scrapdaddyj- I thought the majority of the weight in an a/c was the compressor and the light steel outer case?? But I do agree that for just scrap in appliances, a/cs probably have the best return. I have some small Cu/Al rads to take in next week, I wonder how much they've dropped from 78 cents a pound a few weeks back do to the more recent drop again in Cu.
Fixing up those appliances might be an option for bullion but not all geographic areas have higher end resale potential for such things. Rural areas and economically depressed areas people aren't going to pay "hundreds" for a fixed washer, dryer, or refrig. If you can get that in your area, great, consider your self blessed. I live in a Midwestern metro of 200K that probably has the opposite issue, people have cash to go blow on a new piece if theirs takes a hiccup/dive and they want near nothing to get it out of the house. I know Silverock...has expressed his frustration on the forum about trying to re-sell fixed up dryers and such for $150 for nearly new ones that had 1 major issue that he fixed when people are willing to get rid of working decent dryers on CL for $75-50. Then most people expect that's what a used dryer should go for...
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