Collection Items: Do I need to keep?

Easy question hopefully. I am working on crafting Astralaria. I just completed the first step of it, but the collection items for it, now that I have crafted the Device, do I need to keep or can I get rid of them? Same with all the books that were needed to get the Zinn holographic. Do I need to keep those or can I get rid of them as well?

Thanks!

Get rid of them

Just make sure you have them in the collection (usually says go to collection or something). If it is there, get rid of it, or put on an alt just for the heck of it.

Yes...dump em....they take up so much inventory the further down the line you get to completing it.

Some you can sell to vendors and get some money back.

I wouldn’t delete until you’ve finished the Precursor and the 4th collection.I remember Astralarias 3rd collection uses parts of the collection to make other parts of the same collection. So, research the Wiki when you start new collections to determine if it’s safe to delete or not. Sometimes you need to save them.

When in doubt, the Wiki is your best friend. But the general rule of thumb is this: if the part isn't needed in a future step, then it's safe to remove from your inventory. If you're unsure, then check the Wiki to make sure :)