Sending items (parcels) to other players
What TornLife's research has established about Sending items (parcels) to other players, and the questions players asked about it.
What TornLife has verified
- The Torn Wiki's scam-prevention guidance states that the trade feature is a very safe way to exchange items/cash between players, implicitly contrasting it with sending items unilaterally (e.g. via parcel) to someone who has not reciprocated. (documented; Scams › Rules to live by, )
- Parcels are created on the Post Office page: a player purchases an Empty Box, fills it with items chosen from the Items page, and then sends it to another player's ID either as a plain Parcel or, after buying wrapping paper, as a Present. (documented; Post Office, )
- A parcel is created by clicking Use next to an Empty Box; the resulting Parcel appears under the Supply Pack section of the player's inventory, and can then be opened by selecting it and choosing Open, viewable either in inventory or on the Post Office page. (documented; Parcel › Usage, )
- Parcels can be traded between players or sent directly to others, except to yourself, but cannot be sold on the item market, bazaar, or auction house. (documented; Parcel › Usage, )
- Parcels are confirmed to be tradeable in practice: a logged trade shows a player trading 35x Parcel together with 3116x Diamond Ring to another player. (confirmed by Torn; Missing items/parcels, )
- Parcels can be converted into gift items using Generic Wrapping Paper, Birthday Wrapping Paper or Christmas Wrapping Paper, turning the Parcel into a Present, Birthday Present or Christmas Present respectively, giving players a route for gifting item bundles to others. (documented; Parcel › Usage, )
- A Duke mission called 'Some People' requires the player to send ANY item found in the dump as a parcel to 1 Named Player; the wiki notes the method is to search the dump, box up a junk item, and send it, and gives the Post Office box-making steps: go to the Post Office, buy an empty box, open the empty box, add the item found, then close it. (documented; List of Duke Missions › List of Duke Missions › Some People, )
- A separate NPC-related 'Duke parcel' system (money sent to Duke) delivers within a 24-hour window regardless of when the money is sent, per a developer; this is distinct from player-to-player item parcels and does not establish timing for ordinary sent item parcels. (confirmed by Torn; Never received Duke parcel, )
- The Torn Wiki's Activity Log page describes a log that records every single action any user makes on Torn, giving a complete record of in-game activity; users can search and filter these logs by category and date range, and all logs are stored forever. (documented; Activity Log, )
- A Parcel is a Supply Pack item (Item ID 373) described as 'A parcel containing one or more items,' which can be opened to receive the items inside. Current circulation is 396,321. (documented; Parcel (infobox), )
- Parcel creation uses the Post Office page specifically (the URL redirects there when creating a package). (confirmed by Torn; Cannot use item parcel while in hospital, )
- Post Office prices (2021 capture) for the associated items were: Empty Box $5, Generic Wrapping Paper $20, Birthday Wrapping Paper $30, Christmas Wrapping Paper $30. The Post Office also buys back unwanted wrapping paper or boxes. (documented; Post Office, )
- Parcel values were changed to no longer contribute towards a player's net worth. (confirmed by Torn; Patch list #85 : 12/03/2019 — changes to Parcel (2019-03-12), )
- Up to 10 items can be placed inside a single Empty Box to make a Parcel. A Parcel cannot contain another Parcel, equipped items, or untradeable items. (documented; Parcel › Obtaining, )
- Parcel creation (via the Post Office page) is intentionally blocked while a player is in hospital. (confirmed by Torn; Cannot use item parcel while in hospital, )
- If a Parcel was packed with a Horse's Head or Small Explosive Device and the recipient opens it, they are hospitalized for 5 hours and all parcel contents are destroyed; new players are shown a warning about this kind of 'nasty surprise' content. (documented; Parcel › Usage, )
- The item market, bazaar and auction house cannot be used to sell a Parcel; only direct trading or sending to another player is possible for the Parcel item itself. (documented; Parcel › Usage, )
- Parcels can carry hazardous items (Horse's Head, Small Explosive Device) that hospitalize the recipient for 5 hours and destroy the parcel's contents on opening, a trick the game itself warns new players about, meaning an unsolicited parcel from a stranger carries this specific risk. (documented; Parcel › Usage, )
- Birthday Wrapping Paper (Item ID 377) is described as 'A roll of expensive birthday wrapping paper. Can be used on a parcel to turn it into a birthday present,' with Buy Price $30, Sell Price $20, Market Value $544, and circulation 1,422,303. (documented; Birthday Wrapping Paper (infobox), )
- Staff confirmed on two separate mission-bug reports that certain missions requiring an item to be sent to an NPC (e.g. Cauthon, wachoose) require the item to be sent directly, not inside a Parcel or Present; sending it as a parcel does not satisfy the mission. (confirmed by Torn; Mission Bug; wachoose sawed off, )
- The Torn Wiki's Parcel item page lists its effect as 'Can be opened to receive the items inside,' its type as Supply Pack, and gives a circulation figure of 396,321 as of a 2025-09-07 capture. (documented; Parcel: effect, )
- The Torn Wiki's general Item page states items can be bought or sold via the Item Market, Auction House, visiting the East Side of the City, or by trading with other players, and that items may also be given by NPCs or staff members. (documented; Item › Details / Equipment / Useful Supplies / General Shopping / Non-tradeable, )
Questions about Sending items (parcels) to other players
- How can a player send money or items directly to another player in Torn, and where in Torn is a record of such transfers kept?
Money is sent directly from a player's profile via Actions Send money, with an optional message ; items are moved player-to-player via the Trade feat…
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- How do parcels work in Torn, and how can players send or use them?
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