Guide
Follow a free-to-play Storage Hunters route from the tutorial through Junk Yard auctions, Back Alley access, Luck quests and better hauling.
Quick Answer
Start with Billy's Junk Yard tutorial, win the first auction, drive every find back to your shop and sell enough items to keep the next auction funded. Stay free to play, complete Billy's early quests alongside your auctions, buy the Shop Assistant when you reach 100 Gems, then push net worth toward Back Alley access and a higher-capacity vehicle. Keep useful quest items such as Spoons, Home Carpet, food and car parts instead of selling every low-value find.
A fresh account can progress without Robux if you treat every early auction as both income and quest progress. Keep your route simple: auction, load, shop, quest turn-in, then repeat. Do not spend on premium shortcuts while your cash, vehicle capacity and Luck are still small.
| Priority | What to do | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finish the tutorial and use the starter vehicle | Unlocks the auction-to-shop loop without an upfront purchase |
| 2 | Win Junk Yard auctions and sell the haul | Builds cash, net worth and item index progress together |
| 3 | Complete Billy's quests while farming | Adds cash, Gems and progression rewards to the same trips |
| 4 | Save 100 Gems for Shop Assistant | Creates shop income while you continue auction runs |
| 5 | Keep quest supplies and save for capacity | Prepares the next Luck quests and reduces wasted return trips |
Talk to Billy in the Junk Yard and follow the tutorial objective to win an auction. Bid conservatively until you know how much cash the next entry requires, then load the most useful items your starter vehicle can carry. Drive directly back to your shop and sell the haul so the next run is funded.
Billy's early line rewards the actions you already need to take: win Junk Yard auctions and sell Junk Yard items. Keep the active objective visible and turn it in as soon as it completes so cash and Gems do not sit unclaimed.
| Quest stage | Action to stack | Reward |
|---|---|---|
| Junk Yard Starter | Win 1 Junk Yard auction and sell 3 Junk Yard items | +$50 and 10 Gems |
| Junk Collector | Win 3 Junk Yard auctions and sell 5 Junk Yard items | +$90 and 15 Gems |
| Later Billy quests | Keep winning, grading and selling better Junk Yard finds | Progression, cash, Gems and Luck milestones |
Continue the Junk Yard loop until your net worth unlocks the next area, then start mixing Back Alley auctions into your route. At the same time, visit Luck quest givers and complete easy objectives that overlap with normal selling, collecting and delivery work.
Once you reach 100 Gems, the Shop Assistant is a strong first utility purchase for a fresh account. Set a modest customer threshold so the assistant can create sales while you are away farming, then leave larger upgrade purchases for the point where they solve a clear capacity, grading or income problem.
After the first progression push, the next useful targets are quest supplies and carrying capacity. Mike's Jailbreak Supplies quest asks for one Spoon and one Home Carpet. Better vehicles and car parts then let you carry more of each auction before returning to the shop.
| Keep or target | How to use it |
|---|---|
| Spoon | Save one for Jailbreak Supplies; bring spares when digging can break tools |
| Home Carpet | Keep one for Jailbreak Supplies instead of selling every low-tier furniture find |
| Food items | Reserve five for Feed Bobby, then sell extras after the quest is complete |
| Car Battery and Sledge Hammer | Keep an eye out in Back Alley for Fix Bobby's Truck |
| Higher-capacity vehicle | Prioritize when your starter load fills before the auction value justifies the trip |
Most early setbacks come from breaking the loop: bidding too high, selling quest supplies, or buying upgrades before the account can support them. Keep the first sessions boring and repeatable so every trip adds cash, net worth, Luck or quest progress.
Review the core auction, shop and upgrade habits for a fresh account.
Check starter item values before spending vehicle space.
Compare condition and mutation impact before selling a promising find.
Yes. Start with the tutorial, repeat Junk Yard auctions, sell each haul, complete Billy's quests and reinvest early Gems into useful shop or vehicle progress. Premium features can wait until they solve a specific bottleneck.
Talk to Billy, win the first Junk Yard auction, load the starter vehicle, drive back to your shop and sell the items. Continue that loop while completing the active Billy quest.
Save toward the Shop Assistant after the account can afford regular auction entries. It can generate shop sales while you continue farming, which is more useful than spending early Gems on cosmetic choices.
Check your active quests first. Spoons and Home Carpets support Jailbreak Supplies, five food items complete Feed Bobby, and Car Batteries plus a Sledge Hammer are used for Fix Bobby's Truck.
Keep winning affordable Junk Yard auctions, sell the haul, complete Billy's objectives and avoid cash-wasting bids. Net worth rises fastest when each trip combines auction profit with quest rewards and shop sales.
Search base values before buying or selling.
Model condition and mutation impact instantly.
Compare shelf prices against likely mutation candidates.
