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Coming from Pathfinder into SpacePathfinder has been a process of changes.

Many changes, many many. Goodbye free five-foot-step for example, now it's a move action. Still getting used to it.

Anyhoo, Money, Credits, UBP.
Ol' Pathfinder: Standard rule is half for selling. 50%
New Starfinder: Standard rule is 10% If they buy them at all. Trade goods are worth 100%.

Now in the future, this makes sense. SpaceWalmart does not want your used space-armor with the warranty ticking down. Thus, you are effectively taking things to SpacePawnshops, and if you've ever tried to sell your stereo to one of them, you know that 10% is depressingly common.

Taking your example gun there.
|Laser pistol, azimuth|1|350|1d4 F|80 ft.|Burn 1d4|20 charges|1|L|—|

Vs the Pathfinder closest equivalent:
|Stonebow|35 gp|1d4|1d6|x2|50 ft.|4 lbs.|B|—|
|Crossbow, light|35 gp|1d6|1d8|19-20/x2|80 ft.|4 lbs.|P|

Becomes 35 Spacebucks and a battery worth 60. Which to a pawnshop, this is fine, but then you have to have access to said Spacepawnshops.
In Pathfinder, 35 comes back at 17.5.

From Core pg235:
To create an item, you must have UPBs with a total value
equal to the price of the item to be created. At the GM’s
discretion, you can scavenge similar items for parts, allowing
10% of the scavenged item’s value to count toward the UPBs
needed. Even magic and hybrid items are created using UPBs,
as the Mysticism skill is used to form the materials into runes
and specific implements for rituals utilized in the creation of
magic devices.

So what you are salvaging isn't UPBs, but a separate pool of "salvaged bits".

Recycling makes sense, as you fight five guys, each with weaponX and get enough from selling those five weaponX's to get half a weaponX.
Pathfinder gives you in the same example 2.5 purchasable weaponX's from selling their weaponX's.

This would, in theory, require them to haul more bulk back to their ship, be more overburdened, more at risk for thefts, explosions, etc. Risk vs reward and all that.

Possible further rules: Only being able to recycle gear of levels up to your skill ranks in Engineering or Mysticism but anything higher level may take rolls?

Hello All,

I and mine come from Pathfinder and, bored with fantasy for the moment, the group is dipping toes into Starfinder.

Many changes, many many. Goodbye free five-foot-step for example, now it's a move action. Still getting used to it.

Anyhoo, Money, Credits, BP.
Ol' Pathfinder: Standard rule is half for selling. 50%
New Starfinder: Standard rule is 10% If they buy them at all. Trade goods are worth 100%.

Now in the future, this makes sense. SpaceWalmart does not want your used space-armor with the warranty ticking down. Thus, you are effectively taking things to SpacePawnshops, and if you've ever tried to sell your stereo to one of them, you know that 10% is depressingly common.

Question 1: Does using Pathfinder's 50% selling state break the game?

In your more veteran experiences, are finances distorted from this process?

I ask, as, to ease my fellows into SpacePathfinder, they seem concerned about the lack of money coming in from salvaging.

Question 2: So, you can build things with UPBs, but can you break items down back into UPBs?
Question 3: If not, is there any official method for creating UPBs?

From Core pg235:
To create an item, you must have UPBs with a total value
equal to the price of the item to be created. At the GM’s
discretion, you can scavenge similar items for parts, allowing
10% of the scavenged item’s value to count toward the UPBs
needed. Even magic and hybrid items are created using UPBs,
as the Mysticism skill is used to form the materials into runes
and specific implements for rituals utilized in the creation of
magic devices.

It appears to be stating that one cannot salvage UPBs directly, forcing the creation of an additional section of salvaged goods, making crafting that much more obscure.

Thank you for your time.

Regards,
BJS