Trading Tips for Arc Raiders

Maximize your profits through smart trading in Arc Raiders. Vendor pricing, material values, trading strategies, and how to build wealth efficiently.

Published 28 March 2026. Updated 4 October 2026.

Understanding Item Values

An item in Arc Raiders can be measured three ways: vendor sell price, recycling material output, and crafting utility. Smart traders evaluate all three before deciding what to do with each item. Measured in coins alone, an item's parts almost always sell for less than the whole item, so recycle when you need the materials and sell when you need coins.

Vendor Trading Basics

Vendors offer fixed buy and sell prices that serve as the baseline economy. Items always sell to vendors at a fraction of their listed value. Check an item's keep or sell call before you offload it at a vendor. Vendor prices also help you evaluate the true worth of materials and crafted items in your inventory.

Material Market Awareness

Certain materials are in high demand because they appear in many popular recipes. These materials effectively have higher value than their rarity suggests. Identify which materials are bottlenecks for your crafting goals and prioritize collecting them. Materials that multiple players need tend to be the most valuable trading commodities.

Profitable Trading Strategies

Sell high value loot whole: an item's parts almost always sell to a vendor for less than the item itself. Recycle only what breaks into materials you are short of, and keep those for your own crafts and upgrades.

What to Stockpile

Stockpile rare and epic materials that you will eventually need for station upgrades and high tier crafting. These materials are hard to replace once spent. Also stockpile any material that appears in multiple recipes you plan to use. Having reserves prevents delays when you want to craft something new.

Common Trading Mistakes

Never sell rare materials when you are short on Coins. Find another way to generate currency because those materials are harder to replace. Do not hoard common materials you do not need either. Unused stockpiles waste storage space. Find the balance between saving for future needs and liquidating surplus for current gains.