SAND Sell or Keep Guide: Materials, Money, Recipes and Stash Rules

1. The Sell-or-Keep Rule

SAND rewards extraction, but progression can stall if every unknown material becomes quick cash. Public money guides highlight mechanical parts and valuable loot for rebuilding, while public recipe lists show that many materials can become upgrade or crafting gates.

Ask what the next run needs:
If the next run needs ammo, repair or fuel safety, keep materials that solve those blockers.
Check recipe pressure:
Search rare materials and coral resources before selling, especially if you are near a tech or Trampler upgrade.
Sell for a concrete reason:
Convert loot into money when it funds a replacement ship, weapon, tool or clear route goal.

2. Items to Keep First

Item groupWhy to keepWhen to sellCheck first

Mechanical partsPublic money guides call them important for upgrades and rebuild planning.Only when you have enough for your next repair or upgrade goal.Progression

Ammo and weapon materialsCombat and escape depend on loaded weapons, not just raw damage stats.When duplicate supply exceeds your next few runs.Weapons

Repair suppliesA damaged Trampler can turn good loot into a failed extraction.After you have a ready repair kit and spare basics.Repair

Coral materialsGamesRadar and recipe lists tie coral resources to progression pressure.Only after checking current tech-tree needs.Coral

Rare weapon or turret partsThey may define a future loadout even if you cannot use them this run.When the role does not match your playstyle or stash plan.Database

3. Better Sell Candidates

Good sell candidates are items that do not solve the next run, do not appear in your known recipe path and do not improve your current Trampler plan. The exact value can change, so use this as a decision filter rather than a fixed price list.

Duplicate valuables

If a valuable item has no visible recipe use and your stash already has a reserve, sell enough to fund the next launch.

Off-plan weapon parts

A part for a loadout you will not run soon can become money for repair, ammo or route safety.

Overflow materials

When a material exceeds your short-term crafting plan, sell only the overflow instead of clearing the whole stack.

4. Shop Loop Before You Click Sell

Public shop guides describe selling items through the trader/shop interface. The important gameplay habit is to sort before the shop screen: decide what funds the next run and what stays protected from impulse selling.

Before shopActionWhy it saves time

Unknown itemSearch the item database by name or categoryPrevents selling a recipe-linked material.

Full stashSeparate next-run, recipe-hold and sell pilesReduces repeated menu checking.

Need money nowSell valuables and overflow firstFunds the run without sacrificing progression gates.

After craftingRe-check leftover materialsA material can become sellable after the upgrade is complete.

5. Stash Rules That Reduce Menu Time

The site database is useful before selling, but you should not have to research every item after every raid. Use a simple stash system so repeated sessions move faster.

Keep one run kit:Ammo, food, fuel plan and repair basics should stay ready for the next launch.
Keep one upgrade box:Materials tied to your current tech-tree or Trampler goal go here.
Keep one sell pile:Valuables and overflow items go here only after the database or recipe check.
Review after every milestone:When you finish a craft or upgrade, some held materials can move into the sell pile.

6. Selling Mistakes That Slow Progression

Selling unknown rare items:Rarity is not always value-only; it can also signal future recipe or loadout relevance.

Keeping everything forever:A stash full of unused loot does not fund replacement runs.

Selling repair basics:Short-term cash is expensive if the next Trampler dies because repairs were missing.

Ignoring overflow:Sell excess stacks, not the last pieces needed for crafting or ammo.

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