Collecting for cash: Swamp Tar

Collecting Swamp Tar

Welcome to the new collection guide! This guide will show you an effective and simple way to make some quick cash, as well as save you time and running power! This, my friends, is Swamp Tar. Yes, it might sound "noob" to you professional players, but think about it for a second; a quick, simple, stackable item that can be collected in large amounts, AND has no requirements to collect or sell WHATSOEVER? Now I think I have all of your attention. Good. Now, stick your butt in the chair as I take you through one of the simplest and cost-effective ways of making money for members!



Swamp tar has many benefits for the collecter, be him high or low levelled. For one thing, Swamp Tar is stackable (only takes up one place in your inventory screen) meaning you dont have to constantly run it and collect less and less and less as your run power slowly drains away. Another great thing about Swamp Tar is that it is not a very frequent price-changer on the Grand Exchange (the biggest change I recorded was only 10gp, meaning I made no less than what I was really making). You can be sure that your swamp tar sells as well, because players training there herblore need it for a constant source of exp. It is also a cheaper option compared to the price for some items on the market for herblore as well!
And, remember, all you have to do is PICK IT OFF THE GROUND!

Getting There

Getting there is the easiest part: just cast home teleport. And from there, just follow the map below, starting from the castle courtyards. Click the image to enlarge it.

If you are there, you should see red dots on the minimap...thats the swamp tar. As you can see, its littered around everywhere, and all you have to do is pick it up off the ground! Remember, its stackable, so you can carry other items with you if you want.

You will be surprised to find out that the lumps of tar that you are picking up are worth around 190gp each (please check updated pricings for latest selling price), so if you collect enough you should be able to make an excess of 150K an hour!

Before you go and grab the Swamp Tar, remember that you wont become a millionare overnight. It will take about 10 hours of collecting to get 1M!!! But if you need your next rune or Dragon Armour set, and have invested the money you already own into an item for merchanting, skills, etc. than this should give you an adequate amount to make up for it (and make a few hundred K extra along the way!). Of course, you can do this seriously, and make an ecess of 200K an hour, but you have to be really quick!

Claiming the Riches

Now, heres an approximation of how much you should collect an hour (remember you can collect an excess of this estimate easily if you are quick about collecting them). Also remember that prices are changing all the time, even a 3gp change can mean the difference between a 10K profit or loss. Always check the prices!!!!!

Number collected per hour X Selling Price (gp)
670 X 194gp =130756gp

On a scale of 1 to five, 1 been the worst and 5 been the highest, this item ranks in at 4.5 for selling on the Grand Exchange at market price.

Above: Swamp Tar on Sale

Below: Swamp Tar Sold

Well, there you have it! Swamp Tar sold for 137K profit. I know it doesnt sound like much, but that is the BARE MINIMUM profit you could make from this! If you keep at it and work hard, you can have that Dragon 2H or Rune armour set or anything! Time is money, and so is Swamp Tar.

Banking the Swamp Tar

If you feel that you've had enough of collecting Swamp Tar and want to save it up for the big money in one swoop, then you can easily bank it at the Lumbridge bank, on the third floor of the Castle. Heres a map that shows you how to get there:

Final Words

I would just like to say thank you for reading my guide. I know that if you plan on doing this in the near future, then you will have success all the way. I wish you the best of luck! Also look out for my cheap mage training guide (updated) and also my Grand Exchange Guide, coming soon!