates every 60s

Price History

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About Purple partyhat

"A nice hat from a cracker."

The purple partyhat is one of the rarest items in Old School RuneScape, originally released during the 2001 Christmas event. Players obtained it by pulling Christmas crackers with other players, which would yield a random partyhat colour. Today it functions purely as a cosmetic status symbol with no combat bonuses, and remains one of the most prestigious wealth markers in the game.

Item Details

Item ID1046
MembersNo
Store Value1gp
High Alch1gp
Low Alch1gp
GE Limit5 / 4h

Item Information

Released2001-12-24
Weight0.056 kg
TradeableYes
StackableNo
NoteableYes
EquipableYes
Quest itemNo
AlchableYes
DestroyDrop
OptionsWearDrop
Worn optionsRemove

Equipment Stats

Head
Attack Bonuses
Stab+0
Slash+0
Crush+0
Magic+0
Ranged+0
Defence Bonuses
Stab+0
Slash+0
Crush+0
Magic+0
Ranged+0
Other Bonuses
Melee Str0
Ranged Str+0
Magic Dmg0%
Prayer+0

Drop Sources

SourceCombatQtyRateRarity
Christmas cracker—1—Random

History (2)

  1. 2013-07-04

    Re-released temporarily during the Rare Drops event from July 4 to July 14.

  2. 2001-12-24

    Released as a reward from the 2001 Christmas event Christmas cracker.

Related Items

Red partyhatVariant
Red partyhat colour variant
Yellow partyhatVariant
Yellow partyhat colour variant
Blue partyhatVariant
Blue partyhat colour variant
Green partyhatVariant
Green partyhat colour variant
White partyhatVariant
White partyhat colour variant

Market Strategy

  • Top-tier wealth flex with extremely low daily volume
  • Long-term price floor driven by limited supply from 2001 event
  • Price swings track GP inflation and high-end account demand
  • Purple sits mid-range among partyhat colours by historical value
  • Buy limit of 5 means accumulating positions takes weeks

Trading Tips

Use offers around 2-3 percent below GE mid for patient fills
Monitor wealth-tier item indices for macro trend signals
Avoid panic selling during short-term GP inflation pullbacks