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Headed to the yard today. Hoping for a good pay check! I have some #2 copper, 1 auto radiator, a few ACR radiators, some batteries, and a little bit of stainless steel. I also have a few electric motors but I might wait to take those in untill I get more.
good luck asan
Good luck! Let us now how it works out
Hope you bring in the big Bucks. I need a new pair of boots.
Couldnt get away to go. I will be heading in the morning instead.
well hek! now who's gonna buy the pizza ??
id wait your gonna see higher prices at the yard in the next couple weeks, spot prices are rising
Got there today. Here is what I got
Aluminum copper radiators 26 pounds 1.45/pound=$37.70
Auto Radiators dirty 26 pounds $1.93/pound = $50.18
#2 copper 188 pounds $3.10/pound = $582.80
10/10 extrusions 18 pounds $0.69/pound =$12.42
Non magnetic stainless 96 pounds $0.52/pound = $49.92
Batteries 786 pounds $0.32/pound = $251.52
Grand Total =$984.54 How did I do???
Great job! How long did it take you to collect the load?
About a month.Quote:
Originally Posted by freonjoe
plum groovy man!
Pretty good pay day depending how much you have in it
thats great, theyre paying $1.45 here for clean copper aluminum fin here and thats way too low for my taste so im just sitting on it, if i could get $1.93 like you did id have no problem selling it, i have about 300 pounds of it from window ac's and full size ac unitsQuote:
Originally Posted by asandahl
You did pretty good, but I am confused on your prices for "Auto Radiators Dirty" Your post said you only had one. Most all of the radiators I get from my stops weigh less than 10#'s each. And you would be lucky to get over $.60/# on a clean one. Where are you going for your scrap?Quote:
Originally Posted by asandahl
I had one radiator that weighed 26 pounds and they paid me %1.93/pound. Dirty means it had iron on it. You are really getting screwed at 0.60/pound. Also this was a copper/brass radiator.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tcgs
Ok, a copper/ aluminum radiator can pay that much. I thought you said it was just aluminum. Where do you take your scrap for those prices?
Why didn't you clean em? I found that after you've removed the metal side bracket it leaves a row of #2 copper exposed along both sides of the radiator. An easy take with a wide chisel
also wondering how much shred did you go through accumulating that load?
I take mine to Alter metal recycling.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tcgs
Lazy I guess. I just do this for extra money and fun. Not too sure on how much shred yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bear
$1,000 any day is a good day mate! Congratulations!
Well you made my payday of $166.95 ( My largest so far) look tiny! Nice load!
i cant believe they payed 1.92 for a dirty radiator, no 2 copper is 2.60 here i think the yard took a big loss on thatQuote:
Originally Posted by asandahl
I dont care if you believe it or not. All I wanted to do was post my haul and prices they payed. Alter Metal Recycling in Council Bluffs Iowa is the yard I go to and the only one close. Maybe you should use them instead of getting screwed where you go.Quote:
Originally Posted by jghilino
LOL...I'm offering free hugs and smiles to anyone who gets upset over folks asking or expressing shock in a yard paying out more then is normal for an item.
An congrats on the nice pay day!
Sirscrapalot - Debating shaving funky designs on his dog.
its possible they gave a good rate on thewhole load for the amount he brought in. here clean brass radiators are 1.60 but i get 2.10, copper 2.50 but i get 3.00, its all in your relationship with your yard,prices vary across the country but he had fairly large quantities of everything, even the brass radiator only being one it was a large one, go about it the right way you can get a raise yourself, i posted this a while back #5 is pretty goodQuote:
Originally Posted by jghilino
http://www.scrapmetalforum.com/scrap...free-tips.html
we regularly buy the yard sodas, once last summer we took them popsicles, it lets them know your name and if you happen to miss some bolts they will let it slide dirty to clean
and yes congradulations on your load very nice
i forgot to mention the girls at the pay window got candybars on valentines day :)
Hey Scrapalot! I hadn't seen you on so long, I was wondering if you were still able. I guess yall had it pretty bad in the storm. anyway, good seein ya back manQuote:
Originally Posted by Sirscrapalot
C'mon Bear, you know you can't get rid of me that easily. :P
Sirscrapalot - Back in black..well not really but AC/DC was playing when I posted this.