Collecting for fun and profit

This guide lists all collectable drops in the game with which it is possible to make a profit above the merchant value.

Why collect?
Most people only worry about saving collectable drops when they are in need of a specific item that they can obtain from a collector; otherwise, the only good thing to do with them is to sell them off to the nearest merchant. However, there are a number of collectable drops for which it is actually more profitable to trade them to the collector.

The following tables list all known collectible items that can be traded for a profit, along with info on the collectors for each item. The last column shows the profit you can make by trading to this collector:


 * Total Profit = [merchant value of item obtained from collector] - ([merchant value of collectable]*[required quantity of collectable])
 * Unit Profit = [Total Profit] / [required quantity of collectable]

When two collectors for the same item require different quantities of that item, use the Unit Profit to determine which is more profitable.

With only a few exceptions (noted below the tables), all items offered by a collector will have the same value.

Factions

 * 1) These collectors offer items of differing value; the most profitable trade is for a Salvage Kit.
 * 2) This collector also offers items of differing value; the most profitable trade is for a Scroll of Hunter's Insight.

Nightfall

 * 1) This collector offers items of different value; the most profitable trade is for a Salvage Kit.