Who all scraps cars on a regular basis?

Originally Posted by dapper scrapper

Bigblue- When you talk about cores do you mean starter, alt, pumps? Do you have a buyer for core stuff other than elect motor price for starter/alt? Just curious if I'm missing the boat not looking for an auto parts store who buys stuff for reman if that is what you're doing.
Also- do you pull wiring and harnesses/looms? I figure I average 20# of Mixed Low Grade Ins. Copper per car (currently @ $1.26/lb at yard I go to) with plugs, looms, and clips attached.
Thanks for the post and congrats on the big haul!

Core items (some not worth the trouble of removing, but here's the list of what all is bought as cores):
Batteries
Starters
Alternators
Steering Pumps
A/c Compressors
Brake rotors (don't have core value everywhere but here they sometimes do, usually core buyers buy them as scrap but pay premium for them)
Radiators (usually sold as non ferrous, no core value)
Lead (wheel weights, only worth saving if you are already removing them from aluminum wheels, but I buy them in larger quantities from tire and auto shops, sold as non ferrous but core buyers been paying better than scrap yard)
Transmissions do have core value usually but not really worth the trouble to pull them (for me anyway, as the yards take cars whole)
Engines have core value 9 times out of 10. Worse case scenario, they pay higher for scrap engines than car scrap price.

Then you also have catalytic converters.



The core buying industry is HUGE in my area. Edinburgh, IN maybe one of the largest core buying communities in the midwest.


I usually don't get too involved in pulling wiring harnesses at this point, they are a pain to pull and so much plastic wire loom and wrap and plugs and ties and buried in the car so much that its not worth the hassle and time. I do grab battery cables and starter cables. I don't pull engines and transmissions at this point, maybe in the future I will on occasion if the core value makes it worth the weight loss in scrap.

If you don't have a core buyer in your area, find out where there is one at, save up large loads and take them, or else the next best is to sell them as electric motors I suppose.