How to Sell Stolen Ships in Starfield

Starfield offers unique activities, including stealing and selling ships for extra bucks. While Bethesda keeps things secret, players must figure out different ways to earn some in-game currency during emergencies.

Though selling ships isn’t a very convenient method, it still works. Therefore, if you are curious about how to sell stolen ships in Starfield, our guide will help you with all the required information. 

Almost every action RPG has the selling item option to allow players to trade items they don’t want anymore. As they keep progressing through the game, they need more currencies to purchase items or upgrade weapons and equipment. If you require money in Starfield, you can easily consider selling the ships that you have stolen.

Before going forward with the strategy to sell stolen ships in Starfield, let’s check how to steal ships in the game.

Starfield Guides: How to Steal Ships

The main issue with Starfield is that Bethesda doesn’t provide clear instructions for multiple in-game activities. It has kept multiple things secret to make the gameplay experience better with players exploring those things during playthroughs. 

As you start your interstellar exploration, you will gradually notice that the game has a range of different spaceships. One of the easiest ways to acquire them is to steal these ships. After you obtain them, you can sell them for Credits (with a registration catch). If you want, you can even rename your ship to give it a unique identity.

Anyway, keep in mind that once you steal a ship, you will immediately become an enemy of the United Colonies for breaking laws.

To steal a ship, first, you need to disable its engine. Once the engine is broken, you will get the option to dock on the ship. Next, clear the entire ship by eliminating every crew member, so no one can stop you from stealing it. 

Once the ship has no crew member left, make way to the cockpit, sit on the pilot’s seat, and the ship will be yours technically. To make it concrete, land on any planet or perform at least one Garv Jump. These activities will establish your ownership of the ship. 

Well, there’s one thing you need to note. While this process seems easy, there’s a catch. If you want to acquire every ship you like, you have to unlock and upgrade your Piloting Skill. Therefore, spend points so your Piloting Skills reach level 4 as soon as possible. 

Starfield Guides: How to Sell Stolen Ships in Starfield

If you have gathered a few stolen ships already, this is a valid question to hit your mind. Well, of course, you can sell these stolen ships, but you have to go through a specific process. Even if you have stolen the best ship of the game, you can’t sell it unless you have registered it. Registration of the ship is mandatory.

To begin this process, first visit a Ship Services Technician and interact with him. Ship Services Technicians can be found on almost every planet, close to the landing zones. This interaction will open the ‘View Ship’ option. From there, click on ‘Register’ to make the ship yours entirely. 

Now the twist is that the ship can’t be registered for free. Registering a ship requires fees. It’s a certain percentage of the ship’s value. Sometimes, this charge is equal to 90% of the ship’s value. Therefore, you must be prepared with a lot of Credits in your stock to register your ship. No, naturally, it’s not recommended when you have only a few Credits in possession. 

This process is expensive, but you can get a portion of your money back soon. Once the ship is registered, you can now immediately sell the ship to the same merchant to get your money back. Interact with him to get the ‘Sell‘ option. Confirm your choice and the ship will be sold.

Note that the selling price will vary from ship to ship based on their value. However, the registration process costs a huge amount of Credits, which substantially reduces the profit by selling the ship.

That’s what you should know about how to sell stolen ships in Starfield. This process is not for players who are in need of Credits immediately. 

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