Scrap pickup is free, demolition is not.

Originally Posted by Russell

Scrapping especially curbside is way different than providing a service. People tend to confuse scavenging and service as one in the same, its not. I curbside myself and don't charge for it. I also own a junk removal service. If I got a call from someone who wants service, I would expect payment for service. Otherwise I'm not doing it. Unless the tonnage justifies the not charging. I wouldn't touch anything for free unless their is at least one one ton easily accessible.

Really if you had to drive 5 blocks for 1000#, you'd charge the guy for picking it up ? I wished I lived in your area, I'd make enough off charging people that I'd just haul the metal to the dump. Youll wouldn't last one week in this neck of the woods. Not hating on you all for making money just amazes me how you charge to pickup something of value and here everyone wants 500$ for a junk geo metro and 300$ paid to them for every ton of steel collected. Just crazy is all, I make what I can when I can and let a lot of stuff go because it's too high.

Originally Posted by taterjuice

Really if you had to drive 5 blocks for 1000#, you'd charge the guy for picking it up ? I wished I lived in your area, I'd make enough off charging people that I'd just haul the metal to the dump. Youll wouldn't last one week in this neck of the woods. Not hating on you all for making money just amazes me how you charge to pickup something of value and here everyone wants 500$ for a junk geo metro and 300$ paid to them for every ton of steel collected. Just crazy is all, I make what I can when I can and let a lot of stuff go because it's too high.

Agreed......I am lucky to get metal around here that I don't have to buy...LOL........Either way if I get enough of it and pay as little as possible I can still earn a decent living

Originally Posted by mikeinreco

Agreed......I am lucky to get metal around here that I don't have to buy...LOL........Either way if I get enough of it and pay as little as possible I can still earn a decent living

That's American dream ain't it ?

Originally Posted by taterjuice

Really if you had to drive 5 blocks for 1000#, you'd charge the guy for picking it up ? I wished I lived in your area, I'd make enough off charging people that I'd just haul the metal to the dump. Youll wouldn't last one week in this neck of the woods. Not hating on you all for making money just amazes me how you charge to pickup something of value and here everyone wants 500$ for a junk geo metro and 300$ paid to them for every ton of steel collected. Just crazy is all, I make what I can when I can and let a lot of stuff go because it's too high.

Amen to that tater.. Depends on where you live I suppose.. I can surely relate to the $500 for a junk Geo Metro. Some dude here had one last week- NO MOTOR, NO TRANNY- $300 bucks- OY!!!