Results 1 to 5 of 5

A good day...Finally Had to share my story

| A Day in the Life of a Scrapper

Hybrid View

  1. #1
    utahscrapper started this thread.
    SMF Badges of Honor


    Member since
    Sep 2011
    Location
    Utah
    Posts
    35
    Thanks
    47
    Thanked 17 Times in 9 Posts

    A good day...Finally Had to share my story

    I finally had a good day scrapping after a bunch of slow ones. My first pickup yielded 14 computer towers (All complete, but a few were missing HDs.) I also got 6 printers and 2 CRT monitors. Most are P3s and I got it all for free. I am going to break them down and sell them to one of the buyers on the forum. I will keep track of how much I get and let you guys know
    My second pickup was from the "storage room of a church. I got 800 lbs of shred. (broken chairs, etc) I also got 49 lbs of stainless commerical door hardware. But the gem of the day was a brass "picture\sculpture thing. At first glance I thought it was made of plaster but I hit it with my magnet and it rang like a bell. It ended up being solid yellow brass and weighed 49 lbs. That made my week!
    Even though the ferrous prices suck, things are improving here in Utah. I think some of the fair weather scrappers are starting to give up. That means more pick ups for the rest of us.
    Good luck everyone


  2. #2
    SMF Badges of Honor



    Member since
    Feb 2012
    Location
    OK
    Posts
    5,728
    Thanks
    6,814
    Thanked 3,464 Times in 1,989 Posts
    a 49 pound sculpture and you're thinking a dollar a pound? You're a hard core scrapper
    49 pounds of commercial door hardware, all stainless? Hmmm, at todays prices, that's about $5?

  3. #3
    utahscrapper started this thread.
    SMF Badges of Honor


    Member since
    Sep 2011
    Location
    Utah
    Posts
    35
    Thanks
    47
    Thanked 17 Times in 9 Posts
    I actually got $25 for the stainless door parts. (.55\lb.x 49 lbs) I am going to hold onto the sculpture but it would have sold for $85 if I sold it today. I thought that was pretty good. And I only had to drive about 10 miles to get it all.

  4. #4
    BRASSCATCHER's Avatar
    SMF Badges of Honor


    Member since
    Feb 2012
    Posts
    2,476
    Thanks
    3,436
    Thanked 3,965 Times in 1,383 Posts
    If you can sit on the brass, wait for prices to rebound and get the scrap that the others are giving up on. Same is going on here, fair weather guys are giving up and my pick ups and curb shopping has improved by at least 50%. Saw only two trucks last garbage night and its the same two I saw when I started back in March.
    I won't be wronged. I won't be insulted. I won't be laid a-hand on. I don't do these things to other people, and I require the same from them.” John Wayne-- The Shootist

    NEWBS READ THIS THREAD ABOUT REFINING!!!!
    http://www.scrapmetalforum.com/off-t...ning-read.html

  5. #5
    SMF Badges of Honor




    Member since
    Mar 2012
    Location
    ks
    Posts
    2,187
    Thanks
    2,513
    Thanked 2,140 Times in 898 Posts
    Depends on how long the prices stay down, but either way, the field is going to thin out. Good deal, more iron for tater that way
    Alvord iron and salvage
    3rd generation scrapper and dam proud of it

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

 
Browse the Most Recent Threads
On SMF In THIS CATEGORY.





OR

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

The Scrap Metal Forum

    The Scrap Metal Forum is the #1 scrap metal recycling community in the world. Here we talk about the scrap metal business, making money, where we connect with other scrappers, scrap yards and more.

SMF on Facebook and Twitter

Twitter Facebook