Q:
Inventory
A:
some tips that will help you sort your inventory fast when it’s full:
1.) at the top right hand of your inventory there is a little drop down menu that has the option deposit all collectibles. this will deposit all of your crafting materials (leather, jewels, ore, etc.) directly into your bank from where ever you are located.
2.) when you are at the a vendor there is a button to sell all junk. junk is generally what is defined as trophies in your inventory. think of them as small spoils of war that only exist to net you a little extra cash when sold
3.) Soulbound is used to designate an item which cannot be placed on the Trading Post, mailed, or placed in the inventory of another character. They can be placed in your account vault. Soulbound items can be salvaged, or sold to NPCs if they have a value. (from the guild wars 2 wiki)
soulbound items are those you have equipped previously. you can requip the items freely on your character and yours alone. this is a way of getting items out of the economy.
4.) you will see that some items say that are salavagable. using a salvage kit from vendors on the item will give you crafting materials. things like weapons and armor can also be salvaged
also if it wasn’t clear crafting materials are used by the various crafting professions http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Crafting
Thank you very much for your help.