Over the course of over three years, GTA Online has, through a constant stream of free DLC, built up an absolutely massive library of items, vehicles, weapons and properties available for purchase in-game. For new or returning players, the sheer amount of stuff to choose from might feel overwhelming.
How are you going sort through it all and find the best things to buy in GTA Online?
As the number of vehicles, weapons, properties and additional items (customization, upgrades, yachts, offices, warehouses, businesses, clubhouses) continuously increases while the price of goods in GTA Online are pretty high (we cover the reason for that here), it is especially important to make sure you buy something you won't regret later.
Those items that can be sold only return a small percentage of the purchase price, while there are many — especially among the particularly expensive purchases — that cannot be sold back at all. As such, unless they want to lose out on a lot of cash, the discerning player will do some research as to what should be bought while keeping in mind their GTA Online character's bank balance.
Sometimes new players jump into GTA Online by purchasing a Shark Card Bundle, which immediately grants them a larger cash base from which to kick off their criminal career. At other times, players are only now returning to the game after a long hiatus, discovering that they had a lot of money on them when they stopped playing.
We've put together, with the help of online resources, a shopping list containing a number of must-have items, some low-priority but good to have items and finally some items to avoid. Some of these are not available from the get-go, in which case we'll mark when they become unlocked, and we'll list price as well.
Must-Haves
These items are crucial for success in GTA Online. You really ought to pick these up as soon as you can, as some missions and scenarios are made significantly more difficult without them. Many of these are unlocked later on as you progress or are rather expensive, but they're definitely worth it.
