I keep hearing people giving more for bright copper i have been putting this in a seperate box cause my yards around here say its all copper 1 should my yards be paying more or is this common that only a few yards pay different for it?
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I keep hearing people giving more for bright copper i have been putting this in a seperate box cause my yards around here say its all copper 1 should my yards be paying more or is this common that only a few yards pay different for it?
Some only have one class of copper where others have multiple.
They will pay more for the better stuff. Someone's getting into your back pocket.
Curious what that #1 price would be?
This also differs from yard to yard, but around here no.1 generally pays .10 - .15 p/lb. more than no.2 does.Quote:
Originally Posted by kbob
The yards I use pay for three grades of copper #1= 3.10#, #2=2.90#, sheet copper, I don't know the price on this because I don't sell sheet copper very offen.
Most good yards will give you more for bare bright copper. I am not a scrap yard, but a scrap wire buyer, and even we pay $.15 more for bare bright.
I just got $3.13 for #2 clean yesterday
I am paying $3.20 for BB at my yard right now based on today's market
Dose BB have to be bigger than pencil lead or can it be thinner?
This is something a wire buyer must address..my yard only pays BB for shiny #1(which I hardly ever get), but I keep hearing ppl on here talking about selling all of their stripped wire for BB..makes ya wonder if ur taking it up the arseQuote:
Originally Posted by happyscraper
BB wire needs Tobe no smaller then 16 gage My yard will take any pipe with out solder or paint as #1 so you can have the natural greenish and still get #1 price . 99% of my copper I sell is #2 .My yard pays best on over 250 pounds @3.30 #1 .14 less #2 under 250 lb 2.85 #1 2.70 #2 BUT sure if they can get #1 at #2 price from you they will go for it .
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I got 3.20 for #1 copper and not all of it was BB, got 2.95 for #2 yesterday 2-21-13. I had some copper heat sinks with copper fins and got #1 price for them.
At my yard BB is 3.25...#1 is 3.12.. N #2 is 3.00...thats where I get confused..
Ive turned in BB once n it was 20lbs of thick #1 wire I had stripped..
Ive heard on here of ppl getting BB for their degaussing cables n I just dont get it..that goes as #2 for me...whats the deal???
every yard has their own rules to go by, get used to it.Quote:
Originally Posted by scrappy888
That is so true. I have 4 yards within a reasonable drive. Only 2 of them have a bare bright catagory and the diameter doesn't matter as long as it's bright.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mechanic688
I unloaded my bare bright for $3.30 yesterday because I don't like the way the spot copper price is moving.
They were paying $3.20 for #1 and $3.00 for #2. I'm still holding on to mine which may or may not be a mistake. :k
Yeah, but the yards around you are kinda goofy anyways. Iffin' ya know what I mean. Each one likes something a little different. And when they sell it out of the yards, it's made of GOLD.