Laziness means big profits!

Wow! Either the yard I go to doesn't care about making money, or I am missing something big.

This morning I got a call asking if I would take 2 pick up loads worth of mixed electronics. Of course I said yes, and then immediately panicked because I don't have the space for that much stuff. I rounded up everything that I knew my yard would take and hit the road so I could make some room. While I was at the yard I mentioned to the guy at the scale that I had a ton (figuratively) of wire at home that I needed gone and didn't have time to strip. He said to just bring it in as is, they pay $1.20/lb. That seemed pretty high but I was still hesitant. Then he told me they don't care about cord ends or wire type! $1.20/lb includes aluminum wire, phone cords, romex, coax and whatever else you can think of. All he asked was no xmas lights.

Am I nuts thinking I should never strip anything 10ga and under from here on out? I will still clip brass and gold connectors of course.

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Originally Posted by holedigger

Wow! Either the yard I go to doesn't care about making money, or I am missing something big.

This morning I got a call asking if I would take 2 pick up loads worth of mixed electronics. Of course I said yes, and then immediately panicked because I don't have the space for that much stuff. I rounded up everything that I knew my yard would take and hit the road so I could make some room. While I was at the yard I mentioned to the guy at the scale that I had a ton (figuratively) of wire at home that I needed gone and didn't have time to strip. He said to just bring it in as is, they pay $1.20/lb. That seemed pretty high but I was still hesitant. Then he told me they don't care about cord ends or wire type! $1.20/lb includes aluminum wire, phone cords, romex, coax and whatever else you can think of. All he asked was no xmas lights.

Am I nuts thinking I should never strip anything 10ga and under from here on out? I will still clip brass and gold connectors of course.

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what are the current prices for bare bright, #1, and #2 copper? that is a needed variable to answer the question.

They just figure it will even out...difference between romex n drop cord here is over a buck..

$2.80 for #1 and $2.60 for #2. They don't pay any higher than #1. I think there is another grade below #2 for real dirty stuff but I haven't had any so I'm not sure what it pays.

I'd drop the hammer on that less you paid more than that for the wire. If its all free wire it's a no brainier, I never bother stripping any wire smaller than 12 gauge Romex unless I'm really bored. I know stripped wire is worth more but for the time/profit factor it just isn't high enough for me.

at those prices it is prbably not worth your time, but if you were to strip some stuff make sure you check the yield on it. probably just the romex and thick cables like jumper cable and battery cables

Only $1.00 a pound here for #2 insulated wire

now I don't donate in the sense to my local yard for dirty wire I go 40miles a short trip but huge dii save difference I get paid for sorting it but low low 40cents and larger 1.15 but here in town its only 45cents for all dirty so that's why I save it up and if I need a quick trip I can use that for gas money otherwise I just burn it oopps strip it lol

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Originally Posted by travistemple202020

now I don't donate in the sense to my local yard for dirty wire I go 40miles a short trip but huge dii save difference I get paid for sorting it but low low 40cents and larger 1.15 but here in town its only 45cents for all dirty so that's why I save it up and if I need a quick trip I can use that for gas money otherwise I just burn it oopps strip it lol

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I can't understand a word of that.

depends how much you have

1.20 for mixed wire is a good price. I get 1.05-1.15 no chrismas lights or coax. I only strip 12 gauge or better.

I get $1.20/lb. at my yard also.. and when I bring it, they don't event spend a lot of time inspecting it. They just look through it or dump it on the scale to make sure that I am not hiding a brick or a sand bag inside of the box.

Do people actually put bricks in with their loads? I have heard it joked about but can't imagine anyone trying it.

I love that one! I bring in dog food or bird seed bags so they are big, and they don't take any tare weight for them like a box. They rarely dump them out as that means scooping it all back up! People that try to rip off a yard make it harder for everyone in the end...

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Originally Posted by holedigger

Do people actually put bricks in with their loads? I have heard it joked about but can't imagine anyone trying it.

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yes people try to cheat the yards many ways. on day someone had a washer and dryer filled with dirt at the yard i use. there were a few angry looking employees around that truck, and they were taking down all of his info.