Vendor trash Vendor trash is a term for item s which will most likely not be sold to any player and have little or no function in the game except to be sold to an NPC vendor for money , hence the term " vendor trash " , also known as " Junk " to some players . The term is somewhat subjective , but generally , most players agree that poor quality or " gray " items fall into this category . Common quality or " white " weapons and armor are often considered to be vendor trash as well . Factors that make trash . The key factors here are useless items have no demand and should be vended ( non - equipable poor quality items are almost all useless ) and low quality weapons and armor have low demand , but have high markup in the auction house , and are too expensive and require too much effort to sell , thus should be vended . Common items ( with a white name ) other than weapons and armor do have " some " purpose to someone ; trade item , consumable , quest item , etc . These have demand and so these are not generally considered to be vendor trash . Uncommon items and better have better properties and are rarely trash ; uncommon or better weapons and armor that are not bound can be disenchanted if they are not needed . Still , the effort to sell an item defines the subjective definition of what is trash . Some items are for quests available only to the opposing faction , and so on , and are too much effort to sell . Generally , as a character progresses , the subjective definition of what is trash broadens . It becomes too costly in terms of time to deal with lesser items when there are better items available . For instance , players with the appropriate skills can make use of the meat dropped by defeated animals ( Hunter s or Cook s especially ) , the cloth dropped by defeated humanoids ( Blacksmith s , Doctor s or Tailor s especially ) , or other items . Players without those skills , however , may consider these items vendor trash . It becomes an issue of relative worth of items you can acquire and carry . To those that are not enchanters , who cannot disenchant , most soulbound items are vendor trash , unless they have a specific need for the item . Even a rare item with great stats that do not suit your character ( + int for a rogue ) can be useless , and may even have a low vend value . If you aren ' t going to use it and you can ' t sell it to another player , and you can ' t make it something else , it is clutter in your inventory , and you might as well vend it for what you can get , regardless of what it is hypothetically worth to the right character type . A great weapon or armor of a type you can never equip , earned in a quest , would be an example of this . Hence , think before you roll on an item that someone else can use . Boss drops tend to bind , and many vend for very little relative to their real worth . Some items do not even have a sell price . Among these are average drops , but also there are quest - only items that you might get too many of , and since you can ' t sell them , you have to trash them . There are a few 4 - slot quest reward bags that have no vend value when you outgrow them . These items are technically not vendor trash , since you can ' t even sell them , but can be classified as junk . These must be destroyed when you need to clear them from your inventory . One use of vendor trash is by enchanters who apply level - inspecific enchants such as Fiery Weapon to them . Since they are rarely BoP items , they can be used repeatedly by alt s or sold at the auction house . They are mainly useful for allowing new or low - level alts to quickly run through early content .