new to scrapping & have a question

**happyscraper** · 10-05-2012, 06:56 PM

Also on the brass bed frames make sure you take them apart. Most of them have long steel rods that go throw them to hold them together, If there is any steel in the brass you'll only get about half of clean yellow brass price. A magnet is a scrappers best freind keep one with you and check all your metal with it. If it sticks it's steel.

**HStoverScrapping** · 10-05-2012, 07:16 PM

yeah i hit a second hand store today and there was a brass bed frame for 20 with steel rods through it but it had like brass side rails and top rail but the middle of the head board was painted steel so i passed there was also 2 lamps for 10 each but one had a big steel plate on the bottom and the other i just didn't think it was heavy enough to make a profit im going to go yard selling tomorrow tho keeping my eye open for cheap old speakers anything brass i also want to keep my eye open for items with aluminum in them i also had a thought while i was at the thrift store i was basically just trying to guess the weight and i got an idea i have a old fish weighing tool that will fit in my pocket and be quick to check something i have a feeling people might get upset if i flat out tell them im junking there stuff lol

**PartTimeScrapper** · 10-05-2012, 07:22 PM

I take my scale with me when I go to the thrift store. Back when I was buying alot of silver I would stand at the case for an hour looking for all the silver jewelry and weighing each piece to see if it was worth buying or not. Another thing to look for whenyour garage selling is ladders. Ive got more than 1 extension ladder for $5 at yard sales.