That's about all I've been doing. Breaking down what I can as small as I can and keeping my aluminum/brass/copper as neatly as I can. I haul in the shred trailer when it's full.
When my phone rings about scrap I've been saying no a lot lately. Just got a call that sounds somewhat promising. 2 water heaters and "30lbs of copper pipe". I'm not holding my breath but I'll show up tomorrow and see what's going on. If it really is 30lbs of copper pipe it'll go in the shed and get a lock put on it. #1 is selling at $1.75 here. That's a tough price for me to stomach right now. I know other parts of the country are worse, but I miss the $3.75 days.
So I guess I'll continue to hoard what I can store without making a mess and hauling in the shred for gas money. Just broke down 36lbs of brand new faucets. They have been on and off ebay...some missing parts, some banged up. Some brand new. I still have some I need to get back up. Some sell like hotcakes..some don't. But I have $42 worth of plumbers brass that's going in the shed. I wish they were worth closer to $100.
Anyways, hope everyone is doing well. I'm slowing down. I used to run all around town no matter what so I could hand out business cards and provide great, on time service. I'm pumping the brakes now. If it doesn't sound like a solid ($50+) score, I hold off.
Working my day job doesn't help either. They keep me busy and scrapping/junk hauling is something I do to try to help me get ahead. We'll see what the future holds.
I have a feeling prices will continue to drop for a while. Maybe by the time I can get $2.25 for plumbers brass I'll have 1000# of it!
Keep on grindin',
Spencer
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