[Top 10] 7 Days To Die Best Items To Sell!

[Top 10] 7 Days To Die Best Items To Sell!
What are ya sellin’?


Money makes the world go around. This is still the case in the post-apocalypse as well! ( I’m talking to you, Auger!) selling items you don’t need can help you buy those harder-to-find items if you are annoyed that you can ever seem to find them.

Here are 10 of the best items to sell at your local trader in no particular order.

Keep in mind; prices will vary depending on the quality of the item, your level of the Better Barter perk, and any items you have to increase barter, i.e. Cigar. Also, don’t forget to repair items before selling and add any extra mods you don’t need.

10. Old Cash

Wait, isn’t cash.. money?

You can find old cash in the trash, cash registers, and zombies. This may seem like a no-brainer but you can get 1 Duke per 1 Old Cash at the base level instead of using it as forge fuel. Why would you burn money if you don’t have to?

Why Old Cash Is Great for Selling:

  • The base price will get you,1 Duke, for each 1 Old Cash
  • Can be stacked to 10000
  • Easy to find

How To Get Item Name:

  • Old Cash can be found on zombies, 
  • in cash registers
  • in the trash for some reason

9. Compound Bow

To bow or not to bow

The compound bow is a great weapon that you can sell for some extra Dukes. The compound bow isn’t difficult to make and has a base price of 1000 Dukes. Adding mods and crafting high-quality bows makes the amount you can receive go up!

Why Compound Bow Is Great for Selling:

  • The base price is 1000 
  • Isn’t required if you have other weapons

How To Get Item Name:

  • Find from scavenging
  • Craft at a workbench after reading the schematic with
  • 5x Bow & Crossbow Parts
  • 25x Scrap Polymers
  • 5x Leather
  • 5x Duct Tape
  • 10x Spring

8. Augers and Chainsaws

How will I cut down trees?

OK, so you might think,” Why would I sell these fantastic tools?”, well Im not saying you should sell the only one you have, but once you move along into the game, you will be able to craft more Chainsaws and Augers so that you can sell them for a good price. Don’t forget to get those Miner 69er perks to craft better tools.

Why Augers and Chainsaws are Great for Selling:

  • High base price
  • Different levels of quality
  • Can add mods for more value

How To Get Chainsaws and Augers:

  • Get lucky looting
  • Craft Chainsaw at a workbench after reading the schematic with
  • 5x Motor Tool Parts
  • 1x Bicycle Handlebars
  • 1x Engine
  • 10x Forged Steel

Craft Auger at a workbench after reading the schematic with:

  • 5x Motor Tool Parts
  • 1x Bicycle Handlebars
  • 1x Engine
  • 10x Forged Steel

7. Gas Can

Who buys gas?

While it is a valuable resource, gas cans can sell for a pretty penny. If you can mine for oil shale in the desert, you will have enough gas to last a lifetime. Just make sure you keep enough on hand for yourself!

Why Gas Can Is Great for Selling:

  • It is easy to acquire in large numbers
  • You can mine for oil shale to craft
  • Can stack to 10000

How To Get Gas Can:

  • Looting gas stations and gas pumps
  • Taking apart cars
  • Craft after attaining Grease Monkey level 2 at a chemistry station with
  • 1x Oil Shale

6. Hunting Knife

This is a Knife!!

The Hunting Knife is a great item that you can mass-produce and sell to your local trader. It doesn’t require any hard-to-find resources and can be made relatively quickly without a workbench. Just make sure you find the schematic or get level one of the Deep Cuts perk.

Why Hunting Knife Is Great for Selling:

  • It can be made in your inventory with common resources
  • Deep Cuts will allow you to craft better knives

How To Get Hunting Knife:

  • Find while looting
  • Craft after reading the schematic or getting Deep Cuts level 1 with:
  • 8x Forged Iron
  • 4x Wood
  • 2x Leather
  • 2x Duct Tape

5. Robotic Turret Ammo

Gun Turrets are cool!

Gun Turret ammo is another item that you can produce quickly so you can start selling it sooner. There are three types of ammo that you can find or craft: Robotic Turret Ammo, Robotic Turret Ammo (AP), and Robotic Turret Ammo (Shell). The first is the easiest to craft, and they all have the same base price, but the choice is yours!

Why Robotic Turret Ammo Is Great for Selling:

  • Can be made quickly
  • Uses minimal resources to craft
  • Can hold 1000 per stack

How To Get Robotic Turret Ammo:

  • Find while looting
  • Craft with 3x Iron 

4. Drinks

Who wants old beer?

Drinks of any kind are a great way to earn a few bucks. They can be crafted at a campfire, and if you have a farm going, you will have most of the components you need to craft them. Some of the best include Blackstrap Coffee, Beer, Grandpa's Learn'n Elixir, Red Tea, and Grandpa's Moonshine.

Why Drinks are Great for Selling:

  • Fairly easy to craft 
  • Most use minimal resources

How To Get Drinks:

  • Craft at a campfire; some will need a cooking pot
  • FInd while looting your local Shamway 

3. Guns

Guns don’t kill zombies; I DO!!

Guns and gun parts are great items to sell. Assembling the guns and adding mods will significantly increase the value of the gun. The more powerful the gun, the more it will fetch from the trader.

Why Guns are Great for Selling:

  • Gun parts can be easily found
  • Assemble and repair for more value

How To Get Item Name:

  • Scavenging for parts
  • Get lucky and find a complete gun

2. Iron Tools

Axe to the face!

Iron tools are great items to sell especially the iron sledgehammer. Iron tools can be crafted with only a few basic resources. Some will require a schematic before crafting, or you might need to attain a perk, but overall they are a great item to sell. 

Why Iron Tools are Great for Selling:

  • Use only basic resources
  • Easy to craft 

How To Get Iron Tools:

  • Can be found while looting
  • It can be crafted with Forged Iron and other items like wood and leather

1. Mechanical and Electrical Parts

Odds and ends

If you have no plans to build any electrical equipment or make a gun turret, then selling electrical and mechanical parts can be profitable. You can hold quite a few in a stack and they are easy to come by

Why Mechanical and Electrical Parts are Great for Selling:

  • Easy to find
  • Can be stacked to 1000

How To Get Item Name:

  • Take apart cars, ovens, air conditioners, shopping carts, street lights, refrigerators, and most mechanical or electrical items with a wrench

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