You can even wait or sleep for 48 hours to replenish the Trade Authority’s funds to keep coming back to sell more. Here you can find a space station called The Den that’s technically under UC guard, but nobody will scan you on entry. Where to Sell Contraband Items in Starfield If their scans detect the presence of contraband items anywhere on the ship (including in your hold, in a companion's inventory, or dropped on the ground), you’ll be placed under arrest without question.Īttempting to resist the arrest, or even attempting a Gravdrive Jump to another system or planet will immediately result in a bounty being placed on you, rendering any patrolling security ships to attack you on sight until you can clear your bounty at a kiosk that can be found at random settlements or planets controlled by another faction. The scan will happen even if you don’t have any on board as a way to warn you of what happens when you actually do come across contraband. You will have a few seconds to get away by jumping to another system, but you need to be quick. When traveling to these planets - even if you try to fast travel directly to a place on the surface - you’ll be told to wait in orbit while your ship is scanned for contraband. These include the following planets and systems:

Unlike regular stolen items (which have a red marker), contraband is most often found when exploring abandoned labs, or enemy strongholds of Spacers and the Crimson Fleet, and will have a yellow marker next to their name.Ĭontraband items by their very nature have a much higher base sell value than most items you can steal or pickpocket, but the downside is that you cannot legally enter a planet with a settlement or city controlled by either the United Colonies or Freestar Collective.

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