ARC Raiders "Safe to Sell" List: Stop Hoarding and Make Some Cash

That's a nice Bloated Tuna Can you've got. It's also useless. Time to clean out your stash.

Extraction shooters have a unique way of breaking the human brain. You deploy into a hostile zone, fight for your life against heavily armed machines, and somehow extract with a backpack full of crumpled plastic bottles and a ruined accordion. You toss them into your vault because you are terrified a random vendor will demand them for a quest next week. I lived that nightmare during the early days of this game. I kept every single expired apricot and rusted bolt I found. My inventory space vanished, my progression halted, and I was broke.

I got sick of guessing. I spent three sleepless nights mapping out exactly what every piece of junk in this game actually does. Every single item you can pull out of the dirt is accounted for below.

There is one massive exception you need to acknowledge before you start grinding your inventory into dust.

EXPEDITION WARNING

If you are preparing for the endgame prestige system, the rules I am about to lay out do not apply to you. The prestige wipe demands an ungodly amount of specific low tier items that are completely useless during a standard playthrough. If you are chasing that specific progression loop, you need to read my ARC Raiders Expedition Project wipe guide materials breakdown instead. Do not follow this guide if you are trying to prestige.

For everyone else who just wants a functional workshop and enough currency to buy ammo, keep reading.

The Art Of Letting Go

I split the updated data into three specific categories. The first is your pure vendor trash. These items exist strictly to be sold for currency. Do not waste your time throwing a valuable acoustic guitar into a recycler. The second category covers items you should immediately break down for base components. The final category is your hoard list. These are the items tied directly to crucial upgrades and high level craftables.

If you want the exact numerical breakdown of what it takes to max out your entire base, cross reference this hoard list with my ARC Raiders Workshop Upgrade guide materials list to see exactly how close you are to finishing your stations.

MISC TRINKETS AND VENDOR TRASH (SAFE TO SELL)

Take these straight to the nearest vendor and take the cash. Their recycling yields are pathetic compared to their raw monetary value.

Item Name	Sell Price & Notes
Acoustic Guitar	7000 (Legendary payout)
Agave	1000
Air Freshener	2000
ARC Coolant	1000
Breathtaking Snow Globe	7000 (Sell this immediately)
Candleberries	460 (Safe to sell unless doing Flickering Flames)
Coffee Pot	1000
Coolant	1000
Damaged Rocketeer Driver	2000
Dartboard	2000
Doodly Duck	3000
Empty Wine Bottle	1000
Expired Pasta	1000
Faded Photograph	640
Fine Wristwatch	3000
Flashy Duck	3000
Fossilized Lightning	4000
Gentle Duck	1000
Headphones	1000
Lance's Mixtape	10000 (Massive payout)
Music Album	3000
Music Box	5000
Painted Box	2000
Playing Cards	5000
Poster of Natural Wonders	2000
Pottery	2000
Recorder	1000
Red Coral Jewelry	5000
Resin	1000
Roots	640
Rosary	2000
Rubber Duck	1000
Ruined Accordion	2000
Silver Teaspoon Set	3000
Statuette	3000
Thermostat	1000
Torn Book	1000
Tropical Duck	1000
Vase	3000
Volcanic Rock	270

GRIND TO DUST (SAFE TO RECYCLE)

These items are essentially just fancy packaging for the raw materials you desperately need. Grind them up immediately for the exact yields listed below.

Item Name	Resource Yield
Alarm Clock	6x Plastic Parts, 1x Processor
ARC Flex Rubber	16x Rubber Parts
ARC Performance Steel	12x Metal Parts
ARC Synthetic Resin	14x Plastic Parts
ARC Thermo Lining	16x Fabric
Bicycle Pump	4x Canister, 10x Metal Parts
Broken Flashlight	2x Battery, 6x Metal Parts
Broken Guidance System	4x Processor
Broken Handheld Radio	3x Sensors, 2x Wires
Broken Taser	2x Battery, 2x Wires
Burned ARC Circuitry	2x ARC Alloy
Camera Lens	8x Plastic Parts
Candle Holder	8x Metal Parts
Cooling Coil	6x Chemicals, 2x Steel Springs
Crumpled Plastic Bottle	4x Plastic Parts
Damaged ARC Motion Core	2x ARC Alloy
Damaged Fireball Burner	1x ARC Alloy
Damaged Tick Pod	1x ARC Alloy
Deflated Football	9x Rubber Parts, 9x Fabric
Degraded ARC Rubber	11x Rubber Parts
Diving Goggles	12x Rubber Parts
Dried-Out ARC Resin	9x Plastic Parts
Expired Respirator	8x Rubber Parts, 4x Fabric
Flow Controller	1x Advanced Mechanical Components, 1x Sensors
Frequency Modulation Box	1x Advanced Electrical Components, 1x Speaker Component
Frying Pan	8x Metal Parts
Garlic Press	12x Metal Parts
Household Cleaner	11x Chemicals
Ice Cream Scooper	7x Metal Parts
Impure ARC Coolant	12x Chemicals
Industrial Battery	7x Chemicals, 2x Battery
Industrial Charger	5x Metal Parts, 1x Voltage Converter
Industrial Magnet	4x Metal Parts, 2x Magnet
Ion Sputter	4x Voltage Converter, 1x Exodus Modules
Magnetron	1x Magnetic Accelerator, 1x Steel Spring
Metal Brackets	8x Metal Parts
Microscope	1x Advanced Mechanical Components, 3x Magnet
Mini Centrifuge	1x Advanced Mechanical Components, 2x Canister
Number Plate	3x Metal Parts
Polluted Air Filter	6x Fabric, 2x Oil
Power Bank	2x Battery, 2x Wires
Power Cable	4x Wires (Crucial for Gear Bench II)
Projector	2x Wires, 1x Processor
Radio	1x Speaker Component, 1x Sensors
Radio Relay	2x Speaker Componets, 2x Sensors
Remote Control	7x Plastic Parts, 1x Sensors
Ripped Safety Vest	1x Durable Cloth, 1x Magnet
Rocket Thruster	6x Metal Parts, 2x Synthesized Fuel
Rubber Pad	18x Rubber Parts
Ruined Baton	6x Metal Parts, 3x Rubber Parts
Ruined Handcuffs	8x Metal Parts
Ruined Parachute	10x Fabric
Ruined Riot Shield	10x Plastic Parts, 6x Rubber Parts
Ruined Tactical Vest	5x Fabric, 1x Magnet
Rusted Bolts	8x Metal Parts
Rusty ARC Steel	8x Metal Parts
Sample Cleaner	2x Electrical Components, 14x Assorted Seeds
Signal Amplifier	2x Electrical Components, 2x Voltage Converter
Spectrometer	1x Advanced Electrical Components, 1x Sensors
Spectrum Analyzer	1x Sensors, 1x Exodus Modules
Spring Cushion	2x Durable Cloth, 2x Steel Springs
Tattered ARC Lining	12x Fabric
Tattered Clothes	11x Fabric
Telemetry Transceiver	1x Advanced Electrical Components, 1x Processor
Torn Blanket	12x Fabric
Turbo Pump	1x Mechanical Components, 3x Oil
Unusable Weapon	4x Metal Parts, 5x Simple Gun Parts
Water Filter	2x Rubber Parts, 3x Canister

HOARD LIKE A DRAGON (KEEP LIST)

If you see these items lying in the dirt, you pick them up. These dictate your entire progression curve and late game firepower.

Item Name	Primary Usage & Required Amounts
Adrenaline Shot	Quick Use for Healing
Advanced Arc Powercell	Medical Lab: Surge Shield Recharger
Advanced Electrical Components	10x for Gear Bench III and Utility Station III, 5x Expedition Stage 4
Advanced Mechanical Components	5x for Gunsmith III Upgrade
Agave Juice	Quick Use for Healing
Alien Duck	Keep for Antiseptic Crafting
Antiseptic	10x for Chemical Crafting Heals
Apricot	17x for Scrappy Level III and V
ARC Alloy	18x for Stage 1 Upgrades, 80x Expedition Stage 1
ARC Circuitry	10x for Refiner III Upgrade
ARC Motion Core	5x for Refiner II Upgrades, Refiner: Magnetic Accelerator
ARC Powercell	5x for Refiner I, Medical Lab: Shield Rechargers
Assorted Seeds	Fundamental base material
Bastion Cell	6x for Gear Bench III Upgrade, 5x Trophy Stage 3
Battery	Essential raw component (yields 2x Metal Parts if recycled)
Bombardier Cell	6x for Refiner III Upgrades, 8x Trophy Stage 5
Canister	Essential raw component (yields 3x Plastics Parts if recycled)
Cat Bed	1x for Scrappy Level IV Upgrades
Chemicals	Fundamental crafting material
Complex Gun Parts	High end Weapon Components
Cooling Fan	5x for Expedition Stage 2
Cracked Bioscanner	2x for Medical Lab II Upgrade
Crude Explosives	5x for Explosives Station II Upgrade
Damaged Heat Sink	2x for Utility Station II Upgrade
Dog Collar	1x Scrappy Level II Upgrade
Duct Tape	10x Flickering Flames Stage 3
Durable Cloth	5x for Medical Lab II Upgrade, 35x Expedition Stage 2
Electrical Components	10x Gear Bench II and Utility Station II Upgrades, 30x Expedition Stage 2
Exodus Modules	1x Expedition Stage 3, 5x Trophy Stage 5
Explosive Compound	5x for Explosives Station III Upgrade
Fabric	80x for Gear Bench I and Medical Lab I Upgrades
Fertilizer	1x for Unexpected Initiative quest
Film Reel	Trader Quest Item, 2x Flickering Flames Stage 3
Fireball Burner	8x for Refiner II Upgrade
Fried Motherboard	3x for Utility Station III Upgrade
Great Mullein	Keep for base components
Heavy Gun Parts	Crucial Weapon Component
Hornet Driver	5x for Gear Bench II Upgrade, 15x Trophy Stage 2
Humidifier	5x for Expedition Stage 4
Laboratory Reagents	3x for Explosives Station III Upgrade
Leaper Pulse Unit	4x for Utility Station III Upgrade, 3x Expedition Stage 4, 10x Trophy Stage 3
Lemon	5x for Scrappy Level III Upgrade
Light Bulb	5x Expedition Stage 3, 3x Flickering Flames Stage 2
Light Gun Parts	Crucial Weapon Component
Magnet	Essential raw component
Magnetic Accelerator	10x Trophy Stage 4, High-tier crafting
Matriarch Reactor	3x Trophy Stage 5, High-tier crafting
Mechanical Components	5x for Gunsmith II Upgrade
Medium Gun Parts	Crucial Weapon Component
Metal Parts	80x for Gunsmith I and Refiner I, 150x Expedition Stage 1
Mod Components	Crucial Weapon Component
Moss	Medical Lab: Defibrillator
Motor	3x for Refiner III Upgrade
Mushroom	12x for Scrappy Level V Upgrade
Oil	Essential raw component
Olives	6x for Scrappy Level IV Upgrade
Plastic Parts	75x for Gear Bench I and Utility Station I Upgrades, 25x Flickering Flames Stage 1
Pop Trigger	5x for Explosives Station II Upgrade, 15x Trophy Stage 1
Power Rod	High-tier crafting component
Prickly Pear	8x for Scrappy Level IV Upgrade
Processor	Essential raw component
Queen Reactor	3x Trophy Stage 4, High-tier crafting component
Rope	Essential raw component (yields 5x Fabric)
Rotary Encoder	1x for Stella Montis
Rubber Parts	30x for Gunsmith I Upgrade, 200x Expedition Stage 1
Rusted Gear	3x for Gunsmith III Upgrade
Rusted Shut Medical Kit	3x for Medical Lab III Upgrade
Rusted Tools	3x for Gunsmith II Upgrade
Sensors	20x Expedition Stage 2
Sentinel Firing Core	4x for Gunsmith III Upgrade
Shredder Gyro	5x Trophy Stage 3
Simple Gun Parts	Crucial Weapon Component
Snitch Scanner	6x for Utility Station II Upgrade
Speaker Component	Essential raw component
Spotter Relay	10x Trophy Stage 2
Steel Spring	15x required for base crafts
Surveyor Vault	5x for Medical Lab III Upgrades, 5x Trophy Stage 1
Synthesised Fuel	3x for Explosives Station II Upgrade
Syringe	Essential raw component
Tick Pod	8x for Medical Lab II Upgrade, 15x Trophy Stage 1
Toaster	3x for Refiner II Upgrade
Very Comfortable Pillow	3x for Scrappy Level V Upgrade
Voltage Converter	Essential raw component
Wasp Driver	8x for Gunsmith II Upgrade, 20x Trophy Stage 2
Water Pump	1x for Unexpected Initiative quest
Wires	30x Expedition Stage 2