98% of my scrap comes from automotive repair shops. I never buy rotors and have never heard of anyone buying rotors by the piece, but this may be a regional thing. At my day job, there's at least 2 or 3 people a day stopping in asking if they can have our scrap. I politely tell them no, then go out and see what kind of load they have. 9 times out of 10 I'll buy their load right then & there.



I concentrate primarily on batteries, allow rims, steel.

The best thing I can tell you is network, gladhand, don't be afraid to buy a shopowner lunch. Leave business cards at eateries around repair shops, etc. Done scrapping can pay huge dividends. I've been doing this since I was 16(34 now) and make more scrapping than I do at my day job. It just takes a while to learn the ropes.