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    Copper Head is offline Metal Recycling Entrepreneur
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    Depending on scenario $95 is ok .
    Be humble as we know what could be

    Back to your situation Not sure how long you have been doing this meaning your join date might not reflect your true time of scrap biz.
    But by now or in a little more time you can develop the feel or the touch - - by how it feels to pick up weight and also how auto feels during the drive to yard .

    Hey -- you may already have it ( the feel ) and thats why you feel you were not paid proper . I don't think yards will chance a scale off in calibration . But scrappers must always at least let the yard guy think your watching the weigh in .
    and if you ever have doubts keep a barbell like a 10 pounder with you to test.



    Other then that those prices are the going rate & as long as weight was proper ,thats the deal and sounds like a decent payday
    worthy of the drive to yard , but we all have our view of what value is of our time .
    Last edited by Copper Head; 04-19-2015 at 06:58 AM.

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    Ironhunter is offline Metal Recycling Entrepreneur
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    You are correct Copperhead, not going to split hairs over a few pounds and I well could have been in the wrong, cash in hand is best. Gotta keep moving forward.
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