[Dinkum Strategy]Complete collection of super important items that beginners should never sell! Resource management techniques with no regrets from the beginning to the middle

Dinkum is a highly flexible survival craft game set in the Australian outback. As a pioneer of the island, collect resources, build a city, increase your population, and explore a diverse biome. The best part of this game is the infinite possibilities, but the trap that beginners often fall into is “carelessly selling early resources.'' In particular, if items that look ordinary but are essential in the second half are sold at John's Goods, it will cause irreparable loss.

In this article, we will thoroughly explain such important items that you should never sell. Focusing on six standard items, we will explain in detail how to obtain them, processing techniques, specific uses, and how to balance them with financial measures. If you read this, you will be able to escape from the lack of money in the early stages and make rapid progress in the middle stages and beyond. At the end of the article, we will also include a list of things you can sell, so you can put them into practice right away.

Dinkum's resource economy is unique, with many items difficult to obtain again. For example, once a naturally occurring rare plant is cut down, it is lost forever, and depending on how it is processed, it can become an expensive product. Beginners tend to sell by saying, “I want Dink right now,'' but if you think about it from a long-term perspective, storage and processing will yield more than three times the return. Let's take a deep dive into each item.

1. Thunder Egg: Break the gift of thunder and get huge opal profits! Selling is the biggest loss

Thunder eggs are rare items that can only be obtained in thunderstorms. It looks like an ordinary egg, but what's inside is truly a treasure trove. If you bring it to John's Goods, it can sell for up to 60,000 dinks depending on the weight, which is a big loss. This is because if you break it with an ax or pickaxe, 4 opals are guaranteed to drop. The market price of one opal is about 16,000 dinks or more, totaling more than 65,000 dinks. If the sale price is less than 60,000 Dink, the golden rule is to sell immediately.

Full details on how to obtain it and tips on how to find it

• Occurrence conditions: During a thunderstorm when a storm mark appears on the weather station. It is most common in spring and summer, but can be done in any season.
• Location: Randomly generated on the ground where lightning has struck. Don't miss the loud thunder and rush immediately. When the volume is set to maximum, the distinctive crackling sound of the sparks makes it easy to locate.
• Exploration Tip: Visibility is poor during thunderstorms, so set waypoints and check them the next day. It can be transported by vehicle or teletower. The appearance rate will increase with “Fortuitous Wish” in the wish fountain.

Image Image: A large brown egg is buried in the ground with a lightning effect around it. When you break it, a sparkling blue opal pops out.

Processing/application details

• Instant processing: just hit it with an ax. 4 pieces of 100% opal.

Utilization of opal:

Purpose	Required number	effect
Alpha Hammer/Spear/Bat	5 pieces	High damage weapon specialized for alpha monsters
Animal Shower	1 piece	Increased livestock happiness and doubled production efficiency
Jewelery Table	2 pieces	Opal Earrings: Defense + movement speed up
Advanced Crafting Table	2 pieces	Accelerate town development with facility upgrades

Opal can be mined with a high Mining License level, but in the early stages you will need to rely on Thunder Eggs. Eggs can also be found in Deep Mine treasure chests, but be sure to stock up on them as a stable source.

Practical advice: If you don't like the selling price of the egg, go to sleep, save, then reload to re-measure the weight. You can sell it if you withdraw it for the highest price, but we will prioritize storage.

2. Wattle: Hidden MVP of early stage resources. Unlimited supply of furniture and building materials through processing

Wattle is a gray-leaved plant that resembles a bottle tree and grows everywhere. They disappear when you harvest them, but since there are so many of them, you tend to think that you can sell some of them. However, it is extremely important as a building material in the early stages. Once processed, it can be turned into furniture and wall materials, and becomes the basis for city development. The selling price is low, but you may regret it, so get into the habit of storing it in chests.

Acquisition and cultivation method

• Naturally occurring: All over the island, especially in dry areas.
• Cultivation: Seeds are dropped by felling. Once planted in the field, the harvest cycle begins within a few days. Since it does not regenerate automatically, stock management is required.

List of uses

• Craft examples: Wattle Fence, Wattle Chair, Wattle Roof. It is inexpensive and can be mass-produced.
• Money route: Sell processed furniture at the night market for 2,000 Dink or more.
• Tips: Cutting the whole plant with a chainsaw will produce more seeds. Stock up on 100 if you can afford it.

Image image: A shrub with fluffy gray leaves. After processing, it will be transformed into rustic wood furniture.

There are many beginners who are unable to build a livestock pen because they ignore Wattle. Collect 50 pieces within the first 10 days.

3. Beehive: Infinite recovery with honey and bees! Invincible adventure with automatic production

It's a beehive that falls off when a tree is cut down. John can sell it for 10,000 dinks, but if you break it and hit it, you'll get honey and jobachi. Jobachi is an advanced material that can be unlocked at Bug License Lv10, and honey is a divine item that increases the energy limit + recovers every second. If you build an Apiary, it will automatically produce honey once every 6 days. Selling this is outrageous.

Acquisition & gimmick complete guide

• Drop: Fixed probability when cutting down any tree.
• How to use: Place on the ground → Hit with an insect net. It's a luck game, but it's a guaranteed honey + job chance.
• Facility collaboration: Automate by installing a beehive in Apiary. If you install multiple units, you will get a heap of honey.

The true value of honey & jobachi

• Honey: Turns into a stamina potion when cooking. Recovers throughout the exploration.
• Jobachi: I will release an advanced insect catcher. Weapons can be strengthened with valuable bug materials.
• Money policy: We will sell surplus honey for 5,000 dinks per bottle, but we will prioritize storage.

Image Image: A buzzing bee emerges from a yellow hive, dripping golden honey.

Collect 20 in the beginning and aim for full automation.

4. Bottle tree seeds: the king of rare plants. Billion dink money making machine in brewing

Bottle tree is a red flowering plant in the pine forest. Seeds drop when felled, but do not respawn naturally. It is an extremely rare item that even the NPC Forest describes as “valuable.'' Ferment 10 pieces with the Billy Can Kit → Bottle Tree Beer → Brew to create a stamina recovery potion and expensive liquor. Each bottle can be sold for 10,000 dinks. There's no way I could sell seeds.

Obtaining difficulty and cultivation guide

• Wild: Limited to pine forests. One felling = 1-2 seeds.
• Cultivation: Seed planting → 71 days of growth. Check maturity in the Plant Book.
• Alternate acquisition: Cockatoo capture reward, rare drop from Recycling Bin.

brewing full chain

1. 10 types → Billy can (fermentation kit)
2. Beer (medium)
3. Brew (Final: Great recovery of physical strength, sale 10k+)

Stage, time, value:

stage	time	value
seed	–	8,000 dinks
Beer	few days	5,000+
Brew	+ several days	10,000++

It's the best money policy. It is possible to earn 1 million dink per month with 100 plants. 1 seed = infinite potential value.

Image image: A long, slender tree with red flowers. The seeds are small teapot shaped.

5. Gemstones: Polish underground gemstones to create perfect gemstones! Weapons & accessories

It is a raw stone (ruby, emerald, etc.) that can be found in deep mines. Selling raw is a foolish strategy. Polished in underground equipment → becomes a perfect gem or shard. An essential material for Ted Selly's strongest weapons and night market accessories.

Obtainable biome by raw stone

• Deep Mine: Ruby Rough
• Underglobe: Emerald rough
• Super Hot: Belconium Rough
• Island Reef (2nd year): Aquamarine rough

Processing & Usage

• Polishing device: Raw stone input → Random perfect gem (luck element)

The brilliance of a perfect gemstone:

• Ted Selly: Alpha class weapon
• Accessory: Status boost
• Decoration: home luxury

Fragments are not replaceable. The Deep Mine map changes every day, so be sure to take all the rough stones home.

6. Perfect Jewelry: The pinnacle of ultimate materials. Craft God with no substitute

This is the final product of the above processing. Difficult to mass produce and essential for Alpha weapons, Night Merchant jewelry, and home decor. Even if the selling price is high, priority is given to the intended use 100% of the time.

Usage reprinted:

• strongest weapon
• high stair accessories
• luxury decoration

Zero regrets for beginners! 7 golden habits for item management

1. Chest classification: Seed/Rough/Egg box
2. Unknown item frozen: Unknown use = confirmed not to sell
3. Processing priority rule: Immediate processing if the value is expected to be 3 times or more
4. Daily Habit: Earn permit points to unlock your license early.
5. Combined use of money strategy: Securing Dink by selling meat/weeds
6. Facility investment: Prioritize Apiary/polishing equipment at the beginning
7. Backup: Shared rules during multiplayer

List of items that can be sold vs. items that cannot be sold (with priority)

OK to sell (mass resources)

• weeds/stones/basic ores
• Meat (animal hunt surplus)
• Normal wood/stone

Absolutely no (regret list★5)

1. bottle tree seeds ★★★★★
2. Jobachi/honey ★★★★★
3. Thunder Egg ★★★★☆
4. Gemstone ★★★★☆
5. perfect jewelry ★★★★★
6. Opal ★★★★☆

Summary: Master your dinkum life with smart resource management

In Dinkum, the choices you make in the early stages determine the prosperity of the midgame. Opal from Thunder Eggs, brewing bottle trees, automating beehives, polishing gemstones – if you use these things instead of selling them, you'll triple your money, be unrivaled in battle, and develop your city at an explosive rate. Combined with daily missions, you can become an invincible pioneer.

If you follow this guide, you will be able to enjoy a comfortable game with no regrets. Please enjoy the vast world of Dinkum to your heart's content.