Suggestion

**Mick** · 10-23-2010, 05:52 AM

Please include your location with your screen name.

**tjlock** · 10-24-2010, 08:57 PM

You mean the box off to the left correct? I think I am good if that is what you mean.

**Mick** · 10-25-2010, 04:24 AM

Yes. That's it.

**Happy-Scrappy** · 10-30-2010, 08:52 AM

My suggestion would be to NOT to put your exact location on this site. Many of us have to store our "valuable" scrap outdoors. If by chance another scrapper from your area joins the site that does not have GREAT ETHICS it could end up costing you.

The scrap yard I use the most just extended their final non ferrous yard ( meaning an area they keep their prepped non ferrous items ready for shipment) by another 6'. People were climbing a 10' fence and stealing their non ferrous and taking it to other yards to sell.

I am in no way trying to put a black eye on scrappers as "most" are hard working folks trying to make a living, but you know as well as I do there are thiefs among us !! If you diagree with this statement just listen to how much stuff was stolen when copper sky rocketed, we had power wires, construction sites, roof top ac units, etc....stolen around here.

I would aslo recommend that you be careful when posting pics to the site. For example, I was going to use a different avatar but it would be a dead give away to who I was and where I was located.

This is only my opinion on this but I know of several scrappers in my area that I would not want them to know where I live or how my scrap is stored. Am I paranoid? probably ! But I don't know who is going to join this site or for that matter just find it by accident and stop in and read.

Again, this is just how I feel, just something for you to think about !!

**Mick** · 10-30-2010, 05:03 PM

I can understand your position. Not everywhere is like my area. I have people stop in to drop stuff off and get stuff they want whether I'm here or not. Just today, a guy dropped off a load of iron and aluminum, including a complete 275 gallon oil tank and picked out a couple of items he wanted in return, even though I was at the neighbor's getting some scrap iron and old truck doors. But I think everybody would be ok putting in a general area, like you did or a state. Mainly, I'd like to know if the information given might apply to me. Like, if you're getting 50% more than I am for Stainless Steel and you're in Boston, it might be worth the travel but not if you're in Colorado.