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    buying and reselling investment grade copper

    I bought a few 1 kilo copper bars and put them out at the flea market where i sell my antiques/resellable finds made a $5 profit per bar.when i told some people the price they said "but scrap price is x".



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    I've sold a few 1 oz rounds for a decent ROI. I guess the math is a bit harder to calculate the actual price being paid per lb.


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