Things you should never sell

Key things

• Save building materials like wood and stone for crafting rather than selling them for a quick buck
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• Cooked meals may not be profitable, but they are great gifts and health items for in-game mining.
• Keep ore, geodes, raw materials and monster loot to craft valuable items rather than sell them.

Stardew Valley is one of the most successful indie games of the last decade, often referred to as the ultimate cozy farming sim. It has a plethora of activities to keep players engaged, from farming to foraging to mining and more. With so many tasks, players quickly find their pockets filled with more stuff than they realize.

So what should players do with all their hard-earned loot? Tossing them all into the carrier bin at the end of a long day seems like an obvious solution. However, the item is worth it Stardew Valley not always measured in gold. Here are some of them should never be soldand can be used better.

Updated on October 26, 2024 by Usama Ali: While throwing things into the Stardew Valley shipping bin and selling them can be a quick way to get cash, sometimes it's better to just hold onto them. Players can process animal products and crops into higher value products such as wine and cheese and sell them for a higher profit. Likewise, everyday items such as building materials and some feed should never be sold as they can be put to better use. This list has been updated to include more items you should never sell in Stardew Valley.

11 Building materials

Cash Grab in the early game is just not worth it

IN that first spring players will spend a lot of time clearing their farmland while they wait for their first batch of crops to grow. During that time they collect a lot of wood, stone and fibers. It can be very tempting to immediately sell these materials for some quick cash, but it's best to create a Chest and store them.

Need for building materials rises very quickly. Wood and stone are expensive and things like fibers and Hardwood cannot be bought at all. So keep these materials handy and stick to foraging for easy money.

10 Cooked meals

Great for gifts or energy refills, but terrible for profits

IN Stardew Valley, cooking not paid entertainment. The fixed selling price of each meal is always less than the sum of its parts (ie ingredients). Most players only use their kitchens for the purpose of cooking one of each recipe or loading up health for mining purposes.

Cooked meals are also some of the best gifts for local townspeople. After all, everyone has their favorite food. Giving away food may not be the right way to recoup money lost in procuring ingredients, but boosting friendships is its own reward.

9 Ore

Made for the forge, not the shipping basket

After a long hard day at work Minesthe last thing players want is to waste all their efforts on meager gains. Mining is one of the most lucrative practices in the game and turning ore into bars is a big part of it.

Unlike cooking, molten objects are always more valuable than their base components. Even if players don't have five ores or coal that need to be put into the furnace right away, it's best to keep them in the chest for later.

8 Geodes

The real earners are hidden within

Geodes they are super valuable, just not on their own. Each one contains a little treat, whether it's a rare mineral, gem, or other resource. Clint the Blacksmith can open each of them for 25gso taking over a bunch on a lucky day is a great way to make some money or fill up your local library.

However, keep in mind that not everything comes for Geode it costs a lot. Some of the items won't even cover Clint's fee, but overall the gamble always pays off more than selling the Geodes outright.

7 Raw ingredients

If it's not artisanal, it's not profitable

As players level up their farming, they will learn to craft a few manufacturer items which transform ordinary objects into craft goods that they can sell for a fortune. Jars, kegs, kegs, and the newly added dryer from update 1.6 take your crop profits to the next level.

Star quality is the name of the game here. Crafting goods do not have a star quality (except for barrel-aged wine), so any crops that have a silver or gold star can go directly to the shipping bin. Run-of-the-mill shoddy stuff is a different story.

6 Winter root

There's more to this starchy root

While many players tend to neglect farming during the winter of Stardew Valleyit can actually be a profitable time to focus on it, especially if you use Winter roots. Winter roots are a common forage in winter. It can be tempting to sell Winter Root for a quick buck, but there's a better way to maximize your winter profits.

Instead of selling Winter Roots directly, consider using them va Seed Maker to produce winter seeds. Players can plant winter seeds to get special winter crops viz Crocus, Crystal Fruit, Snow Yam and Winter Root. These crops can then be sold at decent prices to generate income from the farm even during the typically slower winter season.

5 Bone Fragments And Bone Objects

Their only value is as mulch

It's unclear who buys the bones anyway, which may be why they don't sell for much. Artifacts as a whole sell for much less than Gems and Minerals, but there's nothing you can do with them after donating them, but bones are different.

After completing Gunther's “Fragments of the Past” special order.players will unlock the ability to craft a Bone Mill. Simply loading some bone fragments (or other bone-related items)wait a minute and get some fertilizer! It's much cheaper than buying from Pierre's.

4 Bar Iridium

Resist the urge to sell these bars of pure iridium

The shiny ones Bar Iridium it costs a lot of moneyeasily get a cool 1000 gold. In fact, Blacksmith players can sell them for 1500 gold, so it's hard to resist the temptation to sell them. While they are certainly valuable, there is a much better way to use Iridium Bars.

Iridium Bars are a rare and scarce resource, necessary for the production of advanced machinery and tools. However, they are also a key ingredient for creation Crystals in Stardew Valley. Crystalaria are magical machines that can replicate any gem placed in them an infinite number of times until they are removed. Diamonds they are the most profitable gem to replicate, yielding a profit of 150 gold per day. So instead of selling your Iridium sticks right away, consider investing in a few Crystalarium. This long-term strategy will yield much greater rewards than a one-time sale.

3 Monster Loot

There is simply no market for adventurers anymore

Like artifacts, monstrous prey it just doesn't sell much. After all, the real profit in mining is the ore and minerals; monsters are just an obstacle. They are not worthless in themselves. They can help pay for that shiny new sword at the Adventurer's Guild, but there is a smarter way to put this loot to good use.

Monster loot is widely used in higher level craftsso it's a good idea to stock up on them instead of going on sale. Slime makes Oil Makers. Void and Solar Essence create powerful bombs. Bug Meat is necessary for bait and Bat Wings create lightning rods to create battery packs.

2 Dinosaur eggs

Rescue the first Dino Egg

Dinosaur eggs is a rare artifact and valuable animal product Stardew Valley. Players will likely get their first dino egg while digging up artifacts in The Mountains and Quarry. Before players rush to sell their first hard-earned Dinosaur Egg for a few hundred gold, they should consider hatching it. When placed inside an incubatorA dinosaur egg will hatch into a dinosaur. An adult and well-fed dinosaur produces Dinosaur eggs every seven days.

Having a dinosaur means you will have a constant supply of dinosaur eggs. Players can then choose to sell these eggs for a good profit or use them for crafting Dinosaur mayonnaisewhich sells for 800 gold. Since Dinosaur Eggs are relatively rare, if they miss the chance to incubate the first one, players will have to wait a long time to get another one.

1 Prism Shards

Their further use far exceeds their price

“Never sell prismatic shards” seems a bit strong. “Not yet” is more accurate. Weighing in at 2,000g, these babies are one of our best sellers Stardew Valley. They are also incredibly usefulso it's important to get your priorities straight.

The first Prismatic Shard was obtained byshould always be used to get Galaxy Sword in the Calico Desert. The rest should be donated to Gunther, given to the Missing Bundle, or used to enchant tools at the Forge on Ginger Island. Players will have a use for about nine Prismatic Shards before they should even think about selling one.