06-15-2015, 05:56 PM
I've tried this personally with two different methods: selling to the trader on the salvage ship, and selling via the QM launcher. The trader won't accept it, and it doesn't give me any money past the price of a crate when it's launched. Additionally, browsing the bug reports history shows that smelted ingots can't be sold to C.A.R.L. either, according to a thread from mid-late 2014.