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    Prices are all over the board within a few miles from me. For example, $0.40 to $1.10 for #2 insulated. The place that pays $0.40 pays on the spot which is why it is so cheap. I don't know how they get away with it...they're not a new yard.


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    Quote Originally Posted by rawresale View Post
    Prices are all over the board within a few miles from me. For example, $0.40 to $1.10 for #2 insulated. The place that pays $0.40 pays on the spot which is why it is so cheap. I don't know how they get away with it...they're not a new yard.
    My guess would be that the yard pays less has a lot of walk in traffic pushing a shopping cart full of last nights pickings.

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