Fallout 76 - Vending Machine Guide & Selling Tips (Get More Caps Faster!) 

Came to learn about item pricing, ended up learning I could move my camp spawn

A great friendship was born when I dropped a low lvl bloodied explosive lever action for a relatively new player.

Holy shit, even i had no idea you could change your camps fast travel spot, now i no longer spawn directly inside the damn mountain i live on, cheers lone

This is the 1st video I've seen that shows what segment of the video you're watching using the tracking bar. 'introduction', 'general tips'... That's pretty cool.

People I see: 470 caps for mole rat meat

I've only recently gotten into Player Vending and I've been playing F76 since launch. I love visiting people's CAMPs. Some are atrocious boxes of wood, others are very creative and unique. Some items are ridiculously expensive or completely unappealing, then I'll find an amazing 3-Star weapon for under 1k. It's such a gamble that it's addicting. It's easily my favorite part of the game now.

WTF. i’ve had a vending machine up for months with zero sales. I follow this guide, i sell 10 items in one playthrough. Great tips. I’ve been doing everything wrong hahahah

This game is sick! I had zero interest in crafting and building a camp. But I had so much junk that I needed to use it or lose it. So now I'm building a bed and breakfast and convenience store with all the amenities near the top of the world. There's going to be a deck in the back for 3 separate bed rooms. But now I need more junk to build a building design to sell my junk. The gameplay loop is addictive.

Vending is such a fun feature it's almost a separate game

I sell my 38. ammo to the floor

I sell plans for 1 cap because people did when I was a starting player and it helped me tons!

I completely agree with your ammo costs, I play stealth commando so I burn through bullets. If 5.56 or 45 rounds are more than 1 cap, I generally don’t look at anything else. Your serums are a good price, people tend to gouge on them. PVP players love Chameleon pieces and Nuka Cola Quantum, so I sell those. It’s funny, the only time I’ve seen a cyrolater is to grief me, so I refuse to sell those. I tend to put low level or mid game items very cheap (if I don’t just give them away when I encounter lower levels) cuz I’ve been gifted many things by higher players myself. You’re right, prices can vary wildly, some vendors absolutely gouge and others are reasonable... it’s a crap shoot. Another drawback you mentioned is storage budget... I’m always right up against it (like everyone not on Fallout First) and trying to keep my carry weight down. Stimpacks are heavy in camp, and weigh nothing on me due to traveling Pharmacy... same with Nuka Colas and Booze with Thru Hiker (or Grocer’s backpack). Inventory management is one of my least favorite aspects of the game.

I have a vending machine just for free items. Like starter plans, recipes, ammo, and other things! Edit: I have now put all my unneeded camp plans for the lower levels to enjoy! :)

Thanks so much for this rundown. As a new player of four weeks I didn't know what the game recommended caps amount at the bottom of the screen referenced. It is so nice having a rough guideline of what to put my items for sale at and I can tweak it as time goes on based on how much weight I have left in my stash.

Pff I've been selling all the ammo at 1 cap, aid between 2 or 4 caps, and plans 10 caps no matter what lol. Bulk junk 10 caps too.

Such an informative video! Covered exactly what I was looking for. I went from making no sales to completely selling out! Once you had put it into perspective that if Im happy to buy it for that price then that’s a good sign, I had a lot less anxiety with setting prices! Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video.

I found your channel by chance yesterday and you sir have taught me all I need to love this game even more and get better. You're a godsend.

Thanks for the advice on how to set up our vendors. I set them up based on your advice and almost instantly got my record number of sales for a single day.

I remember when vending machines came out for the the first time and sold a few legacy weapon like the two shoot explosive flamer for like 500 caps, dude wish I knew how expensive and rare this type of weapons will become :(

I have a little bit next to my vending machines that i drop free loot at ammo common plans weapons and stuff. Got a sign with a arrow saying free stuff. It helps players out it doesn't take up space in my stash and makes my camp more inviting.

Just came back to say THANK YOU, with your tips and a few self discoveries the cap making has completely changed my game and opened it up heaps!! Gracias 🌞🤙🏼😎

In my experience, prices are all over the place. The super reactor plans are a good example. I've seen people selling it for max & I've seen others selling it for mere hundreds. It really sucks when you find someone selling it cheap but you're broke & they log out before you can scrape together enough caps.

Good vid sir! I can confirm every bit of what he said. I’ve generally had the best luck selling legendary and rarer items I don’t want at half off and below while I’m busy questing. While you’re off doing things it gives your shop time to be browsed. Chances are team mates and party members will want to check your wares. And players can’t buy your stuff if you keep server hopping and moving your camp constantly. Be patient. Also, don’t get overly stingy with prices or attached into thinking you got super special items that nobody else has. I promise you theres a dozen or so players selling better for even less. I literally couldn’t even use a quarter of what I pick up even if I wanted to myself, so don’t be afraid to have a discount on good items. There is always more to be found easily. While off doing other things I’ll usually pick up more legendary items to restock while players are buying the stuff I just stocked with. Not always but usually. Make sure it’s good stuff thats priced reasonably. Nobody wants to buy a regular level 5 walking cane for $500 caps. Come on now. Don’t be ridiculous with your pricing. Plans you already know and their duplicates are also good for putting on sale as the NPC vendors are a rip off when it comes to plans. You can pick up a plan a player is selling for $100 caps while the vendor sells it for $1K and up. Other players know this and are for sure looking for plans way below what the NPCs sell them for. If you mark good items even at just 10% of what the NPCs sell them for, that’s a win win. The only other thing you need is a wacky waving inflatable tube guy or something like that and you’re good to go 👍🏻

My biggest & most consistent seller in my vendors has always been selling Bulk Junk items for pretty low costs, ammo @ 1 each, Bobbleheads/mags/misc random stuffs!! I personally love finding the unique stuff &/or random items in other's vendors. PSA: DON'T MAKE YOUR VENDORS HARD TO FIND OR GET TO!!!

Thanks lone! I've been hesitant to set up my vendors because of a lack of knowledge, but I appreciate the help in time of need!

The biggest tip I can give you is this. Sell ammo and Scrap for ridiculously low prices. Most high level players will buy in bulk if the price is low enough. And lower leveled players can still purchase stuff too. You can easily rack up 1000's of caps this way if you have the supplies to sell.

I love all your videos man, always so helpful and in depth especially. you're my favorite fallout youtuber!! keep up the great content.

Putting your base in the middle of the map makes it easy and cheap to visit. It also makes it much cheaper fast travel across the map if you use your base as a stopover. Weapons and armor.are generally the higher prices items in a vendor. The video didn't spend enough time discussing the good and bad legendary effects. It gave a quick rundown of the best main effects but ignored the 2nd and 3rd star entirely, (how do you not at least mention Explosive) Some of the last 3 star effects are crap like increased Bashing Damage but others can become part integral part of many players character build, (Strength, Ammo or Weapon Weight Reduction). You have to know what effects are desirable and what aren't to set your prices. I loved that I can move the spawn point by moving the CAMP.

Thank you so much, the camp price tips were useful but the camp spawn tip is going to help me so much, currently I spawn in a lake that 60% of the time gives me a disease so now that I can finally spawn on land it will help a lot

"Ive seen 1 star junkie weapons sell for 1000 to 2000 caps each" Oh this makes alot of sense why my 100-200 cap junkie weapons sell so fast.... I wonder how many of my items were bought just to be resold lol

Great video, loved the vendor tips, but as others have said, the camp spawn tip was great. That needs to be a video so people can easily find that info.

Amazing video! Very good quality! Personally since I am good at organizing my stash so i have alot of room, I can afford to set the prices higher and then lower them later if needed.

9k for a mutant Gatling laser and 10k for trapper armor, this is madness

You go the xtra mile to explaining things it really helps thanks man your the best xx

I wish the camp shops had their own inventory. That way items you want to sell will be taken out of your stash and won't be weighing it down.

Tip for changing your spawn location was the best part of this video imo. You said it so matter-of-factly but this was not a well-known fact. You just saved me from tearing down my camp to move it so I stopped spawning inside rocks.

First off, great info! I really like the idea of moving the camp to pick the spawn. I feel dumb for not thinking of that. One thing I was thinking about is how I’ve stumbled on multiple bloodied 2 & 3 star handmades & combat rifles, and plenty of junkies weapons selling for incredibly cheap. In the case of my crit damage up, bloodied combat rifle, I spent 1000 caps on it. Some people have no idea the value of the items they have. I found those at the least vendor optimized camps. I think it’s very much worth spending some time looking at those camps also.

I live on the edge of Morgantown, next the bridge and stream south West of the town. Its a 1600s style colonial house, pretty much the center of the map North East of Arktos. Water 2 caps, gas masks 5 caps. Ultracite plans around 30 to 50 caps, ammo 1 cap.

There's a welcome mat in the build menus that you can place in the exact spot you want to fast travel to.

Someone bought most of my 308 last night for over 1k caps... Thats the most I've had so far at lvl 36! So awesome! Also when im over weight I usually just find a low level player and give it to them and they usually help me in some way. Made a few friends that way.

Man your fallout 76 videos are truly awesome, hope you keep making those xD

I honestly stopped putting ammo in my stash box. It is amazing how much space ammo can take up. Lately I've just been randomly placing ammo into random containers around the wasteland.

Don't forget to power one of the vending machines. Although it may be a simple tip, it was one i missed for about 3 weeks when i was new to the game. Without it, you will not get the V, but a normal camp symbol.

How do we get you more subs? You have been SO MUCH helpful. Not only this, but so many of your other videos. Keep up the good fight brother

Hey brother. Bough the game in 2021.. this video helped me a lot. Thanks. Subbed

Great content thanks and just learnt how to create a spawn point bloody fantastic

Automatic instigating is actually insane as the double damage is on each shot that leaves the gun while the enemy is at full health that gets the benefit.

A really helpful and informative video. Thanks very much for posting.

Awesome video lone, I love how they added vending machines in fallout 76 it’s pretty cool definitely will learn from this lol

"You want to make your base enticing" Me: *visits New Gad, teleports back to my camp, fills my vendor with short hunting rifles. Rubs hands together evily*

Oh! I need that Fatman MIRV mod to complete the possum challenge!

Great video and thanks for the advice..... I tend to be quite generous and cheap with the things i sell, even if it is rare or highly sort after as well as going by the the rule of setting prices on things that i would pay for it and not have it to ridisculous.

Bro, this guide is amazing, you are very pedagogic. If anything I sould just suggest that you spend like 5 or 10 seconds explaining what can you sell the items for, when you don't sell them for caps

Thanks man , really usefull !

Love your vids and the way you explain shit bro it’s so well detailed 🙏🏻🙏🏻 Thank you and I learned something new with the camp spawn lol

Other than ammo which I sell one for one my go to for pricing things is usually half of the recommended price 😉👍

Man wish I could come across your camp. People sell things so expensive compared to you

Thanks for this episode! It was very insightful, I took your advice and applied it but slightly modified it. I found location was key. I sell alot of low level ammo, mods and needed chems at reasonably low or rather cheap prices. It's really help add to my cap gain while more importantly helping new players by equipping them with needed things at a cheap price. Love your channel and look forward to more videos. Thanks again

I put my camp on the mountain right next to the rusty pick!! People thst fast travel to the outside see my huge lit up camp on the hill im the distance, always getting people visiting! Since rusty pick is the only place you can buy legendary rolls with scrip(: great location!!

I'm a newbie, installed the game a week ago and this was very helpfull. Especially the spawn point, i thought is based on how much you build and where, seems i was terribly wrong 🤣 thank you!

I help lower level players wot ever they need for no caps make me feel good, and sale lower prices it soon mounts up . Thanks for the help guide 🙏

I had an instigating pump shotgun that carried me from around level 5 to around level 50, it was a godlike low level weapon

When it comes to duplicate plans and recipes I just fast travel to 76 and drop them outside the vault door. Let it be a nice surprise for the next emerging dweller

Great Vid, and in one shot... well done ;) TY

there should be a board with smiley face or not happy face to tick to show if players happy with your pries.

HI, I'm new to your channel! I'm really enjoying your Very Helpful videos! I just wanted to Thank you. Ill try and go with your suggestions. Cause I'm still trying to level up!

Nice, didn't know moving the camp moves the spawn point. I'll have to remember that 👍

Love ur gaming set up

Maybe they changed it, but aside from moving your actual C.A.M.P. machine there is an item in the build menu that is a "welcome" mat which you can place anywhere in your camp's area and it should be the location you spawn at whenever fast traveling.

about bulked junk, its probably how i make the most of my caps, maybe tied with ammo. i rarely put bulked adhesive up for more than 30c each, and then lower value for most others. with the exceptions of lead and acid. they go for 30 as well.

As a returning player, this was good to know thanks

I didn't know about moving the camp to change the spawn spots! Mind blown.

Great video Lone!, I'm waiting for these mask prices to rocket caps for days! 🚀

I generally sell aid items for 5-10 cap higher than what I could get from NPC vendors. With plans I take the suggested price and truncate the last(500=50).

How to change the camp spawn location... Thank you !!!👍

Played 1500 hours and had no idea that where the camp machine was places determined the spawn point. Thank you

Great video thank you for all your hard work, I like to give bags of food and med I have crafted and water helpful stuff to low med and high level players iam only level 22 but I don't want any one to be hungry or sick lol I no it sounds crazy but that's fun and i like to help if I have extra ammo Guns what ever I share .

From what I can tell if that your spawn point is pretty much due north of where ever your CAMP thing is set.

tip: if you put disease cure or antibiotics in your vendor I will buy EVERY SINGLE ONE every time.

"Serums typically go 300 to 700" someone needs to tell these jackoffs i find selling them for 1.5-3k I typically take the base in game value (the number the game says an items worth) & knock a zero off the end. Say it says its worth 100, i sell it for 10. The only exception for me is ballistic ammo is 1 cap & legendaries, 1k per star unless ive put them on a marketplace & i get a bidding war

Good video. A couple quick tips tho. Fed76(the discord price check tool) is a great tool to use to find starting prices. Secondly, camp plans are mostly extremely easy to get. People buy them simply because they don't have them, they're not looking for a deal, they just don't want to get ripped off. The base prices of 100-150 on these is perfect and you don't have to sweat your brain haggling with the price. Just learn to recognize the few that are actually rare. Lastly, don't waste time/money/stash space on Ultracite PA plans, you get the whole set for free eventually and the mods only come from SBQ, and those are what you'll be struggling to get.

Holy shit. I've played this game 1100 hours and didn't know you could move your spawn...

I just sell most plans and whatever for description price (stims, plans, etc.). Weapons and armor depends on effect of course.

I always check out camps by the river. Those are the prettiest locations

Lol forgot to say this the other day and i'm not sure how many new people will be reading these comments but I recommend selling any ultracite plan for max 50 caps if you are doing queen runs often, They really don't sell that often and I've always had them at 50 or less. the jet packs I usually put for ~100 caps.

I find that parking near Whitespring is effective in getting traffic. While it's not a free location, it's sufficiently high traffic that people are going to be there anyway.

I have the perfect storm and its awesome. It catches your enemies on fire and uses no fuel just 10mm ammo

The method I use is these 2 formulas: Standard pricing is 10% discount (the vendor bots purchase for less even with the perk and max charisma) for fusion cores I take the remaining power (treated as percentage) then multiply it by 1.62.

Think the recent masks and plans will have extra value after the event is over? I have a plethera...

Yep I left many camps if it takes too long to find their vendors

Very helpful. Ty

I have my camp set up just north of drop site V9 so that I get a big rush of sales just after the scorched earth event

I picked up a plasma grenade plan for 125 caps this other day

NICE VIDEO! One thing I always do is make sure you put mod the weapons you sell with the best upgrades to make it more enticing to buy.

Also use the public teams, people can fast travel too you for free when they join your team. It's a good way to bring people to your shop. Free travel is always a bonus

Recipes such as lemonade and hard lemonade i buy when I meet the random event vendor. Sell for 220 caps. Always sells to low levels , 100cap profit

Didn’t even know I could sell my stuff in my own little auction house type thing

Excellent videos, they have helped me a lot currently Lv 55. I have a question: if one uses a mod on a weapon and later decides to sell it, will we still be able to use that mod in another weapon? Are mods learnt like plans, or do they must remain in your possession to use them? I’m sorry if the question seems redundant

As a new player I bounce around from shops looking for plans. Ill buy if its 200 or less unless it's clearly something i have not seen like weapon plans. I sell extras I get for 25-100. Serums I will buy extras for 250 but sometimes see for 500. I personally set my camp under a cliff near an event. So anytime the event goes my place is the closest workshop. People visit to break stuff down or repair and they always check my shop. Ammo sells fast if its 1-2 caps but the big stuff i can sell 5-10. Power cores I can sell for 100 if its full otherwise i have to sell for 25-50... Or just half of what ever is left in it. Quest related clothes always sell. Like chef hats, swimsuits or just things that are a pain to go get. I always spend what i make though so I am constantly poor. Just recycling what I get.

I have to agree with the community on Fo76. Some of the friendliest players I've come across.