Buying and selling lead-acid batteries

**KeyCityRecycling** · 07-28-2012, 10:12 AM

Originally Posted by Mick

I pay "per battery":

$4 for car and lt trk
others prorated.

Are you getting a lot of batteries at that price? I have heard ads on the radio from the auto parts dealers such as Auto Zone advertising in store credits in the amount of $5.00 for each junk battery you bring in.

$5.00 per battery only works out to be $.14 per pound on a 35 pound auto battery which is still pretty low considering what scrap batteries are selling for at today's prices.

**Mick** · 07-28-2012, 12:26 PM

Originally Posted by KeyCityRecycling

Are you getting a lot of batteries at that price? I have heard ads on the radio from the auto parts dealers such as Auto Zone advertising in store credits in the amount of $5.00 for each junk battery you bring in.

$5.00 per battery only works out to be $.14 per pound on a 35 pound auto battery which is still pretty low considering what scrap batteries are selling for at today's prices.

Would you rather have $4 in cash or $5 in credit for junk you have to go travel ten or more miles to get? (I live in a very rural area.) I buy from guys who have drawers full of those coupons. I don't even worry about those guys. My competition is core buyers. I don't go around buying batteries like I used to. I still get some calls and guys bringing them by.