diff --git a/internal/plugin/adventure_robbie.go b/internal/plugin/adventure_robbie.go
index 50f9221..3221766 100644
--- a/internal/plugin/adventure_robbie.go
+++ b/internal/plugin/adventure_robbie.go
@@ -184,8 +184,10 @@ func (p *AdventurePlugin) robbieVisitPlayer(userID id.UserID, displayName string
 func robbieQualifyingItems(inv []AdvItem, equip map[EquipmentSlot]*AdvEquipment) []AdvItem {
 	var result []AdvItem
 	for _, item := range inv {
-		// Never touch Arena gear or cards
-		if item.Type == "ArenaGear" || item.Type == "card" {
+		// Never touch Arena gear, cards, or consumables. Consumables are a
+		// player-curated stockpile (crafted or dropped); selling them is an
+		// explicit decision the player must make themselves.
+		if item.Type == "ArenaGear" || item.Type == "card" || item.Type == "consumable" {
 			continue
 		}
 
diff --git a/internal/plugin/adventure_shop.go b/internal/plugin/adventure_shop.go
index 1fcaebd..4b15987 100644
--- a/internal/plugin/adventure_shop.go
+++ b/internal/plugin/adventure_shop.go
@@ -778,11 +778,16 @@ func (p *AdventurePlugin) advSellAll(userID id.UserID) string {
 	var total float64
 	var sold int
 	var keptSpecial int
+	var keptConsumable int
 	for _, item := range items {
 		if item.Type == "MasterworkGear" || item.Type == "ArenaGear" || item.Type == "card" {
 			keptSpecial++
 			continue
 		}
+		if item.Type == "consumable" {
+			keptConsumable++
+			continue
+		}
 		if err := removeAdvInventoryItem(item.ID); err != nil {
 			continue
 		}
@@ -791,8 +796,13 @@ func (p *AdventurePlugin) advSellAll(userID id.UserID) string {
 	}
 
 	if sold == 0 {
-		if keptSpecial > 0 {
+		switch {
+		case keptSpecial > 0 && keptConsumable > 0:
+			return "Your inventory only contains special gear and consumables. The merchant won't touch any of it. Use `!adventure equip` for gear or `!adventure sell <name>` for individual consumables."
+		case keptSpecial > 0:
 			return "Your inventory only contains Masterwork and Arena gear. The merchant doesn't deal in that. Use `!adventure equip` instead."
+		case keptConsumable > 0:
+			return "Your inventory only contains consumables. `sell all` won't touch them — use `!adventure sell <name>` to sell a specific consumable."
 		}
 		return "Your inventory is empty. There is nothing to sell. This is a metaphor for something but now is not the time."
 	}
@@ -811,6 +821,9 @@ func (p *AdventurePlugin) advSellAll(userID id.UserID) string {
 	if keptSpecial > 0 {
 		msg += fmt.Sprintf("\n\n(%d special gear items kept — the merchant knows better than to touch those.)", keptSpecial)
 	}
+	if keptConsumable > 0 {
+		msg += fmt.Sprintf("\n(%d consumable(s) kept — `sell all` doesn't touch them. Sell explicitly with `!adventure sell <name>`.)", keptConsumable)
+	}
 	return msg
 }