Starting to think ahead towards the winter and since I just started in the spring, I have nothing really to go on as far as winter scrapping. Do prices generally go up during the winter months? Should I hoard until...say...February?
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Starting to think ahead towards the winter and since I just started in the spring, I have nothing really to go on as far as winter scrapping. Do prices generally go up during the winter months? Should I hoard until...say...February?
What generally happens in the winter ?
Well .... it gets really cold and snowflakes fall from the sky. Sometimes lots -n - lots of em' and they pile up. :cool:
(Sorry .... couldn't resist.)
Why don't you check the historical charts for metals prices ?
Prices tend to go up on copper and steel materials, but this year might be a little different? Not as much material around prices go up.
It's a little OT but if you store your stuff outside you wanna keep it covered. It's not much fun having to dig your metal out of a three foot snowbank. Everything gets frozen in. You take it to the yard and they start deducting weight because all of the snow & ice that's stuck to it.
The frost heaves are in the road by then. Take it slow with a load so you don't break your springs.
Kinda sorta been there.
Plug ends and power supply's fill my winter void . You should have a pallet somewhere to put your get to it later stuff. Maybe fill two just to keep you motivated . I prefer the cold over the heat so I can't wait. Sometimes I just fill a few tubs with things but I like the pallets to stack ewaste as tall as I am .
the world econ climate right now is spinning so were it stops is the payday were all looking for but chances are good.
I wear more clothes and have to do laundry more often.
Prices do tend to go up for steel so if you have the room roll the dice if you want.
Since I do this full time I turn stuff in as bins and areas become full. I may not necessarily need the money but I might need the space the next time the phone rings.
Mick (God Rest his Soul) wrote on several occasions about having a stock pile of copper and would not sell it till he could get $x.xx amount of dollars...You get my point.
Ebay and maybe some curb shopping
Like everyone is saying, Prices generally go up over the winter, by me it usually starts when the snow hits the ground. Doesnt always happen though.
Prices acted very weird this year, but part of it may have been a new owner at the yard.
Prices usually drop during fall cleanup, but it was only minor here.
Can tell you this-someone will post in January that copper will hit 4$this year. I am still waiting. P.S. Don't beat me up to bad for posting this.
I don't curb shop much but I have seen a decrease in stuff to grab. That is probably not true in the south and warmer areas.
i always look foward to winter,,,i get more stuff from folks,,,,and usually prices rise a bit....i have less competition when the weather is bad
I live in Florida, we don't get snow here in the Tampa Bay area and steel prices stay pretty much the same all year around. E-waste will go up and down with the spot price of gold and silver. I hate the cold but after about 5 months of 95 degrees the cool weather is a nice change.
I despise winter, especially after the one we had here this past year. Prices on the materials I generally deal in were fairly stable, but.... Business was way down compared to the milder months. Some of my yard guys that I serve had vehicles literally embedded in ice, not even the fork loader could break some of them loose. Plus, you can't blame anyone for not wanting to dismantle vehicles outside in sub-zero cold and two feet of snow. I wouldn't want to! Dismantling was pretty much limited to what they could get inside their buildings to work on, mostly late-model vehicles with a good amount of salable parts. The "clunkers" that never make it inside (ones where you basically get the wheels/cats/battery and crush it) were mostly put on the back burner until the weather broke.
The only nice thing was, when spring FINALLY arrived, I got a nice burst of goodies from the backlog of junkers that had accumulated over the winter. I hope this winter isn't as nasty as the last. It would be nice if the metals markets picked up, as well. The past month has NOT been kind to us v:)
Biz as usual for me as winters are usually mild here........It will get cold but several layers of clothes is good enough
'Winter' is summer here in NZ.
Because we don't have a 'Thanks giving day' like the Americans, we use Christmas day ( and boxing day)
for that, we have two days off work there, and another two days off on Newyears day and the next day.
Because of that, and all school.pupils have 4 odd weeks off school over that time, and its summer, everyone in NZ goes on holiday for two weeks, businesses shut down etc.
I find that the scrapmetal prices drop just before Christmas.
Buncha reasons for that..
People who.have saved up scrap for Christmas $$, sell it just before Christmas.
Businesses, like plumbers, engineers etc etc, who save up their scrap all year, sell it then for bonus $$ a few days before they shut down for Christmas.
The scrappers know this is the right time to drop their prices, a little extra in their pocket and over that week they probably bring in 4 or 5 times as much nonferrous than any other week of the year.
Also, they shut down too, they have to pay out their workers holiday pay, while still paying overheads.
While paying out many more thousands for the extra metal comming in, knowing its not going out for another 4 weeks at least..
At the same time, the northen.hemisphere is in the deep part of winter, less construction equals less demand for metals.
Just after Christmas here, people are hanging out for money, broke, so they go scrapping, so theres more competition, and some are really broke, hardly any food, welfare pays out differently over Christmas, two weeks payout the hour before the shops shut for Chrustmas break, then no payout the next week.
Most welfares have used up their spending money in one quick go, since shops are shut, nothing to do 'cept scrapmetak for $$.
Just after Christmas, people do cleanups, get rid of rubbish, extra scrapmetal about then.
So.
Prices drop at 14th Dec, businesses sell scrap on the 21st, same with scrappers, Christmas day etc holiday in the sun.
Wefares spent all cash, nothing to do, go scrapping for $ about the 28th+ till the 8th Jan.
Some srappers open during break. Most reopen 10th Jan, prices go.up again.14th plus.
I keep working. If you look for a reason not to work, you will certainly find it. I work outside when i have to, and inside when i can. Just keep looking for work: looking for material. It may come from a different source, but it is out there.
I get a lot more consumer and household ewaste the closer things get to Christmas. People clearing out the old to make way for the new.
I get less business E-Waste, but a spike in January for the new year stuff. Then, it dies down again until early April.
Consumer E-Waste actually comes in more often for me.
I do fall collection events, so I can sell on eBay for the Christmas rush, and have enough stuff to keep me busy until April.
What happens come winter time? - OP
It gets cold and people hate on me an my sandbar. :(
By Spring I need a handful of hugs.
Sirscrapalot - Why is it always.."do you want a cookie?" Maybe I'd like a eff'ing doughnut, or a muffin, why's it always gotta be a **** cookie!
Depopulate the OMG its gold buckets and get ready to start making the "precious" again when it warms up. More curb shopping as the ewaste slows down and pay some visits to computer shops that I haven't gotten the foot in the door yet.
And ask Santa to deliver a few snow storms to a sand bar down south:p
Gotta make it work. This is where having multiple streams of revenue helps. eBay sales, clean outs, junk removal, physical auction(buying and selling), junk car buying/scrapping, scrap metal, ewaste, and during winter a great source of income could be Amazon FBO for the Christmas rush!
But I like a cookie....- Hammy the Squirrel (Over the Hedge)
snow time= dough time
What happens in the winter? We have been living with temps. of 100+ for over a week now. So looking forward to a balmy Southern Cal. winter. Pretty white snow on the mountain and sunny days in the valley (perfect work weather).
I need a refill on my glass of Haterade. Burt is making me drink more of it with his description of home.
:)
Sirscrapalot - Cookies are the devil's work. - The Anti-Cook.
The mountain top is where I like my snow, it looks real pretty as I sit by the pool, enjoying a nice cold beer (come on WINTER).