#2 insulated wire price - Page 2

Originally Posted by Mick

Cause in the last sentence you're asking someone to predict the future. If we could do that we'd be rich. I may be getting more than you but are you going to bring your stuff to Maine? Anyway, what I get is based on a little more than 100 pounds.

it isn't predicting the future. it would be following trends. past results may nt be a 100% accurate map to future results but trends are often validated.

Just wanting to know if the current prices are the norm, the high or the low. it may be higher in maine than florid but more than likely if the price lowered in florida of a 3 week period it probably lowered every where over the same time span. nothing is absolute though

No prices don't drop everywhere. Lest not in my experience. When shred was dropping, my main yard stayed at .10lb while others were reporting on here drops to .07lb. Same with insulated wire. Yes it could drop everywhere but it doesn't. Case in point. Your high price was .70lb(forgive me I quote the wrong number..to many of them in this thread!) mine was .95.

Aluminum has dropped for some on here, mine has stayed steady. My main yard is currently still paying out .10lb for shred, the crappy yard south of me is paying .07lb. Something funny? Said crappy yard had been at .08 for the last 2 years. Only in the last two months did they drop it to .07lb. Never gone above .08 though. Even when other yards were paying more.

The world and pricing of scrap yards...the 9th wonder of the world, or we up to 15 now?

Edit: It's ok Mech, their all aware I'm slowly but surely corrupting you. First it's going off topic, soon you'll be posting quotes an dragging a cooler everywhere!

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Boutselis,

Do you bring in quantity (of any type)on a monthly basis consistently? If you do, then ask about getting a higher tier price on everything all the time. My main yard has 3 tiers. Lowest is for everyone off the street and people they don't see on a regular basis. 2nd tier is the regulars and 3rd tier is for garbage and special accounts. The difference in price could be 6 to 8 percent for some items and over 100% for others.

Price range over the past month here .40 to 1.60 ten cents more for over hundred pounds

I would strip the Romex, that's #1. I strip most of my wires. I found it's easy to strip most wiring by cutting to length to fit in a pickle jar or metal container with lid and soak in acetone, which will soften most wire insulation and can pull the wire out of the insulation easy. I usually strip long lengths of Romex with a utility knife. I haven't done 100+ lbs of it yet, maybe 10-20 lbs. A lid is a must with acetone so it doesn't evaporate, can use it for alot of wire. And NO PLASTIC container!! It will melt.

Well there is a new trick. Thanks Soob! I might have to give it a try. I got a crap load of that romex in a tote, I keep telling myself I'll strip it. I keep finding other things to do tho to avoid it. lol.

Wire stripping is not an activity I enjoy much.

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Still a useful tip, I dislike stripping wire of any kind. I'll give it a whirl one day here soon, can't hurt to try it. Lest I hope not.



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Forgot to add, I hold the knife stationary and draw the wire towards me, the board helps me by having the wire press against the surface.